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RamonR · 10-02-2016, 07:37 AM

The Aura 2 is a big let down. I've waited pretty long for the new readers to come out since I didn't feel like buying a 4 year old device in the Kobo Glo HD, only to be surprised with them releasing a product that is worse than their 4 year old device. I actually went to the store to look at the aura 2.0, and like the thinness of it, but the screen resolution is horrible for a modern e-reader.

I think it's easy to see that their purpose is to have a bigger discrepancy between their premium reader and their budget model, so that more people are inclined to go for the Aura One. They will also probably sell quite a few Kobo Glo HD's now. E-reader technology is so frustrating. There's no innovation at all, except for making the screen larger. If my Onyx Boox I62 HD's screen didn't break, there would be literally zero reasons to buy a new one. Seems like we're going backwards in battery life as well.

10-02-2016, 07:37 AM	#18
RamonR Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One	The Aura 2 is a big let down. I've waited pretty long for the new readers to come out since I didn't feel like buying a 4 year old device in the Kobo Glo HD, only to be surprised with them releasing a product that is worse than their 4 year old device. I actually went to the store to look at the aura 2.0, and like the thinness of it, but the screen resolution is horrible for a modern e-reader. I think it's easy to see that their purpose is to have a bigger discrepancy between their premium reader and their budget model, so that more people are inclined to go for the Aura One. They will also probably sell quite a few Kobo Glo HD's now. E-reader technology is so frustrating. There's no innovation at all, except for making the screen larger. If my Onyx Boox I62 HD's screen didn't break, there would be literally zero reasons to buy a new one. Seems like we're going backwards in battery life as well.