Looking forward to your battery test, as everything else seems to be a major upgrade> Will wait for your final review before I decide between this and note air2 plus.
Yo Voja, a question❓ Could one not simply hook a small Bluetooth keyboard with integrated tablet stand and have the same thing like Tab Ultra C❓ Just sleeker and more usable? What's the point then, of buying C, or C Pro for that matter (even though we don't fully know yet what are they going to improve there...) or what's the point of putting them in other category (tablet PC's 😐) if You can have the same thing (and better) hooking up Air 3 C with adequate BT keyboard... Am I mistaken❓ Does Tablet PC category mean the same sh*t like Air but more square, with camera (that literally nobody uses), with awkward camera bump and optional keyboard you can attach via pins that loose connection if you move it... Come, please answer me this one. Is that actually it❓
😁😁😁😁😁 I'm just as excited to see this as you are! They didn't abandon it! I have the note air 2 plus, not ready to upgrade yet, but soooo happy there's a future to this line! And the notebook orientation had me cheering; it's the first software update I'll be genuinely celebrating! Can't wait for the review, clenching my teeth for the battery tests. Thank you for this! And for the few years of work before 😊
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Supernote has been the thing I have wanted for years but is out of reach moneywise, especially because of the functionality of their notetaking, with the headings, tagging, etc. I want one of these now. Despite my reservations about the speed of their production cycle, the age of the OS, the lack of openness, etc. Excited to see the full review. Even though it's basically the same price as the supernote and I still can't get one yet. xD
I'm getting my Nota Air 3C tomorrow😊😊😊 I've been waiting on this since I got the 1st edition Note Air and fell in love with the screen and form factor.
I was crossing my fingers for 300ppi b/w screens to pop up, assuming end of Nov would be the end of Kindle Scribe exclusivity, but this got me excited enough to go buy as soon as the Boox event ended. Can't wait to try it out-great to see your enthusiasm about it! :)
I love this review so much! I just ordered mine. Your enthusiasm was so amazing to watch and made me excited to receive mine :) Keep making videos, they are so great!
I've been watching so many of your videos, trying to decide which device to get. It looks like the Note Air 3C is meeting many of my needs and use case. Can't wait for the in-depth video! Thanks!
I'm loving my Tab X and have no plans to upgrade to anything else at the moment, but I am just happy to see the overall progress this company has made because overall quality will ultimately inform all of their products.
Looks like a great piece of hardware. I think I might just pick one up. Haven't bought a new Boox since the Nova 2 so I think my bank can forgive me for it. Happy to see you getting this excited about it as well, looking forward to that review!
Voja - love seeing how excited you are about this device! It's like Boox listened to all of your desires for the next air device and put them into this device! They should call it the Note Air 3 C - Voja Edition. But why, why, WHY does Boox not have this type of textured screen on the Ultra devices? My mind needs that paper like feel to take notes. I guess we'll see if they continue this with the Tab Ultra C Pro. As always, thank you so much for your exhaustive overview, and I look forward to your three and a half hour review of the Note Air 3 C (I'm kidding...but I would indeed watch a review that long!)
I just got the note air 2 a little over a month ago. i don't think i'll be upgrading because i got it for the monochrome color scheme. definitely cool how far e-ink has come since i saw the release of the first kindle model ever.
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for this awesome overview! I've been holding off on a new Boox device since the original Note Air which has served me so well. I bought that device based on your recommendation, and I was so close to the Boox Tab Ultra C based on your review, but I shared your hesitancy and was so hoping that this device would exist eventually. As soon as I woke up this morning and saw your initial impressions and watched it, I ordered the Note Air 3 C immediately afterwards! I'll still check out your in-depth review obviously haha, but I wanted to make sure I got one before it sold out! I was wondering though, is the feel of writing better than the original Note Air? I know my original felt pretty glassy and definitely didn't sound like the one you have here.
So funny- most reviewers need to check out Kit's explanation of the portrait stand position with the new cover. Fold the cover back, tent the middle sections in a vertical V with the diagonal cuts turned up to allow for a backward slant, then slide the open end in so the magnets can attach to the back right...
I love seeing Voja talking about this device the way a teenage boy talks about the hot new cheerleader at school. 😁 $500 is an amazing price point for this device. I think I'll be snatching one up.
I am very much looking forward to the testing results. I own a Note Air 2 Plus and I love it and similarly to you I am a big fan of the Note Air line. I am already quite excited about it. It's great that the writing experience remained as good as it is on the Note Air 2 and I am very interested also in the reading experience and TH-cam performance.
I bought Tab Note Air 2+ last year, and I will strongly consider this new model. My only minor complaint is the placement of the charging port. The device's cover must be opened in order to. charge. I see Boox moved the power button to the top of the device, how about moving the charging port to the bottom of the device??
I've been holding out on any of the color devices so far. I'm positively inclined towards this, especially since they've finally broken the Android 11 deadlock that we've seen for the last generation of releases. What I'd most like to see is a deep comparison between the NA3C and the upcoming Tab Ultra C Pro - other than the camera and presumably a slightly bigger battery, what will the TUCPro bring to the market to justify its higher price?
In addition to a larger battery and the camera, the Tab Ultra C Pro also includes a 50% boost (6GB) in onboard memory, twice the local storage (128GB) and includes the upgraded Pen 2 with eraser. So, battery, camera, memory, storage and better stylus.... all for an extra $150 bucks. I love the new Note Air 3, but suspect it will be eclipsed by the forthcoming Ultra C Pro. It's also worth noting (no pun intended) that the Note Air 3 offers considerably less battery run-time as compared to the Note Air 2. That color display and upgraded CPU/GPU comes at a price measurable in battery life. Given that the Tab Ultra C Pro will include a considerably larger battery, I would not be surprised to learn that it actually outperforms the Note Air 3 in battery life.
