They renamed it from Poke to Go to help streamline the product line, to simplify things, to bring some logic to the naming. So now we have the Go 6, Go 7, Go 10.3, and the Go 13.3-uh, I mean, Boox Note Max. (WHAT?!!!) Never mind the 6 and the 7 look nothing like the 10.3...and the 10.3 looks IDENTICAL to the 13.3" device. I really wish Boox would hire Literally Anyone Else to help develop the product names.
It's so easy. If you just want a 10.3 tablet, go to their website and you'll see options for the Note Air 4C, Go 10.3, Note Air 3, Note Air 3C, Ultra C Pro, Note Air 2Pus, Ultra C, Tab Ultra and the Note Air 2. Not confusing for a new customer at all!
I think my comment got deleted - but essentially Boox has 8 or 9 different 10.3 tablets available on their website RIGHT NOW, many with miniscule differentiating factors which is insanely complex and confusing. I agree, they need a solid product manager to clean up, especially now that they're using different names for devices with the same design language (Boox Go vs Note Max). It's super confusing to potential customers.
Not to forget that their most portable devices of them all, is not called Go anything, but Palma 😂 Go is not about portability, and not about design, so what does Go stand for?
I just got mine last night in the mail, reviews complained it was slow but I only wanted it to read play books and keep my progress across my phone, tablet, etc. Every single app went into a folder I titled trash except play books. The amount of available memory you have at any given time isn't even around a third of it and I think it's all going to ai garbage or other things I don't care about. Can't disable it. Turned this and that off and it's fine. Does exactly what I need it to. Fits in my hoodie and back pocket, the case is nice and I've been reading even more pretty much everywhere since I got it.
Can you be specific about what you turned off (and how) to improve performance? I would like to tweak as much as possible but if the performance can't improve I may have to return it, which would be a shame. Thanks
I wish reviewers would stop complaining about this device not having auto-rotate. The fact you can make it rotate to any direction is the important part (vs kindle that only has 2 orientations not 4). I turn auto rotate off on all my devices, especially when reading since having it rotate on me while I am using it becomes tiresome quickly. I much rather have a more versatile software than an extra sensor when it comes to price.
Carta 1300! 🙌 but man, 2GB RAM and Android 11 for a "new" device at the end of 2024 is a tough sell... the Go 7 has double the RAM which explains the better performance.
Thank you for yet another thoughtful, well planned review. I wish Boox had given it 6GB RAM and Android 12. Even with a price increase, it would have made it my dream monochrome pocket reader/browser, and a great compliment to my Go 10.3.
The Go 6 was supposed to ship with Android 12, but actually comes with Android 11. I was disappointed to find this out after I purchased mine. Android 12 is even printed on the box. It does seem like the OS needs some optimization, but I think the 2GB of RAM is certainly a bottleneck for overall responsiveness.
Hey Voja, thoughts on durability? I had the palma and it had the 'ghost crack" that many boox users suffer from (substrate cracking from seemingly nothing without external damage to the screen). That scared me pretty well away from boox.
Can you please tell, what's the battery performance? No one speaks about battery life of this eReader, is it that bad? (How many hours of stand by and reading without front light you will get with WiFi off)
I saw another TH-camr say it lasted roughly a week of regular non WiFi reading, can’t remember which one though. I should be getting mine in a few days and plan to test it out. Though a week long battery is definitely “worse” than the 2 week battery of the Kindle (my experience with 6+hrs of reading w/o WiFi), I have no problem charging an ereader once a week compared to using my iPad or phone that would need daily charging.
At this point I think that Onyx is just pulling names out of a hat when naming their new releases. Case in point, why is the Note Max not called the Go 13.3?
I have 2 boox devices I would like to synchronize my notes and library but with out signing in to the cloud services, is that possible ? reason is not sure of there security for personal data.
No, that's not possible, because the very act of synchronization means that the systems involved have to have a way to understand who you are, so that they can synchronize your data between your devices. So, if you want to use synchronization, you need to have a Boox account at the very least and use that for synchronization purposes.
If you go to Google.com and type "Boox Poke 3 specifications" and then in a new tab the same thing but type "Boox Go 6 specifications" you will be able to look up any specification differences you might be interested in.
Have you seen the announcement of the new Boox products? In particular the Boox Note Max? The Boox Note Max, with the new features of firmware 4.0, seems VERY interesting to me. I'm waiting for the release of the Supernote A5X2 to buy my first e-ink, but now I'm starting to have doubts.
They renamed it from Poke to Go to help streamline the product line, to simplify things, to bring some logic to the naming. So now we have the Go 6, Go 7, Go 10.3, and the Go 13.3-uh, I mean, Boox Note Max. (WHAT?!!!) Never mind the 6 and the 7 look nothing like the 10.3...and the 10.3 looks IDENTICAL to the 13.3" device. I really wish Boox would hire Literally Anyone Else to help develop the product names.
It's so easy. If you just want a 10.3 tablet, go to their website and you'll see options for the Note Air 4C, Go 10.3, Note Air 3, Note Air 3C, Ultra C Pro, Note Air 2Pus, Ultra C, Tab Ultra and the Note Air 2. Not confusing for a new customer at all!
