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Hi everyone...newbie here,
I spent weeks agonizing over whether to buy an Aura One.
From reading the forum my main concerns were...green blobs on the screen and excessive battery drain. I finally bought one for £189.99 (ouch!) from an Argos store.
Fortunately the comfort light produces an even gradient with no green blobs and the auto light feature functions beautifully (I'm using firmware 4.3.8966)
The capacitive touch screen seems slightly less accurate and responsive than the I.R. touch screens on my other Kobos but not problematically so.
With Wi-Fi turned on the battery seems to drain very quickly but since I sideload all my books this is less of an issue. With Wi-Fi turned off the battery drain is acceptable but doesn't compare to my other ereaders which seem to go on for ever before needing a recharge.
I'm converted by the large screen size and the warmth of the comfort light but I do miss not having the physical "single press" light on/off button of my Kobo Glo
The official sleep cover is way too expensive, I'm using a (non-magnetic) Targus universal tablet cover that I got for £5 from TK Maxx which seems to protect the device quite well.
All my previous ereaders were much cheaper (either reduced or second hand, ranging from £10 to £35.) The Aura One was a huge expense for me in comparison but I guess it's worth paying the extra when comparing the price to buying a new standard Aura or H20
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