Quote:
Originally Posted by chrisridd
I really want to see it and hold it first, because it is quite a bit larger than my Aura. I'm expecting the Kobo stands in WHSmiths will have them on display and on sale.
|
My local WHSmiths show very little enthusiasm for their Kobo display and there are often missing or broken readers. I have little confidence that they will have them on display soon if at all.
I'm going on holiday on 12 Sept and it will be a beach holiday so I am quite willing to be a bit impulsive and pre-order what will be my first waterproof device. I've always liked Kobos in the past - I have a Touch, Mini and Glo HD (current favourite reader) and have had an Aura HD. True I did get rid of my Aura but that wasn't so much a size issue as an issue with the case and the fact I choose a white one (affects the apparent contrast). And in the end I sold it on ebay and recouped a reasonable percentage of the cost.
So yes I would be taking a risk but to be honest I'm not sure that the issues I finally had with the Aura HD are the kinds of things you would discover after handling it for a few minutes in a store. It took a few weeks of using it every day to realise I wasn't enjoying the experience (I wanted to like it).