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Old 02-23-2018, 09:39 PM   #16
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Do you have a local JB HiFi? They are listing stock of the Aura H2O2 at a lot of stores. And you should be able to have a play to decide if you like it.
They're listing stock for online orders today for me, too. And Click & Collect availability in all four of my closest shops.
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I gave my Aura ONE to my wife before Christmas to try. But, I also I never expected to get it back. At the moment I'm using an Aura H20 and waiting to see what Kobo release in April. (Note: this is a guess, I don't know if they will release something the first half of this year, but I am pretty sure they will.)

Do you have a local JB HiFi? They are listing stock of the Aura H2O2 at a lot of stores. And you should be able to have a play to decide if you like it.
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They're listing stock for online orders today for me, too. And Click & Collect availability in all four of my closest shops.
My closest JB HiFi is Canberra (and since we're talking 100km away, any of the three Canberra stores are equally close), but none are showing a H2O in stock. So it would be an online purchase - which is what I had been expecting and why I've been watching the Kobo site rather than anywhere else (that's were I bought my Aura One). Anyway, thanks for the heads-up about JB HiFi. ... Now I just have to wonder about waiting until April to see if you're right, davidfor.

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Ugh. Whenever I pickup my Touch or Glo, the just feel so primitive. I don't know if I could read on them for any length of time.
I only got my Aura One last September. Being so new to the glitz and glamour of a new ereader makes it a little bit easier to go back.
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I have a couple of old Sony Readers (650 & T1). Going back to using them would be be not as good as reading with my H2O.
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The H2O2 is showing as available at Kobo. So is the original H2O.
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The H2O2 is showing as available at Kobo. So is the original H2O.
Both are still "Temporarily Out of Stock" from Kobo Australia.
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Old 05-15-2018, 08:39 PM   #21
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After a very long "temporarily out of stock", Kobo Australia are now selling H2O (2nd edition) again. And for $20 off the normal price!

And since the Clara isn't what I want, I've just ordered myself one of these new H2Os.
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Old 05-17-2018, 08:08 AM   #22
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After a very long "temporarily out of stock", Kobo Australia are now selling H2O (2nd edition) again. And for $20 off the normal price!

And since the Clara isn't what I want, I've just ordered myself one of these new H2Os.
Sweet, i am enjoying mine so congrats on your new buy I would just stay far away from the official cases because those are overpriced and horrible.
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Old 05-17-2018, 08:17 AM   #23
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I would just stay far away from the official cases because those are overpriced and horrible.
Yep, the official cases are expensive. But, the cheap cases I bought from eBay my Glo HD and Aura H2O didn't hold up and were terrible. The official cases for these have worked much better.
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Yep, the official cases are expensive. But, the cheap cases I bought from eBay my Glo HD and Aura H2O didn't hold up and were terrible. The official cases for these have worked much better.
Meh, the original case i bought for my h2o v2 had lots of wear on the corners after 2 days of use while my 6 euro cases from aliexpress are still fine.
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Meh, the original case i bought for my h2o v2 had lots of wear on the corners after 2 days of use while my 6 euro cases from aliexpress are still fine.
The newish ebay cover I have for my H2O2 is falling apart. I've just ordered a Gecko Slimfit.
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While I am inclined to agree about the "over-priced" aspect of the Kobo covers (although compared some I've seen elsewhere, maybe not hugely overpriced), I do really like the Kobo cover I got for the Aura One and it seems to be holding up very well. I am a bit dubious about the fold-over bit of the Kobo H2O cover, but I had ordered one anyway and guess I will find out more when it arrives.

Meeera, I like the look of the Gecko Slimfit, I will be interested to hear what you think of it when it arrives.
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Meeera, I like the look of the Gecko Slimfit, I will be interested to hear what you think of it when it arrives.
I've had two other Slimfits and really liked them. On one the corners split a little, and Gecko replaced it immediately when I sent a photo (with no need for me to pay postage to return it).

Good product, backed up by customer service.
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I've been as happy with my Fintie and Moko covers for my Kobos as I've been with their OEM covers which I think are absurdly overpriced. I will not pay a significant percentage of a device price for a cover. Also, the OEM cover for the Mini is terrible; bulky and oversized, it obviates the advantages of the device to a large extent. I wish I had looked for a better after market cover back when it was possible.
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I've had two other Slimfits and really liked them. On one the corners split a little, and Gecko replaced it immediately when I sent a photo (with no need for me to pay postage to return it).

Good product, backed up by customer service.
That's really good to know. That Slimfit cover looks like it works very much like the Kobo cover for the Aura One and I like that - so now I have an option if the H2O cover turns out to be a problem.

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I've been as happy with my Fintie and Moko covers for my Kobos as I've been with their OEM covers which I think are absurdly overpriced. I will not pay a significant percentage of a device price for a cover. Also, the OEM cover for the Mini is terrible; bulky and oversized, it obviates the advantages of the device to a large extent. I wish I had looked for a better after market cover back when it was possible.
Am I just not looking in the right place? The Fintie website shows nothing for Kobo, even with a search, and MokoDirect shows only a couple of pouches to a fit the 6" readers. Maybe they've both given up on Kobo.


I've only had two readers so far (third is on its way), with one OEM cover each. The Sony cover is only now starting to fall apart, so while $50 seemed excessive at the time, spread over 8 years it's not really that bad. I don't know if the Kobo covers will last that long ... I don't even know if the devices will.
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Am I just not looking in the right place? The Fintie website shows nothing for Kobo, even with a search, and MokoDirect shows only a couple of pouches to a fit the 6" readers. Maybe they've both given up on Kobo.
I got a Moko cover for my Aura One just a month ago and Amazon US still shows them in stock, but I admit the Fintie cover for my H2O is much older and they could well have given up. The OEM cover for my Glo HD is at best only marginally nicer than both of these and not worth paying a premium, IMO.
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