[some call me tim]

Originally Posted by cfrizz

Here is my review of the Boox Go 7 I put on Amazon. As well as some pictures. I still have my Kobo H20.

My brother got this for me for Christmas, since it has been on my wish list for a while. I wanted this for the freedom that it offers in that I'm not tied to just Amazon or Kobo, and having access to Google Play to explore other reading apps is great. Choice is good!!!

I have the black version so the screen is glass, it is very thin and light so a protective cover is mandatory. I also wouldn't carry it with me for trips because I wouldn't want to put the reader at risk for breaks, it's too expensive for that. That is what my covered Kobo reader is for.

I like that it offers page turn buttons, I love all the fonts that are available on it. My favorite is the bold option. I also love the fact that it has an SD card slot. I put all my music on a card so that I can play my music with headphones while reading.

Now to address some other comments I've read. Does it take a while to boot up? Yes, but it is a tablet not just an e-reader, so it has a lot more to check which of course takes a little time. Compare the boot up time with your phone or tablet it is probably the same. It also has lots of options for you to sort through and check out when you first get it if you wish. But once you have it set up, you are good to go.

If you just want to sit down and read, get a Kobo or Kindle. But you also have to set these up when you first get them.

Does the battery last long? It seems to run down faster than Kobo or Kindle, but compared to the Sony T1 that I had, all of them run down faster than that machine! I easily got two months out of it without recharging. But again, I have never understood the angst over this, if it needs recharging I simply plug it in. But you can easily get a whole day out of it especially if you keep wifi off. As far as ghosting goes, I haven't noticed any, but I have it set to refresh with every page turn.

So long as you do your research so that you know exactly what you are getting when you buy a Boox, you shouldn't be disappointed. I know I'm not. I have an excellent e-reader that will load any book I want onto it from any store I get them from. It also sideloads any books you may have bought years ago from stores that no longer exist from your computer.

I value having flexibility and choice rather than being locked into only one option. The Boox allows me this freedom.

I am very happy with my Boox Go 7 Black B&W Tablet for reading books.

Thanks for your detailed review! How do you find the user experience in relation to the H2O? As I alluded to in my original post, one of my big annoyances with the H2O is that while it is great that it has the overdrive functionality, the integration is clunky at best. It won't always show books that I have checked out, and sometimes the available catalog doesn't match what I see when I search on Libby or the library's site. Also, how do you find the UI in general? I've found the H2O's UI to be functional, but cumbersome and slow. Once I have a book open, it's fine but getting there is not the most streamlined experience.

Any thoughts on the ergonomics/form factor of the devices? I've been pretty happy with the ergonomics of the H2O, and I've seen at least one reviewer mention that the angled edge of the H2O was a design feature he missed. How about the build quality? My H2O has always been fine, but it was admittedly cheaper feeling than my old Oasis. Do you feel like the Go 7 is really that much more fragile that you wouldn't travel with it?

I do like the idea of the openness of Android. I like Calibre and use it a lot, as I'm sure most of us here do. But, I also like options. For instance, when I read on a tablet, I really liked the Moon+ app.