Kobo Carta 1300 is the BEST e-Reader | Kobo Clara BW Review

The last of the Kobo Coverage (for now) brings us to the Kobo Clara BW
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[@aje83774]

'Page forward and back by' is on earlier versions, too. I have that setting on my Clara HD. That being said, thanks for the review and I'm looking forward to a side-by-side with the colour version.

[@chiroptophilia]

Holy shit that does look fast! And the contrast is beautiful. I'm excited to get mine

[@Swapnadipc]

We need a comparison between clara bw and paperwhite

[@LeoNie-sq7vi]

no need to compare actually, I have got a libra color. The white background is significantly darker than my Clara 2e

[@WateryFire]

@@LeoNie-sq7vi what does libra colour have to do with paperwhite?

[@LeoNie-sq7vi]

@@WateryFire I think it’s panel issue, color sink have that color filter layer. It just make reader bing darker. To me Libra color need to turn on the light for actual reading

[@pspsmallz]

​@@LeoNie-sq7vi this the clara be and it looks noticeably better than any current kindle, the screen is not dark like the color models since it doesnt have they extra layer

[@fatalist6663]

@@LeoNie-sq7vi The request was a comparison with a Clara BW, not a Clara colour.

[@gsogymrat]

The speed and clarity is impressive. I also like the Reading Stats and the swipe-only page turn options.

[@psyboss5658]

Thank you very much for all that great work 😊

[@KyoZoldyck]

I was waiting for a comparison with the regular Clara or Clara 2e... figured there isn't much difference so let's go with an ancient device to justify this new one

[@ljean1825]

There really isn't much difference. I actually found the contrast better on the 2e as the background was a bit whiter

[@WateryFire]

@@ljean1825 noooo, please don't say that now that I've ordered BW. contrast matters!

[@pspsmallz]

The contrast looks noticeably better than previous clara models side by side and any current kindle model

[@marktimbers433]

I have the Clara BW and the older Clara HD. The BW screen, no question is a quality improvement. The screen is faster. The blacks are blacker. Both may be rated at 300 PPI but it is sharper. On the minor side the power button was improved. Just give it a short press to turn it on. Over all not a massive change but well worth it!

[@vladislavkaras491]

Quite impressive difference between new and old Kobo products. Also, the refresh speed between pages is also quite good I must say! Pretty noticeable, I must say! Would be awesome as well to check with other Kobo products! Thanks for the video!

[@Bruce_W]

Nice review. I just got the Clara BW this week. It works very well for reading out on my deck. I’m not much of an ereader user and much prefer using android tablets for books but they don’t do well when outdoors. Now I grab the Clara BW when heading out to the deck.

[@piratepixels]

I came from Libra H2O to Clara BW and wow the words are so crisp and response so much faster!

[@open_soar]

Great review! Will you be getting your hands on the new Tolino devices as well?

[@chaheechai9847]

very good review. thank you very much!

[@johnnyb.2792]

The Kindle Signature has a setting to "Disable touchscreen" so that you only change pages by swiping vs touching.

[@jorgeamaral613]

Why in the world they didn't make a libra (or more standard ratio) 7inch with this screen? It really baffles me... They know they wouldn't sell a single colour unit if it was so...

[@satori8626]

Hi, thank you for a great review! It was cool to see the comparison with the really old Kobo. I’m a bit disappointed that you didn’t mention the benefits of the Clara b&w over the Clara color, it sounds like the color version is strictly better for someone that likes color, but the screen on the b&w is brighter and clearer.

[@matthewsouthwell]

boo hoo, get a life

[@ChonnyChu]

@@matthewsouthwell I think with that kind of comment, you should get a life yourself

[@hhyyacinth]

@@matthewsouthwellwhat are you, 8?

[@millernerd]

I think they're gonna do a BW/Colour comparison next/soon

[@MasticinaAkicta]

I noticed that about the others, and kobo rakuten too. The others have a store, and other stuff taking up more then 50% of the screen. Kobo just gives you your books and if you want to go to the store or other functions... it is one touch away.

[@alicedalexandrite]

Pocketbook lets you only have your books on the main screen as well!

[@francoisraulin9531]

It ll be nice when they will make a sage B&W with the same screen quality

[@BlueFins7]

Thanks for the reviews, I’m trying to switch from the paper white to kobo but the new kobo libra colour feels too dark for me after seeing your videos. I’m waiting for a libra bw

[@arielescolin1121]

Hi, any advice for the first time user of an ebook, what would you recommend kindle basic or Kobo Clara BW? Thanks.