I had been planning to get a note air 2, but waited until today to see what the new release would be like. Now I think I'll have to get this one, even though I personally don't need a color screen. I feel like the upgraded specs alone fully justify the extra $50 to the price. My only gripe is the greenish color of the device, which doesn't seem to have been changed. I wish they would have made it either black or white, but ok.
My understanding is that the other BSR devices have bigger batteries to compensate for the higher power demands. If this has more or less the same battery size as the prior Note Air, this could be a big minus on this device. However, I really like everything else I see. Looks like Boox has come out with a winner!
Boox is in their own league right now. They’re the gold standard for e-ink devices. I just bought and returned the Thinkbook Plus Gen 4, thinking it could replace the makeshift e-ink laptop I made using Super Display, Surface Pro and Boox Tab Ultra C. Wow, it doesn’t even come close in terms of speed or managing ghosting.
I like the fact that the interface is like the Air series and not the Tab series. I am not a fan of the widgets on the main screen on the Tab series, the bar on the side of the Note Air gives easier and quicker access in my opinion.
Hey Voya! When you do your full review - could you please show how PDFs generated from the note-taking app look like when opened on a PC? I'm especially curious to see how pencil strokes are rendered, and how colors come across! There's usually some change when notes are translated to postscript. And do the colors come out as muted as on the Note Air 3C? Would make sense! Thanks!!
It’s going to be hard to remain level minded on this model. Really looks awesome. To things: - Can’t wait for the response and performance of KINDLE reading. This is a big deal because of my commenting history on my kindles. Please test soon! - It seems the Scribe Pen would be a perfect match for this machine. It has magnets curved design what seems it would fit AWESOMELY on the Note Air 3 C. Do you have one to test, including response to eraser and action button.
I noticed the keyboard problem occurs mainly when using both finger and pen to type. If you, use only fingers to type, you greatly reduce the chance of missing letters.
I was looking at the newest tab ultra c pro model but something about having the camera bothered me as I didn't think I would be using it and I don't like the bump it has for it. This however seems to be exactly what I wanted. Still watching your video but I'm heavily leaning towards this version now. I may just order it by the time I finish watching this video.
@MyDeepGuide bought it after weighing the pros and cons. I think most of the cons are things I didn't want it to do in the first place... like taking pictures. I left you a comment on your detailed review. I'm looking forward to receiving it. Let me know if you have any starter tip videos in terms of initial setup options to get the best benefits.
Is it as dark as the svd screen when the front light of air c is off? One reviewer compared it to the tcl-8s rlcd tablet and said it's better to buy the color rlcd because the color ink is also very dark. I'm trying to buy svd if both color ink and rlcd need external lighting. How dark is the difference between the two products when using only external lighting?
Good work once again. I am guessing that close-up miking of the sound doesn't really convey how using the pen will sound in actual usage. Also, in this video, the cats came and went so fast that I didn't see them.
Hi , very good review. I actually have a Bigme color unit from one year ago. I can use sketchbook for drawing and flipaclip for animation with global handwriting . How good can be this boox at these apps . It could be very interesting and original to test these apps for your next review . I use Bigme like a tablet but it is also lack on resolution and strange washed and blur colours watching video. Is it a big step product ? Waiting your great review and congratulations from Spain .
ok QA engineer insight here about the title in 22:50 - though I'm extremely late so they might have fixed it since (hopefully) - since you say its an old bug, only in title, this make me think they changed the keyboard across the system and did not change it there. this could be simple error nobody noticed, or to block certain characters that might not be allowed for file names. if its the latter the solution is to use a normal keyboard but highlight the errors- which on black and white devices might have been hard to implement a solution that was noticeable to the user. we usually mark warning messages of the type in red. it could be that they realise its not visible enough and test users don't understand why they couldn't save their file. if they havent fixed it yet, this is what i would suggest - if possible, squiggly line under the problematic character, error in bold and with red underline - the underline will render gray for black and white devices, but the bold and the squiggly line are there to catch their attention. and for color user the red line will be visible and slightly more intuitive as we associate errors with red.
Really looking forward to your full review of this product. One request please, if you could test the onenote app and how it syncs and performs would be greatly appreciated.
I can do that, but at a later date, as the in-depth review is already done, and that is not a part of it. But I will be covering it in a separate video.
Hi there! Thank you for your review as always :) I was asking myself: does it worth the upgrade from a note air 2 or should I wait for a possible and future next one? Thanks :)
Thank you Voja! I have note air 1. The text sharpness is wonderful, is the text better in the note air c? I have no problem with darker, as I always keep front light on. Thanks for your time!
Hola! Me encantan tus desceipciones. Estoy decidiendo entre Note air 3 c y tab mini c. Deseo usarlo para leer articulos científicos y escribir. Cual me recomendas?
How much does it weigh? Sounds like this is the Boox I've been waiting for since my original Note Air. Wish I didn't get impatient and jump on the B/W Tab Ultra train to boxy heavy tablet town. I can't help it, but every time I hold my Tab it reminds me of a Zune compared to the iPod-ish Note Air series.
Wow... please try browsing in dark mode, with and without warm light, on colour and on black and white subjects > how is the readability then / maybe compare it to LCD (and if you revisit other devices, as well)... - will there be a max colour?
