[graycyn]

It's probably a screen lottery.

I remember a lot of folks had issues with uneven lighting on their Aura Ones, yet my Aura One is quite nice. And my Forma, another device people had troubles with early on (light wedge of woe), is free of that problem and quite even, though there is a very faint degree of halo on the side the LEDs are on, as apparently is also true for the Sage.

I kind of hanker for a Sage, even though my Forma is not a year old yet, LOL! Mostly because I've found I've enjoyed having the optional buttons and especially the Dropbox support. Forma/Sage would make a great switch off combo, me thinks!

So far, resisted both Sage sales. But for how long?


Edit: It's worth mentioning that I did not buy my Aura One right after it came out, but waited several months before purchasing. Same for Forma, except I waited a LOT longer and only purchased on sale in fall of 2021, right before Sage was released.

I had trepidations about the Forma, because of so many posts about the light strip, shadow, wedge of woe, only to end up being exceedingly pleased with the evenness of the screen! Either I got lucky, or Kobo does fix stuff over the course of production. FWIW.