Thread: Why do you like the Kobo Aura One?
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Old 01-20-2017, 07:50 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by ottdmk View Post
The pricing argument for the Oasis vs the Aura One completely falls apart if you're in Canada. In the US, yes, they're close. But here... the Aura One is $249.99CDN. An official sleepcover is $59.99.

The Oasis? While I give Amazon credit that the Oasis is available in Canada at all (it took them years to bring the Voyage here) the Oasis is an astronomical $399.99 CDN. So that's a $90.01 difference. If you decide to go with a 3rd party cover, or no cover, the price difference is even more pronounced.
With the Oasis, you cannot go with no cover. The cover is 1/2 the battery and it comes with the Oasis. Why would you go with a third party cover? It would not have a battery.

I agree that the cost of the Oasis in Canada is just ridiculous. But as of right now, with the exchange rate, the Oasis would cost $385.21 (CAD). So $399.99 is not that out of line with the exchange rate. So in Canada, the Aura One is a much better value than the Oasis.
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