![]() ![]() While the design might be pedestrian, the display is truly gorgeous. Kobo Forma – Screenĭominating the front of the Kobo Forma is an 8-inch display. Compared to the metal-clad and rather gorgeous KIndle Oasis, this is a serious step in the opposite direction. The overall design is a little on the ugly side, with the perforated plastic picking up everything from dust to smudges in an instant. The mushy power button is virtually impossible to reliably press without a really hard push and it constantly feels stuck. That said, the Kobo Forma doesn’t excel in every area on the design-front, especially with regards to the quality of the build.įor a product that costs £239 – which is super-expensive when you consider the excellent Kindle Paperwhite is just £119 – the Forma lacks a high-end finish. It’s clear that Kobo has tried to set the Forma apart from the Kindle crowd and I appreciate having an alternative option when looking for an e-reader. It’s comfy to grip and light enough to hold for extended periods. It’s more the size of an iPad Mini, but with a lighter feel. The Forma is a large e-reader, more so than the Kindle Paperwhite or the Kobo Aura. Still, the new Kindle Paperwhite 2018 also boasts waterproofing and it costs a lot less at £119. It’s a welcome touch that really should become more common across all e-readers. It means you needn’t worry about accidentally dropping the Kobo Forma into a pool on holiday, in a bath, or just having it out in the rain. This is a nice touch, one that offers some tactility to turning pages.Īnother headline feature is the IPX8 waterproof rating. The curved edge is home to two buttons: one for going forward and one for going back. It most closely compares to a book that’s been folded over on itself, being gripped from the side. ![]() Following a few hours of reading, though, it will become more natural. Its display is also shunted off to one side in a manner similar to the Kindle Oasis. Instead of being a flat slab of plastic – the form of so many e-readers on the market – the Forma curves slightly at the side. The Kobo Forma is unorthodox in its appearance. Nevertheless, a high price and slightly slow interaction mean it just falls short. It also offers a unique design, making it stand out against the traditional Kindle. Here’s a zoomed in image of the connector taken from the guide above that shows the port and its mounting etc.Hoping to counter Amazon’s dominance in the e-reader space, Kobo’s latest is a feature-packed device with a waterproof body and high-res screen. These lugs have to line up with the pads on the motherboard so that they can be soldered onto the board to hold the connector in place and that all the strain is not placed on the pins. The connector in your tablet has 2 mounting lugs (see image below). The main differences are where the mounting lugs are positioned on the body of the connector and how many there are, sometimes 2 or 4. So it is important that you get the correct one. Not all micro USB connectors are the same. There are videos on YouTube that show how to smd solder USB connectors It is a smd (surface mount device) type connector so smd soldering skills and tools will be necessary to remove / replace the faulty connector. It is best to remove the motherboard when replacing the connector. Hi the ifixit Kobo Aura HD Screen Replacement guide that will help you to open the tablet so that access to the micro USB connector is possible. ![]()
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