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Sirtel · 11-03-2021, 06:40 AM

My Sage arrived today. I haven't had the time to play with it properly, but my initial impressions are:

Ergonomics: Remarkably thin and light for its size. Not as light as my first gen. Libra, but still pretty comfortable to hold.
Contrast: much better than the Libra 1. About the same as my Oasis 3.
Frontlight: not good. Much dimmer than both the Oasis and the Libra 1, and without the warm light has a noticeable greenish cast. Also it's quite uneven and noticeably brighter on the button side. Still, you can see the unevenness only in a dark room, which is not how I normally read, so it doesn't bother me.
The bezel is a fingerprint magnet, unlike the Libra 1.
The pen: my Surface pen works perfectly. Converting handwriting to printed text also works perfectly, and my handwriting is very rusty these days.

I took some photos, but my phone automatically corrects colors, so I'm not sure how lifelike they are. I'll post a couple of them later.

All in all, I'm not jubilant, but not really disappointed either.

11-03-2021, 06:40 AM	#230
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,596 Karma: 240526511 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	My Sage arrived today. I haven't had the time to play with it properly, but my initial impressions are: Ergonomics: Remarkably thin and light for its size. Not as light as my first gen. Libra, but still pretty comfortable to hold. Contrast: much better than the Libra 1. About the same as my Oasis 3. Frontlight: not good. Much dimmer than both the Oasis and the Libra 1, and without the warm light has a noticeable greenish cast. Also it's quite uneven and noticeably brighter on the button side. Still, you can see the unevenness only in a dark room, which is not how I normally read, so it doesn't bother me. The bezel is a fingerprint magnet, unlike the Libra 1. The pen: my Surface pen works perfectly. Converting handwriting to printed text also works perfectly, and my handwriting is very rusty these days. I took some photos, but my phone automatically corrects colors, so I'm not sure how lifelike they are. I'll post a couple of them later. All in all, I'm not jubilant, but not really disappointed either. Last edited by Sirtel; 11-03-2021 at 06:49 AM.