Thanks for this video, and looking forward to see more details! What are your thoughts on the Android version? And what's your opinion on the breaking issues of these screens that have been reported. Are those really so fragile? Could you also show a side by side comparison to e.g. a Nova Air or so, just to get a good view of the 'white' colour difference? Thank you!
You should do a comparison of the contrast as the Air 3C is darker than the Air 2. When - and how much- front loading is necessary? How does this affect battery?
Hi Voya just five minutes in. I own the TUC, coming from the Note 3 which I preferred to Note Air. I like the 300dpi, the speed, the colors. Not much of a writer, but I like the pen and writing feel so far. I do not like the weight at all, also the edges. Took almost a month to adapt to the weight and it will never feel like N3 with about 375g. But may be the most disappointing drawback to me is the darkish, blueish color with lights off. It is a big difference to the N3 and even more to Note 1, which was without lighting. As you have said more than once IIRC, every additional layer comes with some quality loss in some respect setting off a bit the intended advantages. What I like about Boox devices is that I don't need to use the lighting often. But with the TUC without the lighting it seems, to repeat, so blueish and dark that I can recognize the text quite harder than with Note 3. I guess it is because of the hardware requirements making the colors possible. Not sure if you mentioned that darkish contrast in your videos on Tab Ultra or TUC, cannot remember, making me even wonder if my device is functioning normally. So my question, have you noticed that darkish, blueish display as well? I often feel like in the middle of the day to turn the lighting on being inside. Something I never thought about with the Notes. So I am looking forward watching your videos on the NA3C. I probably will prefer it a lot to the TUC because of the weight and hopefully other positive points like a better contrast, whiter and lighter on the display. It has 300 dpi for starters and is may be much more suitable for my needs because the E-ink reader side of things is the most important for me.
Thank you for this first impression. I just ordered :) Loving my RM 2, but it is to limited at work were we are using MS365. My question: Is it possible to change the pre applied paperlike film? I would think that it will loose some of its properties over time or get scratched.
Thank you for your comprehensive review. I'm a programmer. Can I use it as a color monitor??!! Have you ever tried to conect it to your laptop? e.g. by HDMI port
Please check if it can work with MS OneNote. Also can the screen be split e.g. taking notes on right side and reading pdf on the left? Thanks a lot for the channel 😊
I guess I should have waited a few months more. My Tab Ultra C is wonderful, but it is heavier and less comfortable than I would like ... and I -- too -- have found that the camera is useless.
Dragi Vojo, ovo sam cekao preko dve godine da se pojavi ocekujem da ce moci da se nabavi preko Madjarske , iskreno ocekujem tvoj detaljan test, daj akcenat na bateriji i kako se se vidi tekst sa kolor slikama. Veliki pozdrav
I'm trying to decide between Note Air 3 C and the Supernote A5X. Primary use: for reading and annotating PDF's. Any opinion on which would be better? Thanks
What want is definitely a Supernote. A year ago I’ve had the same feeling for the choice. But after I tried the boox for one day: bring it back and ordered the Supernote. Big difference that I love: no OS that wants you to do everything on the device. But a clear smart way to read, write and annotate! Yes! 😊
Hi, I would like to see some tests with pdfs. I have many TTRPGs pdfs and it will be really nice have a e-ink color screen to stop using a regular tablet. By any chance did you test pdfs with this device?
@MyDeepGuide I saw it however, the pdfs I'm plannning to use are 2 columns. Another think I'm wondering is if it supports dnd beyond. Probably I'll by one to test because if it works for those, it will be a game changer for ttrpg players/dms
A problem I have with the Max Lumi (latest firmware V3.3.2) is with PDF annotations being made on the device do not appear on the PDF file once uploaded to a PC. Could you please test or comment about this? Thank you for your excellent and enthusiastic reviews.
Hi Voya, this is also the device I’ve been waiting for. Wondering - are the cold and warm light separate as in the NA2 or does it have brightness/warmth adjuster like the TUC?
Thank you for the review! I just received my Note 3C, and there is s gray bar on the left side of the screen. By any chance, are you seeing this also on yours? Thank you.
Need to know those battery life numbers ASAP, before I pull the trigger. 3700mAh seems small for a 2.8GHz CPU and GPU enhancement... It's the only thing that would redirect me toward the B&W version!
OK, I'm in a big pickle right now... I want to buy an e-ink device for taking notes for work. Also want to try and write a book on this kind of device (NOT a novel 😛 ), so a physical keyboard would be really great. Which device should I go for? I really like Supernote A5X, especially for focus, I love that reMarkable has keyboard, but now this - Note Air 3C looking like they've fixed all the previous quirks. What should I do???
To whom it may concern! Don’t make a big mistake, don’t by a reader with the color screen! You loose all the pluses of the e-ink. Battery life, eye comfort. Buying the Nova Air C was my biggest mistake. I see that the new one didn’t get any better
Boox keep making devices over and over; hoping that sooner or later someone find what they like and buy one :) I think the Note Air is their most successful line as it is the best device in terms of price/performances; but with the color screen they basically killed it in the negative way, as I would rather have a NA3 in black and white with the nicer refresh and faster CPU than with color to be honest. it is 500 dollars though... And does not even have a folio with a keyboard As much as I like the new color screens; they are still lightyears behind a decent experience for most documents and newspaper; out of 100 paper and magazines I tried on my Tab Ultra C, maybe less than half are OK and less than 10% are actually pleasant to look at. The rest is just like a 1990s laptop with a very bad LCD screen. At that point I pull out my Lenovo 12 inches from 1992 and read PDF on it; at least I get the real experience at that point :D
Depends on the lighting conditions. If I am in a normally lit room, daytime, then I don't use the front light, and outside I don't use the front light. At night time and when using it in not well lit conditions, then I use the front light.
sorry, im a bit lost - you put here reflectibility as a positive? i always assumed its a negative and unintentional side effect of most screens. anyone can fill me in on the positives? I trust Voja know what he is talking about, but i been stuck for 5 minutes trying to find bright side for reflectivity
Yes, what I am referring to is that the reflectivity characteristics are good, meaning, low intensity,and dulled down, which means less intrusion onto the screen content. So, good reflectivity performance = low intensity and dull reflections, bad reflectivity performance = high intensity and sharpness.
