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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan
Very good review although I have a couple of criticisms. I hate to get all JSWolf on someone but people who read lying on their back with their ereader up in the air are DOING IT WRONG. It's really the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. As Sweetpea mentioned, (and I was thinking the same thing) if you held just your hands up in the air for 15 minutes straight you'd find them aching. The Aura One is a larger form factor with a smaller weight than the H2O! That is a plus, not a minus.
My second nitpick is with the waterproofing. So you read by the pool but you've never dropped it in so you don't need waterproofing? I've been licensed for 20 years but I've never had an accident, I guess that means that I don't need insurance?
Other than that, a good review.
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Totally fair, I admit that it's bizarre. Like I said to Sweetpea though, it's not as if that's my exclusive reading position, it's just one that's more uncomfortable with the A1 than with other e-readers.
I also want to make sure I'm not misunderstood: I'm by no means saying the Aura One's size is bad, just that it isn't better for my reading preferences. I think I was careful to make that clear in the article but just in case I didn't manage I wanted to make sure I said it.
Bigger can most certainly be better, and I know there are a ton of people out there for whom it is—that's why they built it this big, after all. It's just solving a problem I don't have. Same idea with the waterproofing. I don't say that it's a useless feature for everyone, I just describe why it isn't one that I find compelling. Even though I don't need it, I do appreciate the peace of mind it brings.