Kobo Libra 2 | eReader | 7” Waterproof Touchscreen|
Kobo Libra 2 | eReader | 7” Waterproof Touchscreen| Glare-Free | Adjustable Brightness and Color Temperature | Blue Light Reduction | eBooks | WIFI | 32 GB of Storage | Carta E Ink Technology | White
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| Screen size & type | 7” HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen | 8” HD, flush E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen | 10.3” E Ink Carta1200 touchscreen | 6” HD E Ink Carta touchscreen | 6” E Ink Carta touchscreen |
| Screen resolution | 300 PPI | 300 PPI | 227 PPI | 300 PPI | 212 PPI |
| Landscape mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | No | No |
| Page-turn buttons | ✓ | ✓ | No | No | No |
| Storage | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Dropbox support | No | ✓ | ✓ | No | No |
| Battery life | Weeks of battery life* | Weeks of battery life* | Weeks of battery life* | Weeks of battery life* | Weeks of battery life* |
| Waterproof | ✓ | ✓ | No | No | No |
| Light | ComfortLight PRO – adjust brightness and colour temperature for blue light reduction | ComfortLight PRO – adjust brightness and colour temperature for blue light reduction | ComfortLight – one colour light to adjust brightness | ComfortLight PRO – adjust brightness and colour temperature for blue light reduction | ComfortLight – one colour light to adjust brightness |
| Colour options | Black, White | Black | Midnight Blue | Black | Black |
| Dimensions: | 14.5 x 16.2 x 0.9 cm; 215 Grams |
| Model: | N418-KU-WH-K-EP |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Kobo |
| Dimensions: | 14.5 x 16.2 x 0.9 cm; 215 Grams |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
I am absolutely happy with it. This was an upgrade from my old pocketbook. I believe any modern reader would feel as a big step up but I eventually have chose Kobo and stopped thinking about any other alternatives (which is a great sign!). I didn’t want to be hard linked to the amazon ecosystem, I didn’t liked how much it promotes its shop on the main screen, etc. Also, the closest reader which has side buttons is Oasis which is super outdated now.
I love how the menus feel and look in Kobo. The build quality is very nice. Yes, it’s plastic not metal (compared to Oasis) but for me it feels very good. Having two buttons is a must for me, very convenient.
If you love customizing things, Kobo books can be quite hackable (you can install your own firmware, etc). I didn’t go this way coz I actually liked a lot vanilla experience.
Achete en blanc, elle fait trs lgant ! Trs fminine je trouve, trs confortable et lgre, la batterie tient trs longtemps, un bon mois pour moi qui lis environ 3-4h par semaine. Grande capacit de mmoire, les touches pour tourner les pages sont pratiques et bien situes. Moi qui refusais de lire sur une liseuse et prfrais le papier, je suis conquise ! Je l’emmne partout avec ma bibliothque contenant des dizaines de livres! Quand je pars en vacances, je n’ai qu’un livre ne pas oublier, celui-ci !
So far, I love it! I will still buy books because, well, I love books, but this is GREAT for when I am travelling, waiting at appointments, etc. Very easy to set up and use. Next step, the library access!
Llevo poco tiempo con l, pero se nota bastante ms rpido que mi antiguo Tagus del 2012.
La pantalla es de buena calidad, y se puede leer con el perfectamente. A parte los ajustes que permite son suficientes.
Un saludo
Fr mich aktuell der beste E-Reader auf dem Markt. Durchdachte Software, keine Abstrze, funktioniert auch mit einem Apple Rechner und hat eine groe Speicherkarte, auf der die ganze Bibliothek Platz hat. Ist seinen Preis absolut wert.
Ordered this on Wednesday evening and received it on Friday! Perhaps the cheapest Kobo Libra 2 you can find in Singapore. Works wonderfully and is a great e-reader all in all— no issues with Overdrive for those keen on borrowing from the library.
Because I highlight a lot when reading I find the refresh rate a bit low – it takes a few tries to highlight an area, sometimes doesn’t show when it’s been highlighted, & I can easily highlight the same area more than once. The text is also not as crisp as a kindle. However, it’s much better than the cheapest onyx boox (poke 3 & poke 4).
sizes ebook text up well. For poorly scanned text can be hard to fiddle a good contrast to read sometimes. The lighting selection is great – not automatic but allowing me to adjust easily for different conditions.
Der Akku hlt sehr lange, auch mit Licht.
Sehr saubere Auflsung der Schrift und Bilder.
Umblttern geht erfreulich schnell.
Es gut bluetooth und WLAN womit man sehr leicht seine eigenen EBooks/Bibliothek vom Handy auf den Reader bertragen kann.
Vernderungen in der Bibliothek macht man am besten auf dem Handy, das hat bekanntlich mehr Power und synchronisiert es mit einem Tastendruck mit dem Reader.
Das Men und der Suchfilter auf dem Reader ist gut durchdacht.
Man kann sehr leicht von verschieden Ebookanbietern sich Bcher aufs Handy laden und bertragen.
Badewanne oder Pool ist kein Problem. Es hlt ein kurzes eintauchen ins Wasser aus.
