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Old 05-14-2018, 10:39 PM   #156
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Originally Posted by CLMF View Post
What's the difference between the Aura and the Glo lineups anyway? Aren't they both 6 inches and basically the same?
That's a little hard to answer. As you say "lineups", then we have "Glo" and "Glo HD" in the Glo lineups, which are both 6" but different resolutions. In the Aura lineup, we would have "Aura HD", "Aura", "Aura H2O", "Aura ONE", "Aura Edition 2" and "Aura H2O Edition 2", which have three different screen sizes and three different DPI's.

If you just mean the Glo and the two editions of the Aura, then they are all 6" screens with resolution of 1024*768. The original Aura was different in that it had a capacitive touch screen, and I think it was a flush bezel. Both the Glo and the Aura Edition 2 have IR touch and a raised bezel. Because of that, it wouldn't be hard to argue that the Aura Edition 2 should have been the "Glo Edition 2".

The other thing here is that the original Aura has probably generated the most extremes in response to it. A lot of people hated it. And there are a lot of people who seem to think it is the peak of Kobo's hardware development. Everything since is derivative or loses important function (yes, an exaggerating, but not by that much).

But, I suppose the real question here, and implied by a lot of other people, is: Is this a good update from the other 6" Kobo devices?

To me the answer is yes. But, it isn't a must have replacement. By that I mean:
  • If you have a Glo HD, you probably don't want to rush out and get a Clara HD, but if you break the Glo HD, the Clare HD is a good replacement.
  • If you have a Glo, then this would be a good update and I would recommend it over the Aura Edition 2.
  • The same goes for the Aura, but the change in how the touch works, might not make it attractive.
  • And the same goes for the Aura Edition 2, but, as it is much newer, I wouldn't expect owners of these to be rushing to update.

All that means is that for people who like 6" Kobo ereaders, I think the Clara HD is probably going to be the best choice for an update or replacing a broken device. But, if you are happy with your current device, there isn't anything about it that says "update now".

Of course, all that might change when we actually have one in our hands. Maybe it will be crap and not worth it, or maybe it will be so much better than its predecessors, everyone will want one.
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