best kobo for hacking

bleb · 07-22-2018, 01:35 PM

i'm planning to get a kobo to put koreader on, but i'm also curious about other modifications. for example, i don't believe any kobo supports using a bluetooth keyboard, but i've heard that some people do hardware mods to make this possible. are some kobos better than others for hardware modification? what about stuff like replacing a weak battery?

if i didn't care about hackability i'd probably go with the aura one or aura h2o, but stuff like waterproofing seems to conflict with ease of disassembly. what kobos are best suited to fucking around with?

Ken Maltby · 07-22-2018, 09:41 PM

Personally, I think the Aura HD has the most "hackable" features. It still has the internal microSD as well as an external one. It has internal serial test points on its PCB (that's one way to add the hardware part of a blutooth connection). Its battery is easy to replace.
Not sure how the keyboard interface would work though.

Luck;
Ken

cramoisi · 07-28-2018, 11:34 AM

if you want a recent kobo, you could also go with the new clara HD , it has a removable sd card ; which means : backup and unbricking if something goes wrong.

07-22-2018, 01:35 PM	#1
bleb Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kobo?	best kobo for hacking i'm planning to get a kobo to put koreader on, but i'm also curious about other modifications. for example, i don't believe any kobo supports using a bluetooth keyboard, but i've heard that some people do hardware mods to make this possible. are some kobos better than others for hardware modification? what about stuff like replacing a weak battery? if i didn't care about hackability i'd probably go with the aura one or aura h2o, but stuff like waterproofing seems to conflict with ease of disassembly. what kobos are best suited to fucking around with? Last edited by bleb; 07-22-2018 at 01:37 PM.

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07-22-2018, 09:41 PM	#2
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	Personally, I think the Aura HD has the most "hackable" features. It still has the internal microSD as well as an external one. It has internal serial test points on its PCB (that's one way to add the hardware part of a blutooth connection). Its battery is easy to replace. Not sure how the keyboard interface would work though. Luck; Ken

07-28-2018, 11:34 AM	#3
cramoisi Librarian Posts: 346 Karma: 72225 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Liège - Belgium Device: kobo gloHD - KA1	if you want a recent kobo, you could also go with the new clara HD , it has a removable sd card ; which means : backup and unbricking if something goes wrong.