@jeffreymoss Thanks for these detailed videos. I am planning to buy one of the two, Boox Go 10.3/Boox Note Air 4C. Question: Even though there is just a gap of 3 months between the Boox Go 10.3 and Note Air 4C: 1. From the software features perspective do you see Note Air 4C better than Boox Go 10.3? 2. Does the Note Air 4C feel faster compared to Go 10.3? 3. When the frontlight is off, which screen looks brighter and clearer for Black and White text? 4. How are the AI features support in these two devices (not just for note taking/text recognition or shapes, but the content as well, if I want to know more about a piece of displayed text from a book etc.), the Way you selected a piece of text and you could bring in AI, could you do that in Go 10.3 as well? 5. From AI features perspective (the above mentioned features + others) do you think ViWoods AIPaper > Note Air 4c > Boox Go 10.3 (I do not know the order, just a placeholder)? Thanks!
1. I don't see a huge leap from the 10.3 to the 4C, and what changes are there will likely get applied to the 10.3 in time. 2. Not sure. I'll take a look at that and maybe comment on that in a future video. 3. No, if the front light is off, the 10.3 is much easier to read with it's lighter background. 4. The 4C does introduce a bit more AI integration, most notably in the reader app. There you can bring up the AI chatbot (same as the app, but integrated into the reader app). But it's not nearly as well integrated as with the Viwoods devices. 5. Viwoods is the clear winner here. 4C is slightly better than the 10.3, but as noted earlier, I think the 10.3 will get updated to match the 4C
I've just bought the device on Amazon. It's arriving tomorrow, and the video saved me a lot of time in reviewing its functionality and understanding its multiple settings and tools in a short amount of time.
That's a great question. I think I like the Note Air 4 C more for its versatility and the detailed notetaking app. I do think colors stand out better on the RMPP, but that's not enough for me in the end.
I read elsewhere that when running the Kindle app, for example, the text was rendered in the lower resolution color pixels as opposed to the higher resolution B&W panel. Is there any way to force the device to run some apps or programs in the higher resolution B&W screen?
@jeffreymoss Thanks I've been watching a couple of videos and I'm a little bit confused honestly. I get the impression that only the color is low resolution but the black and white displayed is always higher resolution. All in the same display.
@@chess_and_tech I'm not 100% clear myself. I've seen PDFs render where it's clear the text is not 300ppi, but I've also seen system UI text and reading text looking like it's up there in terms of ppi.
Yep, here it is on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1496433820/digital-pdf-planner-links?ref=yr_purchases. It only costs a bit over a dollar! FYI, I have no relationship with the seller, just something I found on the internet.
Sorry for all of the questions, Jeffrey. I have the NA1. I can put the device into sleep mode by placing the pen on the top in the green metallic area. Is that option also available on the NA4C? How do you usually put it to sleep? Do you just hit the button? TIA.
That probably works because of the magnets. I couldn't replicate that on the NA4C however. But I just close the cover and it goes into sleep mode. That's a setting that can be turned off, but I prefer that. Otherwise, I'd probably have to use the power button.
@ Ah. Got it. I like the option of sleeping it without closing the cover. I use that with the transparent screensaver and leave it on my to do list. Thanks for the feedback!
Thx for your excellent guide through Air 4C. I;m planning to buy the tablet but I'm not sure if it supports Greek in both handwriting and type. Can you inform me on that?. Many thanks again
Apparently it supports Google Play apps in Greek, but I don't see it in the natively supported language list. I might be missing it though. What would Greek look like written out in Greek? That's how they display languages: in the native script.
I'm only interested in this device to take handwritten notes and convert them into typed text. Does Note Air 4C have the AI to convert handwriting to typed text?
Both .doc and .pdf files can be loaded in the reader, and you can take notes on them. The notes then show in the Contents section of the app where you can jump to those pages. I can't seem to search on my writing however. I don't believe you can search or see an index on written annotations if you export the file, but I may be mistaken on that front. Handwritten notes seem to just carry forward as part of the document that you can't interact with.
does the auto shapes (where you freehand a line/circle etc and hold at the end) - let you adjust after it sets? on my go 10.3 if I use that to draw a line (my most common need) it seems to fix the end point so its awkward to put in the right location and I end up having to go through the shapes tool. Having that auto adjust update the shape but let you move the endpoint would be better I think
One you draw a shape and then it converts, you have the option to resize it. If you go on to do other things, that option goes away. At that point, you are just left with the lasso tool and resizing the shape that way, which isn't quite the same. Hope that helped.
