MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

charliebub · 05-09-2018, 08:35 PM

Hello all, just joined and hoping for a little advice as I'm about to spend what for me is a lot of money on an e-book/note-taking e-paper device.

I would like to use this device to take hand-written notes for my work in my small Botanical lab. I also need to use it to read PDF documents (quite large & technical mainly) and some e-books.

I'm very attracted by the ability to write notes on the e-paper display and also the fact that the device will be usable outside as it's not lit like a conventional LED tablet. Using a light to read it indoors is no problem at all - I already do this with my paper notes and documents of course.

I'd like to be able to search the internet and read/download material also re my work - no video-watching or online window-shopping etc needed - this I already have covered by my Laptop.

The ability to take notes including simple hand-sketches and diagrams etc of my observations directly into/onto such a digital form is what I have wanted to be able to do for several years now.

The first device that seemed quite exciting and fit-for(most)-purpose seemed to be the ReMarkable 10.3, but the more I have seen about it the less capable it seems of these multiple tasks....

Now I've seen and read quite a lot about the Boox Note 10.3 and this one seems to offer more flexibility in that it is running Android 6.x.x and also has a basic (i.e. out-of-the-box) set of capabilities that are equal to those of the ReMarkable...

The Boox Note is priced it seems at $600 (+ U.K. V.A.T. at 20%) via the 'goodreader.com' store, whilst it seems to be priced at €570 at the 'ereader.store' - with presumably no V.A.T. as Germany and the U.K. are both (for now at least) in the EU.

Prices notwithstanding I'd much prefer to buy from the store with the best record/reputation as this is a lot of money for me to spend and the last thing I need is any trouble or hassle after paying this amount out to an overseas company from whom I've never purchased to date.

Can anyone help me with a little advice or opinions please?

Much appreciated, John.

05-09-2018, 08:35 PM	#1
charliebub Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 266 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Cumbria, U.K. Device: Boox Max2	Boox Note 10.3 or ReMarkable 10.3? Hello all, just joined and hoping for a little advice as I'm about to spend what for me is a lot of money on an e-book/note-taking e-paper device. I would like to use this device to take hand-written notes for my work in my small Botanical lab. I also need to use it to read PDF documents (quite large & technical mainly) and some e-books. I'm very attracted by the ability to write notes on the e-paper display and also the fact that the device will be usable outside as it's not lit like a conventional LED tablet. Using a light to read it indoors is no problem at all - I already do this with my paper notes and documents of course. I'd like to be able to search the internet and read/download material also re my work - no video-watching or online window-shopping etc needed - this I already have covered by my Laptop. The ability to take notes including simple hand-sketches and diagrams etc of my observations directly into/onto such a digital form is what I have wanted to be able to do for several years now. The first device that seemed quite exciting and fit-for(most)-purpose seemed to be the ReMarkable 10.3, but the more I have seen about it the less capable it seems of these multiple tasks.... Now I've seen and read quite a lot about the Boox Note 10.3 and this one seems to offer more flexibility in that it is running Android 6.x.x and also has a basic (i.e. out-of-the-box) set of capabilities that are equal to those of the ReMarkable... The Boox Note is priced it seems at $600 (+ U.K. V.A.T. at 20%) via the 'goodreader.com' store, whilst it seems to be priced at €570 at the 'ereader.store' - with presumably no V.A.T. as Germany and the U.K. are both (for now at least) in the EU. Prices notwithstanding I'd much prefer to buy from the store with the best record/reputation as this is a lot of money for me to spend and the last thing I need is any trouble or hassle after paying this amount out to an overseas company from whom I've never purchased to date. Can anyone help me with a little advice or opinions please? Much appreciated, John.