@MyDeepGuide thank you! That make more sense. I think its a translation issue on my part. I thought you meant the screen showing reflection - like screen glare or reflection of what behind you. Which made me even more confuse cause there was realitively no glare despite studio lighting :)
I'm an owner of an old Nova 2 and have to admit that the lagginess and writing delay makes it hard for writing .... Wouldn't be an iPad with Paperlike 2.1 better than this note 3C when it comes to performances and writing ?
I have an iPad with the paperlike protector. The Remarkable 2 and Kindle scribe are both much nicer writing experiences. I love my iPad for many reasons, but the writing experience is some way behind e-ink.
@@davidr1431 thanks for sharing your experience, so for writing and reading without too much stress on the eyes the iPad is in 2d position .... And between remarkable 2 and the scribe, wich one would you pick ?
@@sesame25 For writing experience, they are both very good. The Remarkable is a bit grippier than the Scribe but the scribe is not slippy. Both are good. For me, the trouble with the Scribe vs the Remarkable is the Scribe is a pretty bare bones note experience. The Remarkable has a more rounded set of tools. In the Scribes favour, the 300PPI really makes a difference in the look of notes. For me, 227 PPI is too low a resolution and makes writing look at little jaggy in comparison. The Remarkable suffers in its refresh rate against the Scribe with a lot more ghosting but the Remarkable is a very attractive item that I enjoy holding and using. For notes though, I couldn’t really recommend the Scribe. I use it to practice maths questions ie endless paper, but not for notes that I am going to refer back to.
@@sesame25 I should just add that for reading pdf’s (including annotating pdfs for learning purposes) or anything that it will display, I use the scribe.
I don't need to feel. If you watch my in-depth review you will see the measured test that the NA3C is a lot faster than RM2. In fact, it's currently the device with the fastest writing latency on the market..maybe the TUC Pro will beat it, but yeah, RM2 is not even in the top 3 anymore.
@@MyDeepGuide Thanks, i'm really tie between this and the new Pro. Mainly because i was never able to buy either previous model due to stock issue. Really want a color e-ink to replacemy paper bullet journal and work on document, Trello, XTiles etc.
Thanks. How crispy is the b/w 300 ppi Boox screen compared with kindle scribe? I heard that screens of kindle devices are crispier than other devices on the market. Can you confirm whether the rumor is true? Many thanks.
@@MyDeepGuideeven in B&W mode is this Kaleido screened device as crisp as the Kindle Scribe? I assume the white screen is still somewhat grey when compared to the Scribe’s? So to that extent, when used in pure B& W mode, maybe not as crisp or good as the Scribe? But, of course, it has colour, Android 12, storage expansion and all the other great things that Boox is now offering for their note-taking devices.
Stay tuned for the upcoming in-depth review of the Note Air 3 C, coming this Friday, October 20th :)
Looking forward to your battery test, as everything else seems to be a major upgrade> Will wait for your final review before I decide between this and note air2 plus.
I can't wait for the deep dive as always ! But wouldn't be possible to test the Ipad with Paperlike 2.1 🙏? I'm hesitating to upgrade my old Nova 2
im waiting your review. Because i will buy it.
Yo Voja, a question❓
Could one not simply hook a small Bluetooth keyboard with integrated tablet stand and have the same thing like Tab Ultra C❓ Just sleeker and more usable?
What's the point then, of buying C, or C Pro for that matter (even though we don't fully know yet what are they going to improve there...) or what's the point of putting them in other category (tablet PC's 😐) if You can have the same thing (and better) hooking up Air 3 C with adequate BT keyboard...
Am I mistaken❓
Does Tablet PC category mean the same sh*t like Air but more square, with camera (that literally nobody uses), with awkward camera bump and optional keyboard you can attach via pins that loose connection if you move it...
Come, please answer me this one.
Is that actually it❓
😁😁😁😁😁 I'm just as excited to see this as you are! They didn't abandon it!
I have the note air 2 plus, not ready to upgrade yet, but soooo happy there's a future to this line! And the notebook orientation had me cheering; it's the first software update I'll be genuinely celebrating!
Can't wait for the review, clenching my teeth for the battery tests.
Thank you for this! And for the few years of work before 😊
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Supernote has been the thing I have wanted for years but is out of reach moneywise, especially because of the functionality of their notetaking, with the headings, tagging, etc. I want one of these now. Despite my reservations about the speed of their production cycle, the age of the OS, the lack of openness, etc. Excited to see the full review. Even though it's basically the same price as the supernote and I still can't get one yet. xD
I'm getting my Nota Air 3C tomorrow😊😊😊 I've been waiting on this since I got the 1st edition Note Air and fell in love with the screen and form factor.
I was crossing my fingers for 300ppi b/w screens to pop up, assuming end of Nov would be the end of Kindle Scribe exclusivity, but this got me excited enough to go buy as soon as the Boox event ended. Can't wait to try it out-great to see your enthusiasm about it! :)
I love this review so much! I just ordered mine. Your enthusiasm was so amazing to watch and made me excited to receive mine :) Keep making videos, they are so great!
