Onyx BOOX
Note Max
Based on 271 Reddit mentions
$629.99
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Dear Onyx, I’m a user, NOT your software tester! – DO NOT update to the 4.2 firmware.
What? Given how expensive these things are, I feel like they should be kind enough NOT to release garbage updates which the community is almost unanimously disappointed with. I loved my Boox Note Max and I wish there was an alternative.
sonicyeayea in r/Onyx_Boox
April 5, 2026 4:25 PM
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BOOX Firmware V4.2 is here! Community-driven updates and a new thread for feedback.
An update to the Note Max would certainly be welcome! I hope they do release one soon. I do wish they would or could address the ghosting issue. It's the worst of my Boox devices. Not unusable but still it should be fixable.
Outside-Role-7216 in r/Onyx_Boox
April 10, 2026 2:14 PM
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If you had unlimited money, which would you buy?
Boox fanboys/company employees are a strange bunch. The company is absolutely dodgy shipping untested hardware at launch e.g 5AC and then abandoning it until they release a new iteration the following year. There is no long term support. Boox Note Max a year after launch still has major ghosting and
...threeseed in r/eink
January 8, 2026 9:34 PM
7
Thinking about Note Max 13.3, worried about Android 13 end of life
Does BOOX allow you to... This has nothing to do with being allowed. The update must come from BOOX. No one (to my knowledge) is working on custom ROMs for BOOX devices. The Note Max runs Android 13. BOOX has no record of updating Android versions. (They did once for one device, and it was handled v
...Moist_Ladder2616 in r/Onyx_Boox
January 22, 2026 4:25 AM
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Boox Tab X C or Note Max refresh soon? Android 13 is EOL.
I'm fed up with the niche suppliers screwing over consumers by not offering upgrades to known issues. Boox and Bigme should not be rewarded with increased sales with their appalling support Personally I really would be in the market for the Tab XC. I love it. I love the Note Max. But the lack of sup
...crankyteacher1964 in r/eink
March 27, 2026 8:05 AM
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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
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Please Pin the Megathread Post
People say stuff like that here, about being forced to update devices and all, but lots of us are running devices that are long out of the update cycle, while running 4.1 just fine. And that 4.1 is way better than the 3.1 we had at purchase. That's pretty much the opposite of the populist claim. Now
...CheffoJeffo in r/Onyx_Boox
April 14, 2026 11:05 AM
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Cracked Note Max screen: Quoted $485+ for overseas repair. Any alternatives?
oof that repair quote is brutal. i looked into third party repair for my boox before and basically no one does it reliably. at $485 you're better off putting that toward a new BOOX Note Max or even a used one. sorry about the crack, that really sucks.
LetterheadClassic306 in r/Onyx_Boox
May 7, 2026 4:06 AM
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Yet another RMPP vs NA5C comparison (for writing & note taking)
I know writing feel is a very subjective thing in general, but being an owner of a Boox note max, supernote manta and RMPP, I always end up back on the RMPP as I just enjoy the “scratchy” writing feel best. At least for me, remarkable is the best in the business for this. I agree that the software o
...DismalStructure4551 in r/Onyx_Boox
March 4, 2026 1:05 PM
2
Note Max Ghosting
Yes, it is also terrible on my Note Max. The Boox brand has lost its credibility; no more Boox products for me. Both my Boox devices go up for sale.
Reddit-mb in r/Onyx_Boox
December 24, 2025 5:24 AM
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