Boox Note Air 3 C E Reader Review | An Outside Perspective

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  • Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025

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  • @shanecraigtech
    @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +4

    Check out the Boox Note Air 3 here: shrsl.com/4ht46 (affiliate link)

  • @JDesigns20
    @JDesigns20 5 месяцев назад +9

    To be honest, this is the best and the most comprehensive review for this device I've ever seen!

  • @johnb6749
    @johnb6749 9 месяцев назад +33

    This is one of the best demos I've seen for this device and the 3C Pro big-brother of this one. You are actually using it the way 'normal' users would, for example when you write on the screen you aren't holding the pen in a weird-way to avoid 'upsetting the device', you are holding it normally as we all do with the rest of the side of your hand on the screen for support. This gave an unequivocal demonstration therefore that the palm-rejection is pretty-much perfect - with no unpredictable marks or gesture-actions happening while you were writing - a VERY, VERY important aspect of any e-note/screen device for me and I'm sure others. Real-life demo of the speakers too - and as you say they are there, and they're clearly fit-for-purpose, the device never claims to be a 'music-machine' but has sound that can be clearly heard nevertheless. A really helpful video that 'just shows the device' without too much existential-waffle and endless pondering that so many YT content contains now. Many thanks for taking the time to make and show us this video - p.s. sort the garden a bit - it's a mess. 😉😉

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +2

      Best I can recall, all you saw was my yard still trying to recover from the winter/dogs lol. Tennessee clay + winter + dogs that won't use a walkway = mud 😂

    • @johnb6749
      @johnb6749 9 месяцев назад

      @@shanecraigtech Mine's the same - she will insist on making her own path through the bloody lawn! 😌

  • @ricrui3
    @ricrui3 9 месяцев назад +17

    I'm so happy to have found this video, i own a boox 3C and i got it thanks to the my deep guide channel. Most of the people in that channel are power users and they have some solid complains for their use cases. However, seeing you enjoying this devices so much and finding most of it's great highlights on camera was priceless.

  • @HeathenPrim3
    @HeathenPrim3 7 месяцев назад +3

    This has been by far one of the best reviews on a product I have watched in a long time. Thank you.

  • @lawdog72562
    @lawdog72562 9 месяцев назад +20

    I gotta say that one of the reasons I switched from the iPhone to the OnePlus Open was the ability to read comics.....if you haven't tried reading comics on the Open, it literally sells the device! Great videos as always, man.

    • @guscrist9710
      @guscrist9710 9 месяцев назад +1

      I was literally thinking the same thing the other day reading a Manga on the Open, love the device

    • @joaquinginer6020
      @joaquinginer6020 9 месяцев назад +2

      Which app do you use for reading?

    • @lawdog72562
      @lawdog72562 9 месяцев назад

      @@joaquinginer6020 so far CDisplayEx is my favorite, it's free but there's an ad-free version you can purchase as well. The free version is just fine, but I'll buy it to support them. It plays all my old cbr and cbz files, no matter how large they are.

    • @brodriguez11000
      @brodriguez11000 9 месяцев назад

      Some reading works better with an A4 size screen.

  • @superviewer
    @superviewer 8 месяцев назад +10

    I am so close to buying one of these. There probably won't be a new version until the day after I have bought this one :D

    • @diavoox
      @diavoox 7 месяцев назад

      FR

  • @ReviewsforNerds
    @ReviewsforNerds 9 месяцев назад +16

    This seems to be a very decent color e-ink reader. I like how you pushed the device past what it was intended to do. Thank you for the unboxing as well. Not too many creators include unboxings anymore.

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +6

      If I didn't try to do stupid things with it, it wouldn't be one of my reviews 😂

  • @LadyAstolat
    @LadyAstolat 9 месяцев назад +12

    The scritchy sound is delightful 🥰

  • @PopsGamerUK
    @PopsGamerUK 4 месяца назад +2

    I just bought this, prior to watching your review. Great review by the way. For me, i wanted a good note taker that could also be a good ereader. This is perfect for that. The other stuff is icing, the cake is the note taking and ereader.
    Now, I was worried about battery life due to a lot of others commenting, but your video made me relax a bit. 5 days would be fantastic for me.
    Note also that the reason this is dark is due to the colour overlay and thats why battery suffers so much, you need that light on.

  • @JK-xz1lt
    @JK-xz1lt 9 месяцев назад +3

    This looks amazing. I've been waiting for color e-ink screens to improve for soooooo long. Excellent review. Just may get this one finally.

