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Originally Posted by Bob the builder
Any time I've bought wine glasses there's been stickers all over the box saying "FRAGILE!". The same can't be said for the Kobo packaging or user guides. Now I know they're as fragile as wine glasses I'd treat them as such - but a reasonable consumer, based on the company's info, would assume they'd be similar in durability to a laptop or phone or tablet, none of which I've ever broken, despite not being in a cover, nor being treated as carefully as the Kobo.
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I think e-ink ereaders are as durable as laptops or phones or tablets. Maybe more so. I did drop a tablet and break the screen once. I've dropped ereaders a time or two and they've held up. I think all electronics, and especially anything with a screen, is fairly fragile, but only that. I wouldn't say they were dellicate.
Interesting that the new Motorola phone screen is said to be guaranteed unbreakable. One reviewer last week said he tested his review copy by running it over with a car. The phone was destroyed but the screen was fine. Maybe that can happen with e-ink someday too. It would be nice.
Barry
Barry