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I just received my new Forma.
It is a weakness, I know, the attraction new gadgets have on me. I had about every new kobo ereader the day they were released. The HD, H2O, One and of each version I bought 2 or 3 devices.
When I switched on the Forma and connected it to my wifi it went straight away updating the firmware. After the procedure was complete and the reader was ready to use I noticed two things:
1. Switching on the device is now a two-step procedure, after pressing the on/off button you have to swipe upwards on the screen to switch it on. Is Kobo afraid the on/off button gets pressed accidentally?
2. The lighting of the reader is very much inferior to my KA1's. It is uneven, the left side brighter than the right side and at the extreme right side there is a lighter border of different color of 2 mm width. I hope this is a fault specific to this device but I am curious if more people have this issue.
Below are the KA1 and Forma side by side which shows that the screen size is marginally bigger but the Forma is much smaller in height. Also it weighs less. It is very pleasant to hold with the side where the forward/back buttons are. If you try to hold it with a couple of fingers on the other side it risks to slip from your fingers because the weight is almost totally on the button side.
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