    • @brodriguez11000
      @brodriguez11000 9 месяцев назад

      Interferometric modulator display (IMOD, trademarked mirasol) would have been a nice technology.

  • @DougAllengoogle
    @DougAllengoogle 9 месяцев назад +6

    As always Shane, nice work! I wish you had stressed more the note taking capabilities of the device. The software helps you take and organize your thoughts with handwriting. There's a lot of science behind the idea that we remember what notes we're taking when we handwrite them versus typing them on a keyboard. This is an outstanding device for note taking in addition to reading.

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +1

      It honestly maybe something that I come back and revisit later on. It's hard to know what to include and what not to when the video is getting this long 😂

  • @pietrogs.68
    @pietrogs.68 3 месяца назад +1

    I’m just about to order the Boox Note Air4 C, but before I do that I’m hoping someone here can answer a question about how long the screen surface’s paper-like texture lasts. Does the screen lose its surface “grittiness” after continued writing/sketching? I’ve had this happen with matte screen protectors I’ve purchased for my iPad.

  • @AAstebs
    @AAstebs 9 месяцев назад +6

    My god that's a pretty reader. I really should look into getting one. I have a old Kindle that's slow AF.

  • @the_average_backpacker
    @the_average_backpacker 3 месяца назад

    One of the best reviews out there!

  • @selforganisation
    @selforganisation 5 месяцев назад +1

    I'm looking for a kaleido 3 (that's the type of color e-ink screen this device has) device and watching reviews and yours is special in that you treated the device like any android tablet, where other reviews by people already using and reviewing e-ink devices focus on mainly on note taking (which is one of it's biggest sells), reading and annotating books, comics and magazines. So thanks for a fresh perspective.

  • @cmfeutz67
    @cmfeutz67 4 месяца назад

    Hey Shane. Great review. I've been wanting to get a really good dedicated e-reader for a while now and found this older review you had posted. I have to say you are the most level-headed reasonable reviewer/tech guy that I that I follow. Anytime. I'm looking for good information about any tech item or news. I usually turn to you first. Keep up the good work. By the way, I bought this e-reader through your affiliate link to give you some support. Stay nerdy my friend!

  • @hteekay
    @hteekay 9 месяцев назад +1

    does the screen cast work? if it does then you can use it to watch video on normal monitors or TV

  • @PookieMaliboo
    @PookieMaliboo 9 месяцев назад +1

    I'm curious of the scratch resistance of the screen. Especially being paper-like while using the stylus.

  • @Randomness662
    @Randomness662 9 месяцев назад +7

    I would love to see some kind of spiritual successor to the Surface Duo that uses that hybrid e-ink tech that some smartwatches use.

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад

      With panos now at Amazon, who knows lol

  • @Giovanni1a
    @Giovanni1a 9 месяцев назад +2

    Nice review. I own the Boox Ultra C with a keyboard. Unfortunatly the processors in these things (and Android) are older as they need to integrate with an additional processor that can work with the e-ink particles. Did you try to turn the device off? That's also fun as due to the way e-ink works even when it's of it maintains a full color picture on the screen.
    I really like using it in the sun. It's my only device that I can use to do some work outside on a sunny day. For this it is great!

  • @Kabirio93
    @Kabirio93 8 месяцев назад +1

    I just returned my Boox Noite Air 3 C. I felt the UI was too confusing and I realised I just needed a note taking device. I just realised that Supernote devices check the box on this.

  • @clivepilusa7734
    @clivepilusa7734 3 месяца назад

    Can you write a book using it?

  • @insideT7IO.
    @insideT7IO. 9 месяцев назад

    I love how everything looks in that gadget even the colors❤

  • @TheKarenohara
    @TheKarenohara 3 месяца назад

    Brilliant review

  • @Rikimkigsck
    @Rikimkigsck 6 месяцев назад

    Best review of boox note air 3 c I have seen so far

  • @leftfootdown
    @leftfootdown 9 месяцев назад +3

    Kaleido 3 is quite good, solid review man. Just a heads up if a company sends you a product now you have to include paid promotion. Quite annoying but just don't want you to get demonetized!

  • @Bekindrewind_
    @Bekindrewind_ 5 месяцев назад

    Does the audio sound better when you use bluetooth headphones? I think it would be perfect for keeping my audio books, PDFs, and Kindle books in place.

  • @SkyTubeCentral
    @SkyTubeCentral 7 месяцев назад

    I was wondering how smooth the note taking experience is with Microsoft OneNote for Android on the Note Air 3C. I briefly owned the original Boox Note (2019),and OneNote was basically unusable. Way too much lag. It is supposed to be better now, but I've not seen any reviews that show this on video. Is there anybody out there who can share the experience?

