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NiLuJe · 10-06-2021, 12:24 PM

The Sage is likely going to use the same SoC as the Elipsa, so, we can answer the "is it faster" questions: yes, a (very) tiny bit. The suspend/resume shenanigans when reading¹ still kill any impact it might have when actually reading, though (TL;DR: should you care? Outside of PDF reading (especially in third-party software, because the Foxit implementation is only mildly less terrible than the RMSDK one in Nickel), no.)

And the screen being infinitesimally faster is offset by the driver being infinitely worse.

So, mildly curious how the Libra 2 will fare, as it's using the "new" screen with the "old" CPU (and its much less less awful driver).

Same answer re: nightmode: yes, it actually makes the thing usable, so, if you care about that stuff, it's a plus.

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Add me to the "disappointed" list about the weight of the Sage, though. (Will probably order one and see for myself).

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[1]: I mean, that's actually visible in their promo video: the page turn speed on display makes me cringe.

10-06-2021, 12:24 PM	#141
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	The Sage is likely going to use the same SoC as the Elipsa, so, we can answer the "is it faster" questions: yes, a (very) tiny bit. The suspend/resume shenanigans when reading¹ still kill any impact it might have when actually reading, though (TL;DR: should you care? Outside of PDF reading (especially in third-party software, because the Foxit implementation is only mildly less terrible than the RMSDK one in Nickel), no.) And the screen being infinitesimally faster is offset by the driver being infinitely worse. So, mildly curious how the Libra 2 will fare, as it's using the "new" screen with the "old" CPU (and its much less less awful driver). Same answer re: nightmode: yes, it actually makes the thing usable, so, if you care about that stuff, it's a plus. ---- Add me to the "disappointed" list about the weight of the Sage, though. (Will probably order one and see for myself). ---- [1]: I mean, that's actually visible in their promo video: the page turn speed on display makes me cringe. Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-06-2021 at 12:30 PM.