Hi Jeffrey. What is the advantage of using a PDF with template links in Notes vs just importing the PDF into Neoreader and annotating it there? Is it that the Notes section has more features, like tags, and so forth? Thanks!
That's a question I have asked as well! But a lot of folks seem really focused on this functionality as I've seen people asking this question for a while now. I can only imagine that the tools available in the Notes app are better for what folks want to do with the document, or that folks prefer the layout of the Notes UI to the Reader UI (I would agree with that sentiment). But honestly, I'm not 100% clear on why this has been an area of interest.
interesting. I think the Super Note has had this option for a while. I think it's for options like tag, which are useful. I don't think tags are available in Neoreader.
You can load the android versions of those apps which are pretty good. I don't use Excel much and wouldn't recommend that unless you paired the device with a keyboard that had a 10-key, but I do use Word quite a bit and it's solid.
Very helpful and in-depth review. Thank You. Helped me before deciding on buying the device.
@jeffreymoss Thanks for these detailed videos. I am planning to buy one of the two, Boox Go 10.3/Boox Note Air 4C.
Question: Even though there is just a gap of 3 months between the Boox Go 10.3 and Note Air 4C:
1. From the software features perspective do you see Note Air 4C better than Boox Go 10.3?
2. Does the Note Air 4C feel faster compared to Go 10.3?
3. When the frontlight is off, which screen looks brighter and clearer for Black and White text?
4. How are the AI features support in these two devices (not just for note taking/text recognition or shapes, but the content as well, if I want to know more about a piece of displayed text from a book etc.), the Way you selected a piece of text and you could bring in AI, could you do that in Go 10.3 as well?
5. From AI features perspective (the above mentioned features + others) do you think ViWoods AIPaper > Note Air 4c > Boox Go 10.3 (I do not know the order, just a placeholder)?
Thanks!
1. I don't see a huge leap from the 10.3 to the 4C, and what changes are there will likely get applied to the 10.3 in time.
2. Not sure. I'll take a look at that and maybe comment on that in a future video.
3. No, if the front light is off, the 10.3 is much easier to read with it's lighter background.
4. The 4C does introduce a bit more AI integration, most notably in the reader app. There you can bring up the AI chatbot (same as the app, but integrated into the reader app). But it's not nearly as well integrated as with the Viwoods devices.
5. Viwoods is the clear winner here. 4C is slightly better than the 10.3, but as noted earlier, I think the 10.3 will get updated to match the 4C
@@jeffreymoss Thanks for the detailed response. Looking forward for more videos and comparison on this device, it will definitely help me decide.
So useful! Thank you very much!
I've just bought the device on Amazon. It's arriving tomorrow, and the video saved me a lot of time in reviewing its functionality and understanding its multiple settings and tools in a short amount of time.
Do you have a link to the Simplify Weekly Planner pdf you used as an example in this video? Thanks!! Great video!
Yes. I got it from Etsy. Here's the link: www.etsy.com/listing/1496433820/digital-pdf-planner-links?ref=yr_purchases
Personally , what's your fav remarkable paper pro vs note air 4. - this definitely wins over the features like speech to text and access to web.
That's a great question. I think I like the Note Air 4 C more for its versatility and the detailed notetaking app. I do think colors stand out better on the RMPP, but that's not enough for me in the end.
I read elsewhere that when running the Kindle app, for example, the text was rendered in the lower resolution color pixels as opposed to the higher resolution B&W panel. Is there any way to force the device to run some apps or programs in the higher resolution B&W screen?
Not that I'm aware of. But when I'm reading on the device, the text seems quite sharp to me.
@@jeffreymoss Thanks for the reply. I guess it begs the question: what is the higher resolution B&W panel even for?
@@chess_and_tech I think a screen of just black and white text is displaying at 300ppi. I don't have a way of actually measuring that however.
