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ONYX BOOX Max 3 13.3" eReader Fingerprint 5GHz WiFi Black Stylus Max3

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Onyx Boox Max3 13.3" E Ink Display (Black)

The Onyx Boox Max3 is the device for reading electronic books with the HDMI monitor function. Max3 has E Ink Mobius Carta of 13.3" screen & is also based on Android 9. The Max3 can be the perfect choice for those who often have to read technical or academic literature, for programmers and musicians.

It is spacious and comfortable for eyes display, powerful processor in combination with 4GB of RAM, and dual-sensor control is the optimal tools for reading DjVu and PDF files.

Its built-in WiFi console allows one to use the device for full Internet surfing and for connecting to net-libraries.

  • Powerful CPU: Octa-core 2.0Ghz Processor offers a high speed and high-rated performance with energy-efficiency of computing.

  • Android 9.0 OS: Boost possibilities of substantial improvement on software features, including app compatibility, display rotation, brand new UI, and more refresh modes.

  • Tablet screen size: Retain 13.3 inch high-resolution flexible E Ink display, a perfect fit for PDF document reading, and also an excellent size foryour everyday tablet.

  • Fingerprint recognition: Increase the security of your personal information. Easily unlock your device.

  • OTG capacity: Mass extended storage can support SD cards, physical mice and keyboards. Plug & Play, do not have to install any driver.

  • Secondary monitor: Eye-friendly monitor features 4 refresh modes that can be used for different situations.

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Tools used for immersive reading

Impressive PDF features to help you dive into reading
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Leave your thought. Stay engaged while reading

Write down directly what you think and how you feel on eBooks in several supported formats, including PDF, DOC, CBZ, CBR, DJVU, EPUB, MOBI, TXT, FB2, CHM, etc.

Make reading in a foreign language easy

The Max3 supports full-page translation for different languages, so you don't have to struggle through a single paragraph or phrase. It only takes a few seconds to translate the whole page you're reading automatically.
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Jot down all your ideas wherever, whenever

Boox Max3's 13.3" huge display lets you have more space to jot down notes, sketch and have a split view which allows you to read 2 separated pages of the same/different documents at the same time. You can even create a note at aside
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Get everything done fast with apps

Various apps that can be downloaded from the build-in App Store to improve your work efficiency. Find more interesting third-party apps such as news, office, magazine apps from Google Play. Easily optimize the, for best performance on E ink display.


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Working on computers without getting sore eyes

You can mirror your computer display to BOOX Max3. People who have to stay on the computers to do word processing for a long time day in, day out, like programmers and writers, no longer have to worry about serious eyestrain.


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Plug & play

Directly plug in a keyboard & mouse, you can move a cursor and type like as if you were on a laptop. Unbelievable productivity break through the limit of eReaders.


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The Best Digital Sheet Music Experience

