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davidfor · 11-16-2019, 10:14 PM

@jkelol111: I can't work out why you have come to this conclusion. There are no reports above of failures in the current waterproofing method. This method has been around for a number of years for other devices, and other than the pessimism expressed above, there is no reason to think it is no good.

For the two actual failures reported, they are for the original Aura H2O. One is after the device was put in a freezer, which will means it was exposed to a temperature outside Kobo's recommended storage temperatures. That might have caused the later failure of the seals. The other is a failure during handling that shouldn't have happened. I won't deny I always hesitate before taking my devices out of their covers as I'm always worried I'll twist it and damage the screen.

Overall, there have been very few reports of failures of the waterproofing of the original Aura H2O here. And, I cannot think of a single report for the HZO treated devices. I haven't searched elsewhere, but, I would expect to see them linked to here if there was a problem.

11-16-2019, 10:14 PM	#10
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	@jkelol111: I can't work out why you have come to this conclusion. There are no reports above of failures in the current waterproofing method. This method has been around for a number of years for other devices, and other than the pessimism expressed above, there is no reason to think it is no good. For the two actual failures reported, they are for the original Aura H2O. One is after the device was put in a freezer, which will means it was exposed to a temperature outside Kobo's recommended storage temperatures. That might have caused the later failure of the seals. The other is a failure during handling that shouldn't have happened. I won't deny I always hesitate before taking my devices out of their covers as I'm always worried I'll twist it and damage the screen. Overall, there have been very few reports of failures of the waterproofing of the original Aura H2O here. And, I cannot think of a single report for the HZO treated devices. I haven't searched elsewhere, but, I would expect to see them linked to here if there was a problem.