Aura H2O2 creaking, is it normal?

-sandro- · 06-21-2018, 06:34 AM

Hello,
I just received my new Kobo H2O 2nd edition.
I was wondering, before asking for a replacement, if a little bit of creaking sounds is normal when you use it and pinch it, especially at the bottom part.
Just to be clear, it's nothing that serious, it's a personal worry that it could eventually get worse in the future cause it doesn't sound so sturdy as it was described in reviews. Maybe a I got a semi defective copy. I previously owned a last generation kindle (plain version) and it was really sturdy, no movements or sounds whatsoever.

Do your H2Os creak?

Thanks

Quoth · 06-21-2018, 09:33 AM

My H2O mk1 is sturdy and doesn't creak. I did buy a cheap sleep cover on Amazon, simply to protect the screen.

-sandro- · 06-21-2018, 10:54 AM

Thanks, I don't think the old version can compare being a different model.

JohhnyMix · 06-21-2018, 01:01 PM

i got the h2o v2 and i dont hear anything

-sandro- · 06-21-2018, 03:01 PM

What if you press it on the sides or press the the rubbed back with your hand, doesn't it make sounds like if there's empty space? That kind of toyish plasticy sound.

geek1011 · 06-23-2018, 06:31 PM

My Aura Edition 2 also does this, and has been doing it for the last few months.

Elaxon · 06-23-2018, 07:04 PM

My aura H20 first edition does this but I think it is cause I removed and added my sleep cover so many times there is a small gap.

JasperBeardly · 06-24-2018, 09:18 PM

Mine has been doing this since I bought it last year. Sometime I absent mindedly squeeze it while I read. I have to squeeze at the edges, it feels like the two haves don’t fit together very well.

surt · 06-27-2018, 03:43 AM

I've just replaced mine and both it and the original creaked out of the box when handling.

-sandro- · 06-27-2018, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surt

I've just replaced mine and both it and the original creaked out of the box when handling.

Thanks! Not sure if that's the norm or we are all unlucky. Somebody said they don't hear anything...

JohhnyMix · 06-27-2018, 03:51 PM

yup, i said that mine doesn't make any sound.... it does make those sounds when i apply extreme force on the back but so does many other hardware device... when i press with normal force i dont hear anything.

npr · 06-28-2018, 07:01 AM

My H2O E2 is squeak free. In fact it feels very solid around the edge, much more so than the old Glo.

-sandro- · 06-28-2018, 06:02 PM

Mine is a squeak fest held at the bottom part... and of course the store who was supposed to replace it disappered and doesn't answer my emails anymore...

-sandro- · 07-03-2018, 01:47 PM

I returned mine for a replacement... I'll let you know.

katanel · 09-20-2018, 10:57 AM

mine also do this sound if I press it with force at the bottom.
Kindle Paperwhite on the other hands...no sound!

06-21-2018, 06:34 AM	#1
-sandro- Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo H2O 2nd edition	creaking, is it normal? Hello, I just received my new Kobo H2O 2nd edition. I was wondering, before asking for a replacement, if a little bit of creaking sounds is normal when you use it and pinch it, especially at the bottom part. Just to be clear, it's nothing that serious, it's a personal worry that it could eventually get worse in the future cause it doesn't sound so sturdy as it was described in reviews. Maybe a I got a semi defective copy. I previously owned a last generation kindle (plain version) and it was really sturdy, no movements or sounds whatsoever. Do your H2Os creak? Thanks

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06-21-2018, 09:33 AM	#2
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,154 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	My H2O mk1 is sturdy and doesn't creak. I did buy a cheap sleep cover on Amazon, simply to protect the screen.

06-21-2018, 10:54 AM	#3
-sandro- Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo H2O 2nd edition	Thanks, I don't think the old version can compare being a different model.

06-21-2018, 01:01 PM	#4
JohhnyMix Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: Kobo H2O V2	i got the h2o v2 and i dont hear anything

06-21-2018, 03:01 PM	#5
-sandro- Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo H2O 2nd edition	What if you press it on the sides or press the the rubbed back with your hand, doesn't it make sounds like if there's empty space? That kind of toyish plasticy sound.

06-23-2018, 06:31 PM	#6
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,735 Karma: 6987557 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	My Aura Edition 2 also does this, and has been doing it for the last few months.

06-23-2018, 07:04 PM	#7
Elaxon Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 224118 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kobo H20 Aura	My aura H20 first edition does this but I think it is cause I removed and added my sleep cover so many times there is a small gap.

06-24-2018, 09:18 PM	#8
JasperBeardly Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 11846 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Southern California Device: Kobo Libra 2	Mine has been doing this since I bought it last year. Sometime I absent mindedly squeeze it while I read. I have to squeeze at the edges, it feels like the two haves don’t fit together very well.

06-27-2018, 03:43 AM	#9
surt Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo Aura H20 Edition 2	I've just replaced mine and both it and the original creaked out of the box when handling.

06-27-2018, 03:51 PM	#11
JohhnyMix Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: Kobo H2O V2	yup, i said that mine doesn't make any sound.... it does make those sounds when i apply extreme force on the back but so does many other hardware device... when i press with normal force i dont hear anything.

06-28-2018, 07:01 AM	#12
npr Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 37418 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Glo, Aura, H2OE2, Libra 2	My H2O E2 is squeak free. In fact it feels very solid around the edge, much more so than the old Glo.

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06-28-2018, 06:02 PM	#13
-sandro- Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo H2O 2nd edition	Mine is a squeak fest held at the bottom part... and of course the store who was supposed to replace it disappered and doesn't answer my emails anymore...

07-03-2018, 01:47 PM	#14
-sandro- Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo H2O 2nd edition	I returned mine for a replacement... I'll let you know.

09-20-2018, 10:57 AM	#15
katanel Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: Kobo H20 edition 2	mine also do this sound if I press it with force at the bottom. Kindle Paperwhite on the other hands...no sound!