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NiLuJe · 11-12-2022, 12:12 PM

I use mine solely for PDF/CBZ use-cases, and far prefer the Sage for novels, FWIW.

The main strike against it is the weight, so if that's a non-issue, good for you

.
The other possibly not inconsequential one is the lack of warm LEDs: it's... less of an issue for comics, but I would possibly be annoyed at the lack if I were reading novels on it, as I tend to prefer a warmer frontlight than the Elipsa's fairly harsh blue.

I concur that battery life is mostly not an issue on it, mostly thanks to its gigantic double-cells

. (As long as you don't use the pen, pen drawing murder batteries).

If she's happy with the form-factor of the Forma, I would possibly not rock the boat and go with a Sage instead? But if you feel like the extra screen size would help, sure, why not.

(Keep in mind the Elipsa screen is *lower* density than the Forma/Sage, which is a strike against it for novel reading in my book, but is admittedly a fairly moot point at large font sizes).

11-12-2022, 12:12 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I use mine solely for PDF/CBZ use-cases, and far prefer the Sage for novels, FWIW. The main strike against it is the weight, so if that's a non-issue, good for you . The other possibly not inconsequential one is the lack of warm LEDs: it's... less of an issue for comics, but I would possibly be annoyed at the lack if I were reading novels on it, as I tend to prefer a warmer frontlight than the Elipsa's fairly harsh blue. I concur that battery life is mostly not an issue on it, mostly thanks to its gigantic double-cells . (As long as you don't use the pen, pen drawing murder batteries). If she's happy with the form-factor of the Forma, I would possibly not rock the boat and go with a Sage instead? But if you feel like the extra screen size would help, sure, why not. (Keep in mind the Elipsa screen is lower density than the Forma/Sage, which is a strike against it for novel reading in my book, but is admittedly a fairly moot point at large font sizes). Last edited by NiLuJe; 11-12-2022 at 12:15 PM.