Well then. Well-played, Kobo Arc!

Anjohl · 08-20-2014, 01:54 AM

I managed to score an Arc for super cheap, and oh god how I wish this is what I had opened when I bought the Vox. I love this thing, everything about it. Its a great tablet, great occasional reader, and takes most android apps. I do find it weird that some apps are listed as incompatible with the device, but then work when sideloaded, but cie la vie. Great machine.

teija · 09-05-2014, 03:15 PM

Yeah, totally in agreement with you. Actually, I'm not sure if you mean the Arc 7 or newer, or the original... I have an original and I LOVE my Arc! Found a super deal on a 64GB model a few months ago ($99!) and couldn't resist. I didn't know anything about them and wasn't sure about it at the time, but figured I'd have the 14-day return period...but I have been very pleasantly surprised with it and it is now my go-to tablet vs. my full-sized iPad!

And yes, I've just this past week come across the app incompatibility thing which is odd because I can load the newest game in that series directly from the Play store, but apparently not the first one (several years old). My biggest bug-bear is that the Arc doesn't seem able to handle the graphics in Minion Rush, which is a shame (sounds like the Kindle Fire has the same problem).

stevov · 09-07-2014, 11:00 AM

original arc is very underpowered for graphic intensive games. as a reader and basic internet browser it is ok.

teija · 09-08-2014, 12:28 PM

Well as I said before, my only complaint so far is that I can't play Minion Rush. My hubby's old Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 couldn't play Minion Rush either (too laggy) so it is not just the Arc. But the Arc works fine for the rest of what I like to do including Kindle, Zinio, Pinterest, Facebook (although won't play videos), Netflix and most other games so far. So, for the money, it was definitely a "win" IMO.

08-20-2014, 01:54 AM	#1
Anjohl Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 559568 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Well then. Well-played, Kobo Arc! I managed to score an Arc for super cheap, and oh god how I wish this is what I had opened when I bought the Vox. I love this thing, everything about it. Its a great tablet, great occasional reader, and takes most android apps. I do find it weird that some apps are listed as incompatible with the device, but then work when sideloaded, but cie la vie. Great machine.

09-05-2014, 03:15 PM	#2
teija Gadget fiend Posts: 354 Karma: 2111100 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kobo Clara HD, Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite 2021, Sony PRS-350	Yeah, totally in agreement with you. Actually, I'm not sure if you mean the Arc 7 or newer, or the original... I have an original and I LOVE my Arc! Found a super deal on a 64GB model a few months ago ($99!) and couldn't resist. I didn't know anything about them and wasn't sure about it at the time, but figured I'd have the 14-day return period...but I have been very pleasantly surprised with it and it is now my go-to tablet vs. my full-sized iPad! And yes, I've just this past week come across the app incompatibility thing which is odd because I can load the newest game in that series directly from the Play store, but apparently not the first one (several years old). My biggest bug-bear is that the Arc doesn't seem able to handle the graphics in Minion Rush, which is a shame (sounds like the Kindle Fire has the same problem). Last edited by teija; 09-05-2014 at 03:18 PM.

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09-07-2014, 11:00 AM	#3
stevov Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 805314 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland Device: Asus Fonepad,kobo arc,htc onex, htc titan	original arc is very underpowered for graphic intensive games. as a reader and basic internet browser it is ok.

09-08-2014, 12:28 PM	#4
teija Gadget fiend Posts: 354 Karma: 2111100 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kobo Clara HD, Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite 2021, Sony PRS-350	Well as I said before, my only complaint so far is that I can't play Minion Rush. My hubby's old Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 couldn't play Minion Rush either (too laggy) so it is not just the Arc. But the Arc works fine for the rest of what I like to do including Kindle, Zinio, Pinterest, Facebook (although won't play videos), Netflix and most other games so far. So, for the money, it was definitely a "win" IMO.