Kobo Elipsa 2E with Kobo Stylus 2

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This product is our choice for a large e-reader.

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Key specs

Screen size

10 inches

Water-resistant

Memory card reader

Built-in WiFi

Total storage capacity

32 GB

Screen size	10 inches
Water-resistant
Memory card reader
Built-in WiFi
Total storage capacity	32 GB
Sharpness	Full HD (1080p)
Web browser
Weight	386 g

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Pros and cons

According to our e-reader expert

• Thanks to its large size, more text fits on the screen of the e-reader and you can read very comfortably.
• The 32GB storage has space for about 30,000 e-books.
• You can take notes while reading with the included stylus.
• A charger for in the socket isn't included.
• You can't take this large e-reader on the go as easily.

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Description

Read books comfortably on the large Kobo Elipsa 2E with Kobo Stylus 2. The 10-inch screen is just a bit smaller than a sheet of A4 paper. That way, you can read texts comfortably and have to turn the page less often. With the included stylus, you can easily take notes or tap a word to see its translation or definition. Thanks to the lighting in the screen and the blue light filter, you can also read your favorite books at night. You can listen to audiobooks as well thanks to the Bluetooth support. This is useful when you don't feel like reading, for example. With 32GB of storage, you have enough space for a large library of 30,000 books. Note: you have to create a Kobo account to use this e-reader.

Read books comfortably on the large Kobo Elipsa 2E with Kobo Stylus 2. The 10-inch screen is just a bit smaller than a sheet of A4 paper. That way, you can read texts comfortably and have to turn the page less often. With the included stylus, you can easily take notes or tap a word to see its translation or definition. Thanks to the lighting in the screen and the blue light filter, you can also read your favorite books at night. You can listen to audiobooks as well thanks to the Bluetooth support. This is useful when you don't feel like reading, for example. With 32GB of storage, you have enough space for a large library of 30,000 books. Note: you have to create a Kobo account to use this e-reader.

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Included by default

• Manual (879.63 KB)
• Kobo Stylus 2
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• 2 spare tips

Included by default

• Manual (879.63 KB)
• Kobo Stylus 2
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• 2 spare tips

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Key specs

Screen size

10 inches

Water-resistant

Memory card reader

Built-in WiFi

Total storage capacity

32 GB

Screen size	10 inches
Water-resistant
Memory card reader
Built-in WiFi
Total storage capacity	32 GB
Sharpness	Full HD (1080p)
Web browser
Weight	386 g

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Reviews

22 reviews

8,9/10 (22 reviews)

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Most helpful reviews

Our expert review

A large e-reader on which I read and take notes.

• Big screen
• Easily take notes with stylus
• Large for one hand

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• Emme-lotte. e-reader specialist.
• 17 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Good e-ink notepad for students/teachers

• Backlight for reading/writing in dark conditions
• Advanced note with handwriting recognition and export to Dropbox
• Writing in PDF is only possible with one type of pen thickness (which is thick!)

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• Eveline
• 28 June 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

The Elipsa 2E is suitable for reading and taking notes!

• Fast
• Nice screen
• Original cover quality

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• Kees
• 1 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

Fine e-reader and approached paper for notes.

• Notes in epub and pdf
• Handwriting Recognition
• Sleep cover not included

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• Peter
• 10 June 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

7,6/10

Fantastic Ereader, bad notebook

• Very good as an ereader
• Converting handwriting to typed text works very well
• Writing function crashes very frequently

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• Gerlinde
• 21 July 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Top

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• Frank
• 27 August 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Perfect thing, but order the extra cover from another brand

• Fast and good backlight
• Works with many formats
• While writing, a “process” window starts (explanation below)

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• Matthijs
• 9 June 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Writes nicely!

• User friendly
• Battery lasts a long time
• The pen needs to be charged

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• Tamara
• 30 August 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

Nice E-reader but very mediocre notepad.

• feels light in hand
• e-reader does everything it should do
• writing/creating/editing notes is difficult

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• S.k.
• 22 June 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Fast ereader with nice large screen.

• Fast
• Big screen
• Less sharp screen than other models

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• Dejan
• 16 July 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

Our expert review

A large e-reader on which I read and take notes.

• Big screen
• Easily take notes with stylus
• Easy on your eyes
• Large for one hand

The Kobo Elipsa 2E is a large tablet where I can easily take notes while reading e-books or PDF files. The large size makes it less comfortable to hold with one hand.

Big format
Thanks to the large screen, I can comfortably read books or files and I have plenty of room for notes. On the 10-inch screen, I see more text on a page and I don't have to scroll as often. This also allows me to easily set a larger font. The device is quite fast and hardly falters. Its size makes it less easy to put in my bag. Are you planning to use the e-reader on the road a lot? Then I recommend an e-reader in a smaller format.

