Did you buy one of the new Kobos (or do you plan to)? - Page 17

echwel · 02-18-2022, 09:36 AM

I've bought the Sage to replace the Forma I bought 5 months earlier, and never got a loving feeling for.

The Forma was, to me, much like my 5 year old KA1, but added the page-buttons. Those were fine, but the on/off/sleep-button ruined the experience for me. What an annoying button that is. Most of the times I had to push it more than once to work.

I sold the Forma, and bought me a Sage. Buttons all fine, faster. The reduced battery life (which still is good enough) is the only thing that is worse on the device to me.

Odyssee · 02-22-2022, 04:59 AM

I have a Forma for more than 3 years now and it still works fine. I really love it. However because it has to be replaced in a not so far future, I started thinking about a replacement. I considered to buy another Forma as an backup because I really love the Forma. But I was also curious about the new Sage so I bought that one instead. I don't have usage for note taking but an 8 inch screen is a must. I had read about the poor battery life but since I only use the device for e-reading I thought I could cope with that.
Now after a few weeks using the Sage I must confess that I am disappointed. The battery really sucks. I have to recharge every 5 or 6 days. With my Forma that was on average every 15 or 20 days. The Sage is significantly heavier. The page buttons are not very responsive. Frequently I have to press 2 or more times to move the page. All in all I wish I had bought a new Forma instead. Maybe I will yet.

View Poll Results: Did you buy one of the new Kobos?
I bought one of the new Kobos	92	43.40%
I bought both of the new Kobos	10	4.72%
I haven't bought yet, but I'm planning to	16	7.55%
I might buy, but I'm not sure yet	21	9.91%
I'm waiting for the price to drop	8	3.77%
There's something I don't like about them, so probably no	13	6.13%
I'm not interested in them	7	3.30%
My current readers are fine, so no	51	24.06%
I bought one, but returned it, because it was defective	1	0.47%
I bought one, but returned it, because I didn't like it	3	1.42%
I prefer another brand of ereaders	4	1.89%
I don't use eink	0	0%
The blue one next to the fish	6	2.83%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 212. You may not vote on this poll

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02-18-2022, 09:36 AM	#241
echwel Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 13694 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Forma (sold), Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch	I've bought the Sage to replace the Forma I bought 5 months earlier, and never got a loving feeling for. The Forma was, to me, much like my 5 year old KA1, but added the page-buttons. Those were fine, but the on/off/sleep-button ruined the experience for me. What an annoying button that is. Most of the times I had to push it more than once to work. I sold the Forma, and bought me a Sage. Buttons all fine, faster. The reduced battery life (which still is good enough) is the only thing that is worse on the device to me.

02-22-2022, 04:59 AM	#242
Odyssee Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 25572 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kobo Sage, Kindle Basic 11	I have a Forma for more than 3 years now and it still works fine. I really love it. However because it has to be replaced in a not so far future, I started thinking about a replacement. I considered to buy another Forma as an backup because I really love the Forma. But I was also curious about the new Sage so I bought that one instead. I don't have usage for note taking but an 8 inch screen is a must. I had read about the poor battery life but since I only use the device for e-reading I thought I could cope with that. Now after a few weeks using the Sage I must confess that I am disappointed. The battery really sucks. I have to recharge every 5 or 6 days. With my Forma that was on average every 15 or 20 days. The Sage is significantly heavier. The page buttons are not very responsive. Frequently I have to press 2 or more times to move the page. All in all I wish I had bought a new Forma instead. Maybe I will yet.