If you want an ereader that's cheap, good, and moddable, this is the one. There's a lot of software mods out there, but I find the default UI is totally fine. I don't want a device that can do everything, I want one that's comfortable and easy to use, and the vanilla UI is perfectly fine. However, if you like reading manga like I do, that 8gb of storage is gonna fill up fast. Luckily, the device is easy to open, and uses a regular SD card for storage. You just need to make an image of the drive it came with, flash it to a bigger SD card (I believe it has been tested to support up to 128gb), and use a tool to expand the storage partition of the card to fill the rest of the card. It uses a FAT32 filesystem, and the only one I could find that could do that for free was gparted. I used my linux laptop to do that, but I think there's a windows port and you could also always boot up a VM if needed. Just make sure you use a fast SD card. Don't cheap out on that.
I've also had a few issues with managing books through Calibre even before doing the mod, but for the most part it's been easy to fix. One time I had an error where the database got borked, and had to factory reset it and reupload all my books. However I suspect that was a user error or something because I've had no issues like that since. The only problem I consistently have is that the metadata on new books are incorrect even if I manually update the metadata before ejecting, but the solution to that is just plugging it back in, updating metadata again, and then ejecting it. That always fixes it.
I don't know why Kobo doesn't include a higher storage size by default, or even as an option. The mod is so easy and 8gb is really not enough for a system that supports cbr/cbz files.My only guess is that the extra storage space slows it down a bit when opening books, and it does- only a little bit, and only when opening a book- but that slowdown is probaby only present on big cards. My pick of 128gb is way overkill, but I wanted to be able to store everything on one device, including manga. OH yeah, one other little issue with big files- it can't load anything over 2gb. It appears in the filesystem when looking at the drive, but the device doesn't see it and it doesn't show up in Calibre. Luckily, for books that's a total non-issue, but for long comics like many popular manga, you'll have to split it up into multiple chunks. Personally, I wound up dividing long runs into multi-volume files, like "Jojolion Vol. 01-14" and Jojolion Vol. 15-27". Pretty easy workaround, and since cbz files are just zip files with a different extension, it's pretty easy to do.
Overall, a great device, at a great price. The Android to Kindle's iPhone.
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| Price | Currently unavailable. | $389.00 | $139.99 | -8% $229.95 List: $249.99 | $119.00 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, Apr 20 | Get it as soon as Sunday, Jun 8 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, Apr 30 | Get it as soon as Sunday, Apr 20 |
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| Sold By | — | BlueProton | Kobo US | NE Solutions | POCKETBOOK INTERNATIONAL |
| display size | 6 inches | 10.3 inches | 6 inches | 7 inches | 6 inches |
| display technology | Electronic Ink | Electronic Ink | Electronic Ink | Electronic Ink | Electronic Ink |
| memory capacity | 8 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| model name | Clara HD | — | Kobo Clara BW | eReader | Kobo Libra Colour | Basic Lux 4 |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Bluetooth | USB | Wi-Fi |
| file format | PNG, MOBI, HTML, EPUB, CBR, PDF, CBZ, TXT, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, BMP, RTF | PDF | EPUB | Epub,Epub 3,FlePub,Pdf,Mobi,Jpeg,Gif,Png,Bmp,Tiff,Txt,Html,Rtf,Cbz,Cbr | AZW, PNG, CBZ, PDF, TXT, FB2, JPEG, DOC, EPUB |
| input interface | touch screen | touch screen, touch screen | touch screen | touch screen | touch screen, buttons |
| battery average life | 2 hours | 2 hours | 7 hours | 4 hours | 4 weeks |
| cpu speed | — | 2 GHz | 1 GHz | 2 GHz | — |
| native resolution | 1072x1448 | — | 1072x1448 | — | 758 × 1024 |
| bluetooth technology | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Product Description
Enjoy a natural, print-like reading experience
A 6" glare-free high-definition touchscreen makes reading even more enjoyable.
Get the perfect light day or night
ComfortLight PROs blue light reduction allows for a better nights sleep.
Carry up to 6,000 eBooks everywhere you go
With 8GB of storage, Kobo Clara HD accommodates even the largest of libraries.
The perfect reading companion
Read without any glare Unlike your tablet or smartphone, Kobo Clara HD's 6" screen is glare-free - which means you can read in direct sunlight, just like real paper.
How can Kobo Clara HD take your reading life even further?
- Battery life that last weeks
- Built-in OverDrive for library book borrowing
- Save and read articles with Pocket
- Customizable fonts, margins, built-in dictionary and more
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| Screen size & type | 6” HD E Ink Carta touchscreen | 8” HD, flush E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen | 7” HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen | 10.3” E Ink Carta1200 touchscreen | 6” E Ink Carta touchscreen |
| Screen resolution | 300 PPI | 300 PPI | 300 PPI | 227 PPI | 212 PPI |
| Landscape mode | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Page-turn buttons | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Storage | 8GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 8GB |
| Dropbox support | No | Yes | No | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | 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 PRO – adjust brightness and colour temperature for blue light reduction | ComfortLight – one colour light to adjust brightness | ComfortLight – one colour light to adjust brightness |
| Color Options | Black | Black | Black or White | Midnight Blue | Black |
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| Product Dimensions | 4.33 x 0.33 x 6.28 inches |
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| Item Weight | 5.9 ounces |
| ASIN | B07CXNMVKY |
| Item model number | N249-KU-BK-K-EP |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #178,510 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #225 in eBook Readers |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | June 1, 2018 |
| Manufacturer | Kobo |
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One To Get, For Your First Kobo.
