Note Air 5 C

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Note Air 5 C

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Honest opinion about Boox Air 5C

I switched to boox air5c 2 weeks ago (from 2024 scribe). For me it’s an eye opener. Notes taking is completely different. It’s like unlocking a demo version to a full fleshed version. And using the google store makes the boox also more useful. Now I read comics via dc infinite and Libby, my old kind

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Numerous-Camp-3484 in r/Onyx_Boox

January 7, 2026 6:59 PM

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Boox team listen up - here's why USI 2.0 is dreadful

I got enough shit in my life I have to charge. I don't wanna charge another pen. It's not a solution for me. My kobo libra colour has a pen that I have to charge. Given I rarely use it ok. But when I do need to charge it, it's an inconvenience. I don't wanna think about that. I have the Boox Note Ai

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anthonym152 in r/Onyx_Boox

March 18, 2026 2:02 PM

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I decided I wanted a new eBook reader for reading .pdf files. I wanted it to be high-quality, with a fast refresh rate, a color display, the ability to use a stylus for note-taking and a large screen. After a long search I finally have mine it’s the Boox Note Air 5C. It works great with pdf files

To be honest, the battery life of the Boox Note Air 5C is not great but I found that reading books in a dark room with the brightness set to 10 is fine and it saves a lot of battery. For reading in a well-lit room you can turn off the brightness completely, which saves even more battery.

Delicious_Maize9656 in r/Onyx_Boox

May 5, 2026 3:19 PM

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Boox Air 5c or new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft?

More like and a bit better (IMHO) than the Scribe in writing. Although, I haven’t tried the latest one. Not sure what your “reading apps” are, but it’s the only e-ink device that realistically does anything more than just Kindle and epub formats for reading. For me, note taking was super important a

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aguyfromcalifornia in r/Onyx_Boox

March 8, 2026 9:35 PM

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Quelle tablette choisir ?

Boox est de loin la marque de choix et la moins chère pour ce qu’elle propose. La boox go 10.3 (gen 1 seulement avec stylet wacom emr ils ont mis un stylet actif sur la nouvelle génération) est excellente pour tout ce qui est cité ou encore la note max plus grande. En couleur il y a la note air 5C é

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Sensitive-Binding in r/eink

March 24, 2026 7:11 PM

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Physicist choosing a BOOX device for daily research workflow (Obsidian + Zotero) — which model actually holds up?

The Go 10.3 is probably your best bet. The Note Air 5C is a little faster and more powerful, but it is color and the battery life is poor. You do not need a larger device for your kind of work, and the larger devices are less portable (although they are faster). The writing latency on all Boox (and

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ShockSensitive8425 in r/Onyx_Boox

April 30, 2026 3:33 AM

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what are your thoughts on the digital manga?

I adore my Boox Go Color 7 inch, and Boox also makes bigger color e-ink devices! I’ve rhapsodized about it here a couple times already, so I’ll keep it quick - super lightweight, good aspect ratio for manga and comics so you don’t have to zoom and scroll, physical buttons to turn pages as well as be

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koinu-chan_love in r/shoujo

April 8, 2026 5:39 PM

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Whats a good reader for reading comics or Manga. I dont care about color.

I used Kindle Scribe, Kobo Sage, Onyx Boox Tab Mini C and Air C for manga. The bigger screen the better, but it’s somewhat okay even on a 7” screens like Kobo Libra or Kindle Paperwhite. But 8” is a lot better. My favourite experience was on Kobo Sage despite the awful battery life. And another thin

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Unlikely-Doughnut756 in r/ereader

May 24, 2026 9:42 AM

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Short review for Boox Note Air 5C, it offers a good price compared to Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, fast refresh rate, color screen is good enough for colored pages, large screen is great for reading scientific papers, note-taking feels better than on Ipad. The downsides are the battery life

I have recently got Boox Note Air 5C. And it honestly is one of the best E-Ink Tablet at the moment. Pros It's best for writing journals, reading Manga/comics, book reading is exceptionally good. Cons Screen appears darker but thats with all the E-Ink color devices so it's not a stand alone issue wi

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Itsbaryal in r/Onyx_Boox

May 12, 2026 10:19 AM

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What is the best ereader for me?

The writing requirements point to Android being an easier choice than anything else, I’d say - look at the new Boox Go 10.3 Gen II Lumi? Or the Boox Note Air 5C if you want colour. I don’t think there’s a keyboard cover for the Go 10.3 but I gather it can be used with external keyboards (Bluetooth o

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Yapyap13 in r/ereader

April 25, 2026 6:58 AM

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