J K

7 de febrero de 2026

Amazing device, but definitely not for everyone.

I've been using this "tablet" for a while and I love it, but I was looking for an e-reader that happens to run Android, and that may put me in the minority.So, what is this not good for?Technically, by name, this is a tablet, but I wouldn't call it that. You are not going to watch movies or YouTube videos on this. You can browse the web in a pinch, but a lot of content will seem very unusual because of the screen's refresh rate. Most of your apps will not work very well, also because of the screen type. You will not be playing anything but the most basic games, again because of the screen, and because the SoC is very lower power in order to get better battery life.So, what IS it good for? Reading!!!It comes with its own book store/app, but you can also install Kindle, Goole Play Books, Libby, news apps, whatever you want to read. The colors are a bit muted, so if you're a fan of visual novels, you might be unimpressed, but it works just fine for that otherwise.The screen is pretty good. Not quite as good of detail as my last Kindle, but the backlight has more configuration.It's nice and light, and I really like the page flip buttons. Technically, they're volume buttons, but they can be configured to flip pages in apps I use.The battery life has been great for me. I charge it about once a week, but I could probably wait 2-3 weeks. It makes use of pretty aggressive power saving features to enable that battery life while running Android. Expect to wait close to a minute for it to start up when you want to use it.Ver más

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Luna

Nice E-Reader with cool features

1. Yes, the name states color e reader. But keep in mind this picks up certain a colors. It won’t be as vivid as your tablet or phone. The colors appear more mute see image! .2. Screen was great no issues, no specks!3. If you’re having issue with ghosting. The settings I used had the least amount of ghosting + good quality!* Remember to do this for EVERY APP!Steps :Open E-Ink CenterColor mode : optimalRefresh mode : speedRefresh mode -> MoreA pop up box will appear with two tabsFor HD :Turn ON -> System RefreshDrag to refresh -> set to 2SWhen scrolling use : HDCurrent app : set to 5Animation Filter -> set to 20For Speed :Anti Flicker -> set to 24. Has two speakers, sounds pretty nice!5. Semi-User friendly… you might need to watch a few TikTok’s for some “how to”6. It’s android based so you can download other apps!Like Libby, kindle, Spotify7. It has BooxDrop, which is (your own) personalized QR + Link to upload stuff from your laptop or cellphone (images, files etc)Ver más

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Nikki L.

24 de mayo de 2026

Sooo much potential, yet here I am using my Old OASIS

Has soooo much potential.CONS:App for easily moving books between local devices not available rn.BATTERY LIFE** Not water proof, I knew this before buying -- I was going to overlook because of other features. For this price, should be included.PROS:Nice Color InkStylus supportAndroid/Google Play AccessEXPANDABLE memoryGreat readerGreat PDF reading experience.Some things are clunky but okay. My BIGGEST complaint for a device with this price tag is the battery life. It should also be WATER PROOF. I was willing to overlook the lack of water proofing to get out of the Kindle trap.Battery, battery, battery. Come on man, there's got to be a better way! I doubt I'll keep it due to this one thing. My older Kindle OASIS still holding a great charge and IS water proof, so I can take it by the pool side and go to the beach with it. I don't like taking physical copies of books around water, water proof e-readers are a way better choice.One of the best things about this device, great PDF reading experience. By far the best. Has sooooooooo much potential because it has access to the Play Store. It also has EXPANDABLE memory. Huge plus!Has many things to offer. However, battery life is king. I really wanted this to work. 😓😭Updated: Removed 2 starsI wanted to like this so much. It glitches super bad using the Kindle app. Freezes, can't use buttons to page turn. I still have a large library of Kindle books. I am back using my old Kindle Oasis. 2 months later, I open my Oasis and it still has a good charge. This thing is 7 years old.I'll never use Boox enough to get my money's worth out of it. 😞Ver más