Die Tasten zum blttern sind ganz praktisch, man schmiert so nicht den Bildschirm voll.
Dieser Reader ist eine klare Kaufempfehlung.
Lo uso mucho para la escuela y lo recomendara, el tamao de la pantalla est bien para leer todo tipo de documentos. Se puede ajustar el brillo o apagarlo por completo. Viene con su cargador y la batera aguanta bastante bien.
Rispetto al Kobo Glo un bel upgrade, di certo un po’ pi pesante e ingombrante. Per quello che deve fare tutto sommato mi sarei potuto orientare anche sul Clara 2E, pi portable e a cui praticamente manca solo la rotazione schermo e i tasti fisici ma va bene lo stesso.
his is my first and only ereader so i don’t have much to compare it to. i like the option of touch as well as the buttons. i have such an easy time bowing books from the library and syncing them to the ereader through libby app.
Liseuse confortable.
Grande autonomie de batterie, possibilit de tlcharger des epubs via pc (en connectant la liseuse par cble)
Synchronisation avec le GSM lorsque les ebooks sont tlchargs via le Site/l’application Kobo.
Confort de lecture mme en plein air, au soleil.
Yo tena un antiguo kobo del ao 2013 y salt a esta nueva versin. Realmente estoy encantada, se nota mucho la diferencia. Las pginas pasan como una maravilla y la luz nocturna me deja leer antes de dormir.
Amo en color blanco, lo he decorado un poco con stickers.
Es genial porque puedo usar la biblioteca pblica de Espaa para leer mis libros aqu de forma gratuita.
Received my Kobo yesterday. Very happy, and thrilled. Even more than I expected. More contrast, better definition, than my old Kindle keyboard. (I still think the real black letters of the Kindle keyboard were better than the first washed-out”Paperwhites”) A little more speed than the keyboard, but nothing special, is good enough for reading. They say it’s a little slow on pdfs and internet, but I am not interested in those. The menus are logical, short, and practical. I like the page turn buttons, which work well. I don’t know why some reviewers complained about the buttons.
Going from a 6 inch screen to 7 inch makes more difference than one would think.
Years ago I bought one of the first paperwhite with internal lights but was not happy with the contrast, sold it and went back to the keyboard. This time I bought the Libra 2 with a little fear, because of my past experience, but I am very satisfied with the Kobo for reading books. I can’t say anything yet about the other functions.
I had been studying up on internet and learning how to convert my files not only to ePub but also to Kepub (Kobo-pub) which can show more details on your book while reading: title, chapter, pages and time left to go in chapter, time for next chapter, percent of book read etc.
A lot of dictionarys to choose from.
I am also very pleased with the Fintie case: 5 stars.
So I’m new to “readers,” but have read off my tablet for a long time. I’m not a big reader, but I’m trying to do that more, so a nice, light-weight, dedicated reader seemed like it would help. I chose this one because it has OverDrive already in place and ready to go — and I read mostly library loan books, so I thought that would be more convenient. I had a couple of hiccups getting that working (mostly my ignorance).
I don’t have any previous experience to compare it to (except it’s far superior to reading on a tablet), but I’ll say that reading is a pleasure. Good screen, touch-screen or buttons work perfectly. I thought the small screen would bother me, but it’s so easy to page up it’s not an issue at all. I love that it has auto-rotate, I’m learning that for holding it when I’m reading outside I like vertical where I can hold the large side handle, but I have a “thing” to hold it while I sit leisurely by the window indoors, and then I prefer horizontal. It’s okay to be spoiled 🙂
It has very nice and easy adjustments – just slide a bar to increase type size or brightness. I like their typeface and spacing options. I’ve had it for four days and I’m mostly playing with it so far, and it’s lost half its charge in that time. I don’t think that’s a huge deal, but others have commented about it.
I’m struggling a little about just one thing — it does not support the X-Ray feature that Kindle has to keep track of characters — for whatever reason I have a problem remembering the names of the many secondary characters even a day later, and I have used X-Ray pretty regularly to keep up. I like that feature. It may only available on Kindles, but for an expensive and high-end reader, I think it should have such useful features as this. But the quality of the screen (and the bigger size) are top notch.
Es bastante ligera y funciona al 100 bateria ,capacidad y la verdad que supero mis expectativas aparte de de tiene una capacidad de memoria muy buena para instalar todo tipo de libro, la recomiendo
Ich bin mit dem E-Reader sehr zufrieden. Mit der Fingerschlaufe lsst er sich super mit einer Hand halten, wenn man im Bett auf dem Rcken liegt.
+ Farbtemperatur regelbar
+ Helligkeit lsst sich sehr weit runterregeln
+ Gute Verarbeitung
+ Knpfe fhlen sich solide an
+ System ist verstndlich und relativ simpel gehalten
– Die Navigation durch die Bibliothek und das System knnte gern etwas schneller funktionieren. Ich ziehe deshalb aber keinen Stern ab, da dies leider bei allen E-Readern der Fall ist, die ich bisher getestet habe. Ein Paperwhite ist z.B. auch nicht schneller.
Ich empfehle jedem dieses AddOn: WANPOOL Universelles Anti-rutsch Handhalteband, fr ca. 11 Euro.
