Thread: Sage Kobo Sage opinions
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Old 01-16-2022, 07:00 PM   #706
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Originally Posted by martinot View Post
Half a kilo?? Wow!

That is way worse than I would ever had thought.
But, only 20% heavier than the Sage with the SleepCover.

And think about it. Based on the weights, most of the difference between the two covers will be the battery. Kobo had a choice, put a larger and heavier battery in the Sage, or do what they did and have another way to get longer runtime when on the go. How much extra weight do you want in the base device?

Also, the PowerCover seems to have been designed for people who use the Stylus. Using the Stylus does use more power, and that the PowerCover, with its holder for the Stylus, seems to be a recognition of this. Again, a design choice to give non-Stylus users a lower overall weight, but, let the Stylus users get longer runtime when using it.

Don't get me wrong, I do think it would have been better for the Sage to have longer runtime. And I suspect that it isn't as good as Kobo hoped. There were other changes in the hardware, and maybe they can't tune the software as well as they thought. But, don't forget, Kobo have a lot better idea of how these devices are used than we do. They have statistics on the usage. Maybe they know that their expected customers don't need the long runtime being demanded by those here. As I have said before, we are not the target market for any of the ereader manufacturers. We are outliers that they know cannot be satisfied.
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