The Best EINK Tablet Ever | Onyx Boox Tab Ultra Review

[@yziquamizzle]

I love how E-ink tablets are becoming more and more capable. Looking forward to getting color E-ink version of this some day.

[@userrelkjwrweefdggfdgsagsadgw]

thats just normal tablets 🤭🤭

[@Ronzo777]

@@userrelkjwrweefdggfdgsagsadgw No it's not. Colour eink does not = lcd.

[@shehuehue]

Agree, I hope they will soon be mainstream with more customizations/variations to choose from.

[@byard55]

Bigme Inknote -- is color

[@goodereader]

Color epaper has been around for 14 years and there are about 60 devices that use color epaper currently

[@kaojaicam]

I'm always surprised at the lack of mention of battery life in these videos. Battery life is one of the key benefits of ePaper displays.

[@OurFantasyLife]

I think its just kindof assumed that you're going to be getting days and days of batterly life when compared to something like a Tab S or an iPad.

[@Drzahman]

I completely agree, the more capable these become, the greater the battery consumption and that needs to be tracked accordingly. Battery life tests would be handy.

[@Llyonard]

Absurd quality, e-ink really is becoming a full force in any aspect

[@youtuberschannel12]

Why not just get a normal tablet at this point?

[@shouldersofgiants4649]

e-ink doesn't strain your eyes

[@altamasparsanov9181]

@@youtuberschannel12 you're dumb. 3 ink is a revolution in itself.

[@shinumi85]

I love how Boox keeps upping the game for the E-ink scene, between them, Remarkable and Bigme they're forcing scene to advance rapidly

[@7hamcw]

It's encouraging that Onyx continues to push the envelope. Hope to own one one day!

[@albertm0110]

It's amazing to see how fast they got the display to refresh, looking forward to more manufacturers doing the same

[@costascostas1760]

There is a monitor, too! Plays video!

[@paularodillo]

Awesome ereader... I can’t believe how far we have come. It’s exceptionally ultra! 😍😍😍

[@Verhoeven91]

It's great how they pack more and more features in such a (relatively) compact package

[@scottbecker3485]

Reviewers like you are the reason KZbin shines (despite being a pretty dim place with regard to free speech). Highly informative, not self-aggrandizing in any way, candid, entertaining… Man, you just got me all on fire about a device I didn‘t even know I „need“ (haha). So much so that I‘m gonna grab one. Last time I checked the market for notetaking devices as an alternative to my iPad, I only found the Remarkable. As you pointed out, it‘s plastered all over the place! So much so that I missed out on the slew of new and better products now available, like the one you reviewed here. The only remaining question for me is: Can it also be used for reading my Kindle books? Without conversion, even? That would be a dream come true!!!

[@MrReedmonkey]

Of course you can read everything, EPUB, google, kindle, Kobo. I have note air and it all just works

[@scottbecker3485]

@@MrReedmonkey Thanks for your experience with these. I the meantime I bought the Nova Air 2 instead, based especially on weight and size. I decided I, as an iPad Air user, didn’t need quite as much as the Ultra has to offer, but rather a slightly larger alternative to my Kindle Voyage, with the nice controls for color temperature plus easy notetaking without getting distracted by my iPad.

[@MrReedmonkey]

That's cool. I underuse my boox I think because it doesn't do all I need. But it's a great 10.1 inch e-reader.

[@RynoDBones]

Hooray for expandable storage! I hope that continues making a comeback.

[@sushi_donut]

I've been waiting for a note taking tablet, and this one might be it! I'd love to see a comparison with similar 10.3" devices in its price category someday.

[@scottkuban5]

Agreed. I would love to see an Ultra and Air 2 Plus comparison.

[@Volvoamazon62]

That's why I like the remarkable 2. It's pure, without all the distractions like on this tablet. Big plus of the Boox is that you can sync, mail, convert text for free as for remarkable you need a paid connect subscription (only early buyers got it free for life). And the backlight is a great feature on this one. Would be nice to have on the rm2

[@tjackson215]

When they add color to this, I'm absolutely buying it!