Ich kann fr den Kobo guten Gewissens eine Kaufempfehlung aussprechen.
Ho iniziato dal Kobo nia che gia un buon eReader, ma questo Libra 2 da 7″ con schermo in HD ancora meglio e piu dettagliato. L’ho scelto bianco perch ricorda pi un libro vero.
Consigliato
Accroc totale ma jolie tablette mme si au bout d’un an elle me fait de temps en temps des beugs.
Quel plaisir de lire avec la maison, la plage (super quand il y a du vent 😉 , au resto j’arrive lire en faisant abstraction du bruit autour 😀
Despus de mucho tiempo contemplando la idea, finalmente me he regalado el Kobo Libra 2 y no podra estar ms feliz con mi decisin! Este eReader ha superado todas mis expectativas y me ha proporcionado una experiencia de lectura excepcional.
PRECIO
Si bien es cierto que el precio del Kobo Libra 2 puede parecer un poco elevado, djame decirte que cada cntimo gastado en este dispositivo vale la pena. Es una inversin que no te arrepentirs de hacer si eres un amante de la lectura.
ESPECIFICACIONES
Pantalla tctil Carta EInk de 7″: Una pantalla que no solo es ntida y de alta calidad, sino tambin antirreflejos para que puedas leer en cualquier lugar y a cualquier hora.
Ajustes de temperatura del color y brillo: Personaliza tu experiencia de lectura adaptando la pantalla a tus preferencias.
Reduccin de luz azul: Disfruta de largas horas de lectura sin preocuparte por la fatiga visual.
Memoria de 32GB: Suficiente espacio para almacenar una gran biblioteca de eBooks y AudioBooks.
Resistente al agua: Ahora puedo disfrutar de mis libros incluso en la baera o en la playa sin preocuparme por posibles accidentes.
Color blanco: Un diseo elegante y moderno que aade un toque de estilo a mi experiencia de lectura.
PROS
La pantalla Carta EInk antirreflejos es simplemente maravillosa. Puedo leer sin esfuerzo incluso bajo la luz del sol ms brillante.
Los ajustes de temperatura del color y brillo me permiten adaptar el dispositivo a cualquier entorno de iluminacin y disfrutar de una lectura cmoda en cualquier momento del da.
La reduccin de luz azul es un gran aadido, especialmente para lecturas nocturnas, ya que ayuda a preservar la calidad del sueo.
Con 32GB de memoria, tengo espacio ms que suficiente para llevar mi biblioteca completa a donde quiera que vaya.
La resistencia al agua es un salvavidas literal para los amantes de la lectura acuticos como yo. Ahora puedo disfrutar de mis libros incluso mientras me doy un relajante bao!
El color blanco le da un toque de elegancia al dispositivo y hace que sea un placer sostenerlo en mis manos.
CONTRAS
S, debemos admitirlo, el precio del Kobo Libra 2 puede ser un poco desalentador para algunos. Pero creme, una vez que lo tienes en tus manos y experimentas todas sus funciones y comodidades, te das cuenta de que vale cada euro gastado.
VALORACIN
El Kobo Libra 2 se ha convertido en mi compaero inseparable de lectura. Su pantalla de alta calidad, ajustes personalizables, resistencia al agua y amplia capacidad de almacenamiento hacen que cada pgina cobre vida. Aunque su precio es un poco elevado, cada vez que abro un libro en este eReader, s que ha sido el mejor regalo que me he hecho a m misma.
CONCLUSIN
Si ests buscando sumergirte en el maravilloso mundo de la lectura digital, el Kobo Libra 2 es una opcin que no debes pasar por alto. Aunque su precio puede parecer un obstculo inicial, una vez que lo tienes en tus manos y te deleitas con su pantalla de alta calidad, ajustes personalizables y resistencia al agua, te das cuenta de que vale cada cntimo.
No puedo evitar sonrer cada vez que cojo mi Kobo Libra 2 y me sumerjo en las pginas de mis libros favoritos. Adems, el hecho de que tenga una memoria de 32GB significa que puedo llevar mi biblioteca completa conmigo a donde quiera que vaya. Y, por supuesto, no puedo olvidar mencionar lo divertido que es leer mientras me relajo en la baera sin preocuparme por salpicaduras.
En resumen, el Kobo Libra 2 es un compaero de lectura excepcional que te brindar horas y horas de disfrute literario. Si ests dispuesto a invertir un poco ms en la calidad y las caractersticas premium, este eReader no te defraudar. As que adelante, date ese capricho y djate llevar por la magia de la lectura con el Kobo Libra 2.
Espero que mi comentario te haya podido servir de ayuda. Felices lecturas!
Very good ebook reader. I was a little cautious when purchasing reading some of the reviews. However I am very glad I did. It works very well and reading is comfortable on eyes. It is easy to update and download books and everage responsive when using. Dictionary is great addition and very helpful.
Menus, library and settings are easy to use and well designed. I am hoping for Polish language dictionary at some point added too. Enjoyed reading Witcher in original Polish so far although I had not much time so far to complete thge books and not used Kobo libra as much as I wanted. Highly recommend it.