This is the best Kobo e-reader I've had, since I decided that it'll be my first one too. It's light enough to hold, sharp and clear screen and I don't really have to worry about how long the battery holds up. So far, it's been 3 weeks since I use it, and it still have 50 percent charge left. Not a voracious reader myself, but so far it's been good. I get the idea of why to some, but yeah, the power button placement is a sore to my eyes. My mind always wondered to this button, every single reading time while holding the device. It's annoying most of the time really. It's not completely flushed with the frame, so there's always that worries that I might accidentally press it. Another thing is, I don't know why but I don't see the Overdrive option on my Kobo setting. While it does mentioned about the Overdrive support. I'm totally fine so far with it's not there in the settings menu, but that's one of the reasons I bought Kobo in the first place. Anyway, I just passed the idea of having it on mine, as I'm happily enough to get all my e-books elsewhere and still be able to read. Only used the WiFi to update all the purchased books I have and progress, nothing else. If all you need is only for reading books, with not much graphics involved, the it's all good. It'll be my only e-reader for a long time until it brake down I guess. Kindle are too popular and doesn't support ePub really. I just need an e-reader that is not Kindle, and read books on.
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laneziReviewed in Spain on July 30, 2018
Todas las ventajas del Kobo en un dispositivo más ligero y pequeño.
Color: Clara HDVerified Purchase
Estoy más que satisfecha con el Kobo Clara. Llevo casi 7 años leyendo en un Kindle 4 y no veía la necesidad de cambiarlo (ni siquiera por uno con luz integrada); sin embargo, dado que necesitaba otro e-reader dónde poder leer los libros de la e-biblio (red de bibliotecas públicas de España), me di a la tarea de buscar dispositivos compatibles con la tecnología Adobe DRM. Me decidí por los Kobo porque buscaba un dispositivo respaldado por una gran empresa y con un amplio catálogo de libros, a la altura de la que nos ofrece Amazon Kindle.laneziTodas las ventajas del Kobo en un dispositivo más ligero y pequeño.
Reviewed in Spain on July 30, 2018
Y específicamente, me decidí por el modelo Clara, por dos razones:
1. Es el más ligero y pequeño del mercado (en la foto adjunta, se puede observar que aunque tiene la misma medida de pantalla que el Kindle 4: 6 pulgadas; al tener el marco más angosto, el tamaño del dispositivo es inferior).
2. Cuesta lo mismo que un paper white (o costaba, porque acabo de darme cuenta de que en Amazon ya han subido su precio), pero tiene el doble de capacidad de almacenamiento.
Llevo 3 semanas usándolo y cada vez estoy más contenta de mi elección. De momento no he tenido que cargarlo ni una sola vez, usándolo todos los días, al menos una hora. Tiene un detalle muy chulo, que es, que cuando está en modo reposo, se queda como fondo de pantalla, la portada del libro que estés leyendo. Su iluminación es genial, se adapta a la luminosidad del ambiente; y sobre todo, la luz nocturna, que permite leer con claridad, sin cansar la vista. Precisamente la calidad de la luz nocturna es lo que más me ha sorprendido de este modelo.
Una ventaja adicional, es que su uso es muy intuitivo; en el escritorio solo incluyen la biblioteca de libros propios, sin publicidad, lista de deseos, ni sugerencias.
Tiene wifi, varios tipos de letra, búsqueda, diccionario, etc. como todos los e-readers actualmente. Soporta varios tipos de formatos de archivos de texto; por lo que no tienes que tirar de Calibre. Solo tiene botón de ON/OFF y entrada USB. La carcasa es de un plástico rugoso, por lo que da mucha confianza al sujetarlo, de que no resbale.
Lo que echo en falta son los botones de cambio de página en el marco que sí tiene el Kindle 4; en el clara solo puede pasarse página pulsando la pantalla. Asimismo; otra ventaja de los Kindle que no tienen los Kobo, es la posibilidad de pasar los libros del PC al dispositivo a través de correo electrónico.
Sin embargo, en términos generales me parece mucho mejor producto que el Paper White (hablo con conocimiento de causa, pues lo probé durante dos semanas antes de devolverlo); mucho mejor iluminación, el doble de gigas de almacenamiento, sencillez de manejo, sin publicidad y más ligero y portable.
Lo recomiendo si eres usuario de ebiblio, o si no quieres limitarte a comprar libros en una sola tienda de ebooks.
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- Guillaume O.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2019
Love it, very happy.
Color: Clara HDVerified Purchase - ChristelReviewed in Singapore on October 6, 2022
Defective product
Color: Clara HDVerified Purchase
Bought the product and it became defective in less than 2 months. The screen has frozen and I cant get it to work. Ive tried for weeks by troubleshooting based on whatever tips Ive found online.ChristelDefective product
Reviewed in Singapore on October 6, 2022
Tried to ask the seller and was told that the warranty is only for 1 month... in that case, I tried to ask the seller what I can do but the seller does not seem to be responding.
I dont recommend buying this
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