After a reasonably good run with the Kobo Libra 2, I gave the Kobo Clara 2E a shot. Right here’s the way it fared.
Show
Design-wise, the Kobo Clara 2E jogs my memory of the previous Amazon Paperwhite I’ve had for ages. This one sports activities a 6-inch HD e-ink Carta 1200 show. It has a glare-free touchscreen that provides a typical 300 ppi decision. The machine’s rear panel gives a matte, agency grip and comes solely within the Deep Ocean Blue color variant. The rear panel additionally homes a bodily energy button on the highest nook. At 171 grams, it’s pretty light-weight and simple to pop in my mini shoulder bag when commuting. The corporate says it’s been crafted with an 85 per cent recycled plastic exterior, which incorporates 10 per cent ocean-bound plastic, similar to water bottles and CDs.
Expertise
I selected Isabel Allende’s The Soul of a Girl to start out the studying expertise on this machine. From the get-go, one thing felt off. As I used the machine for a few extra nights in mattress, I realised the interface was painfully sluggish. There’s a 1 GHz processor packed in. Nonetheless, all the pieces from web page turns to tweaking settings. Opening a brand new e book from my library generally took as much as 8 seconds to render. Contemplating it’s a step down from the Libra 2, on-device options, too, are restricted as compared. There’s Darkish Mode for high-contrast studying if that’s your factor. There’s additionally the selection of getting a cool or heat backlight on the machine. ComfortLight PRO can be included, which reduces pressure from blue mild emission. After I wish to tweak some studying settings, returning to the web page after closing the settings window additionally takes 8-9 seconds. Painfully lengthy.
It helps e-book codecs similar to ePub, ePub3, PDF, FlePub and MOBI. If you happen to like listening to books, remember it helps Kobo Audiobooks solely. It’s also possible to learn graphic novels and comedian books because it helps CBZ and CBR codecs.
Tech Specs
There’s 16 GB of on-device storage, sufficient for tens of hundreds of e-books or near 80 audiobooks. The machine can be waterproof, which means you’ll be able to chill with it by the pool or seaside.
It’s waterproof for as much as 60 minutes (in as much as two meters of water). So it does imply you’ll be able to’t simply depart it there and overlook about it. Like all different e-readers, this one, too, stays on for weeks on finish, and charging it’s so uncommon that you just wouldn’t fear about how a lot time it takes.
Verdict
At its value level, I had extra expectations of the Kobo Clara 2E. I didn’t anticipate it could battle with the fundamentals of what an excellent e-reader ought to be, which is – earlier than providing frills – supply a handy guide a rough, seamless studying expertise. That, it doesn’t.
Value – ₹14,999
Execs – Light-weight, customisable options, USB-C charging port
Cons – Sluggish to operate general which mars the studying expertise
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