Kobo Aura One review - Page 18

bizcoeindoloro · 08-27-2016, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheHazardsDuke

This thread seems to have died. No one got any reviews? Does seem odd there haven't been more in depth reviews yet, I suppose there is still over a week until launches though. Goodereader have a brief unboxing video up. It's looking like a dam sexy piece of ereader.

Well, there's also this Australian reviewer who makes a fairly hilarious suggestion about where you could put the Aura One given its non-pocket-friendly size.

JSWolf · 08-27-2016, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bizcoeindoloro

Well, there's also this Australian reviewer who makes a fairly hilarious suggestion about where you could put the Aura One given its non-pocket-friendly size.

I do like his review.

Poppaea · 08-27-2016, 12:57 PM

Ditto.

Barty · 08-27-2016, 02:48 PM

I thought he made a very interesting point

<<But the extra size also pushes the Aura*ONE into another realm, a psychological*one that's harder to measure, that has to do with the difference between hardbacks and paperbacks, and between non-fiction and fiction. There's something about the 7.8-inch screen on the*Aura*ONE that makes it feel luxurious, more like a hardback, and more apt for non-fiction reading, than the smaller e-readers that, love them as I do, always make me think of pulp fiction.>>

Ksquared · 08-27-2016, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bizcoeindoloro

Well, there's also this Australian reviewer who makes a fairly hilarious suggestion about where you could put the Aura One given its non-pocket-friendly size.

I do like a review with a sense of humor!

A very good review and it was nice to see a good description of the Overdrive functions. He did miss on the the fact that he could convert Kindle books to Kepub and still see the reading statistics.

Remind me not to go looking for a "refurbished" Aura One to save a few dollars!

jerryleejr · 08-27-2016, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksquared

I do like a review with a sense of humor!

Remind me not to go looking for a "refurbished" Aura One to save a few dollars!

Now your just being cheeky...

JJ

Ksquared · 08-27-2016, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Now your just being cheeky...

JJ

gibletpie · 08-28-2016, 04:18 PM

I will be pre-ordering one of these--my first Kobo.

This should alleviate some concerns over weight/handling:

"Despite the added size, the Aura One remains comfortable in the hand, with just a tenth of a pound of added weight over the six-inch Kobo Glo HD and six hundredths of a pound over the Kindle Paperwhite. The thin 6.9 millimeter profile and textured back help as well."

http://www.businessinsider.com/kobo-...parison-2016-8

jscris · 08-28-2016, 06:47 PM

Has anyone written a review that includes the sleep cover? The button on the back appears to be covered by the folded back front cover. This could make waking the Aura One a pain like the Voyage in Origami cover. I prop my readers and sleep on my side, often fall asleep and need to wake one up to read more. Hitting the button on the H20 is easier than waking up the Voyage.

PeterT · 08-28-2016, 07:37 PM

Presumably you could just close the cover and reopen it. This would let the magnet in the cover wake up the device.

jscris · 08-28-2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Presumably you could just close the cover and reopen it. This would let the magnet in the cover wake up the device.

Sure, but that's a lot more trouble than just pressing a button, especially when the front cover is magnetically held to the back and is as floppy as an origami-type cover. I've solved it with the Voyage by gluing a small plastic surface protector on the button so a squeeze of the cover and bezel between thumb and forefinger will wake it up. I was wondering if the same will be necessary or possible for the Aura One. Still seems like a design defect to me but I suppose not many people fall asleep reading in bed. (I'm old.

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barryem · 08-28-2016, 09:16 PM

My Kindle Voyage has a button on the back like that and the case that comes with it has a circular opening to press the button through the case. It's also a sleep cover so I can open the cover or press the button if the cover is already open.

One of the things I like about the Voyage is that power buttton placement and I suspect users of the Aura One will like it as well.

Barry

jscris · 08-28-2016, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by barryem

My Kindle Voyage has a button on the back like that and the case that comes with it has a circular opening to press the button through the case. It's also a sleep cover so I can open the cover or press the button if the cover is already open.

One of the things I like about the Voyage is that power buttton placement and I suspect users of the Aura One will like it as well.