I love your excitement!!! I hope that you will get to own your own Note Air 3C!!!
Excellent first impressions. You’ve done a great job. Thank you.
I've been watching so many of your videos, trying to decide which device to get. It looks like the Note Air 3C is meeting many of my needs and use case. Can't wait for the in-depth video! Thanks!
I'm loving my Tab X and have no plans to upgrade to anything else at the moment, but I am just happy to see the overall progress this company has made because overall quality will ultimately inform all of their products.
I was dissapointed they didn't announce a Tab X C, you know they will in January, after I buy a Tab x. -.-
@@SCARRIOR I just don’t think the quality is there with the Kaleido for the 13.3
So happy for you! I can hardly wait to see your in-depth review.
Looks like a great piece of hardware. I think I might just pick one up. Haven't bought a new Boox since the Nova 2 so I think my bank can forgive me for it. Happy to see you getting this excited about it as well, looking forward to that review!
I love how you kept saying "sexy" lol I could feel how excited you were just opening this up.
I was waiting for this upgrade for years. I have to buy it! :)
Voja - love seeing how excited you are about this device! It's like Boox listened to all of your desires for the next air device and put them into this device! They should call it the Note Air 3 C - Voja Edition. But why, why, WHY does Boox not have this type of textured screen on the Ultra devices? My mind needs that paper like feel to take notes. I guess we'll see if they continue this with the Tab Ultra C Pro. As always, thank you so much for your exhaustive overview, and I look forward to your three and a half hour review of the Note Air 3 C (I'm kidding...but I would indeed watch a review that long!)
I just got the note air 2 a little over a month ago. i don't think i'll be upgrading because i got it for the monochrome color scheme. definitely cool how far e-ink has come since i saw the release of the first kindle model ever.
This device seems awesome and the one I was looking for all this time. One for reading books, pdfs and comics
just bought one, very happy.
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for this awesome overview! I've been holding off on a new Boox device since the original Note Air which has served me so well. I bought that device based on your recommendation, and I was so close to the Boox Tab Ultra C based on your review, but I shared your hesitancy and was so hoping that this device would exist eventually. As soon as I woke up this morning and saw your initial impressions and watched it, I ordered the Note Air 3 C immediately afterwards! I'll still check out your in-depth review obviously haha, but I wanted to make sure I got one before it sold out! I was wondering though, is the feel of writing better than the original Note Air? I know my original felt pretty glassy and definitely didn't sound like the one you have here.
Really happy to see where this tech is going.
Sold! This will be my holiday gift.
Interested in the bluetooth keyboard performance.
So funny- most reviewers need to check out Kit's explanation of the portrait stand position with the new cover. Fold the cover back, tent the middle sections in a vertical V with the diagonal cuts turned up to allow for a backward slant, then slide the open end in so the magnets can attach to the back right...
Amazing video. Thank you for sharing. Great device... I'm still using my note air 1...💸
The best looking air that I have see 😮
Very nice video. Now it becomes interesting for me. I will wait for your review. Thanks
I love seeing Voja talking about this device the way a teenage boy talks about the hot new cheerleader at school. 😁
$500 is an amazing price point for this device. I think I'll be snatching one up.
Voya went back to his high school ex which is know thiccer and yummier
Cannot wait for the full review....
I am very much looking forward to the testing results. I own a Note Air 2 Plus and I love it and similarly to you I am a big fan of the Note Air line. I am already quite excited about it. It's great that the writing experience remained as good as it is on the Note Air 2 and I am very interested also in the reading experience and TH-cam performance.
I bought Tab Note Air 2+ last year, and I will strongly consider this new model. My only minor complaint is the placement of the charging port. The device's cover must be opened in order to. charge. I see Boox moved the power button to the top of the device, how about moving the charging port to the bottom of the device??
I've been holding out on any of the color devices so far. I'm positively inclined towards this, especially since they've finally broken the Android 11 deadlock that we've seen for the last generation of releases. What I'd most like to see is a deep comparison between the NA3C and the upcoming Tab Ultra C Pro - other than the camera and presumably a slightly bigger battery, what will the TUCPro bring to the market to justify its higher price?
In addition to a larger battery and the camera, the Tab Ultra C Pro also includes a 50% boost (6GB) in onboard memory, twice the local storage (128GB) and includes the upgraded Pen 2 with eraser. So, battery, camera, memory, storage and better stylus.... all for an extra $150 bucks. I love the new Note Air 3, but suspect it will be eclipsed by the forthcoming Ultra C Pro. It's also worth noting (no pun intended) that the Note Air 3 offers considerably less battery run-time as compared to the Note Air 2. That color display and upgraded CPU/GPU comes at a price measurable in battery life. Given that the Tab Ultra C Pro will include a considerably larger battery, I would not be surprised to learn that it actually outperforms the Note Air 3 in battery life.
I had been planning to get a note air 2, but waited until today to see what the new release would be like. Now I think I'll have to get this one, even though I personally don't need a color screen. I feel like the upgraded specs alone fully justify the extra $50 to the price. My only gripe is the greenish color of the device, which doesn't seem to have been changed. I wish they would have made it either black or white, but ok.
My understanding is that the other BSR devices have bigger batteries to compensate for the higher power demands. If this has more or less the same battery size as the prior Note Air, this could be a big minus on this device. However, I really like everything else I see. Looks like Boox has come out with a winner!
