Where to buy Onyx Boox in USA?

toronado · 04-04-2022, 12:17 AM

What are the latest/current models and where to buy from USA?
Fakespot plugin is showing a "Seller Caution" for Onyx International Inc on Amazon which seems strange to me. It's not like they are some smalltime unknown seller, right?

Renate · 04-04-2022, 07:11 AM

Why not the Boox US website?
https://us.boox.com/

Just don't buy the goofy Russian after market models on other sites (unless that's what you're actually looking for).

mergen3107 · 04-04-2022, 07:35 AM

(Kon-Tiki 2 is perfectly fine so far

not goofy by any means, I bought it via Ectaco reseller here: http://www.onyxbooxusa.com/onyx-boox-kon-tiki
Most of the Russian models are just respective models but without Wacom layer, so no note taking. The website itself says "Insecure", but when it comes to entering payment method, it is done via usual secure connection. At least this is what happened to me.)

Renate · 04-04-2022, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mergen3107

Kon-Tiki 2 is perfectly fine so far

not goofy by any means

How are the software updates working out?
At least with the straight Onyx stuff we can query for updates and download them to a desktop (for those of us who don't run WiFi on our readers).

mergen3107 · 04-04-2022, 11:48 AM

SW are pretty fine. There have been about five update since launch in early 2021, so around five updates in a year. Updates are applied manually, i.e. I need to download upx file and put it into the folder. However if I am not mistaken the last update allowed to download ITA as well, but anyway updates are full 1.2-1.4 GB, not incremental, so they are very lenient with the system integrity.

toronado · 04-05-2022, 12:15 AM

Why are there two different websites?

bazookajoe · 04-05-2022, 02:30 AM

Technically I think there are at least 3 official websites. I got mine through shop.boox.com I'm Asia Pacific so that was fine. I picked Hong Kong warehouse (I think UK was also an option to pick, Brexit would be the reason that's on its own now). Then there's the US and Euro store which you can choose from off the main website to redirect to, https://us.boox.com/ and https://euroshop.boox.com/. Could be for a number of reasons, tax, regulation, keep import duties lower and shipping lower (I don't think it's shipping that cost me an outrageous packet and coming from Hong Kong isn't that expensive usually).

Rand Brittain · 04-05-2022, 11:12 PM

You can also get them from Best Buy's website and just pick them up at the local store.

Renate · 04-05-2022, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rand Brittain

You can also get them from Best Buy's website and just pick them up at the local store.

That sounded like a convenient idea, until I checked.
If you buy the Poke3 from US Onyx it comes with the cover "free". (I did.)
Best Buy only sells the cover separately for $40.
On no planet is that cover worth $40. It's not bad for "free".

OTOH, other Onyx models don't have free accessories so it works out the same.

toronado · 04-06-2022, 09:59 PM

Thanks for the Best Buy suggestion.
The Poke 3 doesn't have the Wacom layer. Does that make it a "goofy Russian aftermarket model"?

Renate · 04-07-2022, 07:18 AM

The Poke3 is an official Onyx Boox release. That it's one of their models without Wacom is irrelevent.

Darwin 8, Edison, Faust 3, Volta 3, Lomonosov, Kon-Tiki 2 are "goofy Russian aftermarket models".
The website that they link sells the Poke3 for $279 vs. $189 from https://us.boox.com/

toronado · 04-09-2022, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

The Poke3 is an official Onyx Boox release. That it's one of their models without Wacom is irrelevent.

