The Onyx Boox Tab Mini C is the first international release of a Kaleido 3 e-paper e-note with a 7.8-inch screen. This makes it the perfect size to bring to work, school or to draw. Onyx is billing this tablet as not just a dedicated e-reader, although it reads books well. The real power of the Mini C is the utterly fantastic hardware, so you will get a robust experience no matter what you are doing. The major selling points are the Kaleido 3 colour e-paper display, Android 11 with Google Play, a premium stylus and a case that automatically
  • @shreknel
    5•1 year ago

    I’ll share my experiences in this community once mine arrives.

      • @shreknel
        2•1 year ago

        So I’ve been using it intensely for a couple of days. I think it’s a very good match for what i wanted to do. (multi-doc switching + separate note taking, with color). I do have a couple of enhancement requests that I’m going to submit to the software team. Quite nice battery life for pure reading as well.

  • @shreknel
    1•1 year ago

    Small update after using it for a couple of weeks:

    Installed apps:

    • cloudLibrary
    • Handy News Reader (rss)

    Handy News Reader:

    • getpocket’s rss to save stuff to read later
    • lemmy rss feed
    • various other

    Main use cases:

    • read up on news through HNR: works very well, it has builtin nav buttons to avoid scrolling
    • read pdf documents: use NeoReader, works excellently
    • read (epub-style) ebooks: use NeoReader+cloudLibrary, both work very well
    • play Solo RPG: take notes, navigate in different tables; requires frequent switching between note app and NeoReader. Not ideal, split screen mode would result in too little screen estate for the pdf. I’ve setup the android ‘recently used’ shortcut as swiping up bottom left, but still not ideal.

    Battery Life:

    • ebook reading: excellent: a couple %/h
    • pdf reading: good: <10%/hour
    • general usage: frequent app switching, …: reasonable ~10%/h

    AMA