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artificial · 05-26-2010, 02:38 AM

The Kobo does have it's quirks, but thankfully many of them are software/firmware related, can be fixed, and have workarounds in the meantime. Unless you have really bad battery life problems, I would wait for the next firmware/software upgrades before writing your Kobo off as faulty.

Charging/red light: I would say don't rely on the red light to indicate whether your unit is charged. Mine comes on after 30 mins charging. I've checked, and the battery is NOT fully charged when the red light comes on. Leave your unit charging for the full 3+ hours. When you boot after unplugging the device from your computer check the battery status in the Kobo Reader menu. If it is at 100% you should be good to go.

8000 page turns: This is just marketing hype. You would only ever get that many page turns in an ideal scenario, if you turned the page continuously until the battery ran out. Remember also that any activity that uses the Kobo Reader's processor will drain the battery. This would include loading books, changing the font size, navigating chapters, browsing your library, or loading books to the Reader. By my estimation I got between 1200 and 1500 page turns on my first charge. On my current charge I'm actually counting so I know for sure how many page turns I get per charge.

Font size in epubs: There are easy fixes for this. My favourite is to use the Font Fixer software kindly created by a mobileread forum member. I just point it at my Kobo, and zap all my epubs. Takes about 10 seconds. (Windows only). Also, I would be very surprised if this isn't fixed in the first firmware upgrade.

05-26-2010, 02:38 AM	#3
artificial Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 6328 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo eReader	The Kobo does have it's quirks, but thankfully many of them are software/firmware related, can be fixed, and have workarounds in the meantime. Unless you have really bad battery life problems, I would wait for the next firmware/software upgrades before writing your Kobo off as faulty. Charging/red light: I would say don't rely on the red light to indicate whether your unit is charged. Mine comes on after 30 mins charging. I've checked, and the battery is NOT fully charged when the red light comes on. Leave your unit charging for the full 3+ hours. When you boot after unplugging the device from your computer check the battery status in the Kobo Reader menu. If it is at 100% you should be good to go. 8000 page turns: This is just marketing hype. You would only ever get that many page turns in an ideal scenario, if you turned the page continuously until the battery ran out. Remember also that any activity that uses the Kobo Reader's processor will drain the battery. This would include loading books, changing the font size, navigating chapters, browsing your library, or loading books to the Reader. By my estimation I got between 1200 and 1500 page turns on my first charge. On my current charge I'm actually counting so I know for sure how many page turns I get per charge. Font size in epubs: There are easy fixes for this. My favourite is to use the Font Fixer software kindly created by a mobileread forum member. I just point it at my Kobo, and zap all my epubs. Takes about 10 seconds. (Windows only). Also, I would be very surprised if this isn't fixed in the first firmware upgrade. Last edited by artificial; 05-26-2010 at 02:42 AM.