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Old 12-27-2017, 11:02 PM   #662
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Redmond, WA
Device: iPad Mini,Kindle Paperwhite
The Oasis 2 went back to Amazon today. There were pros and cons to both it and the H202 but in the end Kobo won IMO. Main differences to me:

Wins for Kobo:
- much cleaner interface
- can turn down blue light
- wake up/sleep fast
- nice Pocket integration
- excellent battery life

Losses for Kobo:
- quite heavy


Wins for Oasis
- page turns almost instant
- page turn buttons
- nice clean default font
- lightweight
- Goodreads integration

Losses for Oasis
- battery life seemed abysmal. I didn't use it much but it didn't look like it was going to make a week
- slow to wake up/unlock (why the extra swipe?) and sleep


Seems like the perfect e-reader is still elusive! Needs all those wins and none of those losses.
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