I wanted a Kobo eReader with a slightly bigger screen than 6 inches because my ageing eyes need to set the font to a bigger size than many people would need, without the eReader being too heavy or cumbersome. The screen size is also better for images. The Libra 2 meets my wishes well, at a reasonable price. It is quite light and comfortable to hold. The extra inch of this eReader makes a very noticeable difference. It does, though, mean that it is slightly too big to fit into a jacket pocket or many handbags.
There is a good range of font options, controls are in sensible places, and I like having buttons at the side as a way of turning pages, in addition to tapping or swiping on the screen. For me as a reader of poetry and 16th/17th century drama, a big advantage is that you can quickly switch the display from vertical to horizontal, just by rotating the Libra 2. This makes longer lines of verse display on single lines instead of spilling over onto the next line of the display. Storage is generous, at 32 GB.
One of the advantages of Kobo eReaders is that you are not tied in to buying books from Kobo – you can easily sideload books from elsewhere by connecting the eReader to a computer. Be aware, though, that this does not work for Kindle books, which require a Kindle eReader or app.
Another Kobo advantage is the newly introduced Kobo Plus subscription service, which enables you to download books for which publishers have given permission, with no restriction on how many books you download. They include a good range of non-fiction – which suits my reading tastes.
I have had this only a few days but so far am really pleased.
Comfortable to hold. Lightweight. Good clear screen. Loss of star only because I feel it could have bee designed to be easier to side load audiobooks.
I’m really happy with this e-reader. It’s super easy and comfortable to hold and I love the fact that it’s possible to control the screen lighting. The battery lasts a long time and I can access Libby through it to get library books. Very pleased!
I’ve had My Libra 2 only a few weeks now and it’s already changed my reading game. It’s nice to be able to disconnect and have a device fit only for consuming knowledge: through text and audio. If you’re on the fence about this device, pick one up. There’s a cool community on reddit too who usually have solutions for a specific use case ie basic tips getting started, transferring files wirelessly, converting particular file types etc
I libri possono essere acquistati dovunque basta che siano .epub e li puoi scambiare da un dispositivo ad un’altro, acquisto il signore degli anelli per esempio lo leggo e poi lo passo all’ebook di mio figlio senza problemi, questo lo salvo sul pc, nas, hdd dove voglio e fra 10 anni lo posso ri leggere, come un normalissimo libro. Sembra la cosa pi semplice del mondo ma per qualcuno non cos.
Per quanto riguarda al lettore ottimo, leggibilit, retro illuminazione, colore della luminosit regolabile, rotazione della pagina a seconda della disposizione in cui si utilizza, pulsanti per cambio pagina oltre al touch invertibili, dizionario, legge qualunque cosa tranne i file Amazon. L’unico appunto forse un po lento su l’apertura di qualche tipologia di file tipo epub senza drm, pi che altro penso sia un problema di firmware, una volta aperto non ci sono problemi. Cinque stelle ampiamente meritate. Ringrazio ancora l’operatore Amazon.
Lightweight and text easily re sizable. Built in light makes comfortable viewing in a dark room
Enter ebooks. Yes, I know audio books are a thing and possibly even easier to use, but I read much faster than I listen, and even speeding up the reading I can finish multiple books in the time it would take to listen to the first audio book. So I started reading ebooks on my laptop, and moved to my tablet and phone. It was meh at best, and annoying to always have to drag a power cord for charging everywhere I went. It’s also terrible for your eyes. But e-readers were barely better than the tablets, until e-ink technology arrived. But I still held off, until I finally started doing my research at the beginning of the year. Kindle seemed the only real choice, but I already had thousands of ebooks and it seemed a daunting task to figure out how to load them to a Kindle properly, and the thought of paying for a device that came with ads unless I paid even more just made me angry.
So I bought a Kobo. And I fell in love. I’ve been using my Kobo for months, dragging it to work, on planes, to the beach, out to the pool, the local parks, on road trips, to doctor’s offices, basically everywhere I go it’s in my purse. The screen is easy to read in the brightest sunlight and the darkest nights when I can’t sleep without finishing just one more chapter at barely 5% brightness, and the night mode makes the screen comfortably warm so the blue light doesn’t bother me. I can easily get a week or more of reading between charges with the wifi turned off, and adding my own books from outside sources is a piece of cake. I can’t speak for the audio book usability, but I have hundreds of books on my device with barely a dent in the available memory, and borrowing books from the library with Overdrive is a snap.
The feel of the reader isn’t a book, but it still feels solid without being heavy or awkward, and I love the buttons for turning the pages rather than being entirely touchscreen. The USB C also makes it easier to charge as most of my other electronics use the same type of cable.
The only hiccup is in adding books from Barnes and Noble, as their file type is essentially unusable with anything not running their Nook software, but there are workarounds for everything.
The magnetic screen off and on with the case I bought from Amazon is also great because I can close my book at any time without needing to find a bookmark or remember a page number. I can also skip between books to my heart’s content and I never need to worry about losing my place because the reader remembers where I am in every book!
