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Originally Posted by koboy
edit. imho why buy a new ereader if it doesn't have the features on it you want? and your existing ereader in my case the Aura 6" does have a far more useful feature (external SD card slot) than any other feature on the latest kobo ereaders/models.
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Yeah, but so far no reader has all the features I want
And the way things are going, none likely will. Buttons and expandable storage are going the way of the dodo.
Like you I'm perfectly happy with my original Aura. I bought a Glowlight Plus because I wanted a waterproof reader for the tub (where I like to read fairly often).
The Glowlight Plus' software isn't as feature rich as my Kobo (which is why I still do the bulk of my reading on it). But the 300ppi Carta screen on the Plus does make my Aura's 212ppi Pearl screen look not so good. And the orange light on the Glowlight 3 makes the Aura (and the Plus) seem harsh by comparison when reading in a darkened room.
Admittedly, these are all little things. Reader tech is so undemanding, I could quite honestly still happily read on my old Simple Touch w/Glowlight.
But a reader with Kobo's software, a 300PPI Carta screen, waterproof with 8GB (or better) of storage would check enough boxes to be worth an upgrade to me. And I'd suspect Kobo's next 6" reader will have them. Their larger ones already do, so I don't see why they wouldn't.