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Originally Posted by Jötunn
How is the battery drain aprox. when typing on an Onyx + BT keyboard?
iA Writer is the App that I would like to use, glad to here that it works on an Onyx. It is the only programm beside the Pure Writer that I could find that has an Win version as well as an Android version. That is important to me because I do not want to change programm for first editing that I plan to do on my desktop...
Are there any exceptional downsides with iA compared to the common apps that people use with onyx for typewriting or can I expect a performance like shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXeUfEtcXIE |
I can't say I noticed excessive battery drain. Not as much as when wi-fi is switched on.
The one problem I found with iA writer was certain text styles or menu items were tricky to see. However I did manage to produce usable documents. However I did not use it for an extended period as I have other options.
I also used Kingsoft/WPS Office to copy and paste references from documents I was reading, and format a reference list for a report. Quite passable results, though the performance was a little sluggish (Max 2 Pro) but I put this down to e-ink screen refreshing during certain operations rather than a problem with the app per se. So quite similar to the MS Word tests in the video you shared.
I also tested both apps on my Nova Pro, with similar performance but obviously rather small text area. I tested them on my old Max (gen 1) too and they ran fine too.
Please note I was using older (free) versions of each app, sideloaded as apks. I found these on apk repositories, not Google Play Store.
TBH for bashing out a draft (from handwritten notes for example, or straight writing flow) I much prefer to use my Alphasmart Neo 2. It is even more distraction free than an e-ink tablet!
