Kobo Arc 7 HD

Kobo's three new tablets catch the eye with decent prices and mostly impressive specs.

Not one for music buffs, but for everything else this is a great budget option

This 7-inch Android tablet is optimised for Kobo e-books, but it’s versatile

Arc's forte is its display, which is arguably more impressive than that available on many other tablets.

Not one for music buffs, but for everything else this is a great budget option

Good value, fast working 7-inch Android tablet with Google Play apps

The Kobo Arc is a great small-screen Android tablet, with strong performance, a crisp display, and, unlike some higher-profile competitors, access to the Google Play app store.

Kobo has just commercially released their brand new 7 inch HD tablet this week and they bill it as an e-Reader device. The company has ditched the tapestries UI that they spent a long time developing and gravitated towards a very unique way of accessing  your content and adding not only eBooks to your collection, but videos and websites.  There are lots of new tablets hitting the market right now to take advantage of the holiday season, how does this stack up against the competition? Hardware The Kobo Arc HD features a seven inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution

The Kobo Arc starts at the same $200 price as the Nexus 7, but unfortunately doesn't offer enough compelling reasons to seriously consider buying it.