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Lyn2012 · 10-11-2014, 07:22 AM

Having just bought the H2O, my answer is definitely yes. I have had the Touch, Glo, Aura 6" and now the H2O and have not had any significant problems with the hardware. If I do have any, my first recourse would always be MR not Kobo. This isn't a dig at Kobo, but rather the way I approach any problems with electronic devices - go to the people who actually use them not to someone sitting at a computer screen reading the answers from a prepared script.

You can see that I change devices fairly frequently, but when I do keep a device, or purchase an older device, I would not attempt to run the latest software but stick to software from around the original period of manufacture. Fortunately with a Kobo, downgrading to the firmware you wish is a fairly simple process.

Just to add I haven't always used Kobo ereaders, I started off with Sonys (300, 350 & 650), then tried Kobo (Touch & Glo), then tried the Kindle Paperwhite before coming back to Kobo and the Aura and now H2O. IMO of the ereaders I have used, the Kobo is the best for my purposes.

10-11-2014, 07:22 AM	#19
Lyn2012 Addict Posts: 382 Karma: 1118562 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Middlesex, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPhone 8, iPad Pro	Having just bought the H2O, my answer is definitely yes. I have had the Touch, Glo, Aura 6" and now the H2O and have not had any significant problems with the hardware. If I do have any, my first recourse would always be MR not Kobo. This isn't a dig at Kobo, but rather the way I approach any problems with electronic devices - go to the people who actually use them not to someone sitting at a computer screen reading the answers from a prepared script. You can see that I change devices fairly frequently, but when I do keep a device, or purchase an older device, I would not attempt to run the latest software but stick to software from around the original period of manufacture. Fortunately with a Kobo, downgrading to the firmware you wish is a fairly simple process. Just to add I haven't always used Kobo ereaders, I started off with Sonys (300, 350 & 650), then tried Kobo (Touch & Glo), then tried the Kindle Paperwhite before coming back to Kobo and the Aura and now H2O. IMO of the ereaders I have used, the Kobo is the best for my purposes. Last edited by Lyn2012; 10-11-2014 at 07:25 AM.