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Boox hardware is being seriously let down by the software. I have 3 premium Boox devices and can no longer give them the benefit of the doubt anymore (Tab X, Note Max, Air 4C). My Note Max felt abadoned within 4 months of release. Software is also non-inutitive and really not enjoyable to use.
Rgbrgb2001 in r/Onyx_Boox
February 11, 2026 10:18 PM
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Nope. I don't think any of the newer large BW boox e-readers have a front light. I decided I would just give in and get a color ereader (note air 4c) but it's just not as good for manga and I returned it. I was pretty happy with the software though, and I would happily get something like the one OP
...testcaseseven in r/ereader
January 14, 2026 3:05 AM
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Iİ own an onyx boox note air4c. I carry it with a cover put in a protective zipped case. Double protection. Seems bulky but the best way to save them. These are expensive and fragile devices.
qoolmaster in r/Onyx_Boox
February 25, 2026 5:58 AM
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I own the Go 10.3 Boox Note air 4c and the Go 7 Gen 2 B&W and the Go 7 Gen 1. One bit off feedback is change the defualt background color setting for all Google apps to 0. The default is set to 1 and this results in buttons throughout the app to be blacked out. It took me a year to realise how to fi
...jdaug1984 in r/Onyx_Boox
November 27, 2025 5:02 AM
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IMHO, all Kaleido 3 color displays are flawed - dark and unusable without front light, muted colors, long pen tip to ink distance - compared to Gallery 3. I’ve tried the Boox Note Air 4C and was disappointed that I had to keep the front light on at all times, and the writing feel was not much better
...drhippopotato in r/eink
December 7, 2025 4:10 AM
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Lack of "otterbox like" cases for these e ink devices is a real limiting factor. Im still searching for something to "armor up" either my boox air 4c or my already damaged rmpp ( nic in screen from something, very small)
212reddit in r/Onyx_Boox
July 7, 2025 8:40 AM
10
With b/w eink you usually can use the frontlight in a way that it just looks like brighter paper. With color eink you usually have to set it to a level that you actually see the light. Some people just don't like that. Boox devices also have the problem that they don't adept the frontlight in a good
...kafunshou in r/Onyx_Boox
November 16, 2025 10:10 AM
5
Great question! Black and white e-ink is pretty high resolution at 300 ppi. However, a Kaleido 3 colour e-ink screen (the most popular and common type of colour e-ink, and the one in the Kobo Libra Colour) is basically a normal 300ppi black and white e-ink screen with a 150ppi colour filter layer on
...Daemos_x in r/ereader
December 5, 2025 9:12 PM
5
100% kobo. Its cheaper than the boox and in all honesty I think a better quality product. I had a boox note air 4c and it stopped charging (not a good look for all other product lines.) Kobo is repairable, boox is not. To get a black and white device that costs more than a color device is honestly s
...xikutthroatix in r/ereader
March 28, 2026 3:25 PM
4
You are not alone! On day 3 owning new Air 4C I put the reader into bag, hang the bag on the chair not realizing the bag strap is longer than the chair. So bag ends up hanging but also partially on the floor. I move the chair so one of the legs goes over the bag. Not noticing that I sit on the chair
...socar-pl in r/Onyx_Boox
May 31, 2025 7:50 PM
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