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Old 12-27-2021, 12:52 PM   #556
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The power cover is meant to be the remedy. Obviously they knew about the Sage battery life before it was released, there's no other reason for that charging cover.
It is not beyond the realms of plausibility that the battery was weak by design precisely in order to promote sales of the power cover accessory.
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Old 12-27-2021, 01:12 PM   #557
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It is not beyond the realms of plausibility that the battery was weak by design precisely in order to promote sales of the power cover accessory.
The phantom power cover, nowhere to be seen.
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Old 12-27-2021, 01:16 PM   #558
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The phantom power cover, nowhere to be seen.
They've sold quite a few of them though "purveyors of new apparel to the Emperor" perhaps?
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Old 12-27-2021, 01:31 PM   #559
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They've sold quite a few of them though "purveyors of new apparel to the Emperor" perhaps?
Unless I missed it, Kobo has delisted it from their website.
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Old 12-27-2021, 01:34 PM   #560
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Unless I missed it, Kobo has delisted it from their website.
I still see it in both the global and the Canadian site.
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Old 12-27-2021, 01:41 PM   #561
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I still see it in both the global and the Canadian site.
Hmm, I changed browsers and found it. There's still hope for those waiting. Maybe.
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Old 12-27-2021, 02:06 PM   #562
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Unless I missed it, Kobo has delisted it from their website.
Still on my Kobo website, never went away.
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Old 12-27-2021, 05:00 PM   #563
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What are the details on the charging cover? Cost? How does it work (with its own battery or what?)? It must add quite a bit of weight, relatively speaking...right?
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Old 12-27-2021, 05:27 PM   #564
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What are the details on the charging cover? Cost? How does it work (with its own battery or what?)? It must add quite a bit of weight, relatively speaking...right?
On my Kobo site the power cover is the equivalent of $95US and I believe it's approximately half the weight of the reader itself, both major strikes against it for me
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Old 12-27-2021, 06:58 PM   #565
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I had already decided I would buy a Sage; however, given the battery issues, surely Kobo will soon produce something as a remedy or replacement. Thus, I'll wait a while and keep enjoying my KA1.

I doubt Kobo will produce a replacement model for the Sage. The past product release schedule suggests we won't see a new 8 inch flagship for another 2 or 3 years. I believe the Forma was released 3 years prior to the Sage.

Everyone should keep an eye on their used ereader market on occasion to see if someone is selling an Aura One. Sometimes they're available for really cheap.

I think the Aura One would get my vote for best ereader ever. I know there would be a contingent of Voyage fans who would object. Hard to argue with the first 7.8" reader and first temperature control front light.
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On my Kobo site the power cover is the equivalent of $95US and I believe it's approximately half the weight of the reader itself, both major strikes against it for me
I would use it only for keeping the Sage in while not reading.

I pre-ordered it from Amazon for 55 €. Still not available, of course.

Yes, it has its own battery.
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Old 12-27-2021, 07:11 PM   #567
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Everyone should keep an eye on their used ereader market on occasion to see if someone is selling an Aura One. Sometimes they're available for really cheap.

I think the Aura One would get my vote for best ereader ever. I know there would be a contingent of Voyage fans who would object. Hard to argue with the first 7.8" reader and first temperature control front light.
No Aura One for me, no matter how cheap. The lack of page-turn buttons is a dealbreaker and I hate the shape.

I was not a Voyage fan either. In fact, there is no ereader produced so far that would get my vote. Every one of them has flaws. From the current crop, the Sage has excess weight, poor battery life and uneven frontlight, the Libra 2 has an older processor and is slower than the Sage and the Oasis 3, and the Oasis 3 has a metal back, locked down software and worse contrast than the new Kobos.
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I doubt Kobo will produce a replacement model for the Sage. The past product release schedule suggests we won't see a new 8 inch flagship for another 2 or 3 years. I believe the Forma was released 3 years prior to the Sage.

Everyone should keep an eye on their used ereader market on occasion to see if someone is selling an Aura One. Sometimes they're available for really cheap.

I think the Aura One would get my vote for best ereader ever. I know there would be a contingent of Voyage fans who would object. Hard to argue with the first 7.8" reader and first temperature control front light.
I have the Aura One and have recently started using it more. I really like it. The Forma is sometimes a bit tempting for the buttons but not unless it comes down a good bit. It also isn't as good a shape as the Aura One.
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On my Kobo site the power cover is the equivalent of $95US and I believe it's approximately half the weight of the reader itself, both major strikes against it for me
Kobo are the PowerCover as available in Australia for $129AUD. This is the first time I have seen them as available. And JB HiFi have them available for delivery, but not in store.
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On my Kobo site the power cover is the equivalent of $95US and I believe it's approximately half the weight of the reader itself, both major strikes against it for me
Looking at the local Kobo site and ChaptersIndigo, both show the PowerCover is available for $99.99 Cdn (~$78.17 US). For me, ChaptersIndigo has the better shipping and the advantage of a B&M return.

The only reliable weight I could find for the PowerCover is the shipping weight (259g) but I suspect I would be unpacking the PowerCover before use so that number is pretty useless. The numbers I found for the weight of the PowerCover by itself were not consistent though one of them was worth a laugh since it stated the PowerCover added 450 grams to the weight of the Sage.
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