Take notes with stylus
I like the included stylus with the Elipsa 2E. I make notes in e-books or pdf files easily and quickly. For example, I write a note on the sides, highlight important sentences or circle words. When I make a mistake, I erase it with the back of the stylus. I can find all the notes I made together in one overview. This makes it easy to read them back. I also use the Elipsa 2E as a notepad and for to-do lists. The e-reader recognizes my handwriting and converts the handwritten text into typed text properly.

Quiet screen
The Kobo Elipsa 2E has Comfort Light PRO. As a result, the e-reader automatically adjusts the brightness and color temperature of the screen. I often read at night before I go to bed. It is therefore extra pleasant when the screen is less bright and filters the blue light. I also don't have to turn on a lamp, because the screen lighting of the e-reader is sufficient. While reading, I also have the option to set a dark mode. This is easy on my eyes and so I fall asleep without any problems after reading.

Useful functions
By connecting the e-reader to WiFi, I can download all my favorite books from the Kobo library. When I don't feel like reading, I listen to audiobooks. I do this with my headphones when I connect them to the Elipsa 2E via Bluetooth. The e-reader has no input to use wired earplugs. I also find it useful that I import my files via Dropbox on the e-reader. That way I have all my files at hand.

• Emme-lotte. e-reader specialist.
• 17 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Good e-ink notepad for students/teachers

• Backlight for reading/writing in dark conditions
• Advanced note with handwriting recognition and export to Dropbox
• Light weight, and pen with magnet that stays in place
• Writing in PDF is only possible with one type of pen thickness (which is thick!)

I work as a researcher and my job requires me to frequently take notes in meetings, read articles, and read and annotate student reports. The screen in landscape mode is large enough to read (pdf) articles. Unfortunately, taking minutes on the PDF is still in its infancy; only one type of pen can be chosen and it is very thick. So it is difficult to take detailed notes. Also, marking text is not done with text recognition, but freehand (as if you were working with a highlighter on a print). These marks are therefore shown on the computer in a PDF program, but the marks cannot be extracted. The ereader is still very disappointing here, and I hope that this will get even better with software updates.
Taking notes during meetings is fantastic, in the extended notebook mode you can write to your heart's content, and when exporting to the dropbox (as .txt, .html or .doc) the handwritten text is converted into typed text. And this is going very well! I can then very easily copy my notes per meeting to my digital note program (I use Obsidian, but OneNote or Evernote is also possible). This workflow is great! In combination with the fact that the ereader is very light and has a backlight (other big names lack this) makes me very happy with it. The writing is also better than I expected, the write latency is low enough. The interaction of the pen tip or the screen is not your-of-it, it's nowhere near paper. I don't think it's suitable for drawing either. Further disadvantages are the frequent refresh of the screen while writing.
All in all, I'm probably going to hang in the willows with tablet with stylus in favor of this one for reading pdf and taking notes.

• Eveline
• 28 June 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

The Elipsa 2E is suitable for reading and taking notes!

• Fast
• Nice screen
• Feels solid
• Original cover quality

I bought this Kobo to replace my 8 year old Kobo GloHD (updates until this year!). So the transition is huge. The screen is nice and the device feels solid. I am very satisfied with writing notes. The device recognizes my handwriting in the vast majority of cases. Draw diagrams and with two taps on the screen you have a perfect circle or square. If desired, you can upload it via Dropbox as a .docx file. The Elipsa 2E responds quickly to writing (faster than the previous generation). In addition, I can load PDFs and make notes directly.

It is a top device for reading, quality as we are used to from Kobo.

• Kees
• 1 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

925046

Manufacturer code

N605-KU-BK-K-BU

Brand

Kobo

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

Screen

Screen type

Electronic Ink

Type E-ink panel

Carta

Sharpness

Full HD (1080p)

Blue light filter

Resolution height

1404 pixels

Resolution width

1872 pixels

Color screen

Screen size

10 inches

Touchscreen

Backlit screen

Pixel density

227 ppi

Memory

Total storage capacity

32 GB

Memory card reader

General properties

Operating system language

Multiple languages can be configured

eBook store integrated

Text file format

BMP, CBR, CBZ, HTML, JPEG, MobiPocket, PDF, PNG, RTF, TIFF, TXT

Photo file format

BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF

Supported and protected file formats

Adobe DRM, MobiPocket, ePub

Text-to-Speech function

Dictionary

Web browser

Plays music

Physical properties

Weight

386 g

Color

Black

Controls

Touchscreen

Width

19,28 cm

Depth

0,79 cm

Height

22,73 cm

Material

Plastic

Water-resistant

Bluetooth and WiFi

Built-in WiFi

WiFi standards

Wireless A (WiFi 2), Wireless AC (WiFi 5), Wireless B (WiFi 1), Wireless G (WiFi 3), Wireless N (WiFi 4)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth version

5.0

USB connectors

USB port

Type of USB port

USB-C

Battery

Standby time

2 weeks