E-readers and tablets · Kobo
Owners keep the Clara BW for its light, pocketable size and crisper black-and-white screen, carrying it on commutes and trips where a smaller reader wins out over a bigger one.
Owners describe it as noticeably lighter and easier to carry than other readers they've owned, and several say they reach for it specifically on commutes and travel because of that. All three accounts raising portability were positive.
Owners are divided on the product lineup: some are happy Kobo-family readers who wish for a new black-and-white Libra, while others say Kobo has discontinued most of its BW lineup and moved to buying from other brands instead. This theme has too few accounts to call it a clear complaint either way.
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Once the initial comparison to Kindles or other readers fades, owners settle into the Clara BW as a lighter, easier device to carry around: in a bag, on a subway, on a commute. A few mention that the smaller screen, once a concern, turns out to suit landscape reading and pocket-sized use better than expected.
Long-term wear and durability accounts are thin here. What's on record is about screen quality, size and lineup choices rather than parts breaking down, so there isn't enough evidence yet to say how the device holds up after a year or two of daily use.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
18 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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