With a big screen, included stylus, and long battery life, the Kobo Elipsa 2E seemingly has everything it needs to become the king of the e-notebooks.
Kobo Elipsa 2E MSRP $400.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “The Kobo Elipsa 2E isn't a gadget you absolutely need, but it's a lovely e-reader that I think you'll love.” Pros Cons I’m a big fan of e-readers, and highly recommend any serious reader has one to lift the pressure on their sagging bookshelves and groaning holiday suitcases. But an e-reader that doubles as a writing tablet? That’s not something I’ve had a chance to play with.
The extended bezel on the left-hand side offers a natural gripping area for your dominant hand. The bezel on the other three sides isn’t large enough to offer a strong grip, so I found myself rotating the device for my grip, but the automatic rotation is quick and responsive, so this isn’t a problem. The design is excellent, but it would definitely benefit from page turn buttons, like the Amazon Kindle Oasis, as reaching over to turn pages can get tiresome on such a large display.
At $70, the SleepCover doesn’t come cheap, but it’s been clear throughout my time with it that it’s a high-quality accessory and a must-include if you can justify the additional cost. The large size isn’t a boon everywhere, though. I do the majority of my reading in bed, and holding the Elipsa above my face for long periods at a time is tiring, and propping it on its side isn’t much better. This is definitely one for the sofa surfers rather than those who read in bed.
But the Kobo Store isn’t the only way to get books, and it’s here the Kobo Elipsa 2E really shines. Firstly, it supports an enormous number of file types. But it’s the ease of transferring them that’s key. If you’re like me and have a large Humble Bundle library or like to use Project Gutenberg’s huge library for cheap reading, then you know the pain of transferring books between a computer and an e-reader.
The real meat of the writing experience is found in the Notebook section. There are two modes of notebooks to choose from here. The first, the basic notebook, is a standard notebook. Put the stylus on the screen, and marks appear; that’s how it works. It has a number of backgrounds you can pick from, but otherwise, it’s no frills, with nothing fancy. It’s for the purist and stands in stark contrast to the second mode, which is my favorite: the advanced notebook.
The stylus itself is solid if a bit standard. Jab the screen with the pointy end to make lines, and push the button to activate a secondary function. Flip it around, and you can use the eraser to, you guessed it, erase. It’s charged separately to the Elipsa, though, so make sure to keep it topped up with the USB-C port towards the end of the stylus. Unfortunately, there’s no way to charge it off the Elipsa 2E, but that’s only a small gripe.
Kobo Elipsa 2E: price and availability The Kobo Elipsa 2E comes with the Kobo Stylus 2 and is priced at $400 for 32GB of storage, putting it at a similar price to the $390 Kindle Scribe with 32GB of storage. There are no options for expanded storage, which isn’t much of a problem for e-books. If you’re a big comic or audiobook listener, then you may need to be warier of how many items you’re downloading. Though even then, 32GB should last you a while.
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