A preface: I bought this device for use as a sheet music reader first. So this next paragraph will be a glowing review about how great it is for that particular purpose, but I will get into some potential downsides later.Here are the pros that I love about thr Max3:- it's Lightweight; I've had heavier folders of music! I previously used a surface book, which required a heavy duty stand and didn't fit most tablet holders.- it's Big; nearly the size of a piece of letter paper, so there is minimal sacrifice of page size when reading music (unlike, say, an Ipad pro, which is close but not quite there).- it's Android; I can run my music reading app of choice, MobileSheets Pro, without compromises, and I can connect to bluetooth peripherals like my foot pedal;- it's E-Ink, so I can run it outdoors without straining to see the screen or burning through the battery, which, incidentally, will clearly last days on this device with even fairly heavy use and weeks if not using wifi.- it's equipped with a wacom pen layer in the display, which means that sketching is great, so long as you are using dedicated e-ink sketching apps (more on that later). The built-in sketching app is extraordinarily responsive, with minimal amd sometimes imperceptible lag.The only significsnt downside for my purposes is the lack of a built-in front light. This isn't a deal-breaker for me, since any time I would ever be playing music in a performance setting, the lighting is always good enough to read ordinary sheet music, or else I and everyone else will have brought along stand lights anyway. It would be nice, though, especially as the Max3 display does not reach true white, so contrast isn't as good as ordinary sheet music.It's also sad that there isn't a good place to stow a pen on the device, or a good case that would have a pen pocket. Nice that it does come with a pen though.That said, I am very happy with the performance of the Max3 thus far for my purposes.For those interested in things other than sheet music or reading... read on. This device runs a custom android interface which lets you run android apps, and the rumors of bugginess are probably from earlier firmware versions. Once you accept that this is an e-ink display, and that current e-ink displays have inherent limitations vis a vis smooth animation and video, it is easy to guess which apps work great (any app which is built around text and occasional static images) and which ones won't (youtube, for example). The Max3 makes an attempt even there: there are 4 display modes offering progressively faster redraw speeds and progressively coarser graphic quality. "Normal Mode" renders grayscale images in fair quality, and leaves minimal ghosting from prior frames. "Speed Mode" and "A2 Mode" offer faster refresh speeds without substantial compromise; at worst, ghosting increases a little while antialiasing goes away and images stop looking as smooth. If you want video, "X Mode" changes the refresh strategy altogether, looking something like a rapidly evolving pointillist drawing - it will render video, but it isn't smooth and there's lots of ghosting. Switching between modes is as easy as pulling down the android tray and tapping the mode you want. You can also customize each mode with some granularity, which I appreciate. The point of this meandering paragraph is to say that my experience of downloading and running apps has been quite good, but that I also don't expect it to behave like a normal tablet.One wrinkle is the pen performance. It's clear that apps which use Boox's e-ink-pen optimization software are able to get sketching to work great by sacrificing some of the visual flourishes that an OLED panel would have no difficulty with, especially antialiasing. Apps for sketching which aren't purpose-built for e-ink are pretty laggy with the pen - not unusable, not even that bad really, but it isn't the seamless "almost like paper" feeling that you get with the built-in app. That said, if you do use the right apps, the pen feel on this device is crazy - the plastic display cover and whatever the pen tip is made out of have a granular feel, not dissimilar from a firm felt-tip pen, miles ahead of the awkward feel of glass displays.Conclusion: someday, someone will find a way to get e-ink displays to refresh like other screens. Someday soon, there will be a wave of color e-readers (the first generation of color e-readers is just now being released, but the screens are all quite small). But right now, the Max3 is the only one that seems to offer everything I'm looking for, and my preliminary experience is that it delivers everything it promises.
Nathan, 2020-05-18 on Amazon



Very happy with this device. Does everything that I wanted well. With very few Cons

I did a lot of research on the larger e-ink devices before purchasing. I was a little worried that it might not be worth the high price tag, but I was not disappointed.So, far I mostly use it to take notes (while studying), read Kindle books. Soon I will have rid myself of having stacks of notepads (not sure what to do with the old notepad). I tried using surface pro and other various tablets with pens and I just couldn't stick with them.Pros:Long battery life-Large screen (even the 10 inch version is just not large enough for note taking).-Screen is Crisp and ledgeable.-Software is not locked down to specific apps or features, like some of the e-ink devices.-Performance of the eink screen seems good to me.-Can download anything I want from google play.Cons:-No back light, which makes it hard to take notes when studying at night. (But I don't think any of the other 13 inch devices have a backlight either)-Google Play is not licenced to start and will start alarming/nagging you that the device isn't registered. So, look out for the warning paper that comes in the box and tells you how to get it working. I missed the paper and ended up spending a couple of hours trying to figure out how to get
Cain, 2020-01-12 on Amazon



Great for coding too!

