Thread: Glo, Arc or Aura?
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Old 09-18-2013, 02:32 PM   #1
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Glo, Arc or Aura?
Hello...sadly I lost my old Kobo Wireless over the weekend (while out camping) and am now looking for a replacement. At first I was going to go with a Glo, but then noticed that the Aura was about (and now has) been released. Since then, the Arc has also grabbed my attention. All 3 are of a similar price right now, with the Glo going for around $130, the Aura for around $150 and the Arc for around $140. It's tough deciding which to go with. Hear are the pros and cons as I see them:
GLO: works well in both bright daylight and at night; bright, nearly white background provides excellent contrast; relatively compact...smaller than my original Kobo wireless. Available at a local bookseller. Only real con is that it is a dedicated reader.

AURA: even smaller form factor than the GLO; I like the firmware that offers functionality for more detail about what you're reading (akin to Kindle's xray...but now that I think about it, I rarely use the feature in my Kindle); biggest CON is that it was out of stock on Kobo's site and now it's not even showing as available for purchase.

ARC: more functionality, will allow me to carry both my Kobo & Kindle books with me; also can be used to access my online video content from Amazon, Netflix, etc.; color display is nice; offers a slightly higher ppi than the glo and aura; likely handles PDF's better than a dedicated reader (I have a couple of books that are in PDF format); may handle illustrations in books better (though not certain of this...mainly I want to be able to enlarge them so that I can make out fine details); Cons are that's it's larger and heavier than a dedicated reader, screen may be more difficult to read in daylight, shorter battery life, I'm not a fan of the Android OS (I have an older Android tablet I never use and I dislike my wife's Android phone...I consider the OS to be counterintuitive compared to my Windows Phone). Many of the additional apps offered by ARC are already installed onto my phone anyway (e.g., Kindle & Netflix).

My primary wants in an ereader are: ability to read both at night and in daylight without additional lights, compact and light weight. For these reasons I've been leaning towards the Glo, but it still troubles me that the Glo is priced about the same as the tablet!

So, given this, which would you choose and why?

Craig
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