Darwin 8, Edison, Faust 3, Volta 3, Lomonosov, Kon-Tiki 2 are "goofy Russian aftermarket models".
The website that they link sells the Poke3 for $279 vs. $189 from https://us.boox.com/

Thanks very much for that list! In that case I may consider the Poke 3 as a relatively lower cost intro to a non-Amazon eReader.

readologist · 04-09-2022, 11:03 AM

On the US Boox website it list Poke 3 w/accessories and Poke 3 Special Edition - is there any place to find out the details of each? What are the "accessories"?
TIA

Pajamaman · 04-09-2022, 11:11 AM

Can't you just get them from Amazon? Bestbuy sounds like a good option too. Personally I'd rather get one from from a place I can easily return it to and get a replacement/refund if necessary. Dealing with China is too long and unreliable.

salamanderjuice · 04-09-2022, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by readologist

On the US Boox website it list Poke 3 w/accessories and Poke 3 Special Edition - is there any place to find out the details of each? What are the "accessories"?
TIA

It's the case of the 2nd image on site.

04-04-2022, 12:17 AM	#1
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Where to buy Onyx Boox in USA? What are the latest/current models and where to buy from USA? Fakespot plugin is showing a "Seller Caution" for Onyx International Inc on Amazon which seems strange to me. It's not like they are some smalltime unknown seller, right?

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04-04-2022, 07:11 AM	#2
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,386 Karma: 13952971 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Why not the Boox US website? https://us.boox.com/ Just don't buy the goofy Russian after market models on other sites (unless that's what you're actually looking for).

04-04-2022, 07:35 AM	#3
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,386 Karma: 4753062 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	(Kon-Tiki 2 is perfectly fine so far not goofy by any means, I bought it via Ectaco reseller here: http://www.onyxbooxusa.com/onyx-boox-kon-tiki Most of the Russian models are just respective models but without Wacom layer, so no note taking. The website itself says "Insecure", but when it comes to entering payment method, it is done via usual secure connection. At least this is what happened to me.)

04-04-2022, 11:48 AM	#5
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,386 Karma: 4753062 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	SW are pretty fine. There have been about five update since launch in early 2021, so around five updates in a year. Updates are applied manually, i.e. I need to download upx file and put it into the folder. However if I am not mistaken the last update allowed to download ITA as well, but anyway updates are full 1.2-1.4 GB, not incremental, so they are very lenient with the system integrity.

04-05-2022, 12:15 AM	#6
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Why are there two different websites?

04-05-2022, 02:30 AM	#7
bazookajoe Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 84358 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Onyx Leaf, excessive amount of Android devices	Technically I think there are at least 3 official websites. I got mine through shop.boox.com I'm Asia Pacific so that was fine. I picked Hong Kong warehouse (I think UK was also an option to pick, Brexit would be the reason that's on its own now). Then there's the US and Euro store which you can choose from off the main website to redirect to, https://us.boox.com/ and https://euroshop.boox.com/. Could be for a number of reasons, tax, regulation, keep import duties lower and shipping lower (I don't think it's shipping that cost me an outrageous packet and coming from Hong Kong isn't that expensive usually).

04-05-2022, 11:12 PM	#8
Rand Brittain Bookmaker Posts: 426 Karma: 2143650 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Cybook Opus	You can also get them from Best Buy's website and just pick them up at the local store.

04-06-2022, 09:59 PM	#10
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks for the Best Buy suggestion. The Poke 3 doesn't have the Wacom layer. Does that make it a "goofy Russian aftermarket model"?

04-07-2022, 07:18 AM	#11
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,386 Karma: 13952971 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	The Poke3 is an official Onyx Boox release. That it's one of their models without Wacom is irrelevent. Darwin 8, Edison, Faust 3, Volta 3, Lomonosov, Kon-Tiki 2 are "goofy Russian aftermarket models". The website that they link sells the Poke3 for $279 vs. $189 from https://us.boox.com/

04-09-2022, 11:03 AM	#13
readologist Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 314 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Libra H20, Libra 2	On the US Boox website it list Poke 3 w/accessories and Poke 3 Special Edition - is there any place to find out the details of each? What are the "accessories"? TIA

04-09-2022, 11:11 AM	#14
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,839 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	Can't you just get them from Amazon? Bestbuy sounds like a good option too. Personally I'd rather get one from from a place I can easily return it to and get a replacement/refund if necessary. Dealing with China is too long and unreliable.

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