If you've recently upgraded to a newer model Kobo, what model did you choose and why?

anesthezea · 05-17-2022, 10:54 PM

I have two older model Kobos that I've been using for the past few years. A Kobo Glo HD and a Kobo Aura One. I think it's time to upgrade to something new, but I'm not sure which Kobo model to choose. I like the screen size of the Clara HD, but it seems like it would be too old to really count as an upgrade. The Libra 2 looks interesting, but I've never had a reader with the side panel/buttons before. I wonder if it's comfortable to hold one-handed. I can't make up my mind which one to get.

DNSB · 05-17-2022, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by anesthezea

I have two older model Kobos that I've been using for the past few years. A Kobo Glo HD and a Kobo Aura One. I think it's time to upgrade to something new, but I'm not sure which Kobo model to choose. I like the screen size of the Clara HD, but it seems like it would be too old to really count as an upgrade. The Libra 2 looks interesting, but I've never had a reader with the side panel/buttons before. I wonder if it's comfortable to hold one-handed. I can't make up my mind which one to get.

My ereader of choice is the Kobo Sage which I have no issues holding one-handed. My wife has no issues with holding her Libra 2 with one hand. She prefers the Libra 2 as a better fit for her purses .

anesthezea · 05-17-2022, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

My ereader of choice is the Kobo Sage which I have no issues holding one-handed. My wife has no issues with holding her Libra 2 with one hand. She prefers the Libra 2 as a better fit for her purses .

Thank you for your comments! I do like to carry my ereader around in a bag when I go out. I had not been considering that, so thank you for the reminder.

Sirtel · 05-18-2022, 09:02 AM

I bought both the Sage and the Libra 2. No problem with holding either one of them one-handed.

JSWolf · 05-18-2022, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by anesthezea

I have two older model Kobos that I've been using for the past few years. A Kobo Glo HD and a Kobo Aura One. I think it's time to upgrade to something new, but I'm not sure which Kobo model to choose. I like the screen size of the Clara HD, but it seems like it would be too old to really count as an upgrade. The Libra 2 looks interesting, but I've never had a reader with the side panel/buttons before. I wonder if it's comfortable to hold one-handed. I can't make up my mind which one to get.

I have a Kobo Aura H2O that I've had for about six years. I decided it was time for a new Kobo. I was thinking of the 8" Sage, but the battery life is just too poor for my liking. So I went with the Libra 2 and I do find it comfortable to hold.

ZodWallop · 05-18-2022, 11:19 AM

The biggest improvement you would see going from a Glo HD to a Clara is the warm lighting. I really didn't think that would be much of a thing. But I appreciate it now, when reading in the dark (which I do, a lot) and wouldn't buy a reader without it.

I'm happy with a 6" screen. But if my Clara were suddenly blown up by gremlins, I'd likely replace it with a Libra 2. Kobo really seems to have created a winner with it.

Calenorn · 05-18-2022, 11:26 AM

The Clara is a very nice reader. I'm not even tempted by the new models.

rcentros · 05-18-2022, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Calenorn

The Clara is a very nice reader. I'm not even tempted by the new models.

That's the way I look at it. If you like 6" readers the Clara is the best that Kobo has to offer and it's a really good reader.

JSWolf · 05-18-2022, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

That's the way I look at it. If you like 6" readers the Clara is the best that Kobo has to offer and it's a really good reader.

But if you've never tried a Reader with a larger (then 6") screen, I suggest you do if you can as it's worth it. I went for a 6.8" screen when it was first available and I am glad I did. 6" (now) seems too small.

rcentros · 05-19-2022, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But if you've never tried a Reader with a larger (then 6") screen, I suggest you do if you can as it's worth it. I went for a 6.8" screen when it was first available and I am glad I did. 6" (now) seems too small.

I have both a 6.8" and a 7.8" reader. I don't like the 7.8" one at all, too heavy and the fonts are too big (unless I want to read impossibly long lines in normal sized fonts, which I don't). I don't hate the 6.8" reader, but I still like the 6" readers best. The size is more comfortable for reading (for me). I think it's a personal preference — no "one size fits all."

JSWolf · 05-19-2022, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

I have both a 6.8" and a 7.8" reader. I don't like the 7.8" one at all, too heavy and the fonts are too big (unless I want to read impossibly long lines in normal sized fonts, which I don't). I don't hate the 6.8" reader, but I still like the 6" readers best. The size is more comfortable for reading (for me). I think it's a personal preference — no "one size fits all."

You may have found the Kobo Forma a better fit as it was not as heavy because of the lighter weight plastic backed screen.

rcentros · 05-19-2022, 03:10 PM

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You may have found the Kobo Forma a better fit as it was not as heavy because of the lighter weight plastic backed screen.

I can't say. I would have liked the fact that it was lighter — but I'm not sure about the shape and, if there was any LED issues, I wouldn't have liked that they would go down the whole side of reader instead of just across the bottom. But even if the lighting was perfect and I learned to like the Forma's shape and design, their would still be the issue (for me) of either the fonts being too big or the lines too long. That's just inherent in the size of the screen.

ps67 · 05-19-2022, 04:00 PM

I bought an Elipsa recently. I realize that I have always progressed towards bigger ereaders (aside from color) I started with a Paperwhite, then the Kobo Aura One and now Elipsa. I think I've found the right size now but who knows.

Terisa de morgan · 05-19-2022, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Calenorn

The Clara is a very nice reader. I'm not even tempted by the new models.

I agree with you that is very nice... after having tried bigger readers

Terisa de morgan · 05-19-2022, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But if you've never tried a Reader with a larger (then 6") screen, I suggest you do if you can as it's worth it. I went for a 6.8" screen when it was first available and I am glad I did. 6" (now) seems too small.

I've tried... and they are in a drawer, I still use the Clara mainly (at some moment Aura One, Forma never, and Elipsa... not tempted).

05-17-2022, 10:54 PM	#1
anesthezea Groupie Posts: 167 Karma: 2627964 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alabama, USA Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2e, Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Paperwhite	If you've recently upgraded to a newer model Kobo, what model did you choose and why? I have two older model Kobos that I've been using for the past few years. A Kobo Glo HD and a Kobo Aura One. I think it's time to upgrade to something new, but I'm not sure which Kobo model to choose. I like the screen size of the Clara HD, but it seems like it would be too old to really count as an upgrade. The Libra 2 looks interesting, but I've never had a reader with the side panel/buttons before. I wonder if it's comfortable to hold one-handed. I can't make up my mind which one to get.

05-19-2022, 04:00 PM	#13
ps67 Guru Posts: 755 Karma: 7025494 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Italy Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Elipsa, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Inkpad Color	I bought an Elipsa recently. I realize that I have always progressed towards bigger ereaders (aside from color) I started with a Paperwhite, then the Kobo Aura One and now Elipsa. I think I've found the right size now but who knows. Last edited by ps67; 05-20-2022 at 12:45 AM.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,356 Karma: 238915017 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I bought both the Sage and the Libra 2. No problem with holding either one of them one-handed.

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ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,474 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	The biggest improvement you would see going from a Glo HD to a Clara is the warm lighting. I really didn't think that would be much of a thing. But I appreciate it now, when reading in the dark (which I do, a lot) and wouldn't buy a reader without it. I'm happy with a 6" screen. But if my Clara were suddenly blown up by gremlins, I'd likely replace it with a Libra 2. Kobo really seems to have created a winner with it.

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