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draj · 05-21-2010, 08:22 PM

Hi,

I just returned my kobo because of the battery problem. I did not want to wait to exchange it as I was told by someone I spoke to at kobo that I would have to wait at least five weeks because Chapters in Canada is currently sold out of the readers. If I waited, I could only exchange the kobo and if the battery and other problems continued I would not be able to return it for a refund.

I charged my reader four times, each time the battery ran down quickly and I averaged 500-700 page turns. The red light also came on very quickly after plugging in the reader each time (even after I did two resets).

Anyways, I am now looking at buying a sony prs-300 as I loved the experience of reading on the kobo but could never finish the book as the battery kept dying!

PS I returned the reader in Vancouver (Robson store) where I am visiting family and even though I told the person doing the refund about the battery problem, they repackaged the reader and immediately put out a sign on Robson that they had a reader in stock! Someone is going to buy the reader and find they have a dud or think 500 page turns is okay when it not what was advertised.

05-21-2010, 08:22 PM	#10
draj Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Device: Sony prs-300	Hi, I just returned my kobo because of the battery problem. I did not want to wait to exchange it as I was told by someone I spoke to at kobo that I would have to wait at least five weeks because Chapters in Canada is currently sold out of the readers. If I waited, I could only exchange the kobo and if the battery and other problems continued I would not be able to return it for a refund. I charged my reader four times, each time the battery ran down quickly and I averaged 500-700 page turns. The red light also came on very quickly after plugging in the reader each time (even after I did two resets). Anyways, I am now looking at buying a sony prs-300 as I loved the experience of reading on the kobo but could never finish the book as the battery kept dying! PS I returned the reader in Vancouver (Robson store) where I am visiting family and even though I told the person doing the refund about the battery problem, they repackaged the reader and immediately put out a sign on Robson that they had a reader in stock! Someone is going to buy the reader and find they have a dud or think 500 page turns is okay when it not what was advertised.