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Originally Posted by icallaci
Because battery life, one of the two biggest advantages of e-ink (the other being the ability to view the screen in direct sunlight) is gone. So if I have to charge as often as a cellphone or a tablet, I may as well use a cellphone or tablet. When I buy a new device, I expect improved performance, or at least not degraded performance. When my brand new shiny device can't perform at least as well as my old device (especially in an area that is touted as a big reason to buy e-ink in the first place), I am disappointed and annoyed. You're right, plugging a device in every night is not a big deal, except that it reminds me EVERY DAY how disappointed and annoyed I am.
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When I buy a new device, I expect a "better" device. The definition of "better" is the problem. It could be "better price for performance", so feature/performance might be worse, but the price makes up for it. Or I'm paying the same price for a faster/bigger/lighter/whatever device. And it will depend on why I am buying the new device. Has my current one died or does it just not do what I want. Or is it simply that I have gadget lust and worked out how to convince my wife it was OK to buy it.
In the case of the Aura ONE, the main claim for better that Kobo is making is the screen. Bigger, better, better lit. They also claim it is lighter than the Aura H2O. Their claim for battery life is clearly stated, so anyone buying one should be ready for it. Kobo could easily have put a bigger battery in. But, they have decided not to. I hope that is because their research showed the weight of the device was a bigger concern than the battery runtime.
And before you say to look at all the complaints here, I doubt that the denizens of MR are a target market for either Kobo or Amazon. There aren't enough of us to worry about, and we are to fussy. Add to that they know we will moan and complain about it, but we will still buy the new devices.