Kobo Arc available launch on November 9-16th?

[scrapking]

It is, at least according to BestBuy.ca: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...b5ab57ff6den02

It's November 15th, though, according to the Chapters/Indigo/Coles/Smithbooks behemoth: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/Gifts/...ing%3akobo-arc

FutureShop.ca suggests the 16th: http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...7278cb2c8fen02

It's available March 2013 according to Somcam Marketing, whoever they are: http://www.somcan.com/index.php?int=...9&ActivePage=0

My partner's Vox is in need of replacement, so we're very much looking forward to the release of the Arc.

[larrymohr]

Scrap king
You might want to check out some of the other 7" tablets.
I have a vox and was thinking I might upgrade.
After a little research I bought an Asus Nexus 7.
It's a killer unit. Fast and reliable and 16gb unit is $240 at best buy.

Larry

[jiminrussell]

I also upgraded from the Vox to the Nexus 7.
Rather than pay $240 for the Nexus 7 16GB from Bestbuy why not pay $209 direct from Google instead? Even with the $20 shipping charge it is still cheaper from Google. I think the 32GB one for $259 is a better value though.

[scrapking]

Originally Posted by larrymohr

Scrap king
You might want to check out some of the other 7" tablets.
I have a vox and was thinking I might upgrade.
After a little research I bought an Asus Nexus 7.
It's a killer unit. Fast and reliable and 16gb unit is $240 at best buy.

Larry

I'm not sure what you think the advantage of the Nexus 7 is over the Arc. They both have Google Play, they both have similar specs overall (especially since they boosted the storage capacity of the Arc), both have 1GB of RAM, have similar overall horsepower (one's clocked higher, the other is quad core vs. dual core). However, the bezel on the Nexus 7 is larger than the Arc's bezel, so the Arc looks nicer to hold.

And the 16GB Arc is $199.99 ($40 cheaper). For the price you quoted, you're only $10 away from the 32GB Arc.

[scrapking]

Originally Posted by jiminrussell

I also upgraded from the Vox to the Nexus 7.
Rather than pay $240 for the Nexus 7 16GB from Bestbuy why not pay $209 direct from Google instead? Even with the $20 shipping charge it is still cheaper from Google. I think the 32GB one for $259 is a better value though.

Since neither the Nexus 7 nor the Kobo Arc have SD card ports, the fact that the Arc has a 64GB version (for $299.99), I think I'd rather go that way. Why be limited to only 16GB or 32GB when you don't have to, when the devices are so similar overall in other respects?

[spikexp]

The nexus 7 have bluetooth and OTG.
The nexus 7 will "always" (supposedly) have the latest android.
The nexus 7 have better battery life.


The screen on the nexus 7 is not so great.


I will still go for a kobo Arc.

[scrapking]

Originally Posted by spikexp

The nexus 7 have bluetooth and OTG.
The nexus 7 will "always" (supposedly) have the latest android.
The nexus 7 have better battery life.


The screen on the nexus 7 is not so great.


I will still go for a kobo Arc.

Are you going to pre-order one, or try to buy one in store when it comes out? The reason I ask is, I was told that some bookstores who stocked the Vox won't be stocking the Arc; apparently it's to be marketed a bit more like a tablet this time. So make sure in advance that your store of choice is going to stock it; if you're in Canada, only select Chapters/Coles/Indigo stores will get them, or so they told me the other day. I pre-ordered online with Chapters/Indigo. My suspicion is that the Arc will be far more popular than the Vox, and it will eventually be rolled out to the entire Chapters/Coles/Smithbooks/Indigo chain.

Seemed like a fair bit of interest there, actually, with lots of people commenting on the device (whereas there were no comments yet on the Nexus 7 on the same website).

[spikexp]

Will try to get one on the release at Futureshop.

I got my Vox easily at launch like that.

[oj829]

Originally Posted by scrapking

However, the bezel on the Nexus 7 is larger than the Arc's bezel, so the Arc looks nicer to hold.

Yes. This alone. Why the addiction to HUGE bezels with so many brands?

While I know I'm never going to buy an iPad mini, credit where it's due: they did get the bezel size, and overall weight of the entire unit, right with their first 7" offering. Not really sure what's wrong with everybody else in the world.

[Kobo-Robin]

Originally Posted by spikexp

Will try to get one on the release at Futureshop.

I got my Vox easily at launch like that.

Just curious. Did you end up getting one?