Simple suggestion for the problem with accidently pressing that button on the bottom: can't you just set the screen orientation to upside-down and turn the device around? This way that button would be on the top instead of being under your palm.
Thanks for the great review! Question about annotating books: can you handwrite notes on EPUB / MOBI files, in addition to PDFs? Or are handwritten notes only allowed on PDFs? And can the annotated file be exported to a different platform, preserving the notes? (Could I for instance export the annotated PDF file, with all my notes, and open it, say, on my desktop?
For EPUB/MOBI you can annotate, but it does not have an option to export. For PDFs, you can annotate and export that as a PDF. It has two options, one is "embed pdf", and the other is "save pdf". But to be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure what the difference is. I can open either export and edit/erase my annotations. You can transfer files to and from - they have a cloud sync service, and you can do any of the android ones (google drive, dropbox, onedrive), or it has a built in wifi webserver file transfer that is pretty nice.
I have some problem with organizing books, it does not synch with calibre and i had to classify by folder, It would be great capability of tag classification, naming pdf with metadate like mendeley.
I'm a fan of A5 notebooks for writing. If you want to experiment that the size, pick up an A5 paper notepad somewhere (i like with what's call "dot grid" instead of ruled) and try writing on it. If you like that, then writing on the Nova 2 will be similar. The smaller size works great on my crowded desk.
For the note-taking and hand writing recognition, can that all be used OFF line. (Hoping the device can function totally offline.) Thank you for making this video.
No, OneNote still lags too much to be usable. On the other hand, the Note app on the device in the new Boox firmware v 2.3 adds synching with their own app and cloud service, so your notes and pdf annotations are available (for viewing) on all devices.
It's the full kindle app, so yes. I just tried it. You can't use the stylus to write directly on the kindle book, but you can do it the regular kindle way. Highlight a block of text, and once highlighted, you can add notes. For the notes, the built in keyboard is horrible, but I switch to stylus input, write my notes and they can OCR'd into regular text.
I don't have the Remarkable, but I do have the Nova2 and yes, it is designed for writing notes - and the screen protector has a slight grainy effect that makes the experience of writing on it seem more like pencil and paper. And handwriting recognition on the Nova2 is excellent. Fantastic device.
@Year 2020 Yes! It has a packaged application which plays mp3, flac, aac... and its Reader app also incorporates Text-To-Speech: packaged Baidu Chinese/English and it runs Android 9, so Google TTS is also easily installable - both work really well. HOWEVER, it has no external speaker, nor headphone jack, but it does have bluetooth and USB-C for outputs.
@AM Bhat So for me, I am used to writing on an A5 notebook. I like the smaller notebook size because often desk space is at a premium. So this size is pretty perfect for me. All of the newer Onyx products have the same software and similar writing experience. If you find the 7.8" too cramped, there is the Onyx Note 2, which has more features and comes in around $600. They also have the Boox Max 2, with the Max 3 coming out. However, the cost on that is pretty high ($860), at which point you might want to look at the remarkable, or an ipad + ipad pencil.
@AM Bhat It's a question of how you're going to use it and what you're used to. E.g. 7.8 inch is small, but not tiny - it's bigger than the A6 paper notebooks I used to use to jot things down on, and for me the advantage of the 7.8 inch size over 10.3 in. is the portability - it takes up almost no space in my backpack and it weighs almost nothing. Again, it's up to you, the Note2 is bigger at 10.3 in., but I like the 7.8 inch, it's also the same size as a small paperback book, so it fits well into your hands. (I personally also have a Max2Pro at 13.3 in which is amazing for reading webpages and pdfs - and for taking notes - but it's too big and heavy to be really portable.)
I am most interested in making notes while reading. based on what i watched, i saw you could do it on pdf. I didnt hear mention about being able to do it on epub. I also would like to know about margin spacing and line spacing features. if there isnt much by default can this be adjusted.