[@johnstjohn4705]

By far, the best review I've seen of the Tab Ultra. Great job. Nicely paced and very informative. My Tab Ultra with the keyboard cover comes in three days, and I'm even more excited after watching your review. The Tab Ultra's "wall-to-wall everything" is what finally convinced me to get an e-ink tablet. Also, I'm deeply into the Apple ecosphere, and this will be my first experience with Android. I'm all for it because it will allow me to use Notion and Word apps to connect with my apple devices.

[@dale_moore]

How has it been so far? I recently bought the Supernote and am starting to regret not getting this instead. I've only had it two days and it's so limited in what it can do.

[@leoponce82ponce]

what about evernote usage.. or onenote? .. what about real life notetaking and handwritten recognition?

[@Juan-jl9ec]

I love how quickly this space is improving. Can't wait for an A4 size & color enabled version of this. It would be over at that point.

[@saladpotato]

Normal tablet, you meant

[@arilohr5641]

@@saladpotato no, becaue normal tablets have LCD screens

[@angal26]

Thanks for this great video. I’ve been following this topic since the product was announced, and watched many other videos as well. I really like the concept of Tab Ultra. Finally decided to go with the Note Air 2 Plus instead of Tab Ultra mainly because of the camera bump. I doubt my use case will require a ‘document scanner’ so frequent that I have to tolerate the wobbliness of the Tab Ultra without a case. Was thinking that the Tab 10 (Chinese version, without camera) design would be more suitable (and probably cheaper as well w/o the camera). Again, please continue to make more videos on this product/ topic. Love them!

[@zagohcap]

I may look in to getting this one. I have a previous 8 inch version and it's just a little too small to do all I want to do with it. It would be great to have a full size pen and more power.

[@wilsoncj]

You should look into the Note Air 2 Plus. It's thinner and less expensive than this model, but with the same size screen

[@daryl4d]

I’ve ordered one myself, will arrive Friday… but would like you to do an in-depth review of the handwriting experience, particularly the AI handwriting to text feature. I have a Boox Max Lumi 2 and it really needs a lot more polish… you do some handwriting, hit AI and then after it converts to text … you can reflow it or adjust the text with the original button but then there seems to be no way to copy the altered text back to the original page with the handwriting , cause basically you want to replace the handwriting with the text… you can do it but it takes a ALOT of steps.. and since the Tab Ultra uses the same notes app, it will have the same issues… BOOX needs to fix this…

[@rogibaer]

Very exciting. On the one hand, I can't be bothered with cameras and 'making an note-taking ereader a tablet', but that immediate book page to text was impressive and useful! I really want to know real-life battery time... Thanks, looking forward to an in-depth review with writing and drawing, and the potential for saving work on the mSD card or USB flashirive when in the field.

[@whattamelon2846]

I'm on my 3rd Boox Note and like the look of this. For some reason Onyx never install decent bluetooth audio codecs such as AAC, LDAC or even APTX. This turns android devices into high end audio devices at no cost to the manufacturer, I have a Fiio BTR5 that sounds stunning on my phone but weak on my Boox Note. Can anyone tell me if they have finally added decent audio codecs to this device ?

[@nikolayy8520]

Hey, did you know that external keyboards, even the Boox one, are only qwerty. There is no possibility to use qwertz or AZERTY!

[@julialianjosecarrera5649]

I look forward to see how these e-ink tablets are going to be developed

[@PhilippWeimer]

I ordered the Boox Tab Ulta the other day, after having checked reviews on your and other sites. Unfortunately, for anybody who intends to use the device for handwritten note taking, i would recommend to look for another device. The handwiting conversion on the Boox Tab Ultra under firmware 3.3.2 is unusable, as there are too many severe bugs. a) When converting handwritten notes. words are not converted but entirely deleted. I assume these are words, that were not recognized, how ever I would prefer to see missspelled words that are tracked by a spell checker, than having words ommited. b) The reflow function simply seem not to do work. Using the Reflow Button, i would assume that lines should be combined to create a continuous paragraph. Instead, line breaks still occure where they occore i the hand written text. Occasionally, two lines are get combined into one, but i have no idea what the rules for this are. In addition, there no obvious way to get the converted text back into the original page. c) The function labelled "Original" is flawed as well, the result is a mess with individual words printed in various font sizes , and there seems to be no option to transfer the text back to the original page as well. d) Insert text does what it is supposed to do, but unfortun­ately places the converted text on the same layer directly on top of the handwitten text. Good luck selecting the handwritten text to delete it. Once can create an empty layer prior to textconversion, in that case the converted text is placed on this new Layer. All of this is a shame, as the overall experience with the device is as expected, the device is snappy, the handwriting experience is pleasant and the build quality is good as well.

