Kobo hands on

Atilla · 08-03-2010, 05:44 PM

I was at Chapters today nearby in Oshawa. First time I was able to use a Kobo reader.
The screen looked nice under bright lights.
Accessing options/menus were not snappy but well within reason
The build-in books load within a few seconds.
Turning pages were also fast. I would say less than a second.
I was able to read comfortably at the smallest font setting using my glasses.
The unit is well build but the black one looks cheap for some reason.
All units in inventory were 1.4 according to the lady who was working there.

My only negative experience was, out of the five demo units they had on the desk four were frozen solid. Even the power buttons were not working.
I guess they need paper clip reset but I did not try.
At the end of the day, the hardware is capable enough for enjoyable book reading, but the bugs are still there. Hence the frozen units.

I will keep an eye on the upcoming firmwares for Kobo. It is still on my possible buy list.

clintbradford · 08-03-2010, 06:09 PM

>> ... All units in inventory were 1.4 according to the lady who was working there ...

That's great news!

>> ... four were frozen solid ...

I ran into Nooks like that at my local B&N. No one can tell how "abused" the demo units can get. I just know that I have had only one "force/paperclip reset" on my Kobo since v1.4 was installed a few weeks ago.

THANK YOU for this report!

moffattm · 08-03-2010, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atilla

My only negative experience was, out of the five demo units they had on the desk four were frozen solid. Even the power buttons were not working.

Are you sure they hadn't just run out of power? Remember with an e-ink screen it can display something without having any power.

J. Strnad · 08-03-2010, 11:10 PM

That was my thought, too...sounds like they need charging.

Atilla · 08-04-2010, 08:55 AM

Quite possible, they were frozen at different screens. One was displaying the small round in use circle.
But even that was not animating.

08-03-2010, 05:44 PM	#1
Atilla Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 619496 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 3 3G, Kobo Touch, Playbook,Kobo Clara HD,Kobo Libra 2	Kobo hands on I was at Chapters today nearby in Oshawa. First time I was able to use a Kobo reader. The screen looked nice under bright lights. Accessing options/menus were not snappy but well within reason The build-in books load within a few seconds. Turning pages were also fast. I would say less than a second. I was able to read comfortably at the smallest font setting using my glasses. The unit is well build but the black one looks cheap for some reason. All units in inventory were 1.4 according to the lady who was working there. My only negative experience was, out of the five demo units they had on the desk four were frozen solid. Even the power buttons were not working. I guess they need paper clip reset but I did not try. At the end of the day, the hardware is capable enough for enjoyable book reading, but the bugs are still there. Hence the frozen units. I will keep an eye on the upcoming firmwares for Kobo. It is still on my possible buy list.

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08-03-2010, 06:09 PM	#2
clintbradford Older ... slower ... Posts: 450 Karma: 1924 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jurupa Valley CA US Device: Kobo, Kindles 2/3/Keyboard/Fire/Fire HD, HDX.	>> ... All units in inventory were 1.4 according to the lady who was working there ... That's great news! >> ... four were frozen solid ... I ran into Nooks like that at my local B&N. No one can tell how "abused" the demo units can get. I just know that I have had only one "force/paperclip reset" on my Kobo since v1.4 was installed a few weeks ago. THANK YOU for this report!

08-03-2010, 11:10 PM	#4
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	That was my thought, too...sounds like they need charging.

08-04-2010, 08:55 AM	#5
Atilla Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 619496 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 3 3G, Kobo Touch, Playbook,Kobo Clara HD,Kobo Libra 2	Quite possible, they were frozen at different screens. One was displaying the small round in use circle. But even that was not animating.

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