BOOX Tablet Tab X 13.3 ePaper Tablet PC E Ink Digital Paper 6G 128G

This thing has a great balance between technology and paper reading. This is not a cheap device, but what it does is rare. It has allowed me to stop printing out journal articles and be able to utilize this instead as it combines analog and digital experiences in a integrated way. This does not mean that it does not have it's weaknesses, but what it does well, one can easily overlook the weaknesses.I have been wishing for a device where I can read letter-sized articles without zooming out. Because if it isn't zoomed at 100% it is hard to read and does not resemble reading a printed out page. What is amazing that you can highlight and underline digitally and use a pen (their included pen is decent, but take a look at the wacom pen with button erase function). The pen function is great because it allows you to markup a paper like you would with pen/pencil. Onyx also gives a lot of customization such that you can choose amongst a lot of different styles of marking style (pen, pencile, etc) and change the color and thickness. This really adds to experience a digital device like paper.I had a max lumi 2 but upgraded to this and this is an even better version.This device has gotten me to jump into reading much more easily that I am reading much more with little resistance. The e-ink experience is much better for reading vs looking at a digital screen that we do all the time for work, so the shift to e-ink is really nice and gives the reader a thoughtful experience that shifts away from "digital" experiences.Another plus is that this device is running on Android and thus can access the Google Play store. So although I'd see this as a primary reading device, you can browse, use all the apps, as a way to quickly access without picking up another device while you read.Definitely worth it for those that want to read more or just love reading and want an eco-friendly way over printing out a lot of pages.

I've only had the Boox Tab X a few days but so far my experience with it has been exceptional. I have a lot of experience with e-ink tablets and have owned/own the following: Boox Tab Ultra, Boox Note Air 2, Kindle Scribe, Supernote A4, and the ReMarkable 2.Things I love about the Tab X:1) Screen size of course - it's a joy to write on such a spacious screen2) Display quality - best display quality I seen on a e-ink tablet except for the Kindle Scribe (better than Tab Ultra)3) Weight - for its size it's surprising light and easy to hold4) Performance - it very fast and lag-free5) Battery life - so far it has been very goodI highly recommend it and if and when Boox releases a color Tab X I will buy it immediately.

This product is so inferior to an iPad Pro (and almost the same price) that I just don't get why anyone would buy it. In theory, you would buy it to get (1) a more paper-like writing experience, especially for those who take a lot of notes and (2) to get a 13" display. And indeed, the writing experience is great on this product. But the problem is that everything else is so difficult. Examples (1) just connecting to the internet took real work, given the UI (2) the file structure for notes was not great (3) if you want to use an app like OneNote to take notes, the experience just sucks.So the only scenario where this product is good is if you want a standalone pad for writing notes and you want to use the in-built app from BOOX. If you want to use OneNote, or Evernote, forget it. If you want to use any other Tablet features, forget it. In theory, this product has Android Apps, but the UI is so horrible, I dont see why anyone would torture themselves with this product. You can get a 12.9" display on the iPad Pro, OneNote, Evernote and other apps work perfectly on it and its easy to use. It costs $100 or so more, but worth itThe product is not cheap either. For almost the same price (maybe a little more) you can get an iPad

Summary: the Boox Tab X is pretty much the best e-reader *for me* , but your mileage may vary depending on what you want.As background, I read *a lot* of PDFs, primarily academic papers, and I annotate constantly.My workflow before was using PDF Expert on an iPad Pro to sync with Google Drive. From a technical standpoint, this worked extremely well. The recent iPad Pros with the second generation pencil are in so many ways excellent products, and if you're happy with reading PDFs on an iPad I highly recommend PDF Expert as your goto app (there's a price tag but for me it was well worth it).However my eyes were getting worn down by reading so much on an LED screen, and God help me but the iPad Pro is *so* powerful it's impossible not to get distracted with other apps and the internet. I wanted an e-paper alternative that would be easier on the eyes and easier on my attention span.I first bought a Remarkable 2. On the good side, I found it intuitive to use and impressive for notetaking, both in responsiveness and feel. And I like the weight of the Remarkable 2 premium pencil more than the Boox. On the downside, the Google Drive integration is a bit clunky and just one-way, the screen was still too small for me for many PDFs, and there's no backlight.The Boox Tab X was my second attempt. Let me get the bad out of the way up front. First, it's expensive (though all told not much more expensive than the Remarkable 2 if you get a case and a premium pen for each). Second, Boox touts the Tab X as an Android tablet, but potential buyers should be *very clear* about what that actually means here: this is *absolutely not* an iPad replacement if you want to be able to watch movies, look at color photos, or play games. This is still a black-and-white e-reader, full stop; you do have access to the Google Play store which opens up more possibilities than your typical e-reader but you are not going to be watching Netflix on this device ever. Third, the integrated Boox apps (Library, Notes, etc) are quite good but their user interfaces are not nearly as intuitive as the Remarkable 2. *Read the manual* on this one or else you might miss some powerful features or important settings. Fourth, this is very much a matter of personal preference, but the included Boox pro pen 2 was a mixed bag: it's noticeably lighter than the Remarkable 2 premium pen which I did not like, but the eraser on the Boox feels smoother and more natural to use. However you can mix and match any EMR style with the Boox so that should absolutely not be a deal breaker. And relatedly: the Boox pen is magnetic but oddly the Tab X has no surface for magnetically attaching the pen.Something else to note here: I would not reflexively call the Boox Tab X "heavy", but the tablet alone is 1lb 4oz and the case adds another 8oz. So 2lbs altogether, which is certainly not a laptop but far beyond a typical 10" or less e-reader. I am not listing the size/weight here as a "bad" because life is full of trade-offs and this was one I made with eyes wide open, but buyers should be aware. Part of this problem would be solved if the Boox Tab X had other case options besides the one Boox offers.Now the good. The 13.3" A4 screen (very close to standard US 8.5 x 11" letter size) is beautiful and displays full-size PDFs perfectly. There's both warm and cold backlighting a la the Kindle Oasis. Speaking of which, I downloaded the Kindle app from Google Play, synced my account, and changed some basic settings to make the text larger, and I was off to the races reading my Kindle books in less than 5 minutes. The integrated "Library" app has two-way Google Drive integration out of the box (as well as OneDrive and some other services) and its built-in PDF reader is very responsive and similar to PDF Expert. It's a pleasure to read on this device, my eyes have thanked me multiple times. The integrated Notes app looks and reacts very similarly to the Remarkable 2 (the Remarkable 2's screen has a texture that feels more like paper than the Tab X, however the Tab X is not as "glassy" a feel as, say, the iPad Pro (and others have recommended Doodroo screen protectors to get a full paper feel; I plan on trying them out). Will also note that I have used for several weeks, often with the back light on, and I have been very impressed with the battery life.So the bottom line is that this is a great, perhaps the best, e-reader for a specific kind of person: you want to be able to read documents and take notes on a full-sized A4/US Letter screen, you aren't looking for a full-functionality tablet with color and video capabilities, and you don't want the eye strain that comes with reading on an LED screen. If you're that person, absolutely give this e-reader a close look. If you're not, however, then note that this is a great e-reader but it comes with trade-offs, so be clear-eyed about what those are before you buy.