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Originally Posted by Stahlratte
I completely agree. Kobo Glo gets the job done, period. You can always search for something A LITTLE BIT better, but what's the point? The size is perfect, ComfortLight technology lets you read in any environment, all necessary ebook functions are there, you can just focus on the book contents and extending your library, and Kobo Glo wouldn't disappoint you in any way. Budget, minimalistic, perfect.
If you have found an ideal partner that satisfies you on many levels and makes you happy, what's the point of keeping looking for "someone better"?
The bottom line is, if you need an ebook reader for reading and not just for the sake of getting the latest device, both Glo and Aura will do the job. I just don't see any additional value in spending an extra bucks for Aura - I'll rather buy a couple of additional books for my library.
The only direction the existing [e-ink with front light] technology can and will be developing is adding more fuctions, more features, creating more sophisticated and power-consuming devices, and eventually merging ebooks ereaders with tablet PCs. There is no other option. The same has already happened with pretty much any digital device so far. Kobo will be launching new devices each year (announcing them at Computex expo in summer and then officially launching in the fall), trying to show it's something revolutionary and one-of-a-kind, but in reality it's just borrowing functions and ideas from other computer-related areas in order to keep the stock market development stable and shareholders happy.
If you really see an additional value in Aura, then get it. If you own a Kindle ebook reader and got stuck with its limitations (incl. DRM protection and Amazon store), then get rid of it ASAP and buy yourself either Kobo Glo or Aura, while they are still out there. But if you think that even Aura does not fulfill your needs, then you are not after an ebook reader for reading purposes; you should get yourself a tablet PC and start playing Angry Birds instead.
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A full year after this message, I still think the same. I used the Glo almost daily since I bought it. Excellent reader and, again, its the battery autonomy that nails it more than anything else. You dont care if a Apple Mini is full of features. A e-reader is meant to be compact, ultra-light and long lasting battery.
The Glo battery really last twice as long as the Aura or Aura HD (the main kobo site : Glo - 70 hours vs Aura - 2 months * which is 30 minutes per day which is 30 hours) (they are a little here, lol)
So, yes, get the Glo while they last. You wont ever see a clean, plain, minimal, ad-free with the front-light functionality e-ink reader like the Glo again. All other future models from Kobo will be inferior (more definition (for a book ?), more useless functions, bigger processor, better this or that but then even shorter battery life than the Aura, necessarily).