04-16-2018, 07:03 AM | #16 |
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They are attractive! It's one reason why I prefer them over Kindle's. But thumbnails online make them look no different than other eReaders. The blue button is a distinctive design feature, as is the textured backing, but they're hidden design features.
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04-16-2018, 08:12 AM | #17 |
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For me it's always going to be function over form. What makes me pick a Kobo over a Kindle is what's inside... how my reading experience will be improved. Such as until recently, Kindles didn't have a way to darken or thicken fonts, which made for a terrible reading experience for my eyesight. I have no idea why Kindle was so slow to add that, even my Sony 350s were capable of it from over 8 years ago, and a feature I can't do without. I have a Kindle PW2, but I use it to just download a free book each month, I never read on it.
The majority of people use covers on their readers to protect them, so anything fancy done to the back just vanishes, making it a rather pointless piece of eye candy. Even the front, you'll only see it while reading, and a busy or fancy bezel I find just distracting. You could just add a skin to the front of your reader if you want to customize it for yourself. As long as it's not a ridiculous pink (sorry to all the pink lovers, but it's not for me ) or even white, I prefer just a standard black frame. The darker frames actually tend to make the text appear with a bit more contrast. Shiny bezels are out too (Nooks were horrible with their white shiny frames, no idea if they're still the same, I haven't even looked at them for years, but it was an instant no due to that). I did love the Sonys with the very dark blue frames that were only available in Europe for some idiotic reason, but I did manage to get 2 of them used that are still perfect. If only they had a front light, I'd still be reading on them. |
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04-16-2018, 09:03 AM | #18 |
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No, i think the design got a bit better when i look at the H2O device... the first one has that horrible looking back while this new one i really love the look but then again again... i think looks shouldn't be cutting edge.
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04-16-2018, 09:11 AM | #19 |
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"Boring" bezels are what will appeal to the masses. Those of use who want something different can easily add a skin. But making them colorful out of the box will increase manufacturing cost, and lead to products not selling. While a colorful bezel may appeal to some, they will be in the minority. No company wants Devices languishing on shelves because of a color choice.
Remember Apple's fairly recent attempt at the colorful iPhone 5c? They went for cutesy and it didn't work. |
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04-16-2018, 09:23 AM | #21 |
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Amazon tried something different with the Oasis 1 & 2 and they failed. Both have a terrible design.
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04-16-2018, 09:30 AM | #22 |
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The Oasis 2 failed? I love mine, best Kindle I've had, and I've had several.
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04-16-2018, 10:46 AM | #24 |
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04-16-2018, 11:45 AM | #25 |
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Not KOBO in general but I would like to see all ereader makers add more color choices.
I would love to see Apple make an ereader with a body casing like an ipad but with eink display, 7 or 8 inches in rose gold. No bells or whistles just eink like a kindle but with a sweet tablet like body in rose gold |
04-16-2018, 11:55 AM | #26 | |
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I do not think they failed. They just lied. They advertised unrealistic battery life. They could have made the fat end a little wider to accommodate a bigger battery or make the whole device the same thickness so a really big battery could be installed. You can still keep the device thinner than the paper white. The voyage was thin and had better battery |
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04-16-2018, 12:03 PM | #27 |
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The screen of the Oasis 2 is good. But the rest of the design is what's a fail.
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04-16-2018, 03:34 PM | #28 |
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04-16-2018, 03:43 PM | #29 |
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I find the design and balance of the Oasis 2 to be very nice. I expected to not like it, but I do. I like the wider bezel where the buttons are, (I could do without the buttons.) The ease of changing hands when reading is at the top of what I love about the device.
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04-16-2018, 05:04 PM | #30 |
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Last week, I got a to see the Oasis 2 in person and the design is lousy. That's why the battery is weak. It's weak because of design of the bezel is not good to hold a good sized battery.
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