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ottdmk · 09-19-2013, 01:33 PM

Well, the Aura is pretty new. Over on the Kobo forums people are just starting to get their hands on one.

1) I have found the Kobo Software to be fairly stable. There are a few bugs here and there, but nothing that particularly bothers me. Your mileage may vary. The Aura currently has a newer firmware then the Aura HD, but it's known that Kobo intends to run the same firmware on the Aura, Aura HD & Glo moving forward.

2) As far as font customization, Kobo is the world leader as far as I know. Installing new fonts is fairly simple; the only technical gotcha is that you have to name the font files according to the naming scheme Kobo expects. There are directions on the Kobo forum. All Kobos are equal in this respect.

3) Early reviews suggest that the lighting on the Aura is slightly better then the Aura HD... but the Aura HD was already considered best in class.

4) Can't help you here. Never researched cases.

5) The Aura HD's screen resolution blows the Aura (and everything else) out of the water. The Aura has an identical resolution to the Glo, Kindle Paperwhite (both versions), Sony T3, etc.

09-19-2013, 01:33 PM	#2
ottdmk Wizard Posts: 1,220 Karma: 3804496 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus, Lenovo Tab M9	Well, the Aura is pretty new. Over on the Kobo forums people are just starting to get their hands on one. 1) I have found the Kobo Software to be fairly stable. There are a few bugs here and there, but nothing that particularly bothers me. Your mileage may vary. The Aura currently has a newer firmware then the Aura HD, but it's known that Kobo intends to run the same firmware on the Aura, Aura HD & Glo moving forward. 2) As far as font customization, Kobo is the world leader as far as I know. Installing new fonts is fairly simple; the only technical gotcha is that you have to name the font files according to the naming scheme Kobo expects. There are directions on the Kobo forum. All Kobos are equal in this respect. 3) Early reviews suggest that the lighting on the Aura is slightly better then the Aura HD... but the Aura HD was already considered best in class. 4) Can't help you here. Never researched cases. 5) The Aura HD's screen resolution blows the Aura (and everything else) out of the water. The Aura has an identical resolution to the Glo, Kindle Paperwhite (both versions), Sony T3, etc.