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christianbk · 02-04-2021, 08:19 PM

Received a Kobo Libra H2O from Walmart today.

It was "new" but I'm not sure if it was. It weirdly almost seemed repackaged?

ANYWAY - this Libra H2O I received today creaks! If you push in the back, there is a ton of give and it makes an incredibly loud creak sound.

Anyone else have that issue?

It's disappointing, because this is the second Libra H2O that I've ordered. The first was a refurbished unit from Ebay that had a frontlight that didn't stay consistent - about every five seconds, it would "pulse" a little brighter than go back to the level you set it at. I had headaches after using it a couple of times and asked my wife if she saw the light level pulsing.

Contrary to the one I have in front of me right now, the back felt solid and didn't give at all, and especially didn't creak.

I've had many different ereaders. Lots of Kindle devices. An Onyx Boox. It's frustrating to want to support a company and I've just had some horrible luck with their devices. Maybe the third time's the charm?

02-04-2021, 08:19 PM	#1
christianbk Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 2179144 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Washington State Device: At least one of each brand	Creaky Libra H2O? Received a Kobo Libra H2O from Walmart today. It was "new" but I'm not sure if it was. It weirdly almost seemed repackaged? ANYWAY - this Libra H2O I received today creaks! If you push in the back, there is a ton of give and it makes an incredibly loud creak sound. Anyone else have that issue? It's disappointing, because this is the second Libra H2O that I've ordered. The first was a refurbished unit from Ebay that had a frontlight that didn't stay consistent - about every five seconds, it would "pulse" a little brighter than go back to the level you set it at. I had headaches after using it a couple of times and asked my wife if she saw the light level pulsing. Contrary to the one I have in front of me right now, the back felt solid and didn't give at all, and especially didn't creak. I've had many different ereaders. Lots of Kindle devices. An Onyx Boox. It's frustrating to want to support a company and I've just had some horrible luck with their devices. Maybe the third time's the charm?