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Originally Posted by NiLuJe
Devil's advocate here, since I'm going to say the opposite of what I actually did myself:
I wouldn't recommend the original H2O in the specific case of someone coming from a PW2+.
Sure, the screen is larger and evenly lit, but the hardware was a generation behind Amazon at that point, so, the CPU is slower (okay, not a deal breaker), and more importantly, the eInk controller was also a generation behind, aaaaaaand, it shows. It'll never be as snappy as a PW2+, no matter what you do with it.
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The ONLY advantage of my PW3 over my Kobo Aura H2O is that text selection works better. In ordinary light with the SAME size visually of font and same font (Georgia) the H2O is superior to read. There is no issue with page turn speed and the "white" background is brighter (light off on Kobo, minimum on Kindle).
I use the Kobo more as the Annotation export is better.
I doubt the HW is a "generation" behind, it might not have been the latest and certainly the screen on Kobo N905C I have is worse than ANY kindle* I've seen/used, but the Kobo Aura H2O is better than PW2, PW3, PW4 and Touch (2016?). Obviously the Kobo H20 original is late 2014 and the PW3 is 2015, but a earlier version of a chip or a year older isn't a "Generation".
(*I've used Kindle with buttons, keyboard, DXG, two different Touch models, PW2, PW3 and PW4. I've used an iRiver Story Cover, I have a Kindle Keyboard and last production PW3-2015 made in 2018. I have a Sony PRS350, used a Sony T1 and have Kobo N905C and Nook Simple Touch. The screen of the Aura H20 original is the best and I have no problem with response. Page set to refresh every turn. The N905C has the worst ghosting I've ever seen on eInk.)