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Quoth · 05-31-2026, 04:34 AM

The DXG and K3 easily meet the rules, but at least one of the Oasis models is maybe impossible to open?

I agree, it doesn't at all require a hatch or door.

Are there actually any Kobos where the battery can't be user exchanged using regular tools?
The Touch, original Aura H2O, Nia, Libra, Libra 2, Sage and Elipsa all can be done. The original H2O is tricky to reassemble due to the bezel held on with a single piece of double sided tape.

Even a soldering iron isn't really a specialist tool. Lidl supermarket has often had ones and soldering two wires isn't hard.

05-31-2026, 04:34 AM	#44
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,498 Karma: 114630155 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	The DXG and K3 easily meet the rules, but at least one of the Oasis models is maybe impossible to open? I agree, it doesn't at all require a hatch or door. Are there actually any Kobos where the battery can't be user exchanged using regular tools? The Touch, original Aura H2O, Nia, Libra, Libra 2, Sage and Elipsa all can be done. The original H2O is tricky to reassemble due to the bezel held on with a single piece of double sided tape. Even a soldering iron isn't really a specialist tool. Lidl supermarket has often had ones and soldering two wires isn't hard. Last edited by Quoth; 05-31-2026 at 04:36 AM.