This is one of the few purchases I've made that I think I can really call a game-changer. It's very pricey, but for me it is completely worth it.For almost 20 years now, I've tried to limit my time in front of the computer -- this has been not so much to save my eyes as to save my mind. There's something about the light that is slightly hypnotizing -- if I spend hours and hours on my computer I end up in a kind of muddle-headed daze. This is much better with a small laptop screen than it used to be with a CRT, but I still notice the effect on my 2019 laptop. Using the Onyx as a second monitor I am able to do some real writing without getting these negative effects -- the slow refresh rate is not an issue for this application.I also *love* being able to read PDFs naturally on it and make annotations. This has saved a number of trees!I think before you purchase this it's important to understand it's limitations. It is not a general-purpose tablet -- the e-Ink technology make screen updating too slow for that. For applications that don't need high-speed refresh it's amazing though -- I really love this!
J. Brody, 2019-12-03 on Amazon



WONDERFUL and useful -- BUT only after you customize and deal with initial issues. Please Read.

I’ve had the Onyx Boox Max 3 for a few weeks now, and I wanted to share my impressions and thoughts to the Amazon community in order to help others learn through my experiences. Let me start by saying, overall, this E-Reader is wonderful and basically everything I want in an E-Reader + E-Ink tablet -- but ONLY after you wrestle with settings, address some issues and make a few tweaks. In the beginning, some of the issues made me tempted to return it, but I'm glad I didn't. I'll explain everything in detail.*THE GOOD: Reading PDFs and EBooks, Taking Notes With Stylus, Highly Customizable, Download Google Play Store Apps, Handles Any Format, USB-C OTG support**THE BAD: Takes effort to address initial issues, Seems Buggy at First*Let me discuss these areas in much more detail and give advice on how to customize and turn this device into something EXCELLENT._The GOOD_1. I like how well this device handles PDF documents and files; it's fast, snappy and meets my expectations. It handles various files via laptop connection and USB transfer very fast and conveniently, even with my MacBook Pro. As it supports Google Play apps, it's super customizable because you can set up Dropbox, Google Docs, and other file storage apps. Text-to-speech reading of PDFs and marking up documents all works very well.2. Battery life is great, even with heavy online usage, as it's E-Ink technology, which doesn't need to constantly update the screen unless things change.3. E-Ink External Monitor Feature is easier for your eyes, especially if you stare at a computer screen for a long time. You can connect your laptop to the device's external monitor app using supplied mini HDMI cable. It is a little laggy but definitely usable, once you tweak settings. I decrease the resolution on my MacBook Pro laptop and use the fastest setting (X-Mode) and then it's quite usable. This was a great feature for me, as I get light sensitivity and wanted something better for my eyes when I do work.4. The USB-C port supports OTG accessories -- this is wonderful because then you can plug in your own USB hub and connect an external keyboard, mouse, card readers, etc. and make the overall experience more productive. Scroll to the bottom of my review to see *my recommendations* for what to accessories and add-ons to buy.5. The Notes and stylus pen are wonderful; no lag at all and drawing on notes or PDFs feels great. You can also upload your own templates as use those for your own custom notes (e.g. music sheets, graph paper, etc.) For example, I uploaded a Comic Strip note template to the device and now I can easily draw notes that have comic strip templates.The Onyx forum and support team seem okay at responding to issues, and updates keep coming out to fix bugs and improve issues, which is a plus. Okay, now onto the bad...._The BAD_Overall, things are great once you customize and address initial issues. I wish these bugs didn't exist int he first place, but luckily it's not too difficult to fix things. Let me explain.1. Out of the box a couple things felt quite buggy especially regarding Google Play Store support. It kept giving me a weird error regarding Google Play accounts, and this error message kept beeping repeatedly so often (every few seconds) that I laughed. You MUST follow their instructions online for how to activate Google Play account, and then after that everything seems to work great.Once you handle this, it's amazing that you can install basically ANY Google Play store app. But you should definitely understand that some are not optimized for a black-grey-white e-Ink screen, so they may not look very readable. Not really the device's fault, as I think ALL eReaders would have the same display issue since they don't display color. After tweaking settings and resolving the Google Play Store issue, things start to work and feel great.2. Switching to the "Android" keyboard in settings fixed a weird error in which Chinese characters would appear randomly sometimes. And "Do Not Disturb" mode must be off in order to use external monitor app.HOW TO HAVE THE BEST EXPERIENCEOkay, now let me share with you my tips for how to get the absolute best experience with this device, and why I now LOVE this device.1. There are a few great accessories that I highly recommend. See attached images below. I HIGHLY recommend the following three items:Ayotu Skin Touch Folding Leather Case (Amazon link to buy: https://amzn.to/2qIT1Tr ) This case feels great, can be folded and used as a stand, and uses magnets to hold things in place. It's designed for the Max 2 but works fine with the Max 3 and is half the price of the official leather case.Onyx Boox USB Hub Adapter 4-in-1 (Amazon link to buy: https://amzn.to/2OivsKq ) - Simply plug this into the USB-C port and now you can easily plug in any USB keyboard and mouse, insert in card storage, etc.Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, Jelly Comb Dual Mode Bluetooth & USB Wired Rechargeable Portable Mini Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad Mouse for Android, (Amazon link to buy: https://amzn.to/2s67Pfc ) This amazing portable folding keyboard also has a trackpad. Once I plug it into the above hub, it's like it converts my Boox Max 3 into a full fledged computer for productivity in apps like Microsoft Word.Donner Bluetooth Page Turner Pedal. For musicians, the ability to turn pages without using your hands (if you're holding a violin or guitar or playing pinao) is useful. I got this page turner pedal: (Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2MOIAWs ) which lets me do pageup, pagedown, advance to next page, and other controls easily.2. Download excellent apps -- NYTimes App and the Guardian app look beautiful, Microsoft Word works well, Google Chrome, Google Drive and Docs, and various other kinds of productivity apps can be downloaded depending on your preferences.All in all, I highly recommend this E-Ink tablet device, if you do a lot of PDF reading / Notes and want to save your eyes. It's a bit expensive but worth it for the various features described above. If you liked my review, please give me a Like! and I will write more detailed reviews of other products.(Jan 2020 UPDATE after a few months of using the device: Still loving it! The stylus got a bit worn out, but I find that I really appreciate sketching and drawing on Notes and how easy it is to export and share these via scannable QR code. Not a perfect device, but I like it a lot.) Let me know if you have any questions and I will try my best to answer them honestly. If you liked my review, please give me a Like! and I'll write more detailed reviews.
Jogolabs, 2019-11-25 on Amazon



