[spondyl]

I really enjoy my DC-1 but after a quick skim, I didn't notice any mention of the screen's ability to scratch.

I took mine in a backpack up to my parents place and apparently something lightly caused a scratch on the screen so now I just have a permanent little gouge.

Thankfully I've learned to ignore it over time but yeah, don't assume it's as indestructible as a lot of screens.

The DC-1 does/did ship with a padded cover which makes me think it doubled as the engineering fix for when/if they realised that might be an issue.

[officeplant]

Vast majority of e-ink devices have little to no scratch resistance and need covers. Are people so used to gorilla glass that they forget other displays exist now?

A rare exception is the BigME E-ink phones but those have glossy glass over the screens and a matte screen protector to combat the gloss.

[Night_Thastus]

>Are people so used to gorilla glass that they forget other displays exist now?

Yes? Phones have gotten incredibly scratch resistant over the years. It's kind of expected that portable devices will do a good job of this because they get moved a lot.

Not saying it's easy with e-ink and touch capabilities though, it may be very hard. However, I can see why someone would expect it to 'just work'.

[spondyl]

I've been pretty unloving to my various Kobo's and Boox devices without any major issues so I guess I'm just not used to it