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Originally Posted by cfrizz
I did a small comparison between the two readers. I love all the options on the Boox especially being able to choose a bold font. I don't use the library feature so I can't speak to that. I use the Boox own reader Neo and it seems to work just fine
You are right the Kobo UI is functional, but then it doesn't have to be fancy since it is just a reader, and it is slower than the Boox. The Boox UI again has lots to explore and I basically just touch icons to see what it will do until I know which icon does the thing I want it to do.
Now as for the ergonomics I have both protected in cases, and the Kobo edge gives it the edge because it makes it easier to pick up. I might have to find a different case for my Boox. The Boox is smaller than the Kobo, but possibly just a tad heavier due to the glass screen but it is still comfortable to hold. The build quality of the Boox is excellent and the screen is outstanding. Probably because it is glass and not plastic. As you know glass breaks very easily, so no I wouldn't travel with it because of that. I'm pretty confident that my Kobo could survive a fall, and I'm not too worried about it breaking in my backpack. I can't say I have the same confidence in the Boox because of the glass screen. and at 250.00, it's not something I would just put at risk for breakage. The white Boox screen is plastic.
The Boox will shut itself off a lot sooner than any other reader. If it stays on for two days without being used, I'd be surprised. But that will also help with the battery life.
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Neo Reader is pretty flawed for ePubs IMO. At least the versions on my older readers (perhaps the latest ones are better). It's OK at English/Latin character languages but with some books it can be really bad at certain settings, it's not hard to get things like having sentences overlap one another. And it's not great at Japanese. I found I constantly had to fiddle to get something I like. Kobo's is much more usable out of the box and I generally only have to change font size, if that. For PDFs NeoReader is great though.
You can change how quickly the Boox devices turn off in the power settings. I set mine to auto-shutoff after a day. I think the default was 5 or 10 minutes which is far too short.
The new Kobos are pretty zippy. The old ones were definitely sluggish but my Libra Colour feels fast and comparable to my Boox devices.