If you’re on the fence about getting an e-reader for reading books, this is the one to try. If you want something that can also browse the internet or have multiple apps, buy a tablet. This thing is solid as a rock for the serious reader. You won’t regret it!
Me decant por este porque buscaba un ebook con un tamao ms grande y mejor definicin de letra, y sperimportante: que leyesen cualquier formato sin pasar por el calibre, algo que mi Oasis no tiene.
Este tiene 7″, no es un tamao enorme, pero es genial para llevar en el bolso y no pesa demasiado.Me gusta la posibilidad de poder leer con un simple giro en vertical o apaisado (y sobretodo con una funda tipo origami es muy confortable en mano), y la funcin noche (es decir fondo negro letra blanca) es muy cmoda en sitios con muchsima luz (playa) o,al contrario, con muy poca (la de la mesita de noche).
La pantalla es E Ink Carta 1200, con ComfortLight Pro sin reflejos, que puedes ajustar su luz a voluntad sin castigar los ojos, y, por si hay accidentes cerca de la piscina , resistente al agua…pero cuidado, no es insurmergible!!!
Como cosas que no me gusta demasiado,pues el tema audiolibros…es decir necesitas auriculares o altavoz Bluetooth para esta funcin, y esto unido a que un audiolibra ocupan mucho en la memoria, es un funcionalidad que no me llama, aunque entiendo que para algunos sea un reclamo.
Tiene 32GB, que en la prctica sern sobre unos 28 GB reales, son muchsimos, aunque aoro las tarjetas de memoria,tal vez por nostalgia y comodidad de tener un soporte fsico para mis ebooks independiente del lector.
Encuentro que es un buen lector, y a un precio moderado,parecido al Oasis, aunque con el plus de leer todos los formatos que el kindle no admite.
Demasiadas limitaciones, no tena nunca la sensacin de “meterme de verdad” en la lectura. As que despus de leer unos pocos libros volv al soporte papel.
Mucho ms tarde y despus de comerme bastante la cabeza he acabado comprando el Kobo Libra 2. Menudo acierto!
La pantalla es una maravilla. Los e-readers todava tienen una pantalla griscea, pero con la resolucin actual de 300 pixels por pulgada y la luz incorporada, el Kobo se puede ajustar de manera que siempre parece, casi, una hoja de papel. La ilusin es tan buena que te olvidas de que ests mirando una pantalla, cosa que nunca he conseguido del todo con el iPad. Me pego el da mirando pantallas y nunca he tenido problema, pero la pantalla del e-reader me parece mucho ms relajante a la hora de leer texto.
El Kobo proporciona una experiencia de lectura mejor que tablets o libros en una mayor variedad de situaciones. Ahora abro un libro de papel y la sensacin es que la lectura resulta incmoda si no estoy cerca de una lmpara o una ventana. Las tabletas no se ven bien a pleno sol. Con el Kobo siempre puedes leer perfectamente a gusto, ya sea bajo el sol de medioda o totalmente a oscuras.
Otro aspecto que lo hace superior a los libros: si ests acercndote a la cuarentena quiz hayas notado que algunos libros de papel te cuesta leer, porque estn impresos en una letra demasiado pequea o fina. El e-reader te permite ajustar el tamao y peso de las letras de forma que sean perfectas para tu visin.
Como dispositivo, el Kobo Libra 2 est bien hecho: tiene botones fsicos para pasar pgina (tambin se puede usar para esto la pantalla tctil), es fcil de sujetar gracias a su diseo asimtrico, se nota slido. Mi unidad ha sobrevivido sin el menor rasguo el “test de la playa”: dos semanas sufriendo la arena y siendo transportado diariamente en una mochila con toallas, sin funda ni nada. La batera dura una barbaridad, lo cual es muy cmodo, y en los 32 Gigas que trae caben miles y miles de libros.
Este dispositivo NO es para darle un uso de tableta. Viene con Wi-FI, Bluetooth y un navegador de internet experimental, pero francamente todo eso son boberas. El Kobo Libra 2 es para leer libros de solo texto. Si quieres leer comics, revistas, PDFs o consumir multimedia mejor invierte en un iPad. Ahora bien, para libros resulta una experiencia excelente, como ya he dicho superior al papel y a las tabletas.
Por ltimo, como dispositivos, los Kindle seguro que tambin estn muy bien, pero el Kobo Libra 2 te permite abrir libros en cualquier formato sin andar con tonteras transformando formatos, y sin tener que pasar por caja en una librera concreta (aunque Kobo tiene librera obviamente).
Si ests “atascado” con la lectura, invierte en un juguete de estos. No te arrepentirs.
La taille et la haute dfinition de l’cran est parfaite pour les manga et les livres.
Lis tous les formats sans devoir faire une conversion via PC.
Trs simple l’usage, on allume, on rcupre des livres (pour ma part via un transfert de fichiers sur pc, copier coller), vraiment pas besoin de manuel, que je n’ai mme pas ouvert.
Les plastiques sont bons, ne craquent pas, bien rsistants et la tablette est trs lgre.
Le confort de lecture est norme, je ne vois plus l’intrt de retourner sur des gros livres lourds.
