BOOX Tablet 10.3" Note Air 5 C 6G 64G E Ink Tablet Color ePaper Notebook

Love it, great screen and feel. Having full android 15 should be a plus (or a distraction, time will tell). Battery life seems ok, love that it can stay awake and use less energy than an iPad. Also love that any EMR pen works and don't have to spend $150 on a pen.The pen that comes included is very good but... it was clearly not tested enough and hits the volume buttons. Also the magnets could be stronger. The pens tend to fall.

This was an upgrade from a Note Air 2. I love the colors but those come at a cost. The screen is much darker and where I almost never had to use the front light with the NA2, I always have to have the light on with the NA5C. This causes the battery to drain considerably faster than the NA2 did. It isn’t a huge problem since I can charge it every day or two and be fine.The only other issue I am having has to do with a little bug where the stylus doesn’t register after the device is woke up from sleep. Boox is aware of this and will hopefully patch it soon.I am enjoying having the more “Android tablet” style OS compared to the NA2 which was more notebook focused. Ghosting seems to have improved a lot too. The stylus doesn’t feel like ballpoint pen or pencil on paper, but more of a felt tipped pen. This is actually really nice and feels great to me. The removable storage cap isn’t my favorite change but I like having the extra nibs handy. A screw on cap without a clip would have been perfect.If you are looking for a color e-ink device, I think this is the best option on the market currently. I looked into the RMPP and the new Scribe but both were much more limited and locked into a specific ecosystem. The NA5C is much more flexible and allows for more customization.

After four hours of trying to find something I liked about it I gave up and returned it. A small part of my dissatisfaction may be because I am left left handed and I couldn't find any position to hold it that was comfortable or functional. The on/off button is so sensitive I continually brushed it and it turned off. The pen magnetic hold which every review has covered is a hot mess. Reviews also mentioned ghosting when using the web or other applications so I expected that but it was ghosting when I used the note functionality. All of the descriptions and reviews say that you can sketch with it. The only functionality for sketching is in the note taking section and it's a disaster. Even if everything about it functioned as advertised, the learning curve to operate it efficiently is outrageous. I spent hours reading reviews for this product, the remarkable tablet and the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. I should have just followed my first thought and waited for the Kindle.

I am impressed with the new Boox Note Air 5 C. The unit seems snappier than the previous version. The unit comes with Android 15 installed, so the apps seem more stable than on the 4C. I would recommend this unit to anyone and give it five stars. I suggest upgrading the stylus. The clip gets in the way of the fold-over magnetic closure that holds it to the unit. If you clip the pen to the case, there is a good chance the bottom part will come off, and you will lose your extra stylus tips (which happened to me more than once when taking it out of my backpack). I would recommend the Kindle Scribe Pen Pro. It works great with the tablet, including the erasing button. More importantly, it holds in place securely with the cover.I am looking forward to when the keyboard cover will be available in the US. It will be a real game-changer for the unit.

Initial impressions after two weeks: This is a very nice device. Professional, sleek, with snappy response/performance and the full suite of Boox features. The pen has a nice feel and writes well. It is a 5-star tablet ... IF you go into it aware and accepting of the limitations of e-ink, and especially of the "kalaido 3" color technology. It will not perform as fast as a regular tablet, it will not have the bright colors of an iPad or Samsung, it will have an overall darker screen compared to non-color e-ink (such as Kindle Paperwhite). If I could subtract a half-star, it would be for some of the design quirks, such as the pen hitting the volume button when magnet-attached at the side. It's also heavy; you won't be holding it one-handed while you read at the beach.

I like the color feature. I like that it will take a micro SD card up to 2T. I do not like the stylus. The screen is darker than my Note Air 2 Plus, so I find myself turning the light on more. It does random things. For example it added about 40 pages to a notebook. Just started adding pages and wouldn't stop. I had to shut it off so it would stop. Also, random menus pop up while writing in a notebook. I'm hoping they work out the bugs soon. It also seems to use a lot of battery power. My Note Air 2 Plus would last 2 weeks on a full battery. On this Note Air 5C, the battery was at 100% yesterday. Today it is at 87%. I'm using it as I normally would. I'll update this review and the rating in a few weeks. I want to see how the battery life is after 3 - 4 weeks.

Below my expectations. Slow and does not do good display, specially for colored documents. I tried to use Google Play Books app, it was a disappointment. The pen is the worst by far. The battery is unbelievably low, it does not match the fact that this is an e-ink device. I can not switch to gray color mode. XPPen magic note pad was far better in my opinion than this device and far cheaper.