From Kobo Glo to Sony T2

owly · 01-09-2013, 11:51 AM

After having read a few books on the Kobo Glo I went back to my Sony T2 (whic I also liked much better than the T1). The T2 has a more responsive screen and is more comfortable to hold since the sides are rounded and weighs less. I also missed the buttons that lets turn pages with just one hand. I'm keeping the Glo for a while to see what new updates bring but
unless the Kobo Glo gets quicker I doubt I'll be using it much.

Lynx-lynx · 01-09-2013, 10:47 PM

Owly I like my Sony 650 better than my Kobo Glo, but, my eyes need a lit screen for night reading.

So - I day read non-fiction using the 650 and night read fiction using the Glo.

It works for me.

I regard the Glo as a device in the making and if Kobo can get it's act together with better firmware then it may compete.

In the meantime I find the Glo sort of tacky compared to the feel and use of the 650.

ProfCrash · 01-10-2013, 07:03 AM

Kobo is probably never going to get their act together with the firmware, it has been a complaint since the day the first Kobo was released. I am not sure why they have not addressed those problems yet.

xendula · 01-10-2013, 08:26 AM

What are the major painpoints with their software other than freeze-ups? I only played around with some of them in the store, and the only thing noticeable was the lenghty registration process without which I could not operate some of them.

What makes the Sony user interface better?

stewacide · 01-10-2013, 12:44 PM

My Kobo Touch would need a hard reset at least once a day, and was dog-slow at stuff like pulling up a ToC. But I've had my Glo for a couple of weeks and it has never locked up or reset on me, and everything is very fast and smooth.

01-09-2013, 11:51 AM	#1
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	From Kobo Glo to Sony T2 After having read a few books on the Kobo Glo I went back to my Sony T2 (whic I also liked much better than the T1). The T2 has a more responsive screen and is more comfortable to hold since the sides are rounded and weighs less. I also missed the buttons that lets turn pages with just one hand. I'm keeping the Glo for a while to see what new updates bring but unless the Kobo Glo gets quicker I doubt I'll be using it much. Last edited by owly; 01-11-2013 at 06:12 AM.

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01-09-2013, 10:47 PM	#2
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,113 Karma: 92523791 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Owly I like my Sony 650 better than my Kobo Glo, but, my eyes need a lit screen for night reading. So - I day read non-fiction using the 650 and night read fiction using the Glo. It works for me. I regard the Glo as a device in the making and if Kobo can get it's act together with better firmware then it may compete. In the meantime I find the Glo sort of tacky compared to the feel and use of the 650.

01-10-2013, 07:03 AM	#3
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Kobo is probably never going to get their act together with the firmware, it has been a complaint since the day the first Kobo was released. I am not sure why they have not addressed those problems yet.

01-10-2013, 08:26 AM	#4
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	What are the major painpoints with their software other than freeze-ups? I only played around with some of them in the store, and the only thing noticeable was the lenghty registration process without which I could not operate some of them. What makes the Sony user interface better?

01-10-2013, 12:44 PM	#5
stewacide Groupie Posts: 196 Karma: 1086780 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kobo H2O Ed. 2, Glo HD, Glo, Touch	My Kobo Touch would need a hard reset at least once a day, and was dog-slow at stuff like pulling up a ToC. But I've had my Glo for a couple of weeks and it has never locked up or reset on me, and everything is very fast and smooth.

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