Aura ONE Questions for Aura One owners - Page 2

Odyssee · 01-10-2020, 04:26 AM

I had an Aura One. No sleep-cover, no wifi, never powered down but the battery was not great. Reading every day for 30 minutes I had to recharge every 7-9 days.
I have now a Forma. It's battery is much better. Have to recharge every 19-22 days.

Mercador · 01-10-2020, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bearymore

It seems to me that both these problems started soon after updating to firmware 4.19.14123. Could this be the issue? What is your firmware version?

Same, 4.19.14123

Mercador · 01-10-2020, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Odyssee

I had an Aura One. No sleep-cover, no wifi, never powered down but the battery was not great. Reading every day for 30 minutes I had to recharge every 7-9 days.
I have now a Forma. It's battery is much better. Have to recharge every 19-22 days.

How's the weight? I saw one in shop but with the big antitheft thing, it's difficult to evaluate the weight. It's been 3½ years I have my One, so maybe I'm ready for a new one. I would like a bigger screen though, it would be fun to be able to read PDFs without zooming, I could stop purchasing physical RPG books.

DNSB · 01-10-2020, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercador

How's the weight? I saw one in shop but with the big antitheft thing, it's difficult to evaluate the weight. It's been 3½ years I have my One, so maybe I'm ready for a new one. I would like a bigger screen though, it would be fun to be able to read PDFs without zooming, I could stop purchasing physical RPG books.

The Aura One without case weighs 250g while the Forma without case weighs 197g. Not that significant when you first hold the device but after reading a while, it gets noticeable.

Not sure how much difference tha extra 0.2" (7.8" to 8.0") would make to reading PDF books. My laptop or iPad Pro are still preferable for that purpose.

Mercador · 01-10-2020, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Not sure how much difference tha extra 0.2" (7.8" to 8.0") would make to reading PDF books. My laptop or iPad Pro are still preferable for that purpose.

Oh I thought the difference was more than that. Maybe I should look for those 10" readers then but it's a bit too expensive to my taste.

meeera · 01-11-2020, 12:01 AM

It's worth also bearing in mind that a case, which many people would consider more or less essential for a glass-substrate device, is less so for the flexible-substrate Forma. Cases can add a fair bit of heft.

Mercador · 01-11-2020, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by meeera

It's worth also bearing in mind that a case, which many people would consider more or less essential for a glass-substrate device, is less so for the flexible-substrate Forma. Cases can add a fair bit of heft.

I won't purchase any official case anymore anyway, lesson learned.

ballfresno · 01-11-2020, 05:05 PM

My KA1 is starting to need charging more frequently. I started noticing this a couple of months ago. I got mine when they came out.

Not in a rush to replace it, mind you. I love reading on it.

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Mercador · 01-11-2020, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ballfresno

My KA1 is starting to need charging more frequently. I started noticing this a couple of months ago. I got mine when they came out.

Not in a rush to replace it, mind you. I love reading on it.

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Yeah, I'm wondering the same, I could wait to the next revision, generally in September. I would like a bigger screen but not sure there's an enough big market for that.

HLS · 01-11-2020, 06:50 PM

I have one. nev er use it. the upgrades are worth it

Mercador · 01-17-2020, 03:45 PM

I think I found the culprit. When I remove auto brightness and auto color, I got only a 10% loss after one week usage (that seems more the norm). I guess there's an issue with those since the last patch or two. Do you know if they got a bug tracker? I could raise a ticket for that though I don't mind having those features inactive.

Cootey · 01-22-2020, 11:07 AM

I've gone through three KA1s. One had lighting issues, so I returned it. The replacement lasted years until two weeks ago. The other was my daughter's and either she damaged the USB port, or it was defective as others have reported here. Once out of warranty, it failed to take a charge.

I loved my KA1. Loved it to death. I kept good care of it (no scratches or dings), and the battery was great, but then the face started peeling up in September. All four sides. I have kindles that are far older and that have held up better with similar use. It's likely my case was too snug because the kobo unit became curved.

KA1s aren't easy to take apart. My older KA1's face pried off with slight effort when I inspected the USB port, but the newer one that had the peeling problem was bonded solidly to the frame. It seemed to be glued tight everywhere except the peeling edges. I couldn't pry it apart for love nor money. YMMV

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01-10-2020, 04:26 AM	#16
Odyssee Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 25572 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kobo Sage, Kindle Basic 11	I had an Aura One. No sleep-cover, no wifi, never powered down but the battery was not great. Reading every day for 30 minutes I had to recharge every 7-9 days. I have now a Forma. It's battery is much better. Have to recharge every 19-22 days.

01-11-2020, 12:01 AM	#21
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,659 Karma: 66420972 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	It's worth also bearing in mind that a case, which many people would consider more or less essential for a glass-substrate device, is less so for the flexible-substrate Forma. Cases can add a fair bit of heft.

01-11-2020, 05:05 PM	#23
ballfresno Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 4197114 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo (Sage, Aura One, Aura HD, & Touch); reMarkable tablet.	My KA1 is starting to need charging more frequently. I started noticing this a couple of months ago. I got mine when they came out. Not in a rush to replace it, mind you. I love reading on it. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

01-11-2020, 06:50 PM	#25
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,028 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I have one. nev er use it. the upgrades are worth it

01-17-2020, 03:45 PM	#26
Mercador I'm not a number! Posts: 242 Karma: 11496 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Quebec City Device: Kobo Elipsa	I think I found the culprit. When I remove auto brightness and auto color, I got only a 10% loss after one week usage (that seems more the norm). I guess there's an issue with those since the last patch or two. Do you know if they got a bug tracker? I could raise a ticket for that though I don't mind having those features inactive.

01-22-2020, 11:07 AM	#27
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,107 Karma: 6463851 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Clara HD, Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS eReader apps	I've gone through three KA1s. One had lighting issues, so I returned it. The replacement lasted years until two weeks ago. The other was my daughter's and either she damaged the USB port, or it was defective as others have reported here. Once out of warranty, it failed to take a charge. I loved my KA1. Loved it to death. I kept good care of it (no scratches or dings), and the battery was great, but then the face started peeling up in September. All four sides. I have kindles that are far older and that have held up better with similar use. It's likely my case was too snug because the kobo unit became curved. KA1s aren't easy to take apart. My older KA1's face pried off with slight effort when I inspected the USB port, but the newer one that had the peeling problem was bonded solidly to the frame. It seemed to be glued tight everywhere except the peeling edges. I couldn't pry it apart for love nor money. YMMV Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

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