Yes, you can take notes on epub and all the other formats it can load in the latest firmware. Also, margin spacing and line spacing are the most basic features an e-reader should have. Surely boox devices have it.
I bought mine yesterday and the writing experience is quite different than here. It feels very unprecise, like it was starting to write 0,5 centimetre next to the pencil. Sometimes when I press a letter with the stylus, it turns out to a different one. As a note-taking device - a huge disappointment. I don't know, maybe I just get a refund.
have you calibrated the pencil? I had a similar problem when I started using it, but in my case the writing was 1 centimetre next to the stylus. Try to calibrate it again, it may help.
@@kkcuev2 It says that it needs to use standard mode or sth like that (it's not in English because it's not my mother tongue), and when I try to press Start, it doesn't do anything. It doesn't freeze but doesn't do anything either. The same with the other option on the left.
Thank you. Also, I didn't think about it till recently, but if you use the lasso select, you can grab a block of handwritten text and drag it around. This means I can actually re-arrange my handwritten notes! When I'm taking notes during a meeting, people are generally all over the place - and my notes reflect that. Now, I can spend a bit of time re-arranging these after the fact.
Thanks John, great photography and comments. Picking mine up today, looking forward to using it.
Thanks for demoing it doing lined as that's what I needed to see 7:51.
Simple suggestion for the problem with accidently pressing that button on the bottom: can't you just set the screen orientation to upside-down and turn the device around?
This way that button would be on the top instead of being under your palm.
Hi, thanks for the review. How is Google services ( drive, calendar, Google docs, ..) experience and limitations.
Thanks
Thanks for the thorough review.
Thank you for the in-depth review! How is it holding up? Which one do you think is better for its price - the Nova 2 or the Nova Air? Thanks!
Thanks for a clear review !
Thanks for the great review! Question about annotating books: can you handwrite notes on EPUB / MOBI files, in addition to PDFs? Or are handwritten notes only allowed on PDFs? And can the annotated file be exported to a different platform, preserving the notes? (Could I for instance export the annotated PDF file, with all my notes, and open it, say, on my desktop?
For EPUB/MOBI you can annotate, but it does not have an option to export. For PDFs, you can annotate and export that as a PDF. It has two options, one is "embed pdf", and the other is "save pdf". But to be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure what the difference is. I can open either export and edit/erase my annotations. You can transfer files to and from - they have a cloud sync service, and you can do any of the android ones (google drive, dropbox, onedrive), or it has a built in wifi webserver file transfer that is pretty nice.
I have some problem with organizing books, it does not synch with calibre and i had to classify by folder,
It would be great capability of tag classification, naming pdf with metadate like mendeley.
Do you consider the display size good for writing? Or note 2 is a better option, even tho it is less portable?
I'm a fan of A5 notebooks for writing. If you want to experiment that the size, pick up an A5 paper notepad somewhere (i like with what's call "dot grid" instead of ruled) and try writing on it. If you like that, then writing on the Nova 2 will be similar. The smaller size works great on my crowded desk.
For the note-taking and hand writing recognition, can that all be used OFF line. (Hoping the device can function totally offline.) Thank you for making this video.
7 months later, but yes. I usually keep the wifi off most of the time.
Next year is going to have color ink? Like 2021?
这语法。。。现在彩色屏分辨率太低了，不实用，2021估计都没成熟的。
does the nova 2 write faster and refresh faster (page turns) than the note 2?
Can you look at the notes on your phone?
Can we use a keyboard for notes with it?
sure, bluetooth keyboard works perfectly
Thank you for the detailed review.
Can OneNote be used on this device without any lagging issues?
No, OneNote still lags too much to be usable. On the other hand, the Note app on the device in the new Boox firmware v 2.3 adds synching with their own app and cloud service, so your notes and pdf annotations are available (for viewing) on all devices.
Can you annotate a book in the Kindle app on the Nova2?
