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Originally Posted by pickyaxe
So unfortunately my Aura One's screen broke for no apparent reason. Since shipping it internationally to get it fixed is out of the question, I've been looking at replacement devices.
Unfortunately the eReader market has been especially stagnant lately, so I might as well get something older. Refurbished Aura HD goes for a little over 110$, which I think is reasonable. So anyway, my questions are..
1) Is the contrast that much worse than the H2O that I previously owned?
2) How is the white-colored Aura HD? Is the white bezel distracting? Does the plastic degrade and become yellow over time?
3) Any other issue specific to this model?
4) Any other device that can be had for relatively cheap? Maybe not even a Kobo if it's actually good.
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I am not going to post the link/URL because it is not quite clear to me, this instant, if doing so is breaking the forum rules but I see a refurbished Kindle Voyage for $118.99 on Ebay. The Kindle Voyage is superior, hardware wise, to the Kobo Aura HD not because Amazon is better than Kobo but because it came out a year or two later.
Don't get me wrong I have never owned a Kindle and prefer Kobo for various reasons including philosophical/political but I am also a practical person. I would probably grab that Kindle Voyage quick , if I was you, as there are only two available, for that price, that I see.
I was an owner of a Kobo Aura HD and had it for years and got lots of good use out of it before I took the cover off and dropped it thus breaking the screen. I probably would not have gotten a new eReader, yet, if I did not break it.
So, anyway, I bought a Kobo Aura edition 2 as a replacement and was a little dissapointed but you get what you pay for and the Kobo Aura HD was a more expensive device. So I am waiting for the Kobo Aura ONE to come in the mail (I ordered one obviously). Now I said you get what you pay for but for a similar price as the Kobo Aura Edition 2 the Kindle paperwhite seems like the better deal/device for the money but I have never actually owned or used a Kindle.
That being said I need the Kobo Aura ONE because certain mobi/epub books like Mathematics in 10 Lessons : The Grand Tour by Jerry King have mathematical formulas/pictures, while not a PDF format, are too tiny on a 6 inch or even probably a 6.8/7 screen. So the Kobo Aura ONE is the way to go for me as other larger screen eReaders are either junk or cost way too much.