Le prix reste un peu lev pour pour la configuration (la liseuse est peu ractive par rapport une tablette), mais on la rentabilise vite quand mme.
– toucher agrable,
– bel aspect en blanc,
– fonctions plutt fournies en terme de mise en page et de typographie, bien plus avances que sur Kindle en tout cas,
– temprature de couleur du rtro-clairage rglable,
– temps de chargement entre les pages assez court (bien sr pas autant que sur un tlphone mobile avec KOReader par exemple),
– fonctions sympathiques comme les statistiques de lecture…
– …les dictionnaires tlchargeables…
– … et le navigateur web (en beta) intgr (usage anecdotique, on est bien d’accord, mais sympa d’offrir cette possibilit)
Points – :
– assemblage assez faible, du jeu dans la coque en plastique, constat sur chacun des 6 exemplaires que j’ai eu en main,
– contraste des lettres par rapport l’cran encore trop faible mon got, pas au niveau d’une page papier,
– obligation de se loguer avec un compte pour l’utiliser, part bidouiller directement dans la base de donnes de la liseuse au premier allumage,
– quelque fois des petites lenteurs pour charger le paragraphe suivant, je n’ai pas russi dterminer pourquoi (livre pas particulirement gros)
– pas appropri la lecture PDF : pas de “liquid mode” comme sur Acrobat Reader
Point vrifier :
– tanchit, en rapport avec le jeu de la coque,
– lecture de BD; ce n’est pas mon usage mais j’imagine une exprience similaire la lecture de PDF.
Une comparaison et une considration sur le prix :
les 189,99 demands me paraissent un peu trop lev au regard de la qualit d’assemblage. Pour ce tarif on s’attend une liseuse “blinde”. Mon mobile ne cote pas plus cher (un Xiaomi) et sa qualit d’assemblage est toujours sans reproche, malgr les nombreuses chutes qu’il a connu !
Conclusion :
Je termine tout de mme sur une note positive. Bien que perfectible c’est une bonne liseuse sur laquelle j’ai plaisir lire, plus rapidement d’ailleurs, me semble-t-il, que sur du papier !
Je ne regrette donc pas cet achat, malgr les bmols cits plus haut.
EDIT le 24/07/2022 : l’cran prsente dj un “pixel mort”, sous la forme d’un minuscule point qui est noir en permance. La construction tait dj imparfaite, et un souci d’cran si tt aprs l’achat ne prsage rien de bon, mme si cela n’empche pas la lecture, bien que le point en question attire en permanence l’oeil une fois qu’on l’a repr…
Reads most formats. Excellent battery life. Clear crisp screen. Light and easy to use. What more could you want?
La qualit costruttiva eccellente con plastiche solide e piacevoli al tatto. Il display fantastico con un ottimo contrasto e una qualit eccellente: sembra proprio di leggere carta stampata.
Il software reattivo (anche se avrei pensato un pelo meglio). Pratico il fatto che si possano caricare ebook da qualsiasi negozio senza alcun vincolo.
Ottima l’illuminazione, regolabile nell’intensit e nel colore cos come comodissima e rilassante la modalit “dark” per avere testo bianco su sfondo nero; questa funzione avrei preferito averla meno.. nascosta: un po’ scomoda da raggiungere nel menu delle impostazioni di lettura.
Comoda ma perfettibile anche la possibilit di sottolineare il testo ma a volte ho avuto delle difficolt.
Pocket, la funzione per salvare e leggere in secondo momento gli articoli trovati sul web eccezionale, piacevolissimo.
la batteria dura moltissimo: Lo sto usando da circa 15 giorni per 1/2 ore al giorno e pur non avendolo mai caricato fino al 100%…sono ancora al 53% di carica residua.
Prodotto davvero ottimo. Pratico, semplice da usare, sono molte le personalizzazioni possibili. Probabilmente il migliore ebook reader del momento. Voto 8,5.
COMPONENTI
Plastiche leggere ma resistenti. Nel mio modello posso rilevare qualche leggerissimo scricchiolio nelle parti in plastica (nulla di fastidioso, il rumore appena percettibile ma solo stringendo molto saldamente il lettore con una mano). I tasti voltapagina si premono facilmente, e sono molto silenziosi alle estremit laterali, leggermente pi rumorosi al centro. Nessun problema invece per il tasto di accensione: ben incassato e non si rischia mai di accenderlo o spegnerlo per errore. Piacevole l’effetto bucherellato nel retro (comunque non gommato).
NORMALE UTILIZZO
Schermo da 7 pollici, ottimo per la lettura di libri, meno per i fumetti. Gradito il supporto agli audiolibri, ascoltabili per solo tramite abbonamento al servizio Kobo Plus. L’illuminazione va da 0% a 100%, con scatti di 1% ciascuno, ma probabilmente non andrete mai oltre il 10 – 15%. La tonalit del colore regolabile da un bianco azzurrognolo fino ad un giallo molto carico, quasi arancione. Si pu leggere anche con parole bianche su sfondo nero (ottimo per non disturbare marito o moglie che dormono in fianco a noi).
