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What's good
- Small and light
- Plenty of storage
- A capable Amazon alternative
What's bad
- No audiobook support
- No subscription-based services
- Not waterproof
What's good
- Excellent price point
- Overdrive integration
- Sharp screen
- No unnecessary screen clutter
- Supports many file formats
What's bad
- Plastic build
- Screen contrast not great
- Might be missing some books in its store
Verdict
The Kobo Libra H2O is a great ebook reader for people who want to use a variety of formats and aren’t married to the Amazon ecosystem. It’s cheap, waterproof and generally provides a great reading experience.
What's good
- Snappy performance
- Adjustable front light color temperature
- Long battery life
- Sharp 300dpi screen
- Ergonomic design
What's bad
- Smaller library selection than Apple or Amazon
- Not water-resistant
- Awkward Overdrive interface
Verdict
The Kobo Clara HD is a great budget e-reader with excellent performance and a beautiful screen. Unless you want access to the Kindle Store's massive line-up, the Clara HD goes toe-to-toe with nearly any low-to-mid priced e-reader out there.
What's good
- Stylus support
- Documents and books look great
- Good handwriting recognition
What's bad
- Heavy
- No amber lighting
- Writing is restricted
Verdict
While it's definitely an e-reader first and a digital notepad second, the Kobo Elipsa does quite well for Kobo's first foray into active stylus support. It's a big e-reader though, so we don't recommend it for on-the-go use or bedside reading.
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What's good
- Extensive file support
- Plenty of storage
- Built-in light with temperature adjustments
- Comfortable to hold
- Large, crisp 300 PPI display
- Overdrive and Pocket integration
What's bad
- Squishy buttons
- Software sometimes sluggish
Verdict
Combining one of the largest screens on a mainstream e-reader with a unique design, the Forma is an interesting alternative to Amazon’s e-readers -- as long as you’re not already tied too much to Amazon’s ecosystem.
What's good
- IPX8 rating for full waterproofing for 60 minutes up to 2 meters
- Large, sharp screen
- Durable build
- Blue-light filter to avoid disturbing sleep patterns
What's bad
- Lackluster performance
- Lack of selection in Kobo store
What's good
- Crisp screen
- Good battery life
- Ambient light sensing
- Color temperature adjustments
- IPX8 water resistance
- Overdrive integration
- Large display
- Exceptional file support
What's bad
- Price
- Lack of hardware page buttons
- No storage expansion
