Reliability... which e-reader? - Page 2

HarryT · 04-18-2015, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonist

Stay away from Kobo Aura HD.

I've just had the third out of 4 Kobo Aura HDs fail and Kobo has refused to honor the warranty on a single one of these.

I have never had such issues with any other ereaders.

You broke your screen substrate; this is physical damage and is outside the scope of any warranty.

booklover6 · 04-18-2015, 07:57 AM

I bought a used Kobo Touch for my son, and it's working just fine. No telling how old it is. I don't like it, myself, I prefer the Glo (also liked the Mini, the Aura HD, and the Aura). Since the Touch has the hardware home button, there are differences in how the device is used.

If you like to fiddle a lot with settings, the Kobo is a great choice. If you like to just download from the "cloud" and don't really care what the book looks like, the Kindle is great.

Reading less than 300 books over a 3 year period has nothing to do with your device getting old or not working right. I am a fiddler and am constantly loading and deleting books from my various kobos, not to mention reading hundreds every year. Your issues were more likely caused by a bad file, since a factory reset fixed it up. The battery life on my Touch is not as good as on my other devices, which may have to do with the age of the device. Batteries don't last forever. The more you use them, the more they degrade.

barryem · 04-19-2015, 11:48 AM

I use my Kobo Mini and my oldest Paperwhite for loaning books to friends and neighbors. I have no idea how many books they've read on them but I'd be surprised if both readers haven't been through 500 to 1000 books. Possibly twice that. Both are in like-new condition. I have them in a case when I loan them but probably each has been read by 30 or 40 people over the years, some of whom have dogs, and they've all held up very well.

Before I used them for loaning I'd probably read a couple hundred book on the Paperwhite and a few hundred short stories on the Kobo Mini.

These things have been heavily used and held up well. I have full confidence in the durability of both Kobos and Kindles.

Barry

faithbw · 04-20-2015, 09:40 AM

I used a used Kindle NT silver model before I recently purchased my Paperwhite. It worked great! I never had any issues with it. I imagine it was reliable because Amazon sold the silver non-touch Kindle back in 2011 and I just sold mine a couple of months ago. I'm loving my PW as well. I imagine that as long you keep your reader in a good case and treat it well, it should be fine and last a long while.

iluvgadgets · 05-03-2015, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackstar57

Does it ever freeze on you? My Kobo did it a lot but most times just rebooting it worked. I just thought these things should last more than 3 years. Thanks for the response. Good to know Kindles are reliable.

Nope never had any problems with freezing either. My kindle keyboard and kindle touch still work perfectly.

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04-18-2015, 07:57 AM	#17
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I bought a used Kobo Touch for my son, and it's working just fine. No telling how old it is. I don't like it, myself, I prefer the Glo (also liked the Mini, the Aura HD, and the Aura). Since the Touch has the hardware home button, there are differences in how the device is used. If you like to fiddle a lot with settings, the Kobo is a great choice. If you like to just download from the "cloud" and don't really care what the book looks like, the Kindle is great. Reading less than 300 books over a 3 year period has nothing to do with your device getting old or not working right. I am a fiddler and am constantly loading and deleting books from my various kobos, not to mention reading hundreds every year. Your issues were more likely caused by a bad file, since a factory reset fixed it up. The battery life on my Touch is not as good as on my other devices, which may have to do with the age of the device. Batteries don't last forever. The more you use them, the more they degrade.

04-19-2015, 11:48 AM	#18
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I use my Kobo Mini and my oldest Paperwhite for loaning books to friends and neighbors. I have no idea how many books they've read on them but I'd be surprised if both readers haven't been through 500 to 1000 books. Possibly twice that. Both are in like-new condition. I have them in a case when I loan them but probably each has been read by 30 or 40 people over the years, some of whom have dogs, and they've all held up very well. Before I used them for loaning I'd probably read a couple hundred book on the Paperwhite and a few hundred short stories on the Kobo Mini. These things have been heavily used and held up well. I have full confidence in the durability of both Kobos and Kindles. Barry

04-20-2015, 09:40 AM	#19
faithbw Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 1526148 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: A place where the sun always shines Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Mini 2	I used a used Kindle NT silver model before I recently purchased my Paperwhite. It worked great! I never had any issues with it. I imagine it was reliable because Amazon sold the silver non-touch Kindle back in 2011 and I just sold mine a couple of months ago. I'm loving my PW as well. I imagine that as long you keep your reader in a good case and treat it well, it should be fine and last a long while.

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