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Old 08-16-2019, 12:05 PM   #4
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@droopy: No, that's a technical detail of how the eInk tech is implemented on the Forma. On the vast majority of previous eInk devices, the TFT substrate is glass. Here, it's plastic, so it's a bit more flexible, and a lot more resilient to shock. (Google "broken eInk screen" for horror stories ;p).

The top layer (i.e., what you touch) is plastic. (I don't recall if anyone ever did true glass on the front. The Kindle Voyage, maybe?).

TL;DR: Yeah, the Forma pretty much instantly became my daily driver. It's light as hell, I like the form-factor, and I already had a larger than 6" device, so I already had to get creative to store the device in my bag (basically, they're in a neoprene sleeve, and instead of the small-ish front pocket, it now goes in the back next to a laptop).

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