Onyx BOOX
Note Air 4C
Based on 240 Reddit mentions
$499.99
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Biggest frustration with 4.1
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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In case you're looking for a manga reader...
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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Im genuinely upset.
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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E-Ink Device - Suggestions
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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Boox protection overkill?
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
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Is this how the Kobo Libra Color is supposed to look…? It’s difficult to even read these covers, and the last page has odd shadows. (New to ereaders)
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
New Boox Air 5C
Depends on a lot of stuff. I have books and PDFs that always look weird on my Note Air 4C, no matter which settings in eink center I choose. And there are other books and PDFs that look quite okay, even with similar colors (especially light skin color). On my iPad all look similar. I guess, Boox doe
...kafunshou in r/Onyx_Boox
January 11, 2026 10:36 PM
4
HELP ME CHOOSE!
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
Let's Talk About "EinkWise" – We Need Your Feedback!
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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Help me validate my decision: Boox Note Air 4c
Do you need color and a frontlight? If not, I would steer away from the note air 4c. I own one but I have found the color and bsr make me want to use it like a bad iPad... I use a supernote as my daily driver for note taking and like it way more. Also my first e ink tablet was a boox go 10.3 which I
...Dialectic_Acid in r/eink
September 4, 2025 7:26 PM
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