Thread: Is Mobius screen gone forever?
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Old 11-07-2025, 06:08 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Apollyon202 View Post
I just checked the E Ink (Evil Ink) website, there’s no Mobius screen listed anymore. Seems like they phased it out, though I’m not sure why. My best guess is it’s simply more profitable to sell fragile, unrepairable screens that break easily, leading to more sales in the long run. Who cares about the growing mountains of e-waste, right?

But hey, let’s save the planet by using recycled plastic fished out of the ocean instead! That’ll fix everything. Really eco-friendly, aren’t they? Meh.

What do you think about this? Do you know what happened to Mobius screens? After all these years, why can’t we have a durable (Kobo) e-reader, for real?
For what it may be worth, eInk still sells Mobius screens and they are used in a couple of the 10"+ devices. See 10.7" E Ink Carta 1300 for an example.

As for Mobius screens having a survival advantage? I haven't broken any eInk screens yet but one friend of mine broke the front of his Boox Note 5 screen which, IIRC, has a Mobius substrate when he accidentally dropped a D20 die on it.
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