MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - At what sale price would you buy a new Kobo Forma?

jcf · 12-09-2021, 12:23 PM

I just got a Sage, but I'm concerned I might regret the battery life issue. It is good enough when I'm home since I can easily recharge between reading sessions, but I really like the convenience of not worrying about battery, especially when going on trips. Aside from the battery, I do like the Sage so far.

But because of the battery issue, I am thinking about returning the Sage and getting a Forma instead, especially since I don't think I will be using the note taking features anyway.

I'm in Canada, in case that matters. The Forma is currently priced at C$259.99. It happens that I have an C$80 discount from Amazon (new business account), so the Forma will cost just C$203.39, tax included. This is around US$162 at today's exchange rate.

But as I read about the Forma, I can't help but be a bit concerned with what seems to be more than the usual complaints and that a lot of people are returning it. I've read about issues like a line (shadow) at the edge, near the buttons, the on/off button being very stiff, people having several units and all have the same issues, etc. So just how bad are these short comings, and how prevalent are they?.

Edited: wrong end price in initial post.

12-09-2021, 12:23 PM	#55
jcf Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 24 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Sage	I just got a Sage, but I'm concerned I might regret the battery life issue. It is good enough when I'm home since I can easily recharge between reading sessions, but I really like the convenience of not worrying about battery, especially when going on trips. Aside from the battery, I do like the Sage so far. But because of the battery issue, I am thinking about returning the Sage and getting a Forma instead, especially since I don't think I will be using the note taking features anyway. I'm in Canada, in case that matters. The Forma is currently priced at C$259.99. It happens that I have an C$80 discount from Amazon (new business account), so the Forma will cost just C$203.39, tax included. This is around US$162 at today's exchange rate. But as I read about the Forma, I can't help but be a bit concerned with what seems to be more than the usual complaints and that a lot of people are returning it. I've read about issues like a line (shadow) at the edge, near the buttons, the on/off button being very stiff, people having several units and all have the same issues, etc. So just how bad are these short comings, and how prevalent are they?. Edited: wrong end price in initial post. Last edited by jcf; 12-09-2021 at 01:28 PM.