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jshzh · 05-20-2015, 04:01 PM

Kobo Aura HD (refurbished) was on sale for 80 CAN$ + shipping and tax in Canada a few days ago. Aura H2O has also been on sale.

Kobo Arc 16G, 32G, 64G refurbished or new have been sold for 60, 70 and 90 CAN$ + tax for a long time in various outlet stores.

Last weekend I got a Kobo Arc 16G brand new with 3 months warranty from a warehouse for 60 without tax. So far pretty happy with it. After rooting and installing Adaway, Go Launcher and Flash Player, I have to say it provides a much better android experience than that on my old small phone or the android system forced into my Aura HD. Good for reading subscribed news/web articles, emails, free online videos, audio books, and cam apps like skype. For reading books, Aura HD is still more comfortable. I don't feel comfortable putting the Arc too close to my face when I don't wear glasses but with the Aura HD I have no concerns as I don't need the wifi on the Aura and the screen is not bright. One can easily lower the brightness on the Arc, or change contrast/use night mode but it is still not as soft. For most apps (I don't play games) and reading large-sized epub books with a lot of notes to jump to, Arc is a winner, well, at least for the price I paid.

05-20-2015, 04:01 PM	#6
jshzh Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 3394 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Pocketbook 602 Pro, Kobo Aura HD, LG G Pad III	Kobo Aura HD (refurbished) was on sale for 80 CAN$ + shipping and tax in Canada a few days ago. Aura H2O has also been on sale. Kobo Arc 16G, 32G, 64G refurbished or new have been sold for 60, 70 and 90 CAN$ + tax for a long time in various outlet stores. Last weekend I got a Kobo Arc 16G brand new with 3 months warranty from a warehouse for 60 without tax. So far pretty happy with it. After rooting and installing Adaway, Go Launcher and Flash Player, I have to say it provides a much better android experience than that on my old small phone or the android system forced into my Aura HD. Good for reading subscribed news/web articles, emails, free online videos, audio books, and cam apps like skype. For reading books, Aura HD is still more comfortable. I don't feel comfortable putting the Arc too close to my face when I don't wear glasses but with the Aura HD I have no concerns as I don't need the wifi on the Aura and the screen is not bright. One can easily lower the brightness on the Arc, or change contrast/use night mode but it is still not as soft. For most apps (I don't play games) and reading large-sized epub books with a lot of notes to jump to, Arc is a winner, well, at least for the price I paid. Last edited by jshzh; 05-20-2015 at 04:18 PM.