  • @dougveit
    @dougveit 2 месяца назад

    great review!!!!

  • @EerieChroniclesTV
    @EerieChroniclesTV 4 месяца назад

    In min 20 which app you’re using to read manga?

  • @Notraficci
    @Notraficci 9 месяцев назад +1

    Need a Kobo Libra Color review next haha

  • @luc7976
    @luc7976 9 месяцев назад

    For youtube video's, you need to set refresh mode to 'ultrafast' (click on settings at bottom). Not sure if that was set to that when playing the youtube video, seems 1 step below that perhaps.

  • @abj4962
    @abj4962 9 месяцев назад +1

    Are there applications

  • @freman75
    @freman75 9 месяцев назад

    I don't read comics, would you recommend the black and white version?

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, that would honestly make sense for a lot of people

  • @alexprach
    @alexprach 9 месяцев назад

    I have the Boox Note Air3c which is my main reading device since by Surface Duo 2 broke, definitely helps with sleep. I wish it had hardware page turning buttons like Kindle Oasis or Kobo Libre or Boox Page.
    Was also spying the Boox Palma which is interesting form factor.

  • @foxmeisteruk
    @foxmeisteruk 9 месяцев назад

    What is that "dot-matrix" screen you have in the background? (It was showing your subcriber stats)

  • @artemisyaaa
    @artemisyaaa 8 месяцев назад

    after you say ‘’sorry it was off side’’ and made it off side again. this time it was more on left not right 😃😃😂anyways,it was nice review. 🍻 thanks

  • @MatheusLobo-Professor
    @MatheusLobo-Professor 7 месяцев назад

    I'm getting it because of this video! ❤🎉

  • @marcoscoliveira6603
    @marcoscoliveira6603 6 месяцев назад

    Is it amazon kindle friendly? or does it accept their format?

  • @ThierryC-te3rx
    @ThierryC-te3rx 9 месяцев назад

    Great review !

  • @CF542
    @CF542 9 месяцев назад

    Surprised there was no mention of running the Amazon Kindle app. Can it run the Kindle app?

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад

      Yeah, I mention that you can install the Kindle app. I just don't use it, so I didn't show it.

  • @BigJeffroeX438
    @BigJeffroeX438 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wow that's a really cool device

  • @felixt212
    @felixt212 4 месяца назад

    This is a great review - thanks! I was thinking about the new Remarkable Pro but Google Play really wins it for me - thanks!

  • @mastershakelock
    @mastershakelock 7 месяцев назад

    Almost went with the reg C for black and white only and would recommend anyone using this for only manga do so as the 399 model is hands down the best looking manga reader on the market at the price. So worth the extra cnote for the color though.

  • @bobhawkey3783
    @bobhawkey3783 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love these devices and this one looks fantastic. Having said that I just can't justify the price even though I can easily afford it. Great comprehensive review. Massively impressed with the product.

  • @johnjairoorozcogiraldo6242
    @johnjairoorozcogiraldo6242 8 месяцев назад

    Nice review, but I would like to ask why other experts say that the Air3C lasts one day and you told us that 5 days heavily using the apps (it is not clear if you used 8 hours per day or not). thanks for clarifying

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  8 месяцев назад

      If you watch the portion of the video I say "I wouldn't say it's been in heavy use." If you sit down and use it for 8 hours straight, you could kill it faster. If you're using it here and there, reading a bit off and on like I was, it'll last much longer than 1 day. It would be hard for me to kill it in one day. You're certainly not doing that by reading alone.

    • @johnjairoorozcogiraldo6242
      @johnjairoorozcogiraldo6242 8 месяцев назад

      @@shanecraigtech Thanks for fast answer! it would be good to say in the comments how many hours (estimated) did you used for the remaining % spent in 5 days. it is very useful for buyers like me searching real battery drain and we can decide how much is enough. again, thanks a lot!

  • @LouisShannon
    @LouisShannon 9 месяцев назад

    Where did you get your comics for this?

  • @marioherrerajr5293
    @marioherrerajr5293 9 месяцев назад

    I regret selling mine to buy the fold 5 😢 it's just such a great reading experience!

  • @ArthursHD
    @ArthursHD 6 месяцев назад

    It is running an older Android version. Unlikely to support Android 14 (Security Updates are important, I would even pay some money for extended support)

  • @KlaasDeforche
    @KlaasDeforche 9 месяцев назад

    Nice video. I have the poke5 and the tab mini C. I really love them!
    I would recommend not adding any social media apps such as RUclips, Reddit, twitter etc... you will get too distracted!