Great device, but a little miffed about the stylus

Let me begin with the cliché declaration that most other first time reviewers default to, “I am not a person who leaves reviews – ever”.I have been an Amazon Prime member since 2003. I have purchased thousands of items through the service over the years and I do not believe I have felt the need to ever leave any feedback, both positive or negative, in that time (although, in retrospect, we should all take the time to provide positive feedback when earned and I will make the effort to comb through my backlog and do so appropriately in the near future).For the sake of brevity, I read lots of technical books (kindle, epub, and pdf formats), and take lots of notes while doing so. With this device, I can do all of that and do it well enough that I enjoy the experience due to the generous hardware specs and latest Android version. I have owned one of the earliest ThinkPad Notebooks that supported a stylus (x61), first inking tablet (Lenovo ThinkPad tablet), a couple lesser-known branded inking devices, Apple iPad with pen, and almost all generations of Microsoft's Surface apart from the 3rd gen. While only a couple of weeks in, as a e-reader and note taking device, this is by far the best experience I have had among those listed above. Simply put, if you are in the market for an e-reader of large size for both reading and note taking, this thing is great despite a few drawbacks. I did quite a bit of research prior to making my purchase; I think the consensus really is that; currently, no perfect e-reader exists. All of them come with their strengths and an equal share of tradeoffs. If you need multi-media functions, web browsing, or want the external monitor functionality to be anything more than a novelty - do look elsewhere.That said, the fact that and an almost $1,000 dollar device (when including the additional cost of the cover) doesn't include replacement tips for the stylus is frustrating enough, but to then be required to buy said replacement tips from the manufacture's online store whose shipping options mandate a 10-30 day lead time is just plain infuriating. These plastic pieces can't cost more than a few cents to make. To nickel and dime your customers on an already premium priced product just detracts from what has been personally, and I assume for many others, a very positive buying experience. What was even more confounding was their decision to markup the device on Amazon $100 bucks considering the additional cost you pay for shipping from Boox's shop. However, I am not an Amazon seller and am sure that there are probably many other variables in that equation I am unaware of. Whether that costs a star on the overall rating - arguable.Keep up the great work. I am looking forward to the future iterations of this device. However, please consider including replacement tips for the style in the box, or at the very least, have them available through Amazon for quicker replacement.
Scott B., 2019-10-30 on Amazon



