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ironchefboyardee · 05-04-2024, 01:52 PM

Hi, the only relevant threads I could find were quite old so I wanted to check if there is consensus on the disadvantages of buying a Chinese market Boox (Poke 5 (Carta 1300 screen) versus one from Boox US warehouse (older Carta HD screen).

I would expect warranty claim process to be the biggest issue. What other tradeoffs are there?

It doesn't look like Boox posts FW updates on their site to flash on devices, so is there any other way to install the international FW? Will this make installing/enabling the Google play store difficult? Will certain elements of the OS like the built in store be stuck in Mandarin?

I'm not dead set on the newer screen tech, but also don't want to get the US Poke 5 and a month later they update the US version to match. I'm over using my iPhone to read ebooks and looking to get something soon.

05-04-2024, 01:52 PM	#1
ironchefboyardee Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2024 Device: iPhone Mini 13	International versus Chinese Poke 5 Hi, the only relevant threads I could find were quite old so I wanted to check if there is consensus on the disadvantages of buying a Chinese market Boox (Poke 5 (Carta 1300 screen) versus one from Boox US warehouse (older Carta HD screen). I would expect warranty claim process to be the biggest issue. What other tradeoffs are there? It doesn't look like Boox posts FW updates on their site to flash on devices, so is there any other way to install the international FW? Will this make installing/enabling the Google play store difficult? Will certain elements of the OS like the built in store be stuck in Mandarin? I'm not dead set on the newer screen tech, but also don't want to get the US Poke 5 and a month later they update the US version to match. I'm over using my iPhone to read ebooks and looking to get something soon.