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HarryT · 11-26-2014, 03:13 AM

Having bought both an H2O and a Voyage, I settled on the Voyage as my preferred device.

Why? Three main reasons.

1. Although the slightly larger screen of the H2O is very good indeed, its touchscreen is not good at all. It's fine for turning pages, but trying to accurately select text, or activate a small hyperlink, can be extremely frustrating. This is very important to me, because I need to read a lot of academic texts (which have a lot of endnotes) for the course I'm doing. On the Voyage, highlighting text and selecting small hyperlinks is 100% accurate, 100% of the time. It just works.

2. The Kindle's dictionaries are way, way better than Kobo's. I like looking up unfamiliar words in the dictionary.

3. Having used the T68, I missed having page turn buttons on the H2O. The "haptic sensors" (ie page turn buttons) on the Voyage work extremely well.

Because of these factors, I've now sold my H2O and am very happily using the Voyage. If all I used it for was reading novels, the H2O would be a great choice, but not for my needs.

I should note that some people have issues with a colour gradient on the Voyage's screen. I don't see it at all.

11-26-2014, 03:13 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Having bought both an H2O and a Voyage, I settled on the Voyage as my preferred device. Why? Three main reasons. 1. Although the slightly larger screen of the H2O is very good indeed, its touchscreen is not good at all. It's fine for turning pages, but trying to accurately select text, or activate a small hyperlink, can be extremely frustrating. This is very important to me, because I need to read a lot of academic texts (which have a lot of endnotes) for the course I'm doing. On the Voyage, highlighting text and selecting small hyperlinks is 100% accurate, 100% of the time. It just works. 2. The Kindle's dictionaries are way, way better than Kobo's. I like looking up unfamiliar words in the dictionary. 3. Having used the T68, I missed having page turn buttons on the H2O. The "haptic sensors" (ie page turn buttons) on the Voyage work extremely well. Because of these factors, I've now sold my H2O and am very happily using the Voyage. If all I used it for was reading novels, the H2O would be a great choice, but not for my needs. I should note that some people have issues with a colour gradient on the Voyage's screen. I don't see it at all. Last edited by HarryT; 11-26-2014 at 03:51 AM.