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mezzanine · 11-09-2021, 06:26 AM

Not overly interested in the new models. I was fairly sure I wouldn't be from the moment they were announced and voiced my disappointment at the time.

They're both 2.0 revisions of the previous generation rather than ground-up new designs like previous high-end Kobos. In the case of the Sage, a good argument can be made that they actually moved backward.

I'd been waiting for the new releases because I was planning to upgrade as soon as they dropped. Instead, I was more impressed with the value of the new Paperwhite and was planning to get one, but ultimately decided I wanted an 8 inch device.

I bought a used KA1 and in a year or so when the used price of the Forma drops into the $100 range I'll pick up one of those until there's a new 8 inch device that actually feels like a meaningful upgrade over what's already available in the market.

11-09-2021, 06:26 AM	#40
mezzanine Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 3551508 Join Date: May 2017 Device: KA1, Clara, Aura HD	Not overly interested in the new models. I was fairly sure I wouldn't be from the moment they were announced and voiced my disappointment at the time. They're both 2.0 revisions of the previous generation rather than ground-up new designs like previous high-end Kobos. In the case of the Sage, a good argument can be made that they actually moved backward. I'd been waiting for the new releases because I was planning to upgrade as soon as they dropped. Instead, I was more impressed with the value of the new Paperwhite and was planning to get one, but ultimately decided I wanted an 8 inch device. I bought a used KA1 and in a year or so when the used price of the Forma drops into the $100 range I'll pick up one of those until there's a new 8 inch device that actually feels like a meaningful upgrade over what's already available in the market.