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Originally Posted by PatrickTC
What a disappointment. I might order an Aura ONE Limited Edition now, and give my Glo HD to my wife - she's still reading on the original Glo.
I was really hoping for something other than a too-large same-old same-old device, but there sure won't be any reason to buy this unless the Glo HD breaks...
BOR-ing!
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I have a Kobo Aura ONE and I am very pleased with it. The Kobo Clara HD is another 6-inch ereader, but unlike Kobo’s current 6 inch model it has a Comfortlight Pro to adjust the frontlight color. I also assume that it has a 300 ppi E Ink which is better than the current 6 inch model, I think.
Also, 'BOR-ing' ? I did not realize eReaders were supposed to be exciting. In fact if the actual eReader device, itself, not the book, is boring then it is doing it's job. When was the last time you looked at the physical design of a paperback or hardback book and said : "Wow, that is one exciting looking dead tree paper design !" ?
Also, it has more storage than the current 6 inch model -- it is up to 8GB. Other specs I dunno. Anyway, it seems to me they might try to sell this thing in Walmart so it probably won't be too expensive. I don't understand the Walmart strategy, myself, reading books is more of a middle class activity and while there are different classes that shop at walmart - walmart strikes me as trashy altogether. This is not what I think of when I think of the clientele of eReader (yeah, this is a real example but using it to represent everyone who shops at walmart is tongue-in-cheek hyperbole) :