Boox is in their own league right now. They’re the gold standard for e-ink devices. I just bought and returned the Thinkbook Plus Gen 4, thinking it could replace the makeshift e-ink laptop I made using Super Display, Surface Pro and Boox Tab Ultra C. Wow, it doesn’t even come close in terms of speed or managing ghosting.
I like the fact that the interface is like the Air series and not the Tab series. I am not a fan of the widgets on the main screen on the Tab series, the bar on the side of the Note Air gives easier and quicker access in my opinion.
Hey Voya! When you do your full review - could you please show how PDFs generated from the note-taking app look like when opened on a PC? I'm especially curious to see how pencil strokes are rendered, and how colors come across! There's usually some change when notes are translated to postscript. And do the colors come out as muted as on the Note Air 3C? Would make sense!
Thanks!!
Very promising indeed!
Just got myself an iPad Pro 11, and I have other boox products, but man am I ever tempted to get this, or the new tab ultra c pro.
I'm soo tempted to upgrade my Nova 3 to this. Though I probably should wait for comparisons with Tab Ultra C Pro. xd
It’s going to be hard to remain level minded on this model. Really looks awesome. To things:
- Can’t wait for the response and performance of KINDLE reading. This is a big deal because of my commenting history on my kindles. Please test soon!
- It seems the Scribe Pen would be a perfect match for this machine. It has magnets curved design what seems it would fit AWESOMELY on the Note Air 3 C. Do you have one to test, including response to eraser and action button.
Looks very promising.
MicroSD YEAHHH
You're enthusiasm just made me order it..... Now let's hope your review is also positive 😂
The specs give the impression that it will fall short on battery life. If all goes well on that front as well, this may be an Ulra C killer.
I noticed the keyboard problem occurs mainly when using both finger and pen to type. If you, use only fingers to type, you greatly reduce the chance of missing letters.
I was looking at the newest tab ultra c pro model but something about having the camera bothered me as I didn't think I would be using it and I don't like the bump it has for it. This however seems to be exactly what I wanted. Still watching your video but I'm heavily leaning towards this version now. I may just order it by the time I finish watching this video.
Please watch the in-depth review as well, to see the whole picture.
@MyDeepGuide bought it after weighing the pros and cons. I think most of the cons are things I didn't want it to do in the first place... like taking pictures. I left you a comment on your detailed review.
I'm looking forward to receiving it. Let me know if you have any starter tip videos in terms of initial setup options to get the best benefits.
Is it as dark as the svd screen when the front light of air c is off? One reviewer compared it to the tcl-8s rlcd tablet and said it's better to buy the color rlcd because the color ink is also very dark. I'm trying to buy svd if both color ink and rlcd need external lighting. How dark is the difference between the two products when using only external lighting?
Good work once again. I am guessing that close-up miking of the sound doesn't really convey how using the pen will sound in actual usage. Also, in this video, the cats came and went so fast that I didn't see them.
Hi , very good review. I actually have a Bigme color unit from one year ago. I can use sketchbook for drawing and flipaclip for animation with global handwriting . How good can be this boox at these apps . It could be very interesting and original to test these apps for your next review . I use Bigme like a tablet but it is also lack on resolution and strange washed and blur colours watching video. Is it a big step product ? Waiting your great review and congratulations from Spain .
ok QA engineer insight here about the title in 22:50 - though I'm extremely late so they might have fixed it since (hopefully) -
since you say its an old bug, only in title, this make me think they changed the keyboard across the system and did not change it there.
this could be simple error nobody noticed, or to block certain characters that might not be allowed for file names.
if its the latter the solution is to use a normal keyboard but highlight the errors- which on black and white devices might have been hard to implement a solution that was noticeable to the user. we usually mark warning messages of the type in red. it could be that they realise its not visible enough and test users don't understand why they couldn't save their file.
if they havent fixed it yet, this is what i would suggest - if possible, squiggly line under the problematic character, error in bold and with red underline - the underline will render gray for black and white devices, but the bold and the squiggly line are there to catch their attention. and for color user the red line will be visible and slightly more intuitive as we associate errors with red.
Can't wait for the review. Is it time to replace my note 3?
really looking for your kobo app review part coming up
Really looking forward to your full review of this product. One request please, if you could test the onenote app and how it syncs and performs would be greatly appreciated.
I can do that, but at a later date, as the in-depth review is already done, and that is not a part of it. But I will be covering it in a separate video.
Many thanks @@MyDeepGuide
@@MyDeepGuide Why wait until Friday to put the in-depth review online? ;-)
Because that is the schedule that suits me :)
Hi there! Thank you for your review as always :)
I was asking myself: does it worth the upgrade from a note air 2 or should I wait for a possible and future next one?
Thanks :)
Thank you Voja! I have note air 1. The text sharpness is wonderful, is the text better in the note air c? I have no problem with darker, as I always keep front light on. Thanks for your time!
Hola! Me encantan tus desceipciones. Estoy decidiendo entre Note air 3 c y tab mini c. Deseo usarlo para leer articulos científicos y escribir. Cual me recomendas?
How much does it weigh? Sounds like this is the Boox I've been waiting for since my original Note Air. Wish I didn't get impatient and jump on the B/W Tab Ultra train to boxy heavy tablet town. I can't help it, but every time I hold my Tab it reminds me of a Zune compared to the iPod-ish Note Air series.
Wow... please try browsing in dark mode, with and without warm light, on colour and on black and white subjects > how is the readability then / maybe compare it to LCD (and if you revisit other devices, as well)... - will there be a max colour?
Thanks for this video, and looking forward to see more details!
What are your thoughts on the Android version?
