Note Air 5 C

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Note Air 5 C

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Nxtpaper A1 Note

I was excited about the A1 Note, but after the first concrete specs and impressions dropped, I can't help but feel like it is a NXTPaper tablet shoehorned into an e-reader-shaped package with an e-ink price tag slapped on it. I can't shake the suspicion that TCL looked at the Note Air 5C or Supernot

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B-dub31 in r/nxtpaper

January 16, 2026 11:40 AM

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Електронні книги в Україні

У мене Kindle Paperwhite вже років 5 - чудова читалка, доволі швидка, ніяких проблем немає. Але якщо буду обирати наступну, то скоріше за все візьму Kobo, бо цікаво порівняти з Кіндлом. Але важливо розуміти, де ви плануєте брати електронні книжки українською. Не всі видавництва пропонують електронні

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Complex_Substance594 in r/Ukraine_UA

April 11, 2026 9:02 AM

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What a jungle! Help!

Personally I'd go for Boox Go10.3 instead of Viwoods ai paper, just cause of value for money. Hard to bargain with twice the price but I don't have Viwoods, so maybe. Otherwise yeah, the Booze note air 5C is the way. If OP is still rooting for RmPP, then make sure you're good with the gallery 3 flas

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SiewcaWiatru in r/eink

March 18, 2026 8:40 AM

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Quelle tablette choisir ?

Boox est de loin la marque de choix et la moins chère pour ce qu’elle propose. La boox go 10.3 (gen 1 seulement avec stylet wacom emr ils ont mis un stylet actif sur la nouvelle génération) est excellente pour tout ce qui est cité ou encore la note max plus grande. En couleur il y a la note air 5C é

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Sensitive-Binding in r/eink

March 24, 2026 7:11 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

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Ok-World-4822 in r/ereader

May 6, 2026 11:06 AM

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BOOX support has been dragging my case for almost a month instead of giving a real solution

Dead zones on eink devices are not unusual. If Boox don't know what the problem is, then that says a lot about the company. It's a bad look. I won't be buying one now. I was looking at the note air 5c. It's expensive. Not going to risk my money

skunclecrisp in r/Onyx_Boox

May 8, 2026 10:50 AM

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Why hasn’t anyone launched a Kickstarter for an 8-inch e-ink device that’s actually open source, with generous storage and no ecosystem lock-in? Feels like there’s a real gap here. If someone executed it well, it could seriously shake up the whole Kindle/Kobo duopoly.

This. I've tried a Onyx / Boox which is similar in the sense that it's not subsidised by taking a big cut of book sales. It was expensive, clunky, and had crap build quality in comparison to my Kindles. Not fun to use, even though I liked the form factor and features.

clodiusmetellus in r/eink

April 13, 2026 7:46 AM

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Please Pin the Megathread Post

I have no interest in software support or a faster device. I have a computer. And doubling is hyperbole, not a price target. The point is that the fewer caveats that I have to add when recommending an Onyx Boox device to someone, the fewer issues I have to warn people about, the more the price can r

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Glum-Control2263 in r/Onyx_Boox

April 14, 2026 3:47 AM

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Ask Me Anything About My E-Ink Tablet Collection

I don't think rM is best for a uni student because their reading software is too basic. Boox devices have a lot more config options for viewing PDFs. The Boox NoteAir5C would be a good shout (but I can't remember how it compares in price to the rMPP - I think its a bit cheaper, but its still quite e

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eWritable in r/eink

April 13, 2026 11:21 AM

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Ipad or Boox for Sixth form student

You will enjoy your work and your reading much more on the Go 10.3 than on the iPad. It's not something you will regret buying. If you want to split the difference, you can get a Boox Note Air 5c. Also, if you need an LCD tablet for something, you can get a generic one for less than $100.

ShockSensitive8425 in r/eink

April 10, 2026 4:00 PM

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