  • @miroslavsvoboda367
    @miroslavsvoboda367 9 месяцев назад +1

    I am scared to what extent you have the same interests and likes 🙂 I have a handful of Boox devices - the latest Tab Mini C, it is the small version of Air 3 C technically 🙂 But also reMarkable 2 for writing - at least there we differ as you stated several times you do not like to hand-write...

  • @PhilKnall
    @PhilKnall 9 месяцев назад

    Fun stuff. I had one of these a few years ago, didnt end up using it as much as i thought, possibly it just did *too much*

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, that's an interesting thing with devices like this. Doing less might be smart.

    • @PhilKnall
      @PhilKnall 9 месяцев назад

      @@shanecraigtech yeah I think I might fare better with a normal kindle. Maybe once Panos makes a dual screen one for us 😂

    • @PhilKnall
      @PhilKnall 9 месяцев назад

      Btw the comic book thing is because when we were kids, those were printed on newsprint, which doesn't give much saturation. If you use the same files on modern, glossy paper, you get really garish colors which is why some re-issues of classics look so odd. Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns is often cited as an example.

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly. It really does look like I remember them looking. Really cool.

  • @java_bean
    @java_bean 9 месяцев назад +2

    I think their book store is public domain only

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад

      Seems that way

    • @java_bean
      @java_bean 9 месяцев назад

      @@shanecraigtech If they're charging money for the books on the store then they're ripping you off.
      I have an Onyx boox nova 3 color and I seem to remember their store stuff being free, but I havent turned it on a while, and I wouldn't be surprised if they've decided to try to make a buck charging people for free books.

    • @java_bean
      @java_bean 9 месяцев назад

      @@shanecraigtech Oh, also speaking of battery life:
      I just plugged in my Nova Color 3 to charge it and look, but it still have 97% charge. I havent turned in on in probably ALMOST A YEAR. That's pretty dang good battery stability.
      I wouldn't be surprised if you continue to get great battery life on the Air 3.

    • @Toliman.
      @Toliman. 8 месяцев назад

      Most Likely Project Gutenberg books as they're Public Domain. The "store" is likely a placeholder as most people would either use Kindle, Libby or Kobo, Google Play, etc, as ebooks have a notorious problem - since Kindle 'won' the eBook war a decade ago, it becomes difficult to get books outside of the US regions due to publishers and exclusivity, et al.
      It generally means you can't get publishers to approve a new eBook store unless they're the ones running it. There's also Calibre to move or convert books for Kindle/Kobo, or just to rescale comics and images on books for different screen sizes,
      and there's also places like zlibrary to 'find' ePub books and move them into onedrive/google drive to move between ereaders. sic.

  • @brunonavarro2237
    @brunonavarro2237 8 месяцев назад

    Does it actually have a sim slot?

  • @OlivierMalinur
    @OlivierMalinur 8 месяцев назад

    I have it since December. It's an amazing device. All my meeting notes are on it. I have about 200 comics and enough books till my 110 b'day.
    Not for gaming or videos but this is fine.
    So many things the author didn't get, this tablet is, imho, the proper replacement to paper.

  • @rush48192
    @rush48192 9 месяцев назад +8

    If you just want to read, get a kindle, but if you are a note taker that likes to write your notes an e ink device like this is the way to go over any iPad,

    • @christiandavila8864
      @christiandavila8864 7 месяцев назад +1

      When you have to read a lot of documents, study, and write notes… In normal kindle isn’t possible, those have little screen and the kindle scribe doesn’t have color when you need to highlight contents. On the other hand, ipad or Samsung tablets with pen gives you a headache, swollen eyes, fatigue for watching a brighter light screen. And in the traditional way, you can’t live with a lot of documents, those are heavy, you can lose them, fragile, etc.
      So, I’m part of the costumers of this device. I’m still thinking about it expensive price. I would buy it without hesitation if it costs less.

  • @morpho7083
    @morpho7083 9 месяцев назад

    I had one for a few weeks. I think it is good for a regular people who wake up in day and read in day light, especially good for those turn the brightness of their monitors to the maximum and need to protect their eyes. However, I am a night owl, usually stay and read in a dimmer indoor light. Then I feel the white is not whiter than white paper in books. Sure you need to turn on the backlight to make the white whiter, but this also lit up the black, so the contract is not that great, comparing to a oled display in dark mode. Based on using situation, the price is also a consideration.

