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graycyn · 11-08-2021, 04:25 PM

Currently in the "current readers are fine" camp.

But, I do like the white color on Libra 2. But no flush screen, no Dropbox, sigh.

Sage sounds like it might be on the heavy side for me and other worries are whether the front light will be bright enough and battery life might also be a concern.

My Forma's front light is considerably dimmer than my KA1, I can set the KA1 at 50%, Forma needs to be at 78% to match. Mostly I read in the 35-45% range, but on some days, I need more. And if Sage is dimmer than Forma, I might literally have to go with 75-100% sometimes and not sure how that would impact the battery? I read a lot, so I never get great battery life, but Sage could bring it to the point of charging every other day or even daily.

I have no need for a new reader, so I plan to kick back, enjoy my beautiful Forma, wait and see what people's longer term experiences with their Sage are and maybe pick one up in a year or so on sale. Or, maybe ride it out until Kobo replaces the Sage.

11-08-2021, 04:25 PM	#38
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Currently in the "current readers are fine" camp. But, I do like the white color on Libra 2. But no flush screen, no Dropbox, sigh. Sage sounds like it might be on the heavy side for me and other worries are whether the front light will be bright enough and battery life might also be a concern. My Forma's front light is considerably dimmer than my KA1, I can set the KA1 at 50%, Forma needs to be at 78% to match. Mostly I read in the 35-45% range, but on some days, I need more. And if Sage is dimmer than Forma, I might literally have to go with 75-100% sometimes and not sure how that would impact the battery? I read a lot, so I never get great battery life, but Sage could bring it to the point of charging every other day or even daily. I have no need for a new reader, so I plan to kick back, enjoy my beautiful Forma, wait and see what people's longer term experiences with their Sage are and maybe pick one up in a year or so on sale. Or, maybe ride it out until Kobo replaces the Sage.