I have Kindles and Kobos and I have had for years. I've had a few problems with the Kobos but nothing earth-shaking and nothing I couldn't live with. I did get one Kindle with a defective 3G but Amazon replaced that right away. All the others have been perfect.
Just guessing I've probably had about 12 Kindles plus a few that I bought for neighbors in the retirement home where I live. I've had about 8 Kobos and some others I bought for neighbors. I have to agree that Kindles are the more solidly built but I'm not shy about getting Kobos.
I do prefer Kindles in general. I like the small size of the Kobo Aura and I have 3 of them at present. I also have a Voyage as well as all three models of Paperwhite. If I could only keep one I think it might be the Voyage but I wouldn't be unhappy if it was one of the others.
Barry
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