Jason SnellMay 24, 2024

I finally posted my review of the Kobo Libra Colour. It might be my favorite e-reader being sold at the moment--but it's a rough time for e-readers. It's $40 more expensive than the Libra 2, the screen's dimmer and offers less contrast, and the color adds very little to the experience. 🙃

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/05/kobo-libra-colour-review-color-but-at-what-cost/

Kobo Libra Colour Review: Color, but at what cost?

All my computing devices, save one, have color displays. The last time I regularly used a computer without a color display was probably in the mid-1990s. The only exception is my e-reader, which&#8…

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Show threadKevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫May 24, 2024
@jsnell that I can’t replace my 6 year old Oasis with something better seems less than ideal
Show threadJason SnellMay 24, 2024
@Kevin Honestly the nicest e-reader I have now might be the Oasis. The Libra 2 is cheaper, but not as nice. And Kindle software has closed the gap in the interim.
Show threadKevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫
@jsnell Yeah I think you are probably right. The wife has a Libra 2 to my Oasis and while both are nice to hold devices, her Libra has more quirks (two different library system support is quite bad) and random battery drains than I would like
May 24, 2024 at 11:00pmWeb