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Old 01-17-2022, 06:55 PM   #722
davidfor
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Originally Posted by mezzanine View Post
I'm not following your logic here, but maybe the fault is on my end. The Oasis 1 was designed to be used with the powercover, as you didn't have to purchase it separately. It was conceived as as a way to offload battery weight so the device itself could be lightweight.

If the Oasis 1 had been released and then a powercover released 6 months later, I would assume the design of the Oasis itself was not done with cover integration in mind.

I don't see why the Sage is different.
It isn't. But, you were the one who claimed that the PowerCover only existed because Kobo had messed up with the battery. You seem to be be suggesting that they designed the Sage, did some testing and then decided to cover their asses by producing the PowerCover.

My thought is that they planned the PowerCover at the beginning. But, because it has space for the Stylus, unlike the SleepCover, it was in recognition of the fact the internal battery would not be enough for heavy Stylus use. Those users need extra battery power and a device dedicated to them, would be significantly heavier. If you look at the Elipsa, it does have a lot more internal battery because it is intended for use with the Stylus. And there were lots of complaints about weight of the Elipsa.

I think the problem is that Sage is using more power than expected. Why, I don't know. Maybe the company that actually designs and builds them, stuffed up. Or lied about the performance. Maybe the developers can't get the code running as efficiently as they want. The hardware is new to them, so they will need to do some things differently. But, it is probably all of this and there are probably other things happening that I haven't thought of.

And to be clear, I know as little about what is going on as you and everyone else here. But, my automatic assumption is not that someone is trying to rip us off. Or that people are complete idiots. And that is what is happening here. The basic assumption is that Kobo is doing this deliberately to doing this to maximise profits. And personally, there is nothing wrong with trying to maximise profits. But, they are more likely to achieve that by producing a device that a lot more people want to buy and then recommend to others. And be waiting for the next product release even if they don't need it. And the Sage doesn't fit this. Everyone is say, "Great device, BUT..." And that "BUT" is very loud. Whereas the "but" for the Libra 2 is barely there.

Having said all that, Kobo probably did skimp a bit on the battery. But, with all the complaints about the weight of the Sage, which started before anyone had even seen one, can you blame them?
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