BOOX Nova Air 7.8" Paper Tablet Android 10 Front Light 32GB 300dpi OTG USB-C ePaper E Ink Notepad

I spent the last two years looking for an e-ink reader that could support Dropbox, library memberships, had high storage capacity, and wasn't tied to an ecosystem like Barnes and Noble or Amazon. The Boox Nova Air has a high price point, so I hesitated for awhile but I'm glad I went through with it.Pros:Runs Android 10, so if you're already invested in the Android market, you're good to go for most things an e-ink screen can support. Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive, that sort of thing.Doesn't complain about the source of your e-books. Seems to work with Calibre, but you can always just plug the Nova Air into your computer and drag the files or your entire library over. Uploading books to this device is FAST.The backlighting is perfect—gives options to mix a warm yellowish glow with a more white/bluish glow (represented by Sun and Moon icons), and allows you to control those two parameters separately to create the mix you want.Fairly loud speakers with a decent frequency range.Very slim design, but also sturdy.Fairly high refresh rate for an e-reader.Great resolution with the option to embolden/darken text or images separately. You can embolden one but not the other.Customizable controls for turning pages, accessing menus, etc. Somewhat unintuitive at first, without about a 2 day learning curve, but when it clicks for you, it's powerful. (Hint: The little circle that expands into a fan of menu icons is everything.)If you're an "information should be free" sort of person, you might love this device as much as I do. Install your cloud storage apps, get the Libby app (for access to public libraries), pull over your previously owned files from other ecosystems. It doesn't care.I have been watching the device on home network. It doesn't appear to be sharing any information with third parties. No evidence of DRM yet. So far, I haven't found any evidence of hidden partitions, like Barnes and Noble devices that say "__ gigs of storage!" and then only give 15mb to books that weren't purchased on their website.Cons:This device arrives optimized for Chinese customers—at least mine did. That fact should have no affect on your greater experience, as once you select all your English options, you won't notice it. But if you're the sort of person who relies on manuals and write-ups, or who will fully read your warranty, the 'Chinglish' (poor translations between English and Chinese) may be discouraging or discomfiting.It's quite sizable for an e-ink reader if you're just looking to read books. But at this size, it's difficult to hold while laying in bed or carrying around the house. Weird thing to complain about, and I'm not complaining. But if you're hoping to have something that's comfortable in your hand while reading, this may be slightly too large. Note: I'm 6'0" and have large hands.It does NOT come with a case. Cases for this device are fairly expensive, but a bonus is that people on Etsy are already making them, and I believe the dimensions are similar to a previous BOOX device if you need something in a hurry.I'm still trying to figure out whether this device has a short battery life or not. It certainly eats more power than my previous e-ink readers, but I'm usually asking for it to do a lot. The battery is definitely okay to provide a day of reading. If you're particularly anal about it and start hunting down your charger at 90%, you're gonna have a bad time. This is a large screen with a high refresh rate, and the menu system employs a lot of animation. This is not like your Kindle. Treat it like a tablet. But if you must, there are settings you can adjust to save battery life.The pen: The pen feels great and provides a very real tactile experience when writing. It has a fine tip, so you can get incredibly detailed. However, it's an awkward addition in terms of it's size and heft. The incredibly thin profile of the device compared to the thick barrel of the pen means it's always going to be a slight pain in terms of storage and transport, and case designers are not gonna find many graceful solutions for its seamless inclusion. Is it worth it? 100% yes.This is the best e-reader I've ever owned.

I use this mainly for the notebook function for sketching. The software support multiple layers, useful tools like lasso and fill (since the latest software update). Low latency. Very good for notetaking and drawing!

I was a bit sceptical about buying this device but went ahead because of its ability to interact with Kindle books. It’s lightweight yet robust. The backlight works beautifully. The pen attaches firmly. The note-taking is good but the files created in hand-writing do seem to take up a lot of room. I also use Bible software on this device from the Playstore and it copes with that brilliantly. So, I can read at home. In waiting rooms. At church. I like it built wish it had bigger memory.

Książki z publio pobieram bez problemu. Z innych księgarni również. No i te notatki. Ale najbardziej do gustu przypadł mi kalendarzo-notatnik.

Lo primero que hay que decir: No es un tablet típico. Si eso es lo que buscas, olvídate. Es un tablet destinado a quien le gusta leer sin limitarse a un vendedor específico, como pasa con kindle o kobo. Dicho de otro modo, es un ebook con algunas funcionalidades extras.Partiendo de ese punto, me parece un gran producto. En mi caso, he instalado el kindle, el Google Books y la aplicación de la biblioteca, que permite leer libros emprestados. La lectura es fluida, el ghosting no es molesto en lectura de libros (no sé en comics).Hay dos puntos claves para mi que tenia dudas:- el peso: No es muy pesado. Comparado con el kindle paperwhite que tenia, si que hay una pequeña diferencia, pero también porque el Nova Air es mayor. Hace poco que lo tengo y en este punto aún puedo cambiar de opinión pero de momento no me supone un problema ni lo noto especialmente mas pesado que el kindle.- la bateria: En los primeros dias lo he usado más, pero en 4 dias no le he gastado la carga que traia (70%), por lo que imagino que la bateria en modo lectura me va a durar una semana, lo que me parece bien. Menos que eso, ya lo veria como un problema.Sobre la escrita, tengo que decir algunas cosas (era otro motivo por lo que lo compré):- La aplicación nativa que trae tiene una buena respuesta y es fácil de usar. Nunca habia usado un tablet para escribir, así que no puedo comprar, pero en general es una buena experiencia.- La parte mala es que las otras aplicaciones de Android estan pensadas para tablets corrientes, y no tienen un buen comportamiento con este tablet, imposibilitando el uso. He leído que se puede hacer cierto tunning para mejorarlo, y lo tengo pendiente, pero eso ya no me ha gustado.- La aplicación se puede configurar para que "interprete" tu escrita y te permita hacer buscas sobre lo que has escrito. El problema es que le configuras idioma en general, no puedes (o no lo he encontrado) hacer por nota, con lo que dificulta si tomas notas en diferentes idiomas- Y tengo la duda si se pueden usar lapiz de otras marcas o tiene que ser el de Nova.Si se me ocurren más cosas, lo iré editando.