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Boox devices are also very accessible as the run Android and you can install anything on them either from the Play store (requires manual setup at first) or F-d

by jinnko 6y ago

Boox devices are also very accessible as the run Android and you can install anything on them either from the Play store (requires manual setup at first) or F-droid, along with the usual adb access. I have the Nova Pro which I absolutely love. It has configurable screen refresh rates so it's possible to use a web browser with scrolling. You can install your favourite file sync app. Lately I've been using KDE connect to send/receive files. Writing on it is good and the notes app supports OCR that I found can make reasonable sense of my chicken scratches.

gbraad 6y ago
Been using Onyx/Boox since ever. Own a Max2 and Note2 for instance. Happy with them... Use the Wacom One pen for input. Android apps a plenty
Kudos 6y ago
Boox are GPL violators though.
- filmgirlcw 6y ago
  Yeah, that's one of my main concerns with the Boox. A good friend of mine loves hers [1], but the unclear point of origin, the GPL violations (and I don't even like the GPL that much as a license -- but if you're going to build off of a GPL base, you better follow the damn license!), and the fact that Android -- while flexible -- is not ideal for note taking stuff (my friend said all the Android note taking apps are unusable so you're stuck with the built-in app -- and I'm less confident about the upkeep of that app when the company won't respect the GPL for the base OS/firmware of the device) is why I went with a reMarkable instead. But Onyx definitely has a much wider variety of E Ink devices that's for sure. [1]: https://gizmodo.com/i-unabashedly-love-this-android-e-ink-tablet-1844727465 https://gizmodo.com/i-unabashedly-love-this-android-e-ink-ta...
- jinnko 6y ago
  > Boox are GPL violators though. Hadn't heard of this. Can you provide some references? A quick DDG search didn't turn up anything.
  - Kudos 6y ago
    https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/hl09g7/onyx_boox_chinese_company_will_not_share_their/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/hl09g7/onyx_boox_chi...

by jinnko 6y ago

gbraad 6y ago

Been using Onyx/Boox since ever. Own a Max2 and Note2 for instance. Happy with them... Use the Wacom One pen for input. Android apps a plenty

Kudos 6y ago

Boox are GPL violators though.

filmgirlcw 6y ago
Yeah, that's one of my main concerns with the Boox. A good friend of mine loves hers [1], but the unclear point of origin, the GPL violations (and I don't even like the GPL that much as a license -- but if you're going to build off of a GPL base, you better follow the damn license!), and the fact that Android -- while flexible -- is not ideal for note taking stuff (my friend said all the Android note taking apps are unusable so you're stuck with the built-in app -- and I'm less confident about the upkeep of that app when the company won't respect the GPL for the base OS/firmware of the device) is why I went with a reMarkable instead. But Onyx definitely has a much wider variety of E Ink devices that's for sure. [1]: https://gizmodo.com/i-unabashedly-love-this-android-e-ink-tablet-1844727465 https://gizmodo.com/i-unabashedly-love-this-android-e-ink-ta...
jinnko 6y ago
> Boox are GPL violators though. Hadn't heard of this. Can you provide some references? A quick DDG search didn't turn up anything.
- Kudos 6y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/hl09g7/onyx_boox_chinese_company_will_not_share_their/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/hl09g7/onyx_boox_chi...