[@christill]

I really like the home screen interface, and how it’s not intrusive with the store like Amazon are. It’s definitely impressive how Kobo are leading the big three with colour and Carta 1300. But unfortunately, we’ve seen many times that the first ones to do something often don’t benefit from it like you’d think they should. And it will probably be the case again this time.

[@Samehde]

hey, the text on the old version at @11:43 is much better??

[@ngobis]

How does the screen compare to the kindle voyage?

[@elrochedetumyolastan]

now we just need to wait fellas, ladies and all in between, for the new kobo forma with carta 1300 and reparability... one can only wish, right?

[@eliaswei5658]

will they release kobo Libra BW with Carta 1300 soon this year?

[@dckwok]

It should be the 6th carta1300 ereader I supposed(smart x3/neo2/boox2024poke5/neo2pro/smart x3 pro)? Great video btw!

[@PeterPanQuails]

Wish there was a side-by-side screen comparison of the original Clara, new Clara BW and the Clara Colour, all with front light turned off.

[@zero1451987]

The clara BW is significantly better in terms of screen brightness and readability when screen light turned off. But yeah, it would nice if reviews can compare devices better so who hasn’t made purchase decisions can have a clearer picture of what to get

[@millernerd]

I think they said on a different video that they're planning on doing that soon. I think maybe the next video.

[@ogrejd]

@10:23 - At 1080p full-screen, the text on that manga's first page is quite easy to read on the BW side, but have to put my face up towards the screen and squint to read the old Touch's. edit @11:50 - On the other hand, the Touch's rendering of that title page is far, far better than the BW's. You can easily read the title on the Touch, but definitely not on the BW. I wonder what caused that difference in rendering?

[@jccg6674]

The colour versión is more darker and smooth screen. Better the BW version for only read text.

[@BBTechBreakdown]

Any reason to believe that a new kobo libra BW will come out anytime soon considering the libra 2 is discontinued and the clara has color and BW versions?

[@Alex-zo7bh]

Can we expect a Libra BW with Carta 1300?

[@PeterPanQuails]

I too would want a Libra BW. 7" is a sweet spot for me.

[@Alex-zo7bh]

@@PeterPanQuails yeah exactly

[@pspsmallz]

Hopefully later this year or next year, feels like they avoided doing it now so that libra color would sell better

[@copycatchiller]

Hoping for this too 🙏🏼

[@fleemos]

Fingers crossed they make a Libra BW

[@ROULHS]

I want so musch a kobo libra 3 with carta 1300 and flush screen with stylus support!😢

[@PanicAtTheFallenDisco]

does the clara bw have a dictionary/translator function?

[@TGBahr]

Damn, this display _is_ crisp.

[@millernerd]

No, u

[@shanawaznizam1142]

Please do a side by side comparison with Kobo Libra Colour.

[@Guy_on_Youtube]

Wish this was a 7in screen like the paperwhite

[@stevemerryfield3958]

I have the Clara HD and this new BW. In comparison i'm dissapointed that on this new device i cant get the background white. Its black writing on Greyish/ Blue background and the lights cause an uneven colour on the screen similar to the libra. I dont have this issue with the Clara HD and ive got two BW's with the same issues.

[@Baba_Yaga88]

The bw screen does look more grey than white

[@dcpowered]

Please do a comparison with Boox Note Air 3!

[@RuslanIvanyuk-ub8fj]

Was thinking about buying an ereader device for myself, so definitely loved the review. However, the lack of memory replaceability/upgradeability is not exactly my cup of tea. Could you recommend some ereaders that _do_ use microSD?

[@RuslanIvanyuk-ub8fj]

Retracting my question. So far, I have found some PocketBook ereaders (InkPad Lite, Verse Pro) advertising TF/SD expandability, as well as Bigme InkNote (although the latter ones are significantly larger - up to 10.3", and, understandably, more expensive).

[@magnils7211]

If you are gonna use it for books you are overrstimating how large of a file size a book is.

[@RuslanIvanyuk-ub8fj]

​@@magnils7211depends on the format and the contents of said books. While EPUB is basically a ZIP containing XML, CBR/CBZ are archives containing raster images of the comic book strips (JPEG or TIFF), and raster images typically don't compress that well. Speaking of image compression, another format that uses up lots of space is FB2, which stores raster images within the text file itself, as Base64 representations. And don't get me started rambling about PDF files.