Excellent (though pricey) sheet music reader

I bought this to read sheet music PDFs for daily practicing. I’m used to paper so I don’t mind not having built in lighting. It does everything I ask of it-and I have only used 15% of the battery charge after the first week of use. No problem connecting to a Bluetooth page turner. I can use my finger instead of the pen for the commands I need so I stuck the pen in a drawer. A 12.9” iPad Pro is too heavy, bulky, and dependent on recharging for me to use routinely for practicing – although I can see the value for performing in dim light. Minor gripes – The background is slightly less white than an unlit Kindle Paperwhite (but not a problem for me-see photo); I don’t know if the screen protector is actually necessary but it seems impossible to apply without leaving bubbles; the GooglePlay store did require waiting overnight for something to kick in as described by others on the internet, but the cloud drive app I downloaded works fine; only one cover in Amazon is available at this point and it requires some kind of adhesive. I have an iPad for websurfing, an iPhone for email, and a Kindle for reading books so I don’t bother using these functions on the Boox Max. I couldn’t imagine why I would want a black and white monitor so that was not a draw for me. For me, this is a pricey sheet music reader that does exactly what I am asking of it.
Bicoastal, 2019-10-21 on Amazon



Best Larger Monitor to Replace Kindle Oasis

[Updated star ratings from 3 to 5 stars after May 14, 2020][Comment in Sep 2019]: As long as you use Apps from (Onyx) App Store, Max3 performs well. I think Onyx put effort to optimize these apps. But if you use Apps from "Google Play Store", the performance is poor and sometimes even Max3 may give you no response or significant delay. I would suggest Onyx ban the Google Play Store and put more information about what build-in apps are. Make customers use their own optimized apps. Running Apps from the Google Play Store is a nightmare.[Update on May 13, 2020]: I bought this reader when it first released with Android 6 OS last year; however, I returned it because of poor performance when I used apps from Google Play Store. Besides, I don't use it as a monitor, because I have a Dasung e-ink monitor; Dasung provides more reliable usage based on hardware design. After months of software updating (now with Android 9), other good reviews, and no updates of SONY eReaders so far, I will try this reader again soon.[Updates on May 14, 2020]: I received the re-ordered Boox Max3. In short, I decided to keep it in my daily life now. Therefore, I raised up star ratings from 3 to 5 now. Before you want to buy Max3, please read the following information:(1) Don’t expect too much for all current e-ink devices. If you have no concerns about your eye health, only needs of quick responses, budge limitations, please buy iPad tablets. So far, Max3 would be the best e-ink reader on the market, and there is no competitor so far. However, to make all e-ink devices in good/reasonable performance is required to specifically use e-ink devices for only a few tasks. I still like Amazon Oasis, and Oasis is just a reader to read Amazon ebooks without too much expansion functions.(2) Primary tasks as a reader. I use a limited number of apps from Google Play Store/App Store to maintain the device’s performance: Youtube, Kinde, Readmoo, Neo Reader(build-in itself), OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox, AutoSync for OneDrive (bought this for multisync, Made by MetaCtrl), New York Times and WSJ. I read PDF files a lot. I only use build-in Neo Reader to keep the Max3 in a good performance. Sync is my major concern; however, there is no cloud sync in Neo Reader, and so I bought Autosync for OneDrive (made by MetaCtrl) to fill up this gap. So there is no problem to sync my devices among PCs and iPads.I still like the Kindle app in the Max3, because with build-in speakers, Max3 can read eBooks for you if you buy eBooks/Audible edition at Amazon; in the meanwhile, I still keep my Amazon Oasis for its portable and durable constructions. You can easily watch Youtube in the Max3 due to build-in speakers and improved e-ink monitors. There are two concerns so far:(1) Sync original notes in all cloud services. For backing up notes in original formats, Max3 forced users to login Onyx accounts which may bind to WeChat. If Boox sells products internationally, please allow users to keep original notes in other cloud services (like Google Drive). I do not want to keep notes as the PDF format in clouds.(2) Durability and Service in the USA. I need time to evaluate this. But so far so good.
Ian500, 2019-09-15 on Amazon



