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Originally Posted by JSWolf
That is just SO WRONG! The H2O is not more fragile than a 6" Kindle.
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I don't know if it's more fragile than a 6" Kindle (I returned mine after a week, just don't like sub-7" screens), but the Kobo is definitely less well-made than the Kindle DXG or DX (of which I have had a total of four).
The fit and finish of the Aura HD is noticeably inferior the fit and finish of the Kindle. The Kobo exhibits considerably more flex than the DXG, despite that the DXG has larger screen and is thinner than the Kobo.
Out of the three Aura HDs I have had, two ended up with bad screens -- one left in the sun, as the OP's. An Aura HD I gave as a gift met similar fate.
Yep, I still have one Kobo Aura HD -- over a year old and it still works!
I suppose the H2O may be built a bit better, but in my experience, the Aura HD is of rather poor quality.
And Kobo's customer service is unique, in a bad way. I don't care if they are fluent or not in the official languages of Canada, but I do mind that they are, in my experience, largely unhelpful and ineffective, at least when dealing with hardware issues. I picture a lot of gum-chewing and shoulder-shrugging in that office.