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Originally Posted by Poppaea
The Aura's technology is a bit different from other readers. It does have a matte capazitive screen (e-ink Carta I think it is)
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This is also incorrect, the Aura does use a capacitive touch screen, the same as the Kindle Paperwhite, but the Paperwhite is currently the only ereader to use the newest e-ink Carta screen tech, the Aura uses e-ink Pearl, the same as the Aura HD, Kobo Glo, Sony T series etc. It is only a limited exclusive that Amazon got for the Carta screens though, so expect the next batch of ereaders to all have Carta.
Its great that you love your Aura, but I'm interested to know if you had a look at the Aura HD too before making your choice on which one to buy? There are pros and cons for the capacitive touch screen that both the Paperwhite and the Aura use, the downside is that it puts another layer on the screen, and while Amazon have improved it from the PW1 to the current PW2, I think the Aura has more of a problem with it. Which is why if I was going to choose between an Aura and an Aura HD, I'd go with the latter, the screen on the HD just looks better. When I was upgrading I didn't want the slightly bigger screen though, so my choice was between the 6" Aura and the PW, and I eventually settled on the PW because of, in my eyes at least, the better screen (and Amazon's superior customer support).