Lincoln?Ĭlearly, I can’t recommend the Sage as a device, but what about the software? The Kobo UI is very nice, and I would have said it is way ahead of the Kindle’s UI before the latest major Kindle OS update. You have to close the cover and open it again to unlock the Sage (or you can take it out of the cover and press the power button then put it back in the cover I suppose, but that’s more effort).ĭon’t buy this cover (and since you shouldn’t buy the Sage there’s no reason to buy the cover anyway!). However, if you’re using the dumb Sage cover you can’t press the power button because the cover, well, covers it so it can’t be pressed. That, I like very much (especially the battery level indicator).Īnd how do I unlock the Sage to jump back into reading? Simple, just press the power button and it unlocks like magic. Then, when I return to my Sage it is displaying the cover of the book I’m currently reading with my progress and the Kobo’s battery level. Maybe run after a toddler, or take out the trash. Sometimes, when I’m reading, I have to pause for several minutes and do something else. Now, I’m going to give you a glimpse into my personal life. It, like the Oasis cover, has magnets in it. Speaking of that damn cover, here’s my biggest issue with it. Unfortunately, the cover in stand mode feels pretty flimsy and from time to time the Kobo slowly slides down as I read. Adding the case makes it heavier, though the case does fold into a stand which is nice. Sadly, even without the cover the Sage feels a little too heavy in the hand for extended use and the weight isn’t balanced well. Reading on the larger screen is great (when the frickin’ page turn buttons actually turn the page). The best thing about the Sage is also one of its biggest drawbacks: the screen size. I will say, however, that it charges via USB-C which is nice and I look forward to getting a Kindle that does the same (I’m not getting another Kobo, you see). Don’t get this thing.įurthermore, the official case, which can be used as a stand whilst reading, is an abomination that Kobo should just stop selling. Given the whole point of the device is to turn pages, that’s a dealbreaker. The Kobo Sage feels cheap (things that cost $300 should never produce that “creaky plastic” sound under normal use) and worst of all: the page turn buttons sometimes just don’t work. If you’re looking for a premium ereader get a Kindle Oasis. I love my Kindle Oasis, which is the top of the line Kindle, and it only seemed fair to compare top of the line to top of the line. Why the Sage? Because, dear reader, I’m a fancy ereader user. I did what any normal person would do, bought an expensive modern Kobo: the Kobo Sage. That’s when I found out the 10 year old device was no longer supported by Kobo and couldn’t even connect to the Kobo service. I fished it out of my “Tech Drawer of Fun” since I figured I could just check out the Kobo OS on a device I already had. Now, I wasn’t completely unfamiliar with the Kobo, but the only Kobo I ever used could almost be considered a novelty device: the Kobo mini. Since I respect Jason’s opinion I thought maybe I should consider a non-Kindle for my eReading needs. But then my pal Jason Snell started to sing the praises of his Kobo. I was pretty happy in Kindle-land, and I didn’t feel the need to see if the grass was greener with other eReaders. Over the course of those 14 years I’ve used pretty much every major variation of Kindle plus some Nooks thrown in here and there. I’ve been a happy Kindle user for 14 years, which blows my mind! Heck, I wrote a book about the Kindle that was only available on the Kindle (that wasn’t a great decision, turns out, as almost no one bought it).
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