Kobo Sage

HLS · 09-05-2022, 07:58 PM

I just purchased the Sage and Microsoft stylus/and charger. I love it! Being able to scribble on it is a game changer for me.

I noticed minor glitches like the occasional freeze but its not bad to where I would be bothered by it or return it. The stylus works good. I did not have to pair it. it automatically started to write as soon as I charged it without having to pair it. I kind of wish I ordered the kobo stylus for it's a ton cheaper but I did not want to wait any longer for shipping so I went to best buy and got the Microsoft stylus and charger. I hear Microsoft is the only 3rd party stylus compatible?

Anyways, I am thoroughly enjoying the device. I will still use my kindles/nooks for I have a ton of books on it but I will get a lot of my future purchases on my Kobo.

Quoth · 09-06-2022, 09:39 AM

MS bought the company that designed that system. I use the "Adrawpen" for MS Surface which has massive AAA battery life and is almost identical to Kobo pen, except at £18 it comes with spare tips. Operation & performance totally identical to the Kobo Pen (I have an Elipsa too).
Actual MS pens are overpriced and some have also BT for One Note activation, so avoid them.
Rechargeable makes no sense on long life things like such a stylus type, smoke alarms, DMMs, keyfobs, wireless door bells and electret microphones. I was designing battery powered electronics for 20 years.

Quoth · 09-06-2022, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Anyways, I am thoroughly enjoying the device. I will still use my kindles/nooks for I have a ton of books on it but I will get a lot of my future purchases on my Kobo.

I know loads of people that read Amazon ebooks on Kobo and the Kindles rot in a drawer only used for serial number.

I had a Nook. Original Libra is far better.

Skydog · 09-06-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

I just purchased the Sage and Microsoft stylus/and charger. I love it! Being able to scribble on it is a game changer for me.

I noticed minor glitches like the occasional freeze but its not bad to where I would be bothered by it or return it. The stylus works good. I did not have to pair it. it automatically started to write as soon as I charged it without having to pair it. I kind of wish I ordered the kobo stylus for it's a ton cheaper but I did not want to wait any longer for shipping so I went to best buy and got the Microsoft stylus and charger. I hear Microsoft is the only 3rd party stylus compatible?

Anyways, I am thoroughly enjoying the device. I will still use my kindles/nooks for I have a ton of books on it but I will get a lot of my future purchases on my Kobo.

Not true. I use the stylus linked below which is excellent, high quality, rechargable and available in four colors. I've read that Lenovo's is compatible and I suspect there are others.

Renaisser Raphael 520C

HLS · 09-06-2022, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

MS bought the company that designed that system. I use the "Adrawpen" for MS Surface which has massive AAA battery life and is almost identical to Kobo pen, except at £18 it comes with spare tips. Operation & performance totally identical to the Kobo Pen (I have an Elipsa too).
Actual MS pens are overpriced and some have also BT for One Note activation, so avoid them.
Rechargeable makes no sense on long life things like such a stylus type, smoke alarms, DMMs, keyfobs, wireless door bells and electret microphones. I was designing battery powered electronics for 20 years.

Ya I did not realize it needed charged. I thought it used battery's. Got home and had to go back out again and get the charger so I can use it

. best buy had limited s-pen. i was hoping it would be compatible with my other tablets but it is not.

I eventually plan to get a surface device.

HLS · 09-06-2022, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

I know loads of people that read Amazon ebooks on Kobo and the Kindles rot in a drawer only used for serial number.

I had a Nook. Original Libra is far better.

Amazon made a change. We can not strip the DRM anymore. They do not allow us to use the older desktop versions

HLS · 09-06-2022, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Skydog

Not true. I use the stylus linked below which is excellent, high quality, rechargable and available in four colors. I've read that Lenovo's is compatible and I suspect there are others.