    • @ricrui3
      @ricrui3 9 месяцев назад

      You should try the note air 3 and not the 3C, color e ink panela tend to be darker because of the technology used to create the colors

  • @drjandtex
    @drjandtex 9 месяцев назад

    I am wondering if the better play to listen to audio books is just to get a cheap small android tablet so I can use it instead of my phone to download audio books from my library using Libby or Hoopla? Any thoughts on that?

    • @Ne1177hb
      @Ne1177hb 3 месяца назад

      Samsung galaxy ultra - better than iPhone and has stylus

  • @GopherCakeStuff
    @GopherCakeStuff 9 месяцев назад

    Looks great .

  • @TarisRedwing
    @TarisRedwing 9 месяцев назад +1

    It def seems dated in the chip area for $500. The color looks nice but I dont think that justifies that premium price when there are exceedingly cheaper options despite that amazing refresh rate it can achieve, which isn't the point of an e-reader device anyways.I'd say if this was in the $300 range it would be a good sell but not $500. Btw don't buy from Best Buy they charge the same $499 and dont give the cover and have no reason as to why they are keeping the cover out of their bundle.

    • @Maisonier
      @Maisonier 8 месяцев назад

      Are you really judging the value just on how quickly RUclips loads up? Shouldn't you consider the benefits for your eye health? Your eyesight is priceless.

    • @Toliman.
      @Toliman. 8 месяцев назад

      eInk is notoriously expensive. The Kindle Scribe for instance, is a similar price for the 8"/10" form factor. You are also buying a Color eInk screen, so while it's not OLED, AMOLED or MiniLED, there's nothing similar in the size for this tech. While Bigme have a similar device using the same Kaleido 3 color screen tech, it's not significantly cheaper. YMMV on sales pricing, it could be competitive for the Bigme Inknote color lite.
      When Kindle makes their Color version, it will probably be USD $500 to $600
      Another of the reasons it's using an old snapdragon SoC is that it doesn't need to be fast. The battery life is contingent on not needing to be refreshing the screen every few seconds, nor do you need WiFi 6E or Bluetooth 5.2. It will run audiobooks or keep notes, but the battery will drain. Same with cranking the brightness for days. It's also likely why it's feature limited to Android 11, due to the screen technology not yet being updated.

  • @pepecow235
    @pepecow235 6 месяцев назад

    Bro wants a dedicated device for reading so there are no distractions, first thing he does is go to youtube. Haha. Good review, thank you!

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  6 месяцев назад +2

      If I'm not doing dumb things with tech I might as well stop

  • @CMxPunk
    @CMxPunk 9 месяцев назад +1

    Avatar the Last Airbender in the thumbnail 👍

  • @ralphmcmahan2139
    @ralphmcmahan2139 9 месяцев назад +2

    Spyrograph

  • @david_banner055
    @david_banner055 6 месяцев назад

    I bought the Boox Note 3 C. It was unbearably SLOW. My daily driver phone is a Pixel 4a and it was MUCH slower. After 1 day I returned it. Moving on to a faster cheaper better Samsung Galaxy S9 FE.

  • @fiction8909
    @fiction8909 9 месяцев назад

    The better works better in HD

  • @glutentaco
    @glutentaco 9 месяцев назад

    I need one 😢

  • @atorbtech
    @atorbtech 9 месяцев назад

    I just bought the reMarkable 2. Its the best for reading and writing.

  • @kellymoses8566
    @kellymoses8566 9 месяцев назад

    You say pen like pin.

  • @porvoonosho
    @porvoonosho 4 месяца назад

    How is it even possbile to know SO LITTLE of a device before choosing it? "Is this a stylus? What operating system is this?" You rarely see a product review like this, ROFL.

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  4 месяца назад +1

      It's an intentional choice. They reached out and asked if I wanted to try it out, so I looked into it until I was convinced I should and stopped there so that my initial reaction would be a true first impression.

  • @granumuse7847
    @granumuse7847 9 месяцев назад

    Why is it so slow?

    • @shanecraigtech
      @shanecraigtech  9 месяцев назад

      E ink screens do not have the same refresh rate as a typical screen. Everything's going to move slower. It's just how the technology works.

    • @Maisonier
      @Maisonier 8 месяцев назад

      It's like a Kindle Paperwhite but better.

  • @budiardjo6610
    @budiardjo6610 9 месяцев назад

    they are had no goals

  • @rush48192
    @rush48192 9 месяцев назад +1

    Do yourself and your wallet a favor and don't go down the e ink rabbit hole

  • @stevenwood7594
    @stevenwood7594 9 месяцев назад

    Took too long to review. I fell asleep. Lol