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Apparently the "Sage" (which is what I have currently) has a quad-core, but Kobo discontinued it. Sigh, too bad - this was my favourite to-date (needs a power-

Apparently the "Sage" (which is what I have currently) has a quad-core, but Kobo discontinued it. Sigh, too bad - this was my favourite to-date (needs a power-cover though...).

lh7777 1mo ago
Off topic, but I don't understand Rakuten's current product strategy. They discontinued their two best devices: the 8" Sage and the 7" Libra 2. What's left are two unfortunately sized B&W readers (the tiny 6" Clara and giant 10" Elipsa) and a couple of color readers that no one should buy unless they absolutely NEED color (I've tried them, and the screens look terrible compared to the B&W versions).
- mkozlows 1mo ago
  I believe that this is your opinion, but my own opinion (having also tried them, and used multiple generations of B&W ones before this) is that the screens look just fine, and that the slight downgrade of contrast isn't a big deal at all.
  - lh7777 1mo ago
    You're right, I went a bit overboard saying "no one should buy" -- clearly, it's subjective. This isn't my photo, but the comparison matches my experience exactly: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Flibra-color-review-with-side-by-side-comparison-to-libra-2-v0-tpv5nq0ypjwc1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1779%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D95f181370f2f11475ae597a3dab39364e7bbfb2e https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....
    - jjkaczor 1mo ago
      Oh thank-you for that photo. Sigh - I don't want a giant, note-taking ereader - I want something about the size of a pocket book with a crisp B&W screen. Why do I need colour? I am reading novels.
code-blooded 1mo ago
I have Kobo Sage but it's not a great device. Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. Physical buttons are comically bad and often don't register presses. Built-in book reading app is slow, lacks some critical features and hangs in many epub books. I replaced it with KOreader which finally made the device usable. It's a great screen size though (9" would be even better).
- Marsymars 1mo ago
  > Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. This seems like a wildly different experience than I have with it. I don't read 8 hours per day, but typically 1-2 hours per day, and charge it every 2-3 weeks.
  - code-blooded 1mo ago
    Thanks! I'll look into why my battery is draining so fast.
    - Marsymars 1mo ago
      Yeah, I mean I'd be interested... but you've got wifi/BT off, so I don't even know what would be taking up much battery otherwise. My light levels are probably 50/50 6% (at night in bed) and ~33% (other times). I did briefly buy a Kobo remote and found that having bluetooth on for that was very bad for my battery life.
- jay_kyburz 1mo ago
  i would return it, there is something wrong with your battery
- jjkaczor 1mo ago
  I got about the same - then I got a power-cover and it lasts far longer, it was a worthwhile investment. Although after about 2-years, the pogo-pins are wearing out and sometimes it doesn't connect/charge. The physical buttons were also great - for the first year, then they started wearing out.

Apparently the "Sage" (which is what I have currently) has a quad-core, but Kobo discontinued it. Sigh, too bad - this was my favourite to-date (needs a power-cover though...).

lh7777 1mo ago

Off topic, but I don't understand Rakuten's current product strategy. They discontinued their two best devices: the 8" Sage and the 7" Libra 2. What's left are two unfortunately sized B&W readers (the tiny 6" Clara and giant 10" Elipsa) and a couple of color readers that no one should buy unless they absolutely NEED color (I've tried them, and the screens look terrible compared to the B&W versions).

mkozlows 1mo ago
I believe that this is your opinion, but my own opinion (having also tried them, and used multiple generations of B&W ones before this) is that the screens look just fine, and that the slight downgrade of contrast isn't a big deal at all.
- lh7777 1mo ago
  You're right, I went a bit overboard saying "no one should buy" -- clearly, it's subjective. This isn't my photo, but the comparison matches my experience exactly: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Flibra-color-review-with-side-by-side-comparison-to-libra-2-v0-tpv5nq0ypjwc1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1779%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D95f181370f2f11475ae597a3dab39364e7bbfb2e https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....
  - jjkaczor 1mo ago
    Oh thank-you for that photo. Sigh - I don't want a giant, note-taking ereader - I want something about the size of a pocket book with a crisp B&W screen. Why do I need colour? I am reading novels.

code-blooded 1mo ago

I have Kobo Sage but it's not a great device. Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. Physical buttons are comically bad and often don't register presses. Built-in book reading app is slow, lacks some critical features and hangs in many epub books. I replaced it with KOreader which finally made the device usable. It's a great screen size though (9" would be even better).

Marsymars 1mo ago
> Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. This seems like a wildly different experience than I have with it. I don't read 8 hours per day, but typically 1-2 hours per day, and charge it every 2-3 weeks.
- code-blooded 1mo ago
  Thanks! I'll look into why my battery is draining so fast.
  - Marsymars 1mo ago
    Yeah, I mean I'd be interested... but you've got wifi/BT off, so I don't even know what would be taking up much battery otherwise. My light levels are probably 50/50 6% (at night in bed) and ~33% (other times). I did briefly buy a Kobo remote and found that having bluetooth on for that was very bad for my battery life.
jay_kyburz 1mo ago
i would return it, there is something wrong with your battery
jjkaczor 1mo ago
I got about the same - then I got a power-cover and it lasts far longer, it was a worthwhile investment. Although after about 2-years, the pogo-pins are wearing out and sometimes it doesn't connect/charge. The physical buttons were also great - for the first year, then they started wearing out.