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Old 06-27-2021, 08:47 AM   #1
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Lightbulb Onyx Boox Note Air+

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I plan to buy a Onyx Boox Note Air+ for near 400$ with cover and want advise from users using that one.

Is it quiet reader for the price ?
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I have no idea, but have you carefully compared it to the Note 3?

I'm happy with my Poke 3 (6", no stylus, Android 10) and it seems Onyx tries to make things consistent across models.

Big displays = big money.
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I have no idea, but have you carefully compared it to the Note 3?

I'm happy with my Poke 3 (6", no stylus, Android 10) and it seems Onyx tries to make things consistent across models.

Big displays = big money.
Yes i want big display and stylus to anotate PDF documents
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I plan to buy a Onyx Boox Note Air+ for near 400$ with cover and want advise from users using that one.
Yes, I have a Boox Note Air and use it as a notepad with a keyboard and stylus.
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Is it quiet reader for the price ?
What do you mean by that?
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Old 06-27-2021, 01:59 PM   #5
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Yes, I have a Boox Note Air and use it as a notepad with a keyboard and stylus. What do you mean by that?
I mean quality/price
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I mean quality/price
It is excellent as a reading device - also as an Android EInk tablet; and excellent as a note-taking device.
But to comment in pdf (sheet music, scores) I use my Likebook Alita because it has 512 GB of memory thanks to the SD card.
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I use my Likebook Alita because it has 512 GB of memory thanks to the SD card.
512 GB?
Do any of the Onyx Boox have SD cards?
The recent B&N Glows don't have SD cards, so I had to solder them in.
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Yes, all Likebook devices (from Android 6) with the exception of the P10 have an SD card connection, and the file system allows them to be NTFS when used as a mobile device.
USB-OTG can also use NTFS and I also used a 4 TB Seagate on my Likebook devices.

That is one of the reasons why I prefer Likebook devices in many areas of application.
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Do any of the Onyx Boox have SD cards?
No.
Boox devices can only use FAT32 via USB-OTG (I haven't found anything else).

From Boox, apart from the Note Air, I only have Poke (Pro, 2, 3)

In my opinion, Boox Note Air is designed for landscape format - it is therefore ideally suited with a Bluetooth keyboard and pen (for cursor positioning) as an (Android) notebook outdoors, in the sun, ... - because of the only 32 GB it sometimes has to be connected to the workstation for data synchronization.

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I just checked. I have lots of tech documents and books but it's only ~2 GB.
It reminds me of my first "information holding device", a Palm III: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_III
That had 2 MB of RAM. Still, it held all the lyrics/chords of the songs that I played.
Note: The Palm III originally sold for $400, so I guess a Note Air is a better value now!

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Ok, I see. The problem is the storage. For the price i think is not a good idea !
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That is one of the reasons why I prefer Likebook devices in many areas of application.
No.
Boox devices can only use FAT32 via USB-OTG (I haven't found anything else).

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Ok, problem with this device is storage ?
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I think you'll find that everybody has different storage needs.
32 GB (like the Note Air) is a whole lot of storage for most people.
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Ok, I see. The problem is the storage. For the price i think is not a good idea !
I don't think 32 GB of space is a book problem - I can get by with it on the "Reader".
For me it's sheet music that takes up so much space; Eg the score of Verdi's "Forza del Destino" with 620 MB - and I have around 500 such huge files.
Or Kiwix Wikipedia with around 40 GB - I can't do that on any of my Boox devices, no problem on the Likebooks.
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Yes, all Likebook devices (from Android 6) with the exception of the P10 have an SD card connection, and the file system allows them to be NTFS when used as a mobile device.
USB-OTG can also use NTFS and I also used a 4 TB Seagate on my Likebook devices.

That is one of the reasons why I prefer Likebook devices in many areas of application.
No.
Boox devices can only use FAT32 via USB-OTG (I haven't found anything else).

From Boox, apart from the Note Air, I only have Poke (Pro, 2, 3)

In my opinion, Boox Note Air is designed for landscape format - it is therefore ideally suited with a Bluetooth keyboard and pen (for cursor positioning) as an (Android) notebook outdoors, in the sun, ... - because of the only 32 GB it sometimes has to be connected to the workstation for data synchronization.
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I don't think 32 GB of space is a book problem - I can get by with it on the "Reader".
For me it's sheet music that takes up so much space; Eg the score of Verdi's "Forza del Destino" with 620 MB - and I have around 500 such huge files.
Or Kiwix Wikipedia with around 40 GB - I can't do that on any of my Boox devices, no problem on the Likebooks.
It's totaly true, i have hundreds og magazines (PDF) and audio files with 600-700 Mb each and 32 Gb withoud an external storage realy does not feet my needs besides the price.
Likebooks : i don't know anything about these devices, so i will read forum and google it
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It's totaly true, i have hundreds og magazines (PDF) and audio files with 600-700 Mb each and 32 Gb withoud an external storage realy does not feet my needs besides the price.
Likebooks : i don't know anything about these devices, so i will read forum and google it
Boyue-Likebook.
You have to be quick and try to get a piece of the old Notes line.
The P10 has no SD extension and according to tests I have read it is also weak in the pen area.
My 10.3 inch favorite is the Likebook Alita: Android 8.1, 10.3 Wacom, 4/32 GB, 8 core 1.5 GHz, SD in a tray.
Pretty much the last few pieces are here.
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