09-28-2024, 05:59 PM | #1 |
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Eye strain, education, teaching, manga... EOL Note Air3c?
Hello,
I'm looking to buy an e-ink tablet to use for as much as possible as an education student as eventually as a teacher. Looking for an e-ink tablet because between online school, remote work, and my specific hobbies, I spend so much time looking at screens and my eyes hurt. Key needs: 10"+, keyboard connection, Zotero annotations, web, good warm frontlight Sorta flexible: colour, android apps, writing recognition
For the above reasons, I was looking at purchasing a Boox Note Air3C from einktab.ca but it seems things are nearing the end of life. From my research, I think I'm pretty happy with the device as is. And while it's not technically urgent, I'm rather miserable at the moment looking at normal screens all day every day. How much do you think the future devices will improve things? Is there anything else available right now that would suit my needs? Should I wait or just go ahead and buy it? |
09-28-2024, 06:33 PM | #2 |
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Since eye strain is a problem for you, you might want to avoid Kaleido, since the passive colour filter reduces contrast significantly. It's also worth noting that NA3C has much worse battery life, due to the BSR GPU that cleans up ghosting. If you need a keyboard cover, you would need a Boox Tab device, but both NA3 and NA3C support Bluetooth keyboards.
The Go 10.3 is newer and has a better screen than the NA3, but it also has no frontlight. Since your key concern is eye strain, you might consider improving your ambient lighting situation so that you don't need a frontlight, though. You're pretty much stuck with Boox if you want Android, but keep in mind that many applications don't work on e-paper screens, even though you can install them. IIRC there are some hacks in place to make One Note sort of functional for handwriting, but you really need to use the native notebook functionality if you want good handwriting performance. |
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