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Onyx BOOX
Note Air 5 C
184 positive 1 neutral 56 negative
Based on 241 Reddit mentions
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WARNING: Do NOT Buy Onyx BOOX. $500 Note Air5 C turned into a DEAD BRICK in less than a month, and support has completely GHOSTED me.
Over the years, I have owned and used: Note 5 Note Air 3C Tab X Go 10.3 Note Max Note Air 5C Go 7 Palma Pro 2 Go 10.3 II Lumi All worked flawlessly with zero issues. That being said, I buy them on Amazon, not from Boox directly, so I can easily return them if I need to.
nick_ian in r/Onyx_Boox
May 21, 2026 6:09 AM
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I‘ve been thinking about getting an E-ink device for University as a student. What are your recommendations?
Boox Note Air 5C, by far. It's the most complete and versatile eInk tablet right now.
Maanu1141 in r/eink
January 5, 2026 12:59 PM
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Что думаете на счет читалок?
Лично я давно перешёл на ONYX BOOX. И очень доволен качеством... За годы сменил несколько читалок. И эти оказались самыми-самыми. Кстати, их модель в форм-факторе, близком к смартфону, тоже смотрел. Неплохо. Но обычный «планшетный» вариант более эргономичен
Modern-Classical in r/rubooks
May 11, 2026 11:52 PM
7
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
Boox Note Air series just keeps getting better and better. By bar the best ereader I’ve ever used feature wise and overall build quality.
paperbackpiles in r/Onyx_Boox
May 6, 2026 3:02 PM
6
My 13 year old wants an e-reader, help.
This is such a great gift! I also have ADHD and ereader actually helps a lot to focus on the book, especially with seeing how many minutes/pages is left in a chapter Main and most popular companies are Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Onyx Boox I don't advise to buy Amazon Kindle, you will be trapped in their e
...Aromatic-Solid97 in r/ereader
April 20, 2026 12:45 AM
6
Ghosting on note air 5ac
https://www.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/s/oiVZlc8JUG they helped within hours 😊 still working and now extremely happy with my note 5 🥰
di20204133 in r/Onyx_Boox
May 19, 2026 2:39 PM
3
BOOX support has been dragging my case for almost a month instead of giving a real solution
Dead zones on eink devices are not unusual. If Boox don't know what the problem is, then that says a lot about the company. It's a bad look. I won't be buying one now. I was looking at the note air 5c. It's expensive. Not going to risk my money
skunclecrisp in r/Onyx_Boox
May 8, 2026 10:50 AM
3
Why hasn’t anyone launched a Kickstarter for an 8-inch e-ink device that’s actually open source, with generous storage and no ecosystem lock-in? Feels like there’s a real gap here. If someone executed it well, it could seriously shake up the whole Kindle/Kobo duopoly.
This. I've tried a Onyx / Boox which is similar in the sense that it's not subsidised by taking a big cut of book sales. It was expensive, clunky, and had crap build quality in comparison to my Kindles. Not fun to use, even though I liked the form factor and features.
clodiusmetellus in r/eink
April 13, 2026 7:46 AM
3
Hows NOTES on the boox go 7? As good as ReMarkable? Or as bad as the Kindle Scribe?
I haven't used the scribe unfortunately, but comparing my experience with the ReMarkable 2 and the Boox Note Air 5C vs the Boox go 7 I can confidently say the previous two feel much better and i was equally impressed as you with their feel (ReMarkabke slighlty better imo). The Boox go 7 is ok, it ha
...XyillUrchin in r/ereader
April 11, 2026 3:17 AM
3
E-ink device recomendation.
I too share your concerns about the Chinese company angle. But I went ahead and got a Boox note air 5c device which so far I really like
thinkfast37 in r/eink
February 21, 2026 7:16 PM
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