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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
What do you want plan to do with it? I've owned boyue and onyx. They were early models, and both with problems. The key is read user comments on these forums. Use search function and ask questions. Is battery life good? are they stable. You may not need googleplaystore because you can find apk files on net. The 4.4 upgrade for onyx is unstable and probably won't work at all. Expect minimal support.
Now I use an old nook simple touch glowlight. $50 on ebay.Perfect condition. Relaunch was designed for it. It runs 2.1. It is the perfect device for me. Never crashes. I read books, write in txt format and use dropbox. Don't need buttons because alreader/coolreader/fbreader all allow complete control of screen to define page turn gestures.
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4.4 upgrade isn't necessary for me, 4.0.x is enough. I want to be able to surf in the internet (I know the speed won't be that great), able to buy / download books from various sellers and sources, e.g. Google Books, but also renting them from local libraries in Germany (using a service called "Onleihe"). The overall experience should be enjoyable, so that I'm not facing bugs all the time.
APKs are, in my experience, not always a solution. For instance, I may want to run applications which need Google Play Services (e.g. Google Play Books as mentioned above), so having the ability of running Google Play Services and Google Play Store on my device is obligatory, but I'ld have no problem with installing it myself, if possible.