Excellent as an e-reader, OK on the other stuff

Having long been in search of a replacement for my ancient Kindle DX, which is increasingly showing its age, I took the plunge and bought the Boox 3, which at $859 is more than double the price of the next most expensive e-reader I've ever bought (the Kobo Forma, a real disappointment). After about a week of use, I'm still beyond pleased with the e-reading experience--it is everything I had hoped for, and more.A couple of reviewers here that take the Max 3 to task on its performance of other tasks. Those complaints are not completely off base, but matter much less to me than the great e-reading experience. Onyx itself states that this device is intended to be primarily an e-reader, and it does that extremely well. I suspect that Onyx included the other functionality in an effort to help justify the high price. Overall, I'd have to say its just OK on those other functions, and based on my initial explorations (more below), its suitability as a general use tablet will depend heavily on one's intended use of it.As a reader, the text is extremely clear and crisp, with a variety of fonts available. The user has the ability to load one or more dictionaries of choice. One or two complaints about the background being too grey are off base--it is exactly what I would expect from an e-ink display, and is just right as far as I'm concerned--very easy on the eyes.I have tried out books in MOBI, EPUB, and PDF formats, and found the visual reading experience with all three superb. The note-taking and text highlighting works great, with no hesitation or balky cursors/pointers (one of my big complaints about the Kobo Forma). Font resizing is easy, via either a control button or using the usual gesture on the touch screen. PDFs expand well with no noticeable effect on resolution.One of my gripes about Kindles and the e-reading experience in general has always been the limited legibility of maps and graphics. In fact, this works so badly in Kindles (even my larger screen Kindle DX) that I quit buying e-books in this subject matter area because I got tired of not being able to easily refer to the maps. Hoping that the extra large screen of the Max 3 might resolve this issue, I loaded a couple of MOBI and EPUB history books I knew to have maps and graphics for a test, and found to my delight that I can actually read the maps and see the pictures as something besides thumbnails for a change. This is a big plus.The drawing functions work quite well, and there are already video reviews on You Tube that will give you a quick introduction to these capabilities. One does not have to be some kind of Autocad expert to make good use of these features.Those hoping this would be a first class secondary monitor that is easy on the eyes will probably be a bit disappointed. This is what I expected, and it should not surprise anyone familiar with e-ink displays--it is an inherent limitation of current e-ink technology. It would be great to have a high-performing e-ink display for the PC, but the relatively weak mirroring of the primary screen content and the slow response time of the e-ink display take away more than the e-ink screen viewing experience itself can possibly add. Anyone using this as a secondary monitor probably needs to limit it to displaying static content, and even then it won't be great.Regarding the apps, the apps Onyx put in its own store (apparently vetted and perhaps optimized for this device) work well. However, anyone going to the Google Play Store for other Android apps will find themselves in the Wild West as far as expectations go--some work better than others. Users will need to bring an experimental attitude to this experience and just try out those apps they are most interested in. Over time, Onyx (or other developers?) may decide to vet and optimize additional apps for e-ink based on user demand. I think (my opinion only!) that the Max 3 actually has the computing power for it, and (again) any disappointment has to be chalked up to the limitations of the e-ink technology itself.The Kindle app is preloaded, and I tried it out. I was able to easily download a MOBI format book from my Kindle account and read it in the Kindle app just as one would on a Kindle for PC app. The e-reading experience via the app was undiminished. MOBI format books users load from Calibre or other sources (vice the online Amazon library) will show up on the (dedicated) BOOX library page, and are opened directly from there rather than via an e-reading app like Kindle.There is a stylus and a screen protector included in the package. Special tips from Onyx can be purchased for a reasonable price (Amazon and other vendors have them) that will not scratch the screen, which is supposed to render the screen protector unnecessary. I have ordered these tips but haven't received them yet, so I can't say how well they work.One (minor) gripe is that the device does not come packaged with a dedicated compatible charger. I guess I could use a USB-C charger I already have for a different device, but there is nothing in the literature to tell me what the current limit is, so I haven't yet summoned up the courage to plug my $800+ device into a possibly non-compatible charger. So for now I'm using my PC as it directs. The good news is that the Max 3 goes a long time on a single charge--I've been using this for a few hours a day to read for about a week now, and I've just now dropped below 90%. But its pretty cheesy to ship a device that costing this much without a dedicated charger.Also, I can't find a hint anywhere concerning how to go about getting this repaired if I ever have a problem. So buying it is a leap of faith in this respect--I hope it never needs servicing. It's a long way to Hong Kong.My overall 4-star rating takes into account the e-reading performance (5 stars itself), offset a bit by the other features and the extremely high price.
JustPlainBill, 2019-09-29 on Amazon



