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itreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

When you don’t have to interact with it, the Kobo Wireless eReader is entirely competent. But when you do, you realise where those corners have been cut.

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Mar 01, 2012

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PC Pro‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Lightweight with a smart interface and store, but has too many flaws to trouble the award-winners

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Jan 03, 2012

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Macworld‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kobo Wireless eReader's main appeal is to those people who would prefer to stick with an e-reader ecosystem that can handle ePub files; at this writing, the Kobo reader is the least expensive Wi-Fi-connected model to do so, and it does the job well. But for the same price, Amazon's Kindle provides better performance and a built-in keyboard for easier searching.

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Dec 27, 2010

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kobo Wireless eReader adds some of the features the first Kobo was lacking, which makes it a viable competitor to the Kindle and the Nook.

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Dec 21, 2010

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LAPTOP Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kobo Wireless Reader represents an improvement over the first generation, but some of the core issues still remain. While the addition of Wi-Fi connectivity is welcome, mediocre ergonomics coupled with somewhat sluggish performance are still turn-offs. Then there's the price. At $139, the Kobo Wireless costs the same as the Kindle Wi-Fi, but doesn't match its design, feature set, or speed. And even though the Kobo's content system is more open than Amazon's, so is the Nook Wi-Fi, which costs only $10 more and also beats this device in most respects.

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Dec 13, 2010

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CrunchGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

It’s a better version of the Kobo, but is it really a legitimate alternative to the Kindle? I think so. It’s unlikely that you’ll find many books on one but not the other, and personally, I like the Kobo’s look more, though for a heavy e-reader user, the Kindle is still the more practical choice, with its extra features. Still, at $139, the two wi-fi readers don’t seem terribly out of balance.

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Dec 07, 2010

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computershopper‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Those looking for a simple e-book reader will find a lot to like about the Kobo, but with the competition’s recent price drops, $149 is a bit high for such an austere device.

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Jul, 2010

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LAPTOP Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kobo is a creditable budget eReader, but it can't hold its own against the competition, which offer more features and better ease of use for the same price. Even if you don't mind the lack of Wi-Fi, you'll balk at the less than stellar screen and sluggish performance. Perhaps if the price dropped another $50 it would be a good choice for less tech-savvy people just getting into eBook reading. For everyone else, though, the entry-level Kindle and Nook remain better choices.

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Aug 12, 2010

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Engadget‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The fact that the Kobo e-reader isn't a multitasker like the iPad and newer "hybridized" devices might not signal its failure in any way. In fact, its single-use is justified by its price. Is it the best e-reader we've ever used? No - like we said, its page-refreshes are a little slow, and for a device that's all about the business of reading, that's no small thing.

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Jul 19, 2010

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you don't need wireless book downloads, the Kobo eReader makes a fine digital reading companion - and it comes at a compelling price point.

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Jun 17, 2010

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kobo eReader isn't a bad little basic e-book reader, but it's just not a compelling deal now that the more full-featured Barnes & Noble Nook has matched its low price.

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Jul 09, 2010

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CrunchGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Although the market is rapidly advancing, the Kobo is a perfectly good little device right now if you know what you’re getting into. $150 is a reasonable price for a way to read the thousands of books out there, but if you feel you need touchscreens, utilities, on-device search and so on, this is absolutely not for you. Until the Kobo is out-featured at its own price point, this would be my choice for best e-reader value on the market.

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Jun 03, 2010

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MacNN‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The best approach to a product is often to focus on doing just a few things very well rather than as many things as you can. As might be obvious by now, Kobo's inaugural eReader follows that former approach. Misgivings about speed aside, the reader's singular attention to no-frills book reading works in its favor. There's little to distract you from your task, whether it's actually reading or getting those books onboard.

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Apr 10, 2010

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