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Andrey N

6 de julio de 2025

Great if you love tinkering

First, let me preface that I'm a power user. I only really had 2 options when upgrading my Kindle: 1) purchase the most current Kindle and figure out how to jailbreak it to run Alpine Linux (and hope it doesn't get bricked at some point down the line), 2) get an Android based e-reader. The latter being a more turnkey solution, I looked at the offerings from Boox. As luck would have it, the v2 of the Color Go happened to be launching the same week that I started seriously considering making a purchase, so the timing was impeccable.With regards to the device itself, it feels pretty robust. The weight and feel of it is premium to my hands. The large bezel on the side makes it very easy to hold and I do like the texture on the back of the device for even better grip and feel. While the weight makes it feel more substantial than my outgoing Kindle, it's still nowhere near heavy enough for me to feel uncomfortable during 4-5 hour reading sessions. I think my own gripe with the device is that the volume buttons feel slightly loose in the housing, but this is being nitpicky. Battery life so far has been acceptable to me. With stock settings the device completely shuts down after 10-15 mins. At these power settings, the device easily lasts weeks between charges. Since the startup time of the device is quite long (~1 min), I only shut the device down after 8 hours of idling, since I don't always have long reading sessions. Oftentimes, I'll read a few chapters in between other activities, and doing this setting allows me to hop straight back in within 1-2 secs. Even at this setting I'm getting about a week of life.When it comes to actually using it, the glass of the screen has a nice finish and the touchscreen is plenty responsive for an e-reader. The resolution seems more than adequate for the content I consume. There are lots of refresh modes and a few toggles with regards to contrast and vividness, and I've found that each type of content has its own optimized setting.Manga: There's enough resolution and contrast to where this reads almost like an actual tankoban. Only downside is when using Viz or ShonenJump app, there's no way to map the volume buttons to page turn. I believe this is an app limitation, not a device limitation. My manga through the Kindle store works just fine.Comics: I was hoping to use this to catch up on back issues from series that I've fallen behind on. This is probably where the device is the weakest. The colors are muted and cause the screen to be very dark. I'll either have to turn up the brightness really high (which causes even more washing out of the color), or use an external light source. However, for my use case, this is still completely passable as the only other alternatives are to use a bulkier Android tablet, or reading from the actual raw books instead. This is mainly where I'm taking off a star, since this was my primary reason for going with color instead of black and white.Ebooks: Being that the device runs on Android, I have access to literally everything. Over the last decade, I've amassed a collection of DRM ebooks from different marketplaces, as well as random epubs and pdfs. I can read my Kindle books through the Kindle app, Google books through Google Books, etc.. I also have a Calibre server at home which I can easily access using this device. I'm able to open all of my books using its respective native app.Compared to other devices, there's a fair amount of customizability that you're able to do. The device is great once you figure everything out, and it's somewhat required to get the most out of it. That said, I suspect that people looking for a turnkey ereader for all of their content might get frustrated. As an Android and Linux user, I'm no stranger to any of this, and it's right up my alley.Last note, I had no desire to get the pen for this device since I have other devices for that. I have no idea if this feature is any good.

Steve C.

4 de julio de 2026

Multi-purpose / format ereader.

We have moved away from Kindles to Boox here. Kindles are just too limited and end-user hostile these days. The Book supports a ton of formats, and lets you install apps from the Google Play Store (I put on a file manager). The screen is nice, and the battery life is OK. After getting this one, I went to get a Palma B&W for portability. Also got a Go 7 for my wife and a Note 10 for my daughter.My wife loves the color screen. I have it as B&W as I can get it because I use it for text. She uses it for things like cross-stitch patterns.Ver más

Rrood03

18 de junio de 2026

Love this ereader

I’ve been using my Boox for about 6 months now and I’m in love. It has been the absolute best ereader I could imagine. The screen is perfect, battery lasts me days, and it’s very comfy to hold. I can use my library apps on it and write my grocery lists.I will say the only downfall is the setup. You have to make quite a few adjustments to get it just right. I watched a few TikTok videos on how to do so and it helped a lot.Ver más

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