Quote:
Originally Posted by MGlitch
I recall when the Forma launched people complained it didn’t feel “premium” citing the weight among other things.
|
I can kind of understand that reaction. I've had several pocket pcs, phones, and tablets over the years -- and they've all given the impression of being good, solid, well-made, "serious" electronic devices, becoming ever "sleeker" (a favorite word among reviewers) through the years.
Ereaders seem to have taken a more circuitous route. We've had klunky (early Kindles), glitzy (raspberry-red metal-flake Sony), grippable (soft-edged Nooks), multi-purpose (Elipsa, Sage), with sizes from compact (first Oasis and first Aura) to large (current state of affairs).
The Oasis, to me, really took a big step along that "serious" or "premium-seeming" road when it went from the small sized model to the bigger size. Possibly the design/marketing teams thought their market had been skewing old and/or female and they wanted to attract a new demographic (yes, this might be just my overactive imagination). Unfortunately, to me the larger Oasis felt like a heavy, unwieldy, sharp-edged, cold, slippery brick. I hated it.
The Forma was a revelation. It did feel like a toy when I first picked it up. Or a piece of sheet music. I could easily hold it in one hand and wave it around. And giggle. Which I did. I loved it immediately, first for its apparent lack of seriousness, and then for its quite amazing and very real ergonomic benefits. I wouldn't trade it for anything.