And what's your opinion on the breaking issues of these screens that have been reported. Are those really so fragile?
Could you also show a side by side comparison to e.g. a Nova Air or so, just to get a good view of the 'white' colour difference? Thank you!
You should do a comparison of the contrast as the Air 3C is darker than the Air 2. When - and how much- front loading is necessary? How does this affect battery?
Hi Voya just five minutes in. I own the TUC, coming from the Note 3 which I preferred to Note Air. I like the 300dpi, the speed, the colors. Not much of a writer, but I like the pen and writing feel so far. I do not like the weight at all, also the edges. Took almost a month to adapt to the weight and it will never feel like N3 with about 375g. But may be the most disappointing drawback to me is the darkish, blueish color with lights off. It is a big difference to the N3 and even more to Note 1, which was without lighting. As you have said more than once IIRC, every additional layer comes with some quality loss in some respect setting off a bit the intended advantages. What I like about Boox devices is that I don't need to use the lighting often. But with the TUC without the lighting it seems, to repeat, so blueish and dark that I can recognize the text quite harder than with Note 3. I guess it is because of the hardware requirements making the colors possible. Not sure if you mentioned that darkish contrast in your videos on Tab Ultra or TUC, cannot remember, making me even wonder if my device is functioning normally. So my question, have you noticed that darkish, blueish display as well? I often feel like in the middle of the day to turn the lighting on being inside. Something I never thought about with the Notes. So I am looking forward watching your videos on the NA3C. I probably will prefer it a lot to the TUC because of the weight and hopefully other positive points like a better contrast, whiter and lighter on the display. It has 300 dpi for starters and is may be much more suitable for my needs because the E-ink reader side of things is the most important for me.
Hi, Bravo for your very good job. Could you tell me where "notes files" are on the boox Thank you
Thank you for this first impression. I just ordered :) Loving my RM 2, but it is to limited at work were we are using MS365. My question: Is it possible to change the pre applied paperlike film? I would think that it will loose some of its properties over time or get scratched.
Thank you for your comprehensive review. I'm a programmer. Can I use it as a color monitor??!! Have you ever tried to conect it to your laptop? e.g. by HDMI port
Please check if it can work with MS OneNote. Also can the screen be split e.g. taking notes on right side and reading pdf on the left? Thanks a lot for the channel 😊
Does anyone know if this feels like the Kindle Scribe ? Because I love that
I guess I should have waited a few months more. My Tab Ultra C is wonderful, but it is heavier and less comfortable than I would like ... and I -- too -- have found that the camera is useless.
as far as I can tell from their website, the cover is *not* included. You had to order that separately (for a hefty 50$), is that right?
Dragi Vojo, ovo sam cekao preko dve godine da se pojavi ocekujem da ce moci da se nabavi preko Madjarske , iskreno ocekujem tvoj detaljan test, daj akcenat na bateriji i kako se se vidi tekst sa kolor slikama. Veliki pozdrav
Wich one would you recommend for the "ultimate" note taker for google work environment ? This one or the Ultra C Pro ? Worth to upgrade to the Pen 2 ?
Would you prefer this or the Remarkable 2 for writing experience?
I'm trying to decide between Note Air 3 C and the Supernote A5X. Primary use: for reading and annotating PDF's. Any opinion on which would be better? Thanks
What want is definitely a Supernote. A year ago I’ve had the same feeling for the choice. But after I tried the boox for one day: bring it back and ordered the Supernote. Big difference that I love: no OS that wants you to do everything on the device. But a clear smart way to read, write and annotate! Yes! 😊
I would love to see OneNote experience! ❤
Hi, I would like to see some tests with pdfs. I have many TTRPGs pdfs and it will be really nice have a e-ink color screen to stop using a regular tablet. By any chance did you test pdfs with this device?
Yes, in my In-depth Review of it, you can find it in the same playlist on my channel :)
@MyDeepGuide I saw it however, the pdfs I'm plannning to use are 2 columns. Another think I'm wondering is if it supports dnd beyond. Probably I'll by one to test because if it works for those, it will be a game changer for ttrpg players/dms
A problem I have with the Max Lumi (latest firmware V3.3.2) is with PDF annotations being made on the device do not appear on the PDF file once uploaded to a PC. Could you please test or comment about this? Thank you for your excellent and enthusiastic reviews.
Hi Voya, this is also the device I’ve been waiting for. Wondering - are the cold and warm light separate as in the NA2 or does it have brightness/warmth adjuster like the TUC?
Thank you for the review! I just received my Note 3C, and there is s gray bar on the left side of the screen. By any chance, are you seeing this also on yours? Thank you.
Yes, but it is quite faint. It is something I believe I covered in the in-depth review.
@@MyDeepGuide Thank you so much. I will review it. Have a great day!
Need to know those battery life numbers ASAP, before I pull the trigger. 3700mAh seems small for a 2.8GHz CPU and GPU enhancement... It's the only thing that would redirect me toward the B&W version!
I wonder if it will be good for reading comic books in terms of colour performance.
OK, I'm in a big pickle right now... I want to buy an e-ink device for taking notes for work. Also want to try and write a book on this kind of device (NOT a novel 😛 ), so a physical keyboard would be really great. Which device should I go for? I really like Supernote A5X, especially for focus, I love that reMarkable has keyboard, but now this - Note Air 3C looking like they've fixed all the previous quirks. What should I do???
