Onyx BOOX
Note Air 5 C
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Any tips for Textbooks and Scientific Papers?
Honestly, this is probably not the device for image-heavy PDF files, in my opinion. You may be better served with a larger e-ink device. I have used some of the larger color e-ink devices from Onyx Boox for this purpose. They are not cheap, but provide a much nicer experience.
Aggressive-Abies-652 in r/xteinkereader
May 11, 2026 8:36 PM
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I decided I wanted a new eBook reader for reading .pdf files. I wanted it to be high-quality, with a fast refresh rate, a color display, the ability to use a stylus for note-taking and a large screen. After a long search I finally have mine it’s the Boox Note Air 5C. It works great with pdf files
To be honest, the battery life of the Boox Note Air 5C is not great but I found that reading books in a dark room with the brightness set to 10 is fine and it saves a lot of battery. For reading in a well-lit room you can turn off the brightness completely, which saves even more battery.
Delicious_Maize9656 in r/Onyx_Boox
May 5, 2026 3:19 PM
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Palma Pro 2 Screen Is Too Dim (Should I Buy ViWoods Instead?)
I went through this myself. I ponied up for a boox note air 5c (my first color eink tablet since a kindle 10 years ago). My use case was to use it as a portable screen for my keyboard. I have an iPad Pro so the comparisons were inevitable—and the boox screen was dim, grainy and slow. At the end of t
...writesandbikes in r/Onyx_Boox
April 29, 2026 11:30 PM
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First-time buyer, looking for ereader recs
I unfortunately don’t know what e-reader could be best for you but just to be aware, (almost) every e-reader that has been released nowadays has frontlight—which is different than backlight—which you can turn off by putting it to 0% if you don’t want that. E-ink displays are expensive. The boox note
...Ok-World-4822 in r/ereader
May 6, 2026 11:06 AM
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Physicist choosing a BOOX device for daily research workflow (Obsidian + Zotero) — which model actually holds up?
The Go 10.3 is probably your best bet. The Note Air 5C is a little faster and more powerful, but it is color and the battery life is poor. You do not need a larger device for your kind of work, and the larger devices are less portable (although they are faster). The writing latency on all Boox (and
...ShockSensitive8425 in r/Onyx_Boox
April 30, 2026 3:33 AM
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Best e-ink tablet for heavy book PDF reading in a PhD?
Very similar situation as you. My decision came down to how much I needed a front light and how much I needed longevity in the OS. I landed on the Boox Note Air 5C after borrowing a Boox Go 10.3, but the darkness of the screen is depressing (I thought others were being dramatic). In daytime ambient
...Aranace in r/eink
March 1, 2026 5:47 PM
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nettbrett eller penn og papir?
E-ink er utrolig plagsomt å bruke om man skal se på noe i ettertid, responstiden til skjermen, ghosting, osv. er fortsatt veldig dårlig i forhold til hva man får men en lcd eller oled tablet. Som skriveflate er det bra, og man merker jo nesten ikke noen forskjell om man bare skriver som på papir. Me
...kvikklunsjrevolver in r/ntnu
May 8, 2026 6:27 PM
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convince me to buy kobo clara colour instead of kindle coloursoft (or vice versa)
on the boox no app for me works as good as Moonreader (basic reading app on boox devices). i think the biggest issue for me is poor battery life on my go 6 (i recharge it every 4-6 days. i read with wifi off and brightness at minimum). i’d like to try a colour e-reader with better battery life (i do
...Primary-Reserve-2439 in r/ereader
April 12, 2026 10:34 AM
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