@jeffreymoss Thanks I've been watching a couple of videos and I'm a little bit confused honestly. I get the impression that only the color is low resolution but the black and white displayed is always higher resolution. All in the same display.
@@chess_and_tech I'm not 100% clear myself. I've seen PDFs render where it's clear the text is not 300ppi, but I've also seen system UI text and reading text looking like it's up there in terms of ppi.
Thanks a lot for this video. Can you please share a link to the weekly planner pdf you are using?
Yep, here it is on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1496433820/digital-pdf-planner-links?ref=yr_purchases. It only costs a bit over a dollar! FYI, I have no relationship with the seller, just something I found on the internet.
Sorry for all of the questions, Jeffrey. I have the NA1. I can put the device into sleep mode by placing the pen on the top in the green metallic area. Is that option also available on the NA4C? How do you usually put it to sleep? Do you just hit the button? TIA.
That probably works because of the magnets. I couldn't replicate that on the NA4C however. But I just close the cover and it goes into sleep mode. That's a setting that can be turned off, but I prefer that. Otherwise, I'd probably have to use the power button.
@ Ah. Got it. I like the option of sleeping it without closing the cover. I use that with the transparent screensaver and leave it on my to do list. Thanks for the feedback!
Thx for your excellent guide through Air 4C. I;m planning to buy the tablet but I'm not sure if it supports Greek in both handwriting and type. Can you inform me on that?. Many thanks again
Apparently it supports Google Play apps in Greek, but I don't see it in the natively supported language list. I might be missing it though. What would Greek look like written out in Greek? That's how they display languages: in the native script.
@@jeffreymoss Does that mean that you can search on the greek hand writing?
@@d.ad.a2754 It looks like this device does not have Greek as a supported language within its UI, so it would not do search either.
I'm only interested in this device to take handwritten notes and convert them into typed text. Does Note Air 4C have the AI to convert handwriting to typed text?
Yes, and that performs fairly well.
Is it possible to take notes on a .doc or .pdf file, index/search them and share them?
Both .doc and .pdf files can be loaded in the reader, and you can take notes on them. The notes then show in the Contents section of the app where you can jump to those pages. I can't seem to search on my writing however. I don't believe you can search or see an index on written annotations if you export the file, but I may be mistaken on that front. Handwritten notes seem to just carry forward as part of the document that you can't interact with.
does the auto shapes (where you freehand a line/circle etc and hold at the end) - let you adjust after it sets? on my go 10.3 if I use that to draw a line (my most common need) it seems to fix the end point so its awkward to put in the right location and I end up having to go through the shapes tool. Having that auto adjust update the shape but let you move the endpoint would be better I think
One you draw a shape and then it converts, you have the option to resize it. If you go on to do other things, that option goes away. At that point, you are just left with the lasso tool and resizing the shape that way, which isn't quite the same. Hope that helped.
Hi Jeffrey. What is the advantage of using a PDF with template links in Notes vs just importing the PDF into Neoreader and annotating it there? Is it that the Notes section has more features, like tags, and so forth? Thanks!
That's a question I have asked as well! But a lot of folks seem really focused on this functionality as I've seen people asking this question for a while now. I can only imagine that the tools available in the Notes app are better for what folks want to do with the document, or that folks prefer the layout of the Notes UI to the Reader UI (I would agree with that sentiment). But honestly, I'm not 100% clear on why this has been an area of interest.
interesting. I think the Super Note has had this option for a while. I think it's for options like tag, which are useful. I don't think tags are available in Neoreader.
@@jeffreymoss Can the PDF be large? Is there a size limit?
@@jeffreymossfor me it’s really also about the file management. These are notebooks for me not pdfs to read, so I’d like it classified as such.
@@johnmanley4528 I'm not sure if there is a limit, but I've loaded a 524 page PDF (lego instructions) and it seems to work just fine.
What about the compatibily with Microsoft Word or Excel?
You can load the android versions of those apps which are pretty good. I don't use Excel much and wouldn't recommend that unless you paired the device with a keyboard that had a 10-key, but I do use Word quite a bit and it's solid.
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wrong title is it again part 2 oder part 3?
I split part two into two segments.
Obrigado!
I like that you can see favourites and recent at the same time. In Go 10.3 UI you have to choose between favourites and recent. It's very annoying.