BOOXTablet Note Air 4C 6G 64G E Ink Tablet Color ePaper Notebook

I am extremely happy with this device there is no regret in my purchase. I seriously considered the Boox Go Color 7, but it uses a different pen, and the pen cannot be found and is not shipped with the device. I also considered the Boox Go 10, it lacks the front light and at the last minute I decided to give the 4C a try. I know the price feels high for a reading device – but the note taking ability is a feature not to be missed. You can have all your notes in one place. Any student should be using something like this. The Calendar shows what notes you took on a given day and what you read. There is a calendar memo that can be used much like a journal. I find it extremely functional.I imported most of my technical books in epub format. You can then open them and use the side-by-side mode - and your notes will be stored in a manner that ties them to the document. You can do something similar in Kindle, but it can be done in Boox as handwritten notes and you can copy relevant text (and more) with your note.The ability to add apps to the device is something that you shouldn’t overlook. I have generally kept this to things I truly need and have left time wasting, interrupting apps like email for my phone. Add Google’s Gboard and you can use handwriting recognition in apps that expect you to type text. I don’t understand the comment about not supporting Office apps. I installed OneDrive early on to get to files store there. I just installed Word and it seems to function without issue. It might be more challenging to write a Word document without a keyboard, but with Gboard and handwriting recognition, it could be done. I see no issue with Office applications – other than input issues. I installed ToDo early on and use it often on the Boox device.You should not buy this if you want vivid color. But the color is good enough for those with less demanding expectations. You can have ghosting, frankly I have gotten to the point where I look past the ghosting. But you can set up a gesture to force a refresh in the apps where this occurs. The apps themselves can be configured for a full refresh on change – but there is a slight performance hit, and a battery hit. The Kindle app allows continuous scrolling – something I truly appreciate. Thei e-ink Kindle does not do that. If you are reading something technical or with diagrams that is being explained, I find having to flip back and forth to be a problem.Battery life is quite good. It depends on how you use it. I am sure some will be critical that it doesn’t last longer, but I really think that you will get hours and hours of use with little interruption for charging.The weight is good, and the device is solid. I have not tried carrying it unprotected as the e-ink technology is more fragile than others. They have made another update to the app since I got it and I have only had it a couple of weeks. More features. Using the Boox pen probably provides a sense that you are writing on paper. I got another pen that has a button than notes recognizes as the lasso erase function – and it seems to be harder, and the sensation is less like writing on paper. Still, it is more satisfying that writing on my Surface. They should put something with more friction on the back as it can be slippery on some surfaces. The pen does not attach as firmly as I would prefer - you should plan to find a way to handle that.

I bought this as a replacement for the Viwoods AiPaper which I felt had too many issues as an e-Ink tablet. This device seems far better for my needs, but first the negatives …The stylus that comes with this tablet does not have an eraser and the tablet is a bit on the heavy side compared to some of its competition although that may be the result of the front light which was not on the much lighter Boox Go 10.3. Since I do a lot of my reading lying down and holding an ebook device in one hand the weight is a real issue for me. On the other hand the device is perfect for 2 handed reading. Startup time from powered off takes almost 30 seconds, although that seems to be true for other e-Ink tablets I have tried. That is about it as far as I can tell. The list of positives is much longer.My device came with Android 13, which is highly configurable on this device, and has the Google Play Store pre-installed. It also comes with a variety of tools including a clock, a calendar, a recorder, an AI Assistant (which I have not tested), a very nice highly configurable ebook reader and other basic tools, but installing apps like file manager or 3rd party ebook readers is simplicity itself with the Play Store. The display is color, although muted, has a resolution of 2480 x 1860 and the text is clear and easy to read. The built-in Boox NeoReader, which support annotation, allows so much customization that I have not been able to go through all of the settings yet although, for some reason, there is not an icon on the tablet to call the editor and I have to use the File Manager “open with” functionality to use it. The device supports a physical keyboard and mouse, and a micro-sd card up to 2TB, although it is hard to see why so much storage is needed in an ebook reader.One more thing. As I mentioned earlier the included stylus does not have an eraser but the tablet writing menu has an eraser function so you can erase annotations without an eraser on the stylus. All you have to do is select the erase function and touch the annotation you wish erased.All in all this is a very nice e-Ink tablet and aside from the weight is just abut perfect.