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james_ · 10-04-2020, 05:43 PM

I have all the varieties of eReader and it very much depends on what you're reading. If you're a Kindle addict, then a Boox device is not actually as mad as it seems as you just run up the Amazon Kindle app, and it works very nicely. You can also run the Kobo and Nook apps if that's your cup of java as well. And you can run Cloudlibrary and Overdrive.

So.. potentially you can actually dispose of all your other eReaders with a Boox. I read a lot of library books so I use the Forma a lot, and the Boox Note more when I am reading PDF books or anything with illustrations that comes from the library or commercially. I have a couple of Kindles but they don't get much use.

I'd advise getting anything later than the Note Pro in terms of Boox vintage, just because that was the first one with a backlight. The Note is perfectly good for pretty much all PDF files because you can crop the page to make it easy to read, there is no advantage in going to a 13.3in reader. Having 10in real estate is real pleasure, and 10in is the sweet spot in terms of size - the reason so many tablets are this size. If you fancy a current model, I'd go for the Note2, its got more battery...

10-04-2020, 05:43 PM	#6
james_ Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 2165552 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle 3,Oasis, YotaPhone 2, Boox Note2, Mi Pad 4+, Kobo Mini & Forma	I have all the varieties of eReader and it very much depends on what you're reading. If you're a Kindle addict, then a Boox device is not actually as mad as it seems as you just run up the Amazon Kindle app, and it works very nicely. You can also run the Kobo and Nook apps if that's your cup of java as well. And you can run Cloudlibrary and Overdrive. So.. potentially you can actually dispose of all your other eReaders with a Boox. I read a lot of library books so I use the Forma a lot, and the Boox Note more when I am reading PDF books or anything with illustrations that comes from the library or commercially. I have a couple of Kindles but they don't get much use. I'd advise getting anything later than the Note Pro in terms of Boox vintage, just because that was the first one with a backlight. The Note is perfectly good for pretty much all PDF files because you can crop the page to make it easy to read, there is no advantage in going to a 13.3in reader. Having 10in real estate is real pleasure, and 10in is the sweet spot in terms of size - the reason so many tablets are this size. If you fancy a current model, I'd go for the Note2, its got more battery...