B7 Pro

You're about $50-100 short in your budget but you might consider the Bigme's B7 line Here's a link to the spec sheet for the Bigme's B7 line https://x.com/i/status/1996773117486944468 although it does not include the B7 BW but except for the screen it should be identical to the color version (and th

It seems to me Bigme prefers to make new devices instead of working on their software. And there is lack of third party developers. I'd say their OS is like beta stage but you can't tell when they finish it. I have Bigme B7 and Boox GO7 so I can compare and my advice is go for Boox.

Thanks for the suggestion. But i feel the Bigme B7 is a bit expensive (at least in my country). Almost 2X the lowest price KLC goes for. I dont really need camera, SIM card and stuff. so maybe i don't really need the Bigme.