PRO
Semplicit di utilizzo, rapido nel voltapagina, grande quantit di personalizzazioni, wifi, bluetooth per ascoltare audiolibri con cuffie o auricolari (ma senza jack audio). Memoria 32 gb, davvero enorme.
CONTRO
Plastiche con qualche lieve scricchiolio, ma solo con un utilizzo “robusto”. Segnalo due riavvii nei primi giorni di utilizzo durante la lettura, problema poi mai pi comparso.
VALUTAZIONE
Davvero un ottimo prodotto, con tantissime personalizzazioni possibili. Dal tipo di font (carattere) che potete anche importare e selezionare dal pratico menu, alle pi classiche scelte di interlinea, margini e giustificazione. Luminosit e temperatura colore regolabili a piacimento. Wifi per scaricare libri dal Kobo Store o dal servizio Kobo Plus (9,90 euro al mese per soli libri, 9,90 euro al mese per soli audiolibri, o 12,99 euro al mese per entrambi). Gli audiolibri non si ascoltano in streaming ma vanno scaricati ( necessario qualche minuto per il download). Fantastico il servizio di integrazione con Pocket, che permette di salvare gli articoli dal web tramite PC, tablet o smartphone, per leggerli sull’ebook reader senza pubblicit n distrazioni dopo aver sincronizzato il dispositivo. Possibilit di noleggiare i libri dalle biblioteche virtuali e scaricarli direttamente sull’ebook reader. Infine possibile acquistare i propri libri anche su altri store per poi trasferirli nella memoria interna del lettore in un secondo momento, da PC tramite cavetto USB type C. Insomma davvero un ottimo dispositivo, e un ecosistema completo, ormai all’altezza di Kindle. Trovo il prezzo centrato per il tipo di prodotto.
Questa una valutazione breve, vi invito sul mio blog per la recensione completa.
Its a really nice e-reader, the screen offers much higher contrast than other devices, I love the buttons which have sadly become a premium, and despite being made of plastic it still feels really substantial and not cheap. Its a little bit bigger and thicker than Kindles, which I imagine will only be enhanced with a case added but it’s not a huge deal.
It turns out the only thing I can’t get on with is the operating system. Whilst my Kindle library can be side loaded onto the device, it means losing a lot of funtionality and not being able to use Amazon’s cloud. There’s a lot of perks I love about getting books actually on to my Kindle that I didn’t appreciate until I tried using this. Also to be honest I’m not sure how I feel about buying books from the Kobo store and locking myself in to yet another ecosystem that I might want to change again further down the road. Sometimes it’s best to just stick to what you already know.
If you’re not in the Kindle ecosystem though then I can’t recommend this device enough.
PRO
1. Schermo meraviglioso, meglio di Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 2018/2021, Kobo Forma il contrasto il migliore che io abbia mai visto. I neri sono neri pieni, davvero neri, non slavati come su molti altri ereader. Le figure e le scritte sono estremamente nitide. E lo schermo decisamente la cosa pi importante in un ereader. (Nelle foto, purtroppo avevo la luce alle spalle. Ho cercato di fare un po’ ombra, quindi considerate queste come zone che riflettono la vera qualit del display!)
2. Illuminazione perfetta. Forma e Libra H2O (modello precedente) avevano parecchi problemi con le luci, zone pi chiare/scure, chiazze meno gialle e pi gialle qui la luce perfetta ovunque, ben distribuita sia con la luce calda che con la luce fredda.
3. La batteria dura molto. Ci ho gi letto un libro e 6 volumi di manga, luce accesa e spensa e modificata molte volte, collegato al Wi-Fi in diversi casi per scaricare i libri e sincronizzare le note, e sono ancora al 75%.
4. Secondo me le dimensioni sono quelle giuste. Il mio forma 8″ un po’ ingombrante, questo pi compatto e portatile ma comunque grande abbastanza da leggerci fumetti e manga.
5. I materiali sono pi “umili” di quelli di oasis, (plastica anzich metallo e vetro), ma per me molto meglio. Il freddo del metallo e la fragilit del vetro diciamo che su oasis cerco di non respirarci troppo forte, questo invece lo sento molto meno delicato. La versione bianca ha quasi un che di perlato/glitterato, mentre quella nera opaca. Io ritengo che i tasti siano molto migliorati rispetto a quelli del Kobo Forma. Fanno un click pi deciso.
6. USB-C. Finalmente!!! Un cavo in meno in giro per casa.
7. Kobo plus. Servizio di abbonamento con tantissimi libri, manga e fumetti, anche alcuni di quelli molto popolari (v. One piece e zerocalcare delle foto!). Questo servizio mille, ma che dico, diecimila volte migliore di Kindle unlimited.
CONTRO
1. La lettura dei file delle biblioteche MLOL ancora strettamente legata ad Adobe e ad un computer. Inoltre, non c’e il supporto dei file .lcpl. I dispositivi Pocketbook hanno la possibilit di leggere file Adobe DRM senza passare per il computer, e da questo dicembre supportano anche i file LCP readium (.lcpl)
2. Non c’ nessun modo di passare file personali al dispositivo in modo wireless. Bisogna per forza passare per computer e cavetto. Sembra il paleolitico.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Overall, I think the Libra 2 is a fantastic ebook e-reader, and I recommend it. There are a few things that knock off 1 star from a perfect rating, though.
