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Old 10-20-2021, 11:57 PM   #16
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From reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/commen...bo_sage_today/

"Very good device, but the non-uniformity of the back light is still a problem! You clearly see a brighter bar towards the buttons side, actually it's not even a bar, it's two groups of LEDs. You can somehow mask it by playing with the warm light and the intensity of the overall back light, but KOBO, for a 300 EUR device, WTF ?
Firstly, I can hardly look at that photo. It looks like they used a pink highlighter on it. That is just to distracting and makes it hard for me to take seriously. I keep wondering what they are reading that they don't want anyone to know about. I suppose it is probably an attempt to not cause copyright issues, but, that wouldn't be a problem for a screenshot like that, and all they had to do was use a different book.

The post reads weird to me. I don't know what the "two groups of LEDs" means. I don't know if they are referring to the two sets of LEDs these devices have, one for white and the other for the colour, or if they are seeing a break in light on the right side. Which I don't see. Or is the reference to "bar" mean they think there should be a single long LED down that side?

It does feel like they have gone out of their way to make it look as bad as possible. The light settings and camera seem to emphasise it. And the pink makes it worse. I want to see it in person. But, the local shop that should stock them doesn't have any yet. Their web site still shows "Pre-order" and all they could say was they didn't have them in yet.

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I didn't notice the comment on the reddit page under the photo about them exaggerating the lighting until I saw @MGlitch's post. To me, that makes the photo pretty much useless. I have no idea from the photo what it actually looks like. I am sure the poster is seeing something, but, I can't tell how bad it actually is.
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Old 10-21-2021, 02:24 AM   #17
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Somebody in Japan got their Sage in. Just one photo...
https://twitter.com/yamayama52/statu...305287/photo/1

Unless you count the box:
https://twitter.com/yamayama52/statu...587394/photo/1
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Old 10-21-2021, 03:02 AM   #18
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https://twitter.com/yamayama52/statu...312064/photo/1

Sage side by side with Forma (not full picture)
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Old 10-21-2021, 05:53 AM   #19
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KOBO Sage video review

https://youtu.be/EtOfizWT3_o

It is in Japanese but shows the nitetaking and stylus features.

I am gurssing the multiple dots on the thin bezel side of the reader is for the case with batt pack?
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Old 10-21-2021, 05:57 AM   #20
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I am gurssing the multiple dots on the thin bezel side of the reader is for the case with batt pack?
Yeah, it looks like a battery connector like mobile phone batteries use.
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Old 10-21-2021, 06:03 AM   #21
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Ordered on Friday, contacted kobo canada last evening and they said it would ship today. It did and somehow made it from Ontario through Montreal and beyond already. Hoping to have it for the weekend!
I think our sages are on the same truck... waiting for that processed or out for delivery!!
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Old 10-21-2021, 07:53 AM   #22
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KOBO Sage video review

https://youtu.be/EtOfizWT3_o

It is in Japanese but shows the nitetaking and stylus features.

I am gurssing the multiple dots on the thin bezel side of the reader is for the case with batt pack?
I'm hoping the added weight of the Sage over the Forma might not be as bad as if it was distributed over the area of a smaller device like the Clara, in terms of the perception of the added weight.

Yes, those dots must be the charging connectors for the battery pack.

The light uniformity over the screen looks good, insofar as it's possible to tell over a video. I was looking at the button side bezel for the characteristic strip that plagued the Forma and couldn't see it, FWIW.
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Old 10-21-2021, 08:01 AM   #23
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I'm hoping the added weight of the Sage over the Forma might not be as bad as if it was distributed over the area of a smaller device like the Clara, in terms of the perception of the added weight.
YMMV of course, but yes, it's heavier in a direct comparison, but I don't really feel the extra weight using it.

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The light uniformity over the screen looks good, insofar as it's possible to tell over a video. I was looking at the button side bezel for the characteristic strip that plagued the Forma and couldn't see it, FWIW.
Mine doesn't have it.
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Old 10-21-2021, 08:39 AM   #24
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YMMV of course, but yes, it's heavier in a direct comparison, but I don't really feel the extra weight using it.



Mine doesn't have it.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to be extremely curious to see what your battery performance is like over the first week or so of using the Sage.

I'm in the minority of users who still value battery performance highly; not so much because of any inconvenience with having to re-charge, but because of the potential for battery degradation over the life of the device. Was the reason I sold my Oasis 1. E-ink devices don't change enough over the course of a few years to warrant having to upgrade because of a degraded battery.
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Old 10-21-2021, 10:20 AM   #25
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Alas my Sage met with a sorting delay. I’ll have an updated delivery time tomorrow.

Though at least I know it’s been shipped, Kobo did finally send an email today (despite the fact that the UPS label was already created on the 18th w/ est. delivery of today the 21st). I expect it’ll either be Monday or Tuesday for when I get it.
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Old 10-21-2021, 10:27 AM   #26
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Well I’ve weakened and ordered one. No cover though, I don’t like the light grey inner of the official cover. I might get a sleeve for it. It will be my Christmas present to myself.
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The sage I ordered for my wife's birthday arrived yesterday when we were out, so I'll drop by the post office after work to retrieve it.

The processing note I'd received from Kobo earlier this week did indicate that the sleepcover would ship next week.

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Well I’ve weakened and ordered one.
I'm starting to feel the same way...
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Contact their online chat? Hopefully it shipped and they didn't send email. Mine was over 500km away from the shipping point when I got the tracking email from the kobo store.

Tried. They’re saying it’s still showing as processing and directed me to the order status page for updates. 🙄

I have nothing showing up in my UPS app, but with any luck, the inquiry will be enough to get things moving.


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