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Old 10-11-2017, 04:09 PM   #104
llcj
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Looking at the pictures of it, it's clearly not like the Kobo H2O, which was waterproof by having a rubber seal over the USB port (which made it a real pain to use!). The Oasis has an "open" port, so clearly water can get inside it to some extent or another. Makes you wonder how much of a problem corrosion is likely to be if you regularly immerse it in salt water!
The H2O 2nd Edition and the KAO both deal with waterproofing this way (no rubber seal/flap) and I believe both have the same waterproofing specs as the new Oasis.

Last edited by llcj; 10-12-2017 at 08:11 AM. Reason: Clarification
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