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I think my comment got deleted - but essentially Boox has 8 or 9 different 10.3 tablets available on their website RIGHT NOW, many with miniscule differentiating factors which is insanely complex and confusing. I agree, they need a solid product manager to clean up, especially now that they're using different names for devices with the same design language (Boox Go vs Note Max). It's super confusing to potential customers.
Not to forget that their most portable devices of them all, is not called Go anything, but Palma 😂 Go is not about portability, and not about design, so what does Go stand for?
I just got mine last night in the mail, reviews complained it was slow but I only wanted it to read play books and keep my progress across my phone, tablet, etc. Every single app went into a folder I titled trash except play books. The amount of available memory you have at any given time isn't even around a third of it and I think it's all going to ai garbage or other things I don't care about. Can't disable it. Turned this and that off and it's fine. Does exactly what I need it to. Fits in my hoodie and back pocket, the case is nice and I've been reading even more pretty much everywhere since I got it.
Can you be specific about what you turned off (and how) to improve performance? I would like to tweak as much as possible but if the performance can't improve I may have to return it, which would be a shame. Thanks
@@SteamyPMcGee iam planning to buy is it worth?
I wish reviewers would stop complaining about this device not having auto-rotate. The fact you can make it rotate to any direction is the important part (vs kindle that only has 2 orientations not 4). I turn auto rotate off on all my devices, especially when reading since having it rotate on me while I am using it becomes tiresome quickly. I much rather have a more versatile software than an extra sensor when it comes to price.
What price are you talking about about?
Carta 1300! 🙌 but man, 2GB RAM and Android 11 for a "new" device at the end of 2024 is a tough sell... the Go 7 has double the RAM which explains the better performance.
Thank you for yet another thoughtful, well planned review. I wish Boox had given it 6GB RAM and Android 12. Even with a price increase, it would have made it my dream monochrome pocket reader/browser, and a great compliment to my Go 10.3.
I'd love to see you compare it with other devices side by side when you do the "Display" overview.
Is it possible to get a review of the Dasung Revo color 25inch screen ? Thank you !
one of the biggest issues with the poke 5 is the battery life. has that been addressed in the go 6?
The Go 6 was supposed to ship with Android 12, but actually comes with Android 11. I was disappointed to find this out after I purchased mine. Android 12 is even printed on the box. It does seem like the OS needs some optimization, but I think the 2GB of RAM is certainly a bottleneck for overall responsiveness.
Yep, I also think that the sluggishness is caused by too little RAM
Hey Voja, thoughts on durability? I had the palma and it had the 'ghost crack" that many boox users suffer from (substrate cracking from seemingly nothing without external damage to the screen). That scared me pretty well away from boox.
I can only comment on the devices I have used, and my Poke 2 hasn't had a single issue, cosmetic or functional in 4+ years now.
@@MyDeepGuide That's good to know. Thanks for your insight
Looks great ! Which one compared to the mobiscribe b & w and why ? (Even if they are not the same exact niche market )
Can you please tell, what's the battery performance? No one speaks about battery life of this eReader, is it that bad? (How many hours of stand by and reading without front light you will get with WiFi off)
Yes, I have the same question
I saw another TH-camr say it lasted roughly a week of regular non WiFi reading, can’t remember which one though. I should be getting mine in a few days and plan to test it out.
Though a week long battery is definitely “worse” than the 2 week battery of the Kindle (my experience with 6+hrs of reading w/o WiFi), I have no problem charging an ereader once a week compared to using my iPad or phone that would need daily charging.
I got it like 1 week reading non-wifi, and totally fine for me (2 hours reading/day)
@Quoctuanvu01 thank you!
Sleeper device, because bunny on the screensaver is sleepy 😪
At this point I think that Onyx is just pulling names out of a hat when naming their new releases. Case in point, why is the Note Max not called the Go 13.3?
How long the battery lasts?
I have 2 boox devices I would like to synchronize my notes and library but with out signing in to the cloud services, is that possible ? reason is not sure of there security for personal data.
No, that's not possible, because the very act of synchronization means that the systems involved have to have a way to understand who you are, so that they can synchronize your data between your devices.
So, if you want to use synchronization, you need to have a Boox account at the very least and use that for synchronization purposes.
@@MyDeepGuide Thanks for the update, would you know if their CLOUD services are SECURE.?
I can see absolutely no difference between this and my Poke 5... 👀
what's the spec difference between this and the poke 3?
If you go to Google.com and type "Boox Poke 3 specifications" and then in a new tab the same thing but type "Boox Go 6 specifications" you will be able to look up any specification differences you might be interested in.
Does it have dark mode
Boox Pogo Stick.
How about battery life ?
@@inocanandrei6950 it's not great but, I love this device. I use it more than my note air 3c because of the form factor
Feels more like a $84.95 device.
the 2gbs of ram is the reason its slow.
Have you seen the announcement of the new Boox products? In particular the Boox Note Max?
The Boox Note Max, with the new features of firmware 4.0, seems VERY interesting to me.
I'm waiting for the release of the Supernote A5X2 to buy my first e-ink, but now I'm starting to have doubts.
I think Voja may be waiting for review units before talking about them.