Kobo Elipsa
Shares rank 24 of 29 e-readers by recommenders
Owners praise its large 10-inch e-ink screen for manga, its software that works well, and its long battery life. Some note the Gen1 model seems left off the supported platforms.
Owners praise its large 10-inch e-ink screen for manga, its software that works well, and its long battery life. Some note the Gen1 model seems left off the supported platforms.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Owners enjoy the reading experience
“I read manga on my kobo elipsa 2e (10" 227 PPI, 1404 x 1872 resolution) often and find the experience quite good.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Using 2D DFT, dithering, etc. to maximize eInk manga image quality” “I have a Kobo Elipsa 2E (which I love).”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Quill OS: An open-source OS for Kobo's eReaders”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Screen sizes seen as unfortunate
“two unfortunately sized B&W readers (the tiny 6" Clara and giant 10" Elipsa)”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kobo can run apps now” Gen1 missing from supported platforms
“the Elipsa Gen1 does not seem to be included in the supported platforms”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Kobo can run apps now” Bright spots on lit screen
“bright point spots on the lit-up screen, which are reportedly caused by dust caught between layers during assembly”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Quill OS: An open-source OS for Kobo's eReaders”
Other e-readers people recommend
The four most recommended other e-readers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Kindle | 222 | 255 | 47% | 12 | 12 yrs37 owners | — |
| Xteink X4 | 178 | 47 | 79% | 10 | 2 mo31 owners | Approved |
| Kobo e-reader | 154 | 53 | 74% | 12 | 7 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| reMarkable 2 | 93 | 45 | 67% | 12 | 5 yrs13 owners | Approved |
| Kobo ElipsaThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I read manga on my kobo elipsa 2e (10" 227 PPI, 1404 x 1872 resolution) often and find the experience quite good.”
“Genuinely good product, software works well enough and presents as USB mass storage, long battery life.”
“the Elipsa Gen1 does not seem to be included in the supported platforms”
“two unfortunately sized B&W readers (the tiny 6" Clara and giant 10" Elipsa)”
“bright point spots on the lit-up screen, which are reportedly caused by dust caught between layers during assembly”
“I have a Kobo Elipsa 2E (which I love).”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.