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Originally Posted by davidfor
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.
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Everything you say is true (especially about the moaning and complaining while we still buy the newest devices, lol). I do love the screen size and clarity of the Aura One. It renders text beautifully. It's just that...one of the big selling points of e-ink is its exceptional battery life, so for them to deliberately cripple that particular part of the device while still touting the Aura One's exceptional battery life is what I find disappointing. I understand that perhaps they decided that keeping the weight down (especially when compared with tablets) was just as important as, if not more important than battery life, but in my opinion they went too far with that compromise. The newest firmware has improved the battery life, so I am somewhat mollified. First-world problem, certainly.
