Kobo glo hd or kindle whitepaper 3 LIFETIME

[z95]

So after many reviews Im thinking to buy kobo glo hd but one part I still dont know.. lifetime. Both kobo and amazon gives you only 1 year warranty?
Its not very long time period so these readers die often? Whats your experience with older kindle and hobo readers? How long they lasted?

[JSWolf]

My H2O is still going strong after almost 2 years and I do use it a lot.Plus, I take it out and about a lot as well.

[jerryleejr]

I can only speak for the readers I've owned but the battery has been the weakest link on mine. After year 4 it needed charged more frequently. Some are about dead. Otherwise they have worked flawlessly.

JJ

[meeera]

Originally Posted by z95

So after many reviews Im thinking to buy kobo glo hd but one part I still dont know.. lifetime. Both kobo and amazon gives you only 1 year warranty?
Its not very long time period so these readers die often?

The thing most likely to cause premature death of your ereader (of either of these brands, or others) is breaking the screen. If you treat it gently, use a cover, make sure it is not twisted/bent/subjected to presure or impact forces or temperature extremes, the next likely limiting factor (assuming you don't drop a non-waterproof device in the bath) is battery lifetime.

(Most) Kobos have the advantage of having an internal SD card that can be removed and replaced with a new one should it fail out of warranty. Kindle has the advantage of a customer service department that will often offer a modest discount on a new Kindle should the device fail out of warranty.

[z95]

Originally Posted by meeera

The thing most likely to cause premature death of your ereader (of either of these brands, or others) is breaking the screen. If you treat it gently, use a cover, make sure it is not twisted/bent/subjected to presure or impact forces or temperature extremes, the next likely limiting factor (assuming you don't drop a non-waterproof device in the bath) is battery lifetime.

(Most) Kobos have the advantage of having an internal SD card that can be removed and replaced with a new one should it fail out of warranty. Kindle has the advantage of a customer service department that will often offer a modest discount on a new Kindle should the device fail out of warranty.

Its isnt problem if I break screen by myself. Its understandable that battery dont hold lifetime and if it still works after couple of years, Im ok with that. But when I read reviews I sometimes find reviews which says that screen gets 'dead pixels', or other device problems which wasnt caused by users. Also most of people says that kobo customer service is very bad so Im afraid of that..

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by z95

Its isnt problem if I break screen by myself. Its understandable that battery dont hold lifetime and if it still works after couple of years, Im ok with that. But when I read reviews I sometimes find reviews which says that screen gets 'dead pixels', or other device problems which wasnt caused by users. Also most of people says that kobo customer service is very bad so Im afraid of that..

All my readers are at least 5 years old and going strong.
Well except the one that drowned. That one was either user error or the ereader didn't like what I was reading and jumped out of my hand.

So remember ereaders typically do not like hot bubble baths.

[z95]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

All my readers are at least 5 years old and going strong.
Well except the one that drowned. That one was either user error or the ereader didn't like what I was reading and jumped out of my hand.

So remember ereaders typically do not like hot bubble baths.

Cool! Im very careful with my devices, never dropped any into water and never cracked screen. I just dont want ereader to die from no reason like for many people from product reviews. Not sure if they are fake or real..

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by z95

Cool! Im very careful with my devices, never dropped any into water and never cracked screen. I just dont want ereader to die from no reason like for many people from product reviews. Not sure if they are fake or real..

And many many many more people have never had devices die for no reason.

On those reviews, take them with a grain of salt because there is usually a back story.

I know of one guy that said his device was faulty because he sat it down on the arm of the couch, forgot it was there and put his elbow through it.
Another left it in a very hot car.
Or had dropped it previously.

I have yet to actually hear of a device spontaneously dying for no reason.

Did you know that at least 75 million ereaders have been sold?

I have seen less than 50,000 bad reviews.
So quit worrying and buy you one.
Note: some credit cards have added protection too.

Now as to which one to buy, both are good companies.

[Barbara1955]

You could buy an Extended warranty.

[z95]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

And many many many more people have never had devices die for no reason.

On those reviews, take them with a grain of salt because there is usually a back story.

I know of one guy that said his device was faulty because he sat it down on the arm of the couch, forgot it was there and put his elbow through it.
Another left it in a very hot car.
Or had dropped it previously.

I have yet to actually hear of a device spontaneously dying for no reason.

Did you know that at least 75 million ereaders have been sold?

I have seen less than 50,000 bad reviews.
So quit worrying and buy you one.
Note: some credit cards have added protection too.

Now as to which one to buy, both are good companies.

Thanks, very helpful post. Kindle paperwhite 3 looks good too but I dont like their ads and increased price if I want to remove them.

Anyway Im gonna buy kobo glo hd also Im thinking to get this cover http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mallo...2-378b19b5a7d7 . 'original' ones from website are expensive..

[Cinisajoy]

Enjoy.
Now let me show you a really great place for books
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=130

And here is the forum just for kobo.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=223

Now remember: Ereaders don't like hot baths or elbows.

[z95]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Enjoy.
Now let me show you a really great place for books
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=130

And here is the forum just for kobo.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=223

Now remember: Ereaders don't like hot baths or elbows.

Thanks for links. I already have many ebooks in my language but they are in PDF format. Probably Ill need to convert to text files (using ocr or something) first and then to epub formatt.

[Cinisajoy]

Well now I wish you had told us that earlier.
I would have recommended the Kobo.
It is fairly easy to put a pdf reader on the kobo.
If I remember right, it is called koreader.
Take a look around the Kobo forum.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by z95

Its isnt problem if I break screen by myself. Its understandable that battery dont hold lifetime and if it still works after couple of years, Im ok with that. But when I read reviews I sometimes find reviews which says that screen gets 'dead pixels', or other device problems which wasnt caused by users. Also most of people says that kobo customer service is very bad so Im afraid of that..

The battery should last longer than two years. From my experience, at least three or four, maybe longer.

Some of those people may have a valid beef with customer service. But I've seen a fair few here who have thrown a tantrum because they've broken their screen and Kobo won't automatically replace it, because the warranty doesn't cover that sort of physical damage. Which is a *shrug* for me - yes, it's no fun to break a treasured device, but sometimes that's life.

On "dead pixels": there is no such thing on e-ink, since it doesn't have pixels. Dead pixels are an LCD phenomenon. There are three likely issues at play here when people complain of "dead pixels". The first is light guide defects, which are there from the start as a bright spot when the light is on. These will be replaced under warranty (I usually buy my Kobos in-store so I can check out the device first). The second is user damage to the light guide from sharp objects. The earliest Nook lit ereader had a particular problem with this. It doesn't seem to be much of an issue with more recent device or any other brand, but it's still a good idea to not scratch or impact your screen with sharp things. The last is small dark spots in the screen from burst e-ink capsules. Again, this can be a result of physical damage. I'm not sure whether it ever occurs spontaneously.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

My H2O is still going strong after almost 2 years and I do use it a lot.Plus, I take it out and about a lot as well.

But don't take it out of the case, Jon!