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Originally Posted by disconnected
I'll skip this model and keep hoping for another announcement in the not too distant future.
I love my Forma and I've been considering getting a spare but I've been waiting to see if there'll be a refreshed version, although the only real improvement I think it needs is a less sludgy power button. My hands are not strong but even though the Forma is large it's amazingly light, and the soft non-slip surface and the front-tilted wedge make it easy for me to hold onto. I might die if anything happened to it, so I suppose I should go ahead and order a spare anyway in case whatever new model comes along is less desirable and the current model becomes unavailable. 
If they made a 6 or 7 inch version of the Forma I'd get one of those too; I like my Libra but it feels heavy to me and it's too slippery to hold without a case so that makes it even heavier. A smaller Forma would feel almost laughably weightless and the size would make it more portable.
Kobo could have gotten me to order a Nia too though, if they'd made the whole thing (front and back) yellow or blue like the covers or, even better, a red metal-flake finish like my Sony PRS 650. |
Unless you are rebooting the Forma, you don't need to use the power button. A sleep cover will sleep/wake the Forma. No button needed. So if you don't have a sleep cover, I highly suggest you get one if you do not have one. Not only won't you have to use the power button nearly as much, you might find the Forma easier to hold.