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Old 05-02-2017, 11:51 AM   #241
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From the spec sheets, the only dimension that changes is the thickness which loses .8mm while the weight drops by 23g (210g vs 233g for the original H2O).
It's 7 mm shorter, too. I was hoping for smaller all around dimensions.
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Or 'lasts for weeks' sounds better than the two months with an asterisk. Kobo is getting clever with their marketing the email I got announcing the new H2O featured Paula Hawkins 'Into the Water'. Though I'm not sure why they dropped the ball by not naming the new H2O something a little more unique or at least distinguishing.
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It's 7 mm shorter, too. I was hoping for smaller all around dimensions.
My bad. The original H2O was listed as 179x129x9.7 and I mistyped it is 129x172x9.7. I suspect the lower weight will be more important to most people.
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I probably won't get one. I never seem to use the one I have. It's partly because of the annoying port cover, but it's also bigger and heavier than I like.

What I really, really, really want is an upgrade to the original six inch Aura. An improved screen would be much appreciated, waterproofing would be nice (with no port cover), the new lighting options sound interesting, and more storage is always a good thing. I love the size, the shape, and the flush screen of the original Aura -- so much that I'd even buy one with no improvements at all. I do have a couple of Ebay spares but I guess they'll eventually die of old age even if they haven't been used; I charge them occasionally but I'm still mostly using my first one.

I like new toys so in the years following the release of the Aura I've gotten several more ereaders: H2O (nice but too big), Glo HD (perfectly fine but missing the flush screen and more perfect proportions of the Aura), Nook Glowlight Plus (ok, but boring and I hate the feel of the bezel), Kindle Voyage (bad two-toned screen), and Oasis (unstable and always gives me the feeling that it was designed by a committee). I prefer Kobos in general because of the customization options.

I do occasionally use the Oasis but over the past several months I've probably done at least ninety percent of my reading on the Aura; it just seems so perfectly designed that I can't believe it's been abandoned.
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Current H2O Size: 179.0 x 129.0 x 9.7 mm Weight 233 g
The new H2O Size:172.0 x 129.0 x 8.8 mm* Weight 207 g
The Aura One Size:195.1 x 138.5 x 6.9 mm Weight 230 g


* note that Height and Width were swapped here, they appear as 129x172x8.8 on the spec sheet as of this post. I presume someone at Kobo goofed and inverted the measurements
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Are the textured backs on these newer Kobo's hard plastic or are they rubberized? If rubberized it looks like they'd be nicer to hold...
It's plastic.
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Since i have not said this explicitly -

I got the new Aura H2O on Thursday. I would post about it except my site's back-end is down.

Ask me anything.
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It's plastic.
Are you using a sample device? The product photos on Kobo's site make it look just like the back of the Aura One
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Are you using a sample device? The product photos on Kobo's site make it look just like the back of the Aura One
It might be a sample but it came in the retail box.
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Old 05-02-2017, 01:11 PM   #250
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Nate, how does the screen look? Is the lighting even?
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Any idea which Mx processor it's using?
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Nate, how does the screen look? Is the lighting even?
I think it's even, but I attached 3 photos so you can see for yourself.


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Any idea which Mx processor it's using?
probably the same as before.
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Nate, which firmware is it running? Does it have the new home screen?
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Nate, which firmware is it running? Does it have the new home screen?
firmware 4.4.9193, dated 4/19/17

I'm not sure what the new home screen looks like.
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