Good question ! Hope someone can bring us an anwser
It's the full kindle app, so yes. I just tried it. You can't use the stylus to write directly on the kindle book, but you can do it the regular kindle way. Highlight a block of text, and once highlighted, you can add notes. For the notes, the built in keyboard is horrible, but I switch to stylus input, write my notes and they can OCR'd into regular text.
does it write like paper like on the remarkable?
I don't have the Remarkable, but I do have the Nova2 and yes, it is designed for writing notes - and the screen protector has a slight grainy effect that makes the experience of writing on it seem more like pencil and paper. And handwriting recognition on the Nova2 is excellent. Fantastic device.
@Year 2020 Yes! It has a packaged application which plays mp3, flac, aac... and its Reader app also incorporates Text-To-Speech: packaged Baidu Chinese/English and it runs Android 9, so Google TTS is also easily installable - both work really well.
HOWEVER, it has no external speaker, nor headphone jack, but it does have bluetooth and USB-C for outputs.
@AM Bhat So for me, I am used to writing on an A5 notebook. I like the smaller notebook size because often desk space is at a premium. So this size is pretty perfect for me. All of the newer Onyx products have the same software and similar writing experience. If you find the 7.8" too cramped, there is the Onyx Note 2, which has more features and comes in around $600. They also have the Boox Max 2, with the Max 3 coming out. However, the cost on that is pretty high ($860), at which point you might want to look at the remarkable, or an ipad + ipad pencil.
@AM Bhat It's a question of how you're going to use it and what you're used to. E.g. 7.8 inch is small, but not tiny - it's bigger than the A6 paper notebooks I used to use to jot things down on, and for me the advantage of the 7.8 inch size over 10.3 in. is the portability - it takes up almost no space in my backpack and it weighs almost nothing. Again, it's up to you, the Note2 is bigger at 10.3 in., but I like the 7.8 inch, it's also the same size as a small paperback book, so it fits well into your hands. (I personally also have a Max2Pro at 13.3 in which is amazing for reading webpages and pdfs - and for taking notes - but it's too big and heavy to be really portable.)
Awesome device!
I am most interested in making notes while reading. based on what i watched, i saw you could do it on pdf. I didnt hear mention about being able to do it on epub. I also would like to know about margin spacing and line spacing features. if there isnt much by default can this be adjusted.
Yes, you can take notes on epub and all the other formats it can load in the latest firmware. Also, margin spacing and line spacing are the most basic features an e-reader should have. Surely boox devices have it.
I bought mine yesterday and the writing experience is quite different than here. It feels very unprecise, like it was starting to write 0,5 centimetre next to the pencil. Sometimes when I press a letter with the stylus, it turns out to a different one. As a note-taking device - a huge disappointment. I don't know, maybe I just get a refund.
have you calibrated the pencil? I had a similar problem when I started using it, but in my case the writing was 1 centimetre next to the stylus. Try to calibrate it again, it may help.
Ok, I remember there was calibration at the very beginning, but how can I do it again?
@@aleksandrazak4578 Go to settings, then to application, and finally calibration.
@@kkcuev2 It says that it needs to use standard mode or sth like that (it's not in English because it's not my mother tongue), and when I try to press Start, it doesn't do anything. It doesn't freeze but doesn't do anything either. The same with the other option on the left.
@@kkcuev2 Now it started, I did calibration again, and it works! Thank you so much, it saved my money for sending it back and a lot of time as well.
I think if you searched for the code using Capital letters, it would work then.
10:40 No one has shown that your scribbles can be searched via OCR. Thanks!
Thank you. Also, I didn't think about it till recently, but if you use the lasso select, you can grab a block of handwritten text and drag it around. This means I can actually re-arrange my handwritten notes!
When I'm taking notes during a meeting, people are generally all over the place - and my notes reflect that. Now, I can spend a bit of time re-arranging these after the fact.
Armchair Technician Thanks for the extra info. :)
is there google keep integration?
You can install Google Keep through the Play store.