Excellent large e-reader

For my primary uses, this product is the best solution available. If your uses are similar, I think you will be very happy.1. Reading pdf's and e-books with illustrations. Smaller e-readers are fine for books which are just text, but are no good when there are maps, musical notation, photos, etc. I can download a journal article and just read it on the screen. It's like having a paper printout.2. Sheet music - MobileSheets Pro is a great app and the e-ink version works perfectly. Mike Zuber (the developer) was incredibly helpful in optimizing this app for the Boox devices.As a general tablet, it's not ideal, but it mostly works. You CAN use Google Play Store; the trick is that there is a delay between when you register the device with Google and when the Play Store starts working. And, for some odd reason, after I install an app from the Play Store, the Play Store app quits (dumping me back to the "Apps" screen on the device).But it works. The Libby (Overdrive) apps works fine for getting library books. Ditto the Kindle App. I even tried the Citrix Workspace app and tried that out - it worked fine (with a bluetooth keyboard).I considered a convertible laptop or tablet, but rejected that solution for these reasons:1. Weight. Microsoft Surface weighs 770 grams. iPad Pro (12.9 inch) weighs 630 grams. Max3 is 490 grams2. Battery life. I get many days of use per charge (I've charged it ONCE since I received it 12 days ago).3. Lack of a backlight. You can illuminate the Max3 screen with any light source that will illuminate a paper book.4. Simplicity and relative open-ness of Android. Unlike an iPad, I can sideload content from a USB drive.It's a very nice device physically - not too heavy, not too thick. The fingerprint reader (built into the "back" button) can be used in lieu of a PIN or password (except when rebooting).
Peter J. Greco, 2019-09-29 on Amazon



Do not buy this as a secondary monitor

I just received this product today. I mainly wanted to use it as a monitor. On the fastest refresh rating there is a .6 second lag for typing one letter. Terrible. I think I will have to return it and buy the Dasung paperlike, even though that is more expensive. For just pdf reading it seems to be fine. But typing and mouse movement are far too laggy.
Amazon Customer, 2019-09-27 on Amazon





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