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.
Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery
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Not surprised, Kobos are the best value in e-readers right now. (Plus relatively open and hackable.)
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#32I wish repairing stuff was a bit more accessible to the average person.
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#33The H2O model is water tight. Is there anything about seal on the outer shell to take care of?
The "glue" he is mentioning on contacts probably isn't glue at all. There is no reason for glue to be there. Most likely, it was a waterproof coating.
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#34This 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.
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#35Earlier 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)