Hardware – The good things:
– The screen is amazing. The text is very crisp and dark and the front light is very even (at least on my unit).
– The warm light is very pleasing for evening/night reading and works very well. (The evenness of the lighting was ever-so-slightly not perfect with the addition of the highest setting of warm light, but not enough to be distracting).
– The rounded corners of the grip side make holding it in one hand fairly comfortable.
– The weight of the device is light enough that it can be held one-handed (without a case) in comfort for a while.
– The battery provided me 20 hours of reading using very generous front-lighting (probably over 70% most times) (with Wi-Fi turned off). The battery reached 10% at that point and popped up a low battery message. I’m not sure how this compares to other e-readers since manufacturers like to advertise in weeks instead of hours, but using their convention of 30 minutes per day, this would be about 6 weeks of reading between charges.
– It’s available in white, which is what I got, because it is very good at concealing fingerprints.
– The power button’s location is well placed. It never gets accidentally pressed and is easy to feel for without looking, and it has a definite click to know that it’s been pressed.
– The USB-C port is obviously nice to have (vs. micro USB). (Note: The included cable is a USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable, and no charger is included. So you will still need a charging brick with a Type-A port to use with this, and will need a Type-A port (or adapter) on your computer if you connect it to one.)
Hardware – The not-so-good things:
– The plastic case has a cheap feeling to the touch. It is not as nice as the more rubbery touch of the Kindle Paperwhite, for example. My unit even makes a slight creaking noise when squeezed gently near the corners. The embedded texture on the back helps make it feel a bit less cheap and does help to provide more grip when using without a case, but it still isn’t “pleasurable” to the touch. It’s just plastic. if you use a case while holding it, this won’t be an issue.
– The page turn buttons, whether by design or not, have an uneven pressure to them. If pressed toward the inside, it requires much more force to get it to click. If pressed toward the outside, only a light force is required.
– When turning the front light completely off, the screen background is grayer (less white, less contrast) than other e-readers I’ve seen (e.g. Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Oasis). (But with almost any amount of front light, the contrast is outstanding.)
Hardware – One other thing:
– The screen is slightly recessed. I personally prefer this to flush-screen e-readers. It doesn’t have as “premium” a look, but it makes it very obvious to feel if the touchscreen is being contacted or not and prevent accidental touches.
Software – The good things (common to all Kobo e-readers):
– The interface is very well organized, clean, and simple to use.
– The front light brightness can be adjusted with just a simple swipe up or down along the left edge of the screen, without first dropping down any menu and then having to close that menu.
– The header can optionally show remaining pages in the chapter, which I find to be more useful than an estimate of how much more time is left, which can easily be miscalculated.
– A subtle book progress bar is optionally displayed along the bottom of the screen. I really like this and prefer it to seeing a percentage. It provides a similar feeling to reading a physical book, where you can just tell how far you are in it, but without having to take any more screen space than necessary.
– Kobo’s concept of “pages”: I really like the way Kobo software determines how many “pages” are in a book. It readjusts this number automatically based on the font size, margin settings, etc., so when it displays the number of pages left in a chapter, for example, you know that there are exactly that many page turns left for the settings you have selected for that book. I find this to be much more useful than Kindle’s way of showing pages, which is to correspond to the published physical book when possible.
– Built-in Overdrive. It’s nice to be able to check out and return books from the library right from the device.
– Built in Pocket App support. I have not used this feature, but it’s nice to know I can read supported web articles on the Kobo if I want.
– epub format support: I’ve found that some of the classic literature is available in epub (but not Kindle) format, so I can borrow from the library without having to use any conversion software as I would on a Kindle.
– Installing additional fonts is simple. Just connect to a computer, create a “fonts” folder, and drag the fonts into it.
Software – The not-so-good things:
– There are still some bugs (which will hopefully be fixed). My initial experience was not great. But all the bugs I found and list here were encountered during setup and configuration. I have not had any issue at all during reading sessions, which is what is most important.
– Upon first powering up and connecting to Wi-Fi, after the device did an immediate software update and appeared to be finished with it, it became EXTREMELY laggy. It would take maybe 30 seconds to respond to actions. Rebooting resolved it.
– The device has rebooted spontaneously while searching the Overdrive catalog and locked up completely a couple times (once while in sleep mode and once while changing a setting).
– After connecting to Wi-Fi successfully, the device prompted me again for the password the next time I connected and again a third time. Only after that did it finally save the connection settings as it should.
– When an Overdrive library book is returned, Kobos automatically download a “preview” copy from their store as a placeholder (supposedly to store annotations, bookmarks, etc, but also I’m sure as a convenient way to purchase the book). That’s a bit annoying, and these can easily be removed after being downloaded, but one time it downloaded preview copies alongside their corresponding three library books I had checked out (that I had NOT returned and were NOT expired) and it erased all my progress in them.
I have not tested any of the audiobook or bluetooth features.
For me, I like the device so much that the issues I listed are easily acceptable. The bottom line is that it is very enjoyable to read on the Kobo Libra 2.