Kobo is having a sale on the Clara BW e-reader and you will get a $20 low cost off the record value. Kobo is promoting these gadgets immediately on their web site, however the offers are additionally accessible on Amazon and their different retail companions. You will get the Clara BW for $109.99 in the US; the common value is $129.99. In the meantime, the identical deal is accessible in Canada; the common value is $159.99 however may be yours right this moment for $129.99.
The Rakuten Kobo Clara BW incorporates a 6-inch E INK Carta 1300 e-paper panel 25% extra responsive than the earlier technology Kobo Clara 2e. The decision is 1448 x 1072, and the system is in complete Darkish Mode and 300 PPI. The display is recessed and doesn’t have glass. Textual content will pop as a result of uncovered e-paper display being nearer to your eyes. The e-reader solely is available in one color: black. The ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness system, gives you each white and amber LED lights to learn throughout the night time. I’ve typically discovered that the white lights at 35% and amber at 7% are likely to make the display very white, just like the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
Beneath the hood is a MediaTek processor MT8113L – ARM A53 @1GHz, 512MB of RAM and 16GB of inner storage. Up to now, Kobo relied on storage on SD playing cards; this e-reader makes use of EEMC storage soldered onto the circuit board. You should purchase audiobooks and ebooks from Kobo. Take heed to them through Bluetooth 5.0 and pair earbuds, headphones or an exterior speaker. You may as well use the web browser to go to web sites. Pocket integration can save articles to your Kobo, and it’s also appropriate with hundreds of libraries to browse, borrow, and skim through Overdrive. Join all these providers WiFi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (i.e. dual-band, 2.4 and 5 GHz).
USB-C will let you switch content material to your e-reader and cost it. Kobo Clara BW has full waterproof safety with IPX8. Meaning it’s all the time prepared for surprising spills, splashes by the ocean, or a soothing soak within the tub. If it will get moist with salt water, run it beneath a contemporary faucet for a couple of minutes because the salt corrodes. It’s powered by a low-end 1,500 mAh battery, which might be good for a few weeks of studying books. Nevertheless, utilizing the lights, lengthy studying periods or listening to audiobooks will drain the battery faster, so your mileage might fluctuate. The scale are 112 x 160 x 9.2 mm and weighs 174 g
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the previous fifteen years. Newspapers and web sites such because the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Put up and the New York Instances have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
