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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Like anything it could a very short period of time or for a decade (although the battery would be shot by then if not replaced). I think if you read through the forums you'll find users of all the major brands have had a variety of experiences from their unit breaking down right away and being replaced under warranty to their unit lasting and lasting. There are still people using 1st generation Kindle's, Kobo's, Sony's & Nook's. No matter which you go with there is a chance it will die. Is three years a short life? I don't know. I think you'll find many that think it is and many that think it's beyond the normal life span for an item like a reader. Of course one bad software update can kill a device too. Is your Kobo running it's latest firmware? Experiences, Kobo especially, can vary from firmware to firmware.
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I agree that a lot of these e-readers have problems right out of the box. Mine worked ok besides a few freeze-ups every now and then. I said it was 3 years old but is that a relevant measurement of use? Last time I checked the records on my reading I had just over 270 books read so that's a lot of page turns. Maybe this is where my problem came from.
Anyway, I'm back up and running with this Kobo (as I posted in another thread I started. The firmware I'm running right now is 3.11.0 but I don't recall what was on it before the factory reset.
I want to thank everyone who helped me with advice on this problem.
Glenn