May 27, 2014
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! After my kindle 3rd Gen/Keyboard died in a water incident, I wanted to replace it with another e-reader, I was hesitant to switch to the paperwhite for the lack of physical button, and the omething was off with the 4rth gen.Fast forward a few month after trying to read on Computer/Tablet , I finally decided for the kobo Aura.Of course it lack the physical page turn buttons I loved on the k3g, but one outstanding feature was the pocket integration, The design is a nice plus and the comfort-light is a good evolution (coming from a e-reader without light).I've read report about device defect, and got somewhat lucky with a bright pixel only.the good :- Pocket integration (Awesome)- USB mass storage to drop files on the device- Micro-SD slot (might be handy)- Nice looking- back-lightthe ok :- price (slightly expensive)the bad :- no physical page turn button (even on the back it would have been nice)- no sector adapter (only a micro-usb cable)- not usable out of the box (you need to register an account on their website, then login on the device)- the pocket intgration might not be available everywhere (not in Japan anyway, but you can enable it with a simple modification)- the gestures- not waterproof (no e-reading device ever provide this much desired feature yet )- feel like it could be snapped in two with little to no effort.Would I recommend it to a friend, I honestly don't know, the device is quite expensive for the purpose, but the pocket integration make it a great for commute reading, the back-light is great and the format support is more than acceptable, it would be up to you choose what is best, I am still waiting for the best e-reader to come, but the kobo aura is still good enough to fille the gap.