Renaisser Raphael 520C

I was needing a pen I can buy in person. I did not ant to wait on shipping

Sirtel · 09-06-2022, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Amazon made a change. We can not strip the DRM anymore. They do not allow us to use the older desktop versions

Yes, we can. I still use an old desktop version, and there are other ways to strip DRM as well.

Skydog · 09-06-2022, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

I was needing a pen I can buy in person. I did not ant to wait on shipping

It was a direct answer to your question that I highlighted in bold. Nothing else.

HLS · 09-06-2022, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Skydog

It was a direct answer to your question that I highlighted in bold. Nothing else.

Huh. I was not suggesting otherwise.

kekinash · 09-06-2022, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Amazon made a change. We can not strip the DRM anymore. They do not allow us to use the older desktop versions

I use calibre for taking care of Amazon DRM, so far every book I downloaded via send to PC for later USB upload to kindle was DRMed successfully. Using Calibre under MacOS by the way.

Skydog is right about the RENAISSER Raphael 520C Stylus Pen, works great with the Sage, now if Kobo will be able to fix those damn buttons...

HLS · 09-06-2022, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kekinash

I use calibre for taking care of Amazon DRM, so far every book I downloaded via send to PC for later USB upload to kindle was DRMed successfully. Using Calibre under MacOS by the way.

Skydog is right about the RENAISSER Raphael 520C Stylus Pen, works great with the Sage, now if Kobo will be able to fix those damn buttons...

Amazon made a change. calibre can longer do it that im aware of

Skydog · 09-06-2022, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Amazon made a change. calibre can longer do it that im aware of

I do it routinely with Amazon purchased books via Calibre.

Sirtel · 09-06-2022, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Amazon made a change. calibre can longer do it that im aware of

Yes, it can.

christianbk · 09-07-2022, 01:20 AM

I cannot take notes on my Sage. Basic or Advanced notebooks. The lag is horrible, ghost stylus issues with writing, sometimes it’ll have like a 4 second delay for something to show up that I wrote.

The Advanced notebook seems like a great idea. But I have so many issues as mentioned above. And the shortcuts seem great, except when your underline is taken as a strike through and the line you wrote is deleted. And I can’t get circle words to consistently highlight.

09-05-2022, 07:58 PM	#1
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,132 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Kobo Sage I just purchased the Sage and Microsoft stylus/and charger. I love it! Being able to scribble on it is a game changer for me. I noticed minor glitches like the occasional freeze but its not bad to where I would be bothered by it or return it. The stylus works good. I did not have to pair it. it automatically started to write as soon as I charged it without having to pair it. I kind of wish I ordered the kobo stylus for it's a ton cheaper but I did not want to wait any longer for shipping so I went to best buy and got the Microsoft stylus and charger. I hear Microsoft is the only 3rd party stylus compatible? Anyways, I am thoroughly enjoying the device. I will still use my kindles/nooks for I have a ton of books on it but I will get a lot of my future purchases on my Kobo.

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09-06-2022, 09:39 AM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,007 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	MS bought the company that designed that system. I use the "Adrawpen" for MS Surface which has massive AAA battery life and is almost identical to Kobo pen, except at £18 it comes with spare tips. Operation & performance totally identical to the Kobo Pen (I have an Elipsa too). Actual MS pens are overpriced and some have also BT for One Note activation, so avoid them. Rechargeable makes no sense on long life things like such a stylus type, smoke alarms, DMMs, keyfobs, wireless door bells and electret microphones. I was designing battery powered electronics for 20 years.

09-07-2022, 01:20 AM	#15
christianbk Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 2179144 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Washington State Device: At least one of each brand	I cannot take notes on my Sage. Basic or Advanced notebooks. The lag is horrible, ghost stylus issues with writing, sometimes it’ll have like a 4 second delay for something to show up that I wrote. The Advanced notebook seems like a great idea. But I have so many issues as mentioned above. And the shortcuts seem great, except when your underline is taken as a strike through and the line you wrote is deleted. And I can’t get circle words to consistently highlight.

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