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Originally Posted by Laen
Shine 5 and Clara BW have the Same Hardware but only a bit other Firmware.
Both based on the Kobo Linux Firmware.
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If and When Kobo gets the 5.x Firmware is unclear and if its the same 5.x like on the Tolino ist unclear too.
I dont see a clear difference on a tolino with Kobo firmware to a kobo direct
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Thanks for confirming, that's most of what I have gathered (and just assumed tbf) as well.
The Shine 5 is 15-20% cheaper here, but I'm still contemplating getting a Clara to be safe firmware-wise. I can't imagine Kobo would be okay with people buying the cheaper reader and just needing to flip the brand switch (assuming a market where both are offered). And it's a potential prevention mechanism that I'm afraid of (if it's not already there; I recall reading posts about missing this switch already[?]).
Regarding my Shine 4 off-topic:
I don't really think this gets some of the unified base. It's probably cheaper to deliver some security patches to Android than to fit a new system to it. If it did, however, it could become a better performer than its siblings. There are more arguments to be made, but I'm already no longer on topic. Maybe some research and a separate thread in the Tolino section worth.