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Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery

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Re: Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery

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After my Aura died I bought a 10" Kindle. I never use it. I keep wanting to buy another Kobo but used inventory is minimal and the store is sold out.

Not surprised, Kobos are the best value in e-readers right now. (Plus relatively open and hackable.)

Re: Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery

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This is actually terrifying. Ereaders tend to be fairly unique. If my Kobo Forma dies, there's no other Kobo I can replace it with (in terms of size). I don't want to change brands and deal with yet another OS.

The screens tend to be commodity items (look on AliExpress), as do batteries and sd cards, so the are a lot more repairable than most modern electronics

Yes, but the repair in the article is not all that trivial.

Re: Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery

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post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The screens tend to be commodity items (look on AliExpress), as do batteries and sd cards, so the are a lot more repairable than most modern electronics

Yes, but the repair in the article is not all that trivial.

True, but compared to a lot of modern electronics Kobos are generally better for repairability (and that was even before the EU directive)
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