Barry

Front cover folded back you can still press the button through the front cover and back cover? Propped sideways in bed it's not handy to have to pick it up and close and reopen the cover and then get it propped again on a pillow. I guess I'm just lazy, but a button that isn't covered is much easier to deal with. Same would be true propped on a desk if you stop reading for a few minutes and then go back and find it asleep. Button covered. At least it looks that way in the picture (the Aura One Kobo cover).

Mikeyboards · 08-28-2016, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jscris

... Propped sideways in bed it's not handy to have to pick it up and close and reopen the cover and then get it propped again on a pillow. I guess I'm just lazy, but a button that isn't covered is much easier to deal with. Same would be true propped on a desk if you stop reading for a few minutes and then go back and find it asleep. Button covered. At least it looks that way in the picture (the Aura One Kobo cover).

I know what you mean, jscris... I read that exact same way (on my side in bed, ereader kind of sideways and propped up against a pillow). I hadn't thought about that issue with the newly located button on the KA1. When I scrutinize those pix of the cover on Kobo's page, there are some things I wonder about.

Some of those pix make it look like there's a gap intentionally created between the folded-back cover and the back of the device/fitted cover, along the top. But it's really hard to tell for sure. (And is it enough to slip your finger into and press the button thru the custom hole in the fitted back part of the cover?) They did make a point of leaving open access to the USB port at the bottom, so maybe there's a design feature for accessing the back button, too.

One of the other things I keep noticing in those pix is that the angled hinge part of the cover (that becomes the fold-out stand) can obviously swing either way, which makes me think it would be too floppy and/or wear out at the fold. But again, let's hope we can trust the design and materials are compensating for such issues (at that price - hopefully!).

I do wish someone would review the cover, before it's time to make the quick decision at pre-order time!

Sweetpea · 08-29-2016, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Poppaea

Here is a new review from someone who has actually read a book with it.

Sadly though she seems not very well informed, claiming

Well, it looks like it has been changed to:

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The giant 7.8-inch Carta E Ink HD touchscreen makes it one of the biggest ebook readers ever made,

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08-27-2016, 12:57 PM	#258
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Ditto.

08-27-2016, 02:48 PM	#259
Barty doofus Posts: 2,555 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I thought he made a very interesting point <<But the extra size also pushes the AuraONE into another realm, a psychologicalone that's harder to measure, that has to do with the difference between hardbacks and paperbacks, and between non-fiction and fiction. There's something about the 7.8-inch screen on theAuraONE that makes it feel luxurious, more like a hardback, and more apt for non-fiction reading, than the smaller e-readers that, love them as I do, always make me think of pulp fiction.>>

08-28-2016, 04:18 PM	#263
gibletpie Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 107690 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kobo Aura One	I will be pre-ordering one of these--my first Kobo. This should alleviate some concerns over weight/handling: "Despite the added size, the Aura One remains comfortable in the hand, with just a tenth of a pound of added weight over the six-inch Kobo Glo HD and six hundredths of a pound over the Kindle Paperwhite. The thin 6.9 millimeter profile and textured back help as well." http://www.businessinsider.com/kobo-...parison-2016-8

08-28-2016, 06:47 PM	#264
jscris Addict Posts: 399 Karma: 123456 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central US Device: k1 - KAO2, IPads	Has anyone written a review that includes the sleep cover? The button on the back appears to be covered by the folded back front cover. This could make waking the Aura One a pain like the Voyage in Origami cover. I prop my readers and sleep on my side, often fall asleep and need to wake one up to read more. Hitting the button on the H20 is easier than waking up the Voyage.

08-28-2016, 07:37 PM	#265
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,698 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Presumably you could just close the cover and reopen it. This would let the magnet in the cover wake up the device.

08-28-2016, 09:16 PM	#267
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	My Kindle Voyage has a button on the back like that and the case that comes with it has a circular opening to press the button through the case. It's also a sleep cover so I can open the cover or press the button if the cover is already open. One of the things I like about the Voyage is that power buttton placement and I suspect users of the Aura One will like it as well. Barry