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Onyx Boox Note Air vs Onyx Boox Max Lumi
What are the things these two devices have in common? They both have the same processor, run Android 10 and have Google Play. They have a really good lighting system, although the Note Air is better, due to the extra LED lights. They have the latest OS3, so you can run two apps at the same time, and have advancements to the drawing app, so you can use layers, new templates, new pen/pencil types.
Who are these products designed for? Inevitably people will say, I can buy an iPad for this type of money and get more functionality. E INK fundamentally is easy on the eyes and the battery lasts 2-3 weeks, not 1 or 2 days. Onyx gears the Max and Air towards creatives and professionals, who want a device geared towards productivity. You can freehand draw, make notes, edit PDF files/ebooks. There is minimal distractions with these type of devices, you are not going to be barraged with notifications and phone calls. Android provides a ton of flexibility to send your edited PDF files or notes to the cloud storage solution of your choice or just send them via email.
Remarkable 2 vs the Onyx Boox Note Air
The Onyx Boox Note Air and Remarkable 2 are two of the best 10.3 inch digital note taking devices that have been released this year. The two devices provide drastically different user experiences. Remarkable bills it as derestriction free, so you won’t find an internet browser, email or social media. Onyx, primarily markets it as a multipurpose tablet, with an E INK screen, but it also does a damn good job at drawing. What product is better?
The Remarkable 2 and Note Air both have 10.3 inch displays that have a layer of glass. They include a WACOM display and both ship with a stylus, although the Remarkable stylus is better, due to the build quality. One of the benefits of the Remarkable 2 is the tilt sensitivity, they are currently the only company to have this feature. You can do shading, by just drawing on an angle. This is an excellent feature and one of the big selling points. Both devices have 4,096 degrees of pressure sensitivity and palm rejection technology.
Onyx Boox Note Air Hands on Review
believe the Air provides more value than most other 10.3 inch digital note taking devices on the market. It is superior to the Remarkable 2, the only advance it has, is being able to draw at an angle, due to the tilt functionality it has. The Air can install apps, is faster, can play games or watch videos. The Air would be a good upgrade if you have the Nova 2, Note 1, SuperNote A5, Remarkable 1 or an older e-note. This device is snappy, responsive, has great hardware and a deadly note taking system.
Lamy Al-Star WACOM EMR Stylus Review
The design of the stylus is a piano black and the body is comprised of anodized aluminum and the grip is made of an ergonomic plastic. There is shortcut button right above the nib, which can be mapped as an eraser. There is a metal clip at the top that you can use to attach it to a case. It comes with two replacement nibs, that are 0.7 mm in size . It also comes with a tool to remove the nibs.
Unboxing the Onyx Boox Note Air
The stylus has been redesigned and has a magnet inside of it, so it will snap to the edge of the Air. The pen is basic and does not have an eraser. Onyx says that the nibs are replaceable, but they won’t be available until the end of October. The back of the Note Air is made of a blue brushed aluminum and has an orange racing stripe on the side, the Onyx logo is the same color. On the side is your speaker, power button and USB-C port. All of the other sides are clean and have no ports or anything else.
The screen is flush with the bezel and is made of glass. The main bezel is black, and the other bezel on the side of the screen is blue, with an orange Onyx logo. This is a very interesting industrial design, something that Onyx has never really done before.
Onyx Boox Max Lumi vs the Onyx Boox Max 3
What are the big differences between the two units? The MAX 3 has Android 9, the Lumi has Android 10. The Lumi has Bluetooth 5.0, while the MAX has 4.1. The Lumi is using DDR4X RAM, while the MAX 3 has DDR3. The Lumi has a split screen view and can run two apps at the same time, it can also screencast to your PC/MAC/Mobile. The Lumi has a front-lit display and glowlight. Max lumi is heavier by 80 grams and 1mm thicker than the Max 3. Max 3 has TWO less pen options in the note taking pallet. The back of the Lumi actually has FCC and a few other cert. stamps that the Max 3 did NOT. There’s no pre-loaded Gallery app on the max 3.
Unboxing the Supernote A6X 7.8 inch e-note
The industrial design of the A6X is similar to the previous generation A6, they are basically using the same shell. The color scheme on the front of the device is white, it has not have any physical buttons. The screen is flush with the bezel, the back of it is a gunmetal grey, with a small indentation on it, this is used in conjunction with the case, it is basically a rail system, so the Supernote will not fall out. On the side of the bezel is a hardware driven slider, used to do software things. The stylus is grey and comes with the companies new ceramic nibs, they do not need replacing.
Unboxing the 13.3 inch Onyx Boox Max Lumi e-note
The Max Lumi has a glass based screen that is flush with the bezel. It has a black, two toned color scheme on the front. There is a physical home button, right below the screen. The top of the chassis has a power button and on the bottom is your HDMI, USB-C, Microphone ports. On the back are your two stereo speakers.
I have found that the Max Lumi has great build quality and it feels heavy. It is an expensive e-note, since you are paying over 800 for it, so it is not for everyone. If you are looking for an ultra-modern 13.3 with a front-light and amber LED lights to read in the dark, or directly in the sun, this is for you.
Kaite B5 10.3 inch e-note Unboxing Video
The Kaite B5 features a 10.3 inch E-paper screen and does not have a battery. This makes it a very environmentally friendly and economical tool, as it does not consume items like paper or ink. There is a magnet at the top that houses the double sided stylus, one side does thick lines and the other are thin. There is an eraser cap that you can attach to whatever side you want, to erase things from the screen. It also ships with a dedicated eraser, with a pen holster on it. The eraser also has a clip on it, so you can attach to your device. It looks like an old blackboard eraser, but it is hightech.
iReader X-Pen is one of the best WACOM EMR stylus
iReader has just released a brand new product, called the X-Pen. This was designed to work on their new series of e-notes. The big selling point behind this stylus, is that the nib is made of plastic and works on virtually every Wacom screen we tested it on, including the Remarkable 2.
Unboxing the Xiaomi Moaan W7 10.3 inch e-note
The design of the W7 features an all white body. The screen is flush with the bezel with a layer of glass. On the bottom is a USB-C port and on the very top is a power button. There are no manual page turn keys or a dedicated home button, everything is software driven. The stylus is also pure white, it looks way nicer than the stock stylus that ships with the vast majority of digital note taking devices and the fact you can replace the nibs, makes it an extremely viable proposition.
iFlytek Book C1 Color E INK E-Reader Review
The vast majority of color E INK devices that have come out in 2020 have primarily been by Chinese companies. The iReader C6, Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color, the Hisense range of smartphones and now the iFlytek C1. The iReader and iFlytek both use similar design, with a flush screen and bezel, but tap into different ecosystems. The iReader uses Baidu, while iFlytek uses their own and also Migu, these two devices are perfect for Chinese speaking people who live outside of China, students studying abroad, or other circumstances.
Kaite 2 13.3 inch battery free enote review
The Kaite 2 is available from Good e-Reader for $99, which puts this on impulse buy terrority. It is a very interesting writing notepad, I think it is perfect for people who just want to doodle, layout their thoughts or have it sitting next their PC and jotting down notes. To be honest, this device is really solid. It showcases a different approach towards making notes or drawing. Since it doesn’t have a battery, it is easy to ship and order from every country in the world. I would recommend it to people who are on the fence about whether they want to buy a more expensive enote and whether they will actually use it, day to day. 13.3 inch products are normally very expensive because of the fast processors, RAM, SD support and E INK screens are not cheap. So if you are thinking about purchasing a Remarkable 2, Sony DPT-RP1, Fujitsu A4 or anything else, pickup the Kaite 2.