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finally finished uploading my 750 or so ebooks to my e-paper tablet.. The hard part was going through and categorizing all of them. Cool to see though after a full day of constant use it is only at half battery. That includes with the backlight and wifi on.
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@freemo what device do you have?
@bonifartius I went with the Tab Ultra C Pro by BOOX / Onyx. It is one of only a few color e-ink tablets to choose from, particularly when you want a full android 12 option.
@freemo thanks, will take a look, even if i don't really need color. it's so damn hard to get an eink device which isn't bullshit in one way or another, like requiring accounts somewhere.
@bonifartius Onyx/BOOX does have an account built in for their device, but you dont need it. In fact that make it intentionally so you dont need it (offering local LAN options that circumvent needing an account for much of the functionality).
So if that is your concern then any of the BOOX/onyx products will do nicely, and they have cheaper options (this was this most expensive product).
Also keep in mind color isnt worth the price for most people when you consider e-ink color isnt particularly vibrant. You get noticable but muted colors.
But if you want the colors it is the best you can get on the market in terms of color e-ink, in fact its the only color e-ink that is production ready and in tables (other brands have color e-nk but they use the same tech with muted colors).
@freemo yeah, the last ereader i looked at "locked" itself until an update was installed. i don't want to have to install updates to read a book.
what i really need is a reader application, web browser and a file browser which speaks to samba shares. i don't want to fiddle with sd cards or cables :)
i know that e-ink has muted colors, but i don't need that feature anyway - the only thing i can think of are comics, which i rarely read :) do you have a specific use for colors, or is it just nice to have?
@freemo updates are great, as long as they are optional. the reader i described prevented usage unless the update was installed.
if everything android can be installed samba is no problem, yes!
yeah, diagrams and such are a use case. guess color also enables highlighting text, which is nice.
@bonifartius yea text highlighting in color is a thing if your into that.
All in all ive been pretty happy with it. I had first gen from this company from many years ago i used right up until today. The only issue i had with the old one was that the battery would drain even when off after a few weeks. But this new one has no issues.
@bonifartius I alredy did one update without an account. So you can definately update without issue. That said it is android 12 so updates will come around, even if they are optional.
This brand has all your usual android apps including a browser and the ability to use anything in android (including access to samba)
I have no specific use for color. Just that i often read technical documents and charts are often in color. so it serves a functional purpose to be able to see the colors and properly read charts in books. Math and other stuff its not so critical i guess and just nice.
If I use it for note taking, which i may not, it has the advantage of being able to draw in multiple colors if I care.