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Ah yes...I forgot about that as well. My current scale can switch to mL and I find that useful, although I don't know if it is actually calibrated any differently for mL vs. grams.

Battery life

Maybe I simply don't read as much on my Kobo as you do, but I find the battery life amazing. I rarely charge it. As I type that, I realize that I read quite a bit of paperback books though.

cases

I'm not too picky about this. I use the navy blue Kobo case designed for the Clara. It's not the greatest thing in the world but I enjoy it.

All in all, I don't have much to compare it to other than a VERY old Kobo - like one of the originals I believe. It was incredibly slow and battery life on that one was horrid. Yeah, the screen was bigger than the Clara, but the Clara is leaps and bounds above that ugly thing I was using.>

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind though! I assume that's $46 USD though...yeah not exactly ideal. But it's a good starting point for researching similar models.

I use a Kobo Clara HD. There's a newer version available (it's a Clara model, can't recall the exact name) but the Clara HD does the job well. Of the reviews I've read, if you own a Clara HD, upgrading to the newest model may not be worth it for you.

I also use my iPad Air + Google Books, and the Kindle app, for things that are either on those accounts or don't play nice with the Clara HD. For example, PDF advance reader copies do not work very well on the Kobo, and converting them with Calibre doesn't always work either.

An Internet ... problem

Yeah, that's 100% it. On the Internet in 2023, everyone needs to be right or win with their comment. It's off-putting when you've been on the Internet longer than Gen Z has been alive.

Thanks for setting this up!

Yep. I'm on https://beehaw.org though - did not know there was a lemmy.ca. Thankfully lemmy works like Mastodon so I'm able to subscribe from here. Hello!

Well, I tried introducing myself via kbin and I was going to reply to that introduction since I have now been accepted to beehaw...but I can't find that reply in this thread. So I'll write again!

I work in media (behind the scenes...but I also have a few podcasts on the go and I blog), I have epilepsy, and I like to talk about all sorts of subjects. I'm doing a poor job summarizing myself so I'll just copy/paste from my Mastodon page (with some redactions):

Writer/podcaster; fan of books, podcasts, hockey, baseball, curling & movies. Regional Traffic Manager for [REDACTED]. Views & opinions are my own.

I was also diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 35 (4 years ago, now). Sometimes I talk about that.