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I bought this product because I wanted a large e-ink display to read and annotate PDF papers formatted for 8.5"x11" print while working in brightly lit areas or while under direct sunlight. I also wanted an e-ink display for the increased battery life that such devices tend to have over LED/LCD tablets. The device that I received turned out to be more than I had expected or even hoped for. It's not perfect, but it's the best bang for the buck that I found in large e-ink readers. There are various reviews and feature walk-through videos available on youtube. Since the product runs Android (4.0.x), and comes with the Google Play store, I was able to install many of the applications that I enjoy using on my phone without a problem. Note that with the limited grey scale display some apps may not look very good, and of course you cannot view videos, animated gifs, or the like. For note-taking, the device comes with OnyxScribbler, an app that allows you to take handwritten notes/drawings, but I find the app too simple and unrefined for my taste. (I personally prefer Stylus Labs' Write.) On a related note, when using the tablet for note-taking, there is a known problem where the touch sensitivity temporarily stops responding periodically while writing on the tablet. Since the device is marketed as a e-reader and not a replacement for pen-n-paper, I'm okay with this. (Thumbing a button or the joystick sends a hardware interrupt that brings the touch support back in line -- or you can just wait a second for the hardware to catch back up.) Some people have reported battery life drain. If you experience this, then it's likely because that the stock Android is trying to poll the hardware for a cell phone radio that does not exist. Some have reported that turning on airplane mode fixes this problem and alleviates the needless drain. (Turning on airplane mode does not inhibit the use of wifi, so if this works for you then you can leave it in airplane mode indefinitely.) Others have reported that airplane mode did not fix the problem and have resorted to rooting the device and disabling Phone.apk, TelephonyServices.apk, and Mms.apk in the /system/ directory. This will likely void the warranty, but reports are that doing this will more than double the battery life of the device. (To put the battery life issue into perspective, my old Toshiba Thrive LCD tablet had a battery life of 4-5hrs of continuous use at best. By comparison, I can use the Boox all day long and never dip below the 50% mark. With what I use it for, the tablet will last a week on a single charge easily.) Rooting the device is reportedly very easy to do, but beware: stupidity, like virtue, is it's own reward.Read full review
It has a very quality e-ink screen that looks like real paper. It supports almost all ebook formats, especially pdf, and djvu and has quite quality software. I like read full-size pdf on it. I can read in portrait orientation with normal and readable font size. The software is open-source and linux-based, there is a free SDK. The reader has no real competitors among 9.7" books.
Love it! Unfortunately there are no good alternatives. Amazon does not produce DX size readers anymore and lack good pdf, djvu formats support ( and many other formats ). PocketBook is still using old E-Ink for 9.9'' devices. No really alternative to Onyx Boox if you want to read on big screen and save your eyes.
I bought this to read PDFs and it does a great job. EPUBs work, although the fonts are not as lovely as on the kindle. Kindle was no good with PDFs, so I bought this. Lovely big 9.7" screen, can magnify and see PDFs just how I like them. You can buy a spare stylus from http://ereader-store.de/en/
My first experience with tablets. very satisfied, recommend to anyone. particularly happy with the screen size. I just love it!
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