To whom it may concern! Don’t make a big mistake, don’t by a reader with the color screen! You loose all the pluses of the e-ink. Battery life, eye comfort. Buying the Nova Air C was my biggest mistake. I see that the new one didn’t get any better
Q. Is possible, combine my notes from Livescribe+ with this device not separate app but combine (transfer). I wish you a good day. ;-)
Boox keep making devices over and over; hoping that sooner or later someone find what they like and buy one :)
I think the Note Air is their most successful line as it is the best device in terms of price/performances; but with the color screen they basically killed it in the negative way, as I would rather have a NA3 in black and white with the nicer refresh and faster CPU than with color to be honest. it is 500 dollars though... And does not even have a folio with a keyboard
As much as I like the new color screens; they are still lightyears behind a decent experience for most documents and newspaper; out of 100 paper and magazines I tried on my Tab Ultra C, maybe less than half are OK and less than 10% are actually pleasant to look at. The rest is just like a 1990s laptop with a very bad LCD screen. At that point I pull out my Lenovo 12 inches from 1992 and read PDF on it; at least I get the real experience at that point :D
Hey, will this case will also fit on my boox note 2?
@MyDeepGuide do you find the screen to dark without the backlight?
Do you know when the firmware upgrade will be available for download?
How is Notion on this device?
How do you find the screen to be when reading articles or books without the frontlight?
Depends on the lighting conditions. If I am in a normally lit room, daytime, then I don't use the front light, and outside I don't use the front light. At night time and when using it in not well lit conditions, then I use the front light.
You are not objective ah ah ah , but it sound so good ! What is the weight ? I am waiting for the same device 7,8 inch
sorry, im a bit lost - you put here reflectibility as a positive? i always assumed its a negative and unintentional side effect of most screens.
anyone can fill me in on the positives? I trust Voja know what he is talking about, but i been stuck for 5 minutes trying to find bright side for reflectivity
Yes, what I am referring to is that the reflectivity characteristics are good, meaning, low intensity,and dulled down, which means less intrusion onto the screen content. So, good reflectivity performance = low intensity and dull reflections, bad reflectivity performance = high intensity and sharpness.
@MyDeepGuide thank you! That make more sense.
I think its a translation issue on my part. I thought you meant the screen showing reflection - like screen glare or reflection of what behind you. Which made me even more confuse cause there was realitively no glare despite studio lighting :)
I'm an owner of an old Nova 2 and have to admit that the lagginess and writing delay makes it hard for writing .... Wouldn't be an iPad with Paperlike 2.1 better than this note 3C when it comes to performances and writing ?
I have an iPad with the paperlike protector. The Remarkable 2 and Kindle scribe are both much nicer writing experiences. I love my iPad for many reasons, but the writing experience is some way behind e-ink.
@@davidr1431 thanks for sharing your experience, so for writing and reading without too much stress on the eyes the iPad is in 2d position .... And between remarkable 2 and the scribe, wich one would you pick ?
@@sesame25 For writing experience, they are both very good.
The Remarkable is a bit grippier than the Scribe but the scribe is not slippy. Both are good.
For me, the trouble with the Scribe vs the Remarkable is the Scribe is a pretty bare bones note experience. The Remarkable has a more rounded set of tools.
In the Scribes favour, the 300PPI really makes a difference in the look of notes. For me, 227 PPI is too low a resolution and makes writing look at little jaggy in comparison. The Remarkable suffers in its refresh rate against the Scribe with a lot more ghosting but the Remarkable is a very attractive item that I enjoy holding and using.
For notes though, I couldn’t really recommend the Scribe. I use it to practice maths questions ie endless paper, but not for notes that I am going to refer back to.
@@sesame25 I should just add that for reading pdf’s (including annotating pdfs for learning purposes) or anything that it will display, I use the scribe.
Do you feel the latency better than the reMarkable2?
I don't need to feel. If you watch my in-depth review you will see the measured test that the NA3C is a lot faster than RM2. In fact, it's currently the device with the fastest writing latency on the market..maybe the TUC Pro will beat it, but yeah, RM2 is not even in the top 3 anymore.
The 10.3 GO is gonna replace the Note Air 3, correct? Why would any buy the Note Air 3 again?
Because it has a front light and an SD Card slot, and the flip book cover can be used as a vertical stand as well.
Will you review the Ultra C pro ?
Yes, but I will be receiving it later in October, I don't know when yet.
@@MyDeepGuide Thanks, i'm really tie between this and the new Pro. Mainly because i was never able to buy either previous model due to stock issue.
Really want a color e-ink to replacemy paper bullet journal and work on document, Trello, XTiles etc.
no flipping page performance test?
Yes, but in the review. This is the unboxing and first impressions video, as the title says.
Is it compatible with the Kindle Scribe Premium Pen ?
Yes.
It's possible connect keyboard with Air3?
Bluetooth keyboards yes.
Battery life will be critical for me, rest looks nice. My Mini C's battery is not great and that's 5000mah.
For the price I really wish this had more RAM. 4GB in 2023 is very low.
18:50 you almost fell for it
Allllmost :)
Thanks. How crispy is the b/w 300 ppi Boox screen compared with kindle scribe? I heard that screens of kindle devices are crispier than other devices on the market. Can you confirm whether the rumor is true? Many thanks.
Not true
Not true. 300 PPI is 300 PPI.
@@MyDeepGuideeven in B&W mode is this Kaleido screened device as crisp as the Kindle Scribe? I assume the white screen is still somewhat grey when compared to the Scribe’s? So to that extent, when used in pure B& W mode, maybe not as crisp or good as the Scribe? But, of course, it has colour, Android 12, storage expansion and all the other great things that Boox is now offering for their note-taking devices.
Still same old android version?
How about watch the video, or read the spec sheet?