[@yensteel]

That fast, snappy page turn is game changing! Was it because of carta 1300, the OS, or the hardware? Edit: typo

[@CaioHungria]

It's the Carta 1300, it's faster

[@millernerd]

Likely all of them (+ firmware), but probably primarily the screen

[@yensteel]

@@CaioHungria I assumed the same thing, but it was said to be 25% faster than 1200, not this kind of faster. I really hope this is something other companies would match. The responsiveness was also amazing. The Kindle Paperwhite I use has a small delay, about 100-150ms for each page turn for example.

[@syafiighazali]

Please compare this with the Clara 2E

[@jakkiebenevolent4352]

Please compare it with the new 1300 carta poke5 🙏

[@marcinkalinowski7059]

Please do Clara BW vs Paperwhite 5

[@stripehearts]

KOBO CLARA BW vs KINDLE BASIC 11th gen, PLEASE

[@Shadsix]

does the supernote nomad have this tech?

[@goodereader]

No not at all, Super note is at least three steps behind the rest of the competition

[@Shadsix]

@@goodereader it seems to be the most consumer friendly e reader out there and the direction I'd like things to go. If the nomad 2 becomes a thing one day with the nice screen. This will likely be my path if I don't get the nomad 1st. The nomad just seems to cut pages awkwardly due to resolution or aspect ratio, I'm unsure. A higher resolution/clearer screen would give me more conference. Also I'd enjoy it if they could play with the kobos color screen or something similar. I'd really really like to see super notes repair friendly/open OS business model take over the ereader market

[@goodereader]

@@Shadsix what seems to be the most consumer-friendly e-reader? The Kobo?

[@Shadsix]

@@goodereader the supernote brand (mainly the nomad due to its overall size), with its modular and reparable form factor. and its potentially up-gradable to a degree. their prices are about 25% higher than id realistically like them to be at but their products seem very nice.

[@Shadsix]

oh I just rechecked, yeah their prices are good. it would just be nice to get a cheap junk pen and cheap case with the $330 reader.

[@thibaldus3]

It's time for ereader manufacturers to modernize their design. Those bezels are way too big. The palma has shown that it can be done.

[@thibaldus3]

Pocketability is king.

[@AndreShouldBeWriting]

bezels make it comfy to hold and read without obscuring text. It is a feature, not a bug.

[@thibaldus3]

@@AndreShouldBeWriting It doesn't need to be on all sides. Keep one side bezel if you really need one. But you could at least get rid of one side and the top bezel.

[@PeterPanQuails]

@@AndreShouldBeWriting No one complain about the thin bazels when holidng an iPad. Somehow people can hold an ipad and read without any problem.

[@AndreShouldBeWriting]

Not gonna get into a flamewar here. There are papers available showing bezels are good for ergonomics and usability. If you prefer a thin bezel, you do you. Personally, I prefer a comfy non touch sensitive bezel on my reading device. And yes, I can read on an iPad too that doesn’t mean I prefer a thin bezel.

[@hclyrics]

1:13 "This unit hasn't prioritized appearance. There's really nothing aesthetically pleasing about it at all." I take issue with this statement. I can't be the only one who thinks this is one of the nicest looking e-readers out there. Sometimes the best design is the least design possible.

[@TGBahr]

I was interested in Kobo until I learned that I'm restricted to their own book store. With my exotic taste in books and topics, I'd be afraid to switch. I currently use a Boox Palma and a Kindle Paperwhite. As a device I'd favor this Kobo over the latter of course.

[@AndreShouldBeWriting]

you can sideload epubs and other formats. I do it all the time with drm-free books

[@Tim_Tucker]

There's also Overdrive support so you can check out books from your neighbourhood library.

[@JoshBarker]

You can side load from other places. I have loaded my books I bought on Amazon to my new Libra Colour after downloading and converting them using Calibre.

[@claudiabailey5302]

Getting there first isn’t everything

[@pchilds80]

Your reviews are getting there... More balanced. Past ones sound like a marketing video

[@goodereader]

We have over 3000+ videos on our Channel No one single user is able to blanket diagnose our brand Thank you

[@seratractivo7231]

Please do this review again. You forgot to add chapters, forgot to add lighting uniformity tests, and proper comparisons to a 300 PPI reader and not something from 13 years ago. This isn’t helpful.

[@goodereader]

uhh, "do this review again"? no

[@seanwebb605]

It would help if you wrote your script in advance instead of hoping that coherency and a point would find you along the way.

[@goodereader]

Lol what a terrible comment