Onyx BOOX
Note Max
Based on 271 Reddit mentions
$629.99
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WARNING: Do NOT Buy Onyx BOOX. $500 Note Air5 C turned into a DEAD BRICK in less than a month, and support has completely GHOSTED me.
Over the years, I have owned and used: Note 5 Note Air 3C Tab X Go 10.3 Note Max Note Air 5C Go 7 Palma Pro 2 Go 10.3 II Lumi All worked flawlessly with zero issues. That being said, I buy them on Amazon, not from Boox directly, so I can easily return them if I need to.
nick_ian in r/Onyx_Boox
May 21, 2026 6:09 AM
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Best e-ink tablet for heavy book PDF reading in a PhD?
- PDF handling — clean rendering, easy navigation, no fighting the device Boox and NeoReader is going to be best at this, e.g. it's very good at reflowing PDFs. 3. Annotation and highlighting — needs to work smoothly, and I would like to get highlights/notes out in a usable format. same for this. 4. Z
starkruzr in r/eink
February 25, 2026 5:47 AM
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I am a big fan of .pdf books. these are my devices for reading pdf files 1 galaxy tab ultra for magazines 2 macbook air for skimming papers 3 ipad pro for textbooks 4 surface go for nonfiction 5. boox note air 5c for fiction and 6 kindle for manga I read pdf files exclusively and i don’t like epub
Wouldn't just a single boox note max 13.3 do the job with .pdf?
ResidentIll6511 in r/ereader
May 9, 2026 5:03 AM
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It's time to check the competition
I'm not quite at the point of leaving RM altogether, but I will agree that colored e-ink just doesn't seem like it's a very reliable point in its development. Having both the RM2 and RMPP (and using both regularly), it definitely seems like monochrome e-ink is the more robust of the two. Makes me wi
...Sezbeth in r/RemarkableTablet
February 18, 2026 5:26 PM
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I want an ereader with alarge screen. Any suggestions on brand and model?
BOOX note max has a large clear screen and their Neoreadwr is awesome. Not sure about the dictionaries but they run on android.
Vast_Interest8457 in r/eink
March 23, 2026 10:41 AM
9
Outdoor usage
These devices (not just BOOX -- all glass-based eink!) are thin stacks of glass wrapped in aluminum. The glass eink substrate is brittle glass and can be cracked if bent. Don't bend your device or let anything place irregular pressure on the screen (like loose objects in a backpack) and you'll most
...CheffoJeffo in r/Onyx_Boox
January 28, 2026 12:14 PM
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StarNote app is by Onyx international ie related to Boox!?!
So I gave it a few minutes' test drive, and found a few things. Nothing that can't be debugged and cleaned up, if the Devs really wanted to. It's not ready for a public announcement that "It's compatible, hooray!" yet, but it's better than anything we've ever had. Notebooks created in Notes, exporte
...Moist_Ladder2616 in r/Onyx_Boox
March 16, 2026 2:38 PM
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my one page review of writing on the Go 10.3 Gen II
Well, I wish they implemented this on Palma 2 Pro. It might become a very good opponent to the RMPPM with this. Honestly, I didn't even consider buying it, but after each reviews I see, I keen to buy it. If I had seen this device earlier this year, I may not have even bought the Kindle Scribe 2025 (
...kataaayy in r/Onyx_Boox
March 29, 2026 10:01 PM
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Avoid Buying From Boox (Return Policy)
I mean, it exactly matches what the return policy states on their website (2 shipping fee and 1 receipt charge)... I refrain from trying a Boox for so long because of this return policy (those basic shipping fees are fine with me. I am more concerned that I might need to argue about the restocking f
...Vortex_Lookchard in r/Onyx_Boox
June 18, 2025 3:13 PM
14
Advice for a secondary E-ink device
It's better to stick with Boox if you use the Boox notes app on the Note Max and want to sync your notes.
cutecoder in r/eink
January 22, 2026 9:19 AM
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