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Originally Posted by DNSB
The difference between the Kobo Aura H2O and Kobo's other water resistant ereaders is that the Aura H2O was sealed complete with a rubber cover over the USB port/uSD card slot/reset button against water ingress. Kobo's later models and all the other water resistant ereaders I'm aware of have a nano-coating from HZO over the electronics to protect them from water. This coating does not protect the USB port and is rated for "clean water".
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I have the Kobo Auro H2O v2, and there is no rubber cover over the USB port. It came described as:
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Your Kobo Aura H2O is waterproof
Sink into a good read in the bath or by the pool without worry. Your Kobo Aura H2O has HZO Protection™, making it waterproof from the inside out and ready to go places other devices can’t. So, relax, fill the tub, or hit the beach and start reading.
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I can imagine that spilling a can of something sugary over a reader would present all sorts of difficulties quite apart from the usual issues of immersion in water ... but at least with the H2O I can wash the sugar off in up to 2m of water.
