Thread: I bought a Kobo Forma, a little hesitantly.
View Single Post
Old 11-27-2018, 07:41 PM   #27
davidfor
Grand Sorcerer
davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 24,905
Karma: 47303824
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos
Quote:
Originally Posted by koboy View Post
like clockwork. why not? do you make a point of only buying imperfect poor value for money devices/items/things?
I make a habit of buying items that exist in real life. None are perfect. They are all compromises on what exist, what can be done and how much I am willing to pay. A simple example is cars. My current car is this huge monstrosity that is hard to park. Very not perfect and I'd love a small car that I can park easily. But, at 6'2" with two sons roughly the same size, it allows us to get in comfortably and carry enough luggage. Or food as they grew up. So it is comfortable for us. But, not perfect. It was a compromise between carrying capacity, comfort, manoeuvrability, price and all sorts of other things. When I replace it, there will be a different compromise (they've moved out).

As I said, all purchases are compromises. None of the products available are perfect. I look at the available products and decide if anything comes close enough to satisfy me. Sometimes I discover that I was wrong, and the product doesn't suit. Sometimes I discover I was wrong and that something I thought was important, isn't.

And for the case under discussion, that grey band on the edge of the Forma screen did not affect my use of the device in any way at all. Would it be better if it was not to be there? Of course. Am I going to buy another one now that my wife has claimed the Forma? I'm not sure. But the hesitation is because it is a little big to carry around between the sections of my commute. Offsetting that is that is it was so easy to hold while standing waiting for the bus or train.
davidfor is offline   Reply With Quote