[@goodereader]

Good comment. Well thought out :-)

[@GWCSdances]

I read documents a lot and I am getting old. So, I have always been looking for a e-reader. However, e-readers have limited functions. Until I found Boox products. The combination of e-ink screen and android OS is powerful, allowing me to read many documents on my google drive, check emails, and take handwriting notes. I owned Boox Lumi2, but I found the Tab Untra is even more powerful with the keyboard. I love the keyboard because it is has a direct physical connection with the tab (not like the Bluetooth keyboard which is slow and takes lot of battery power). I also like the case that support the tab. If anything for improvement, I would suggest to enable a shallow angle for a portray orientation. Initially, I found the unit rejects Google Chrome browser, but later on, the issue went away. It is important to keep the native Android functionalities. The CPU is power and the screen refresh is fast. This makes the unit a good replacement for all other tablets. I bought this unit to function as a small computer and to protect my eyes. I will look for even more powerful units in the future and even better refresh speed. Great product!

[@jub8891]

this would be almost perfect if it let you install a linux distro on it.. it could be a proper e-ink laptop

[@campertheadam]

Andronix and termux can get you a long way.

[@okutaviof]

You actually forget you would need a proper cpu for a proper new laptop. This device, i assume, ithas a Snapdragon 662. For a laptop, I would hope for 3 times or at least 2.25 times that (something down the road of an intel N5015, N6005 or a Rockship RK3588) And 4Gb is also not worth it for a laptop. And NVMe SSD would be best. If you don't mind black/white e-ink (i'm still waiting for color e-ink), you could get an hdmi 13.3" BOOX mira monitor. And a minipc... And since you might care more about the powerconsumption than the perfomance, perhaps an Intel N6000 (x86) (6W) rather than the other two intel processors. A Rockship RK3588 (arm) (4-6W) would be great but you should know that it's still not in mainline linux kernel (perhaps next year). Toptop M6 and Rock 5B board (respectively) have m.2 NVMe slot. A powerbank with 12V3 usbc PD outout for the N5105 and N6005 (and the 12V3A usbc cable as well)

[@campertheadam]

@@okutaviof oh, yeah, your workload needs to be tailored. Writing emails and sshing to boxes to do stuff probably fine. Compiling stuff locally? Not sure. But I can comment only for programmers workloads.

[@okutaviof]

@@campertheadam Indeed, I suppose if you were to need compiling a better option would be the 15W ryzen 4800u, which might be the cpu I end up buying when the color- 13.3 e-ink monitor day comes.

[@maudes6960]

Would be so pratical to have all my ebooks from different retalers in one device and to take notes. The refresh rate seems really fast also.

[@worminstool]

13.3 version coming?

[@DrAngellius]

Sadly they officially said that at the moment they aren't planning 13' tablet. So at least 1 or 2 years.

[@YeralReloaded]

Do you know if it is possible to use other applications to draw or take notes, such as sketchbook or evernote? I think I once saw a review that said that the pen can only be used with the app that these tablets already have installed Do you have shipments to Mexico>?

[@emeraldsroses0524]

This looks so amazing. Didn’t realise that this was an e-reader from the description.

[@nikolayy8520]

Hi, thank you for the great review. Could the tablet be used as a secondary display of a laptop and if yes does it behave better than Mira 13 inches in terms of typing response speed? Thanks.

[@goodereader]

Yes it can

[@nikolayy8520]

@@goodereader I tested it. It is super slow. I recommend not to use it as secondary display.

[@pablomiguelarredondopena4657]

Just Ordered ! Now just waiting for an officially supported android e ink phone. Any guesses when will we see that in the market ?

[@ipepperify]

Thanks for the great walkthrough! Has anybody tried the Microsoft Onenote on this thingy?

[@rebeccakeller4666]

I use onenote on my boox note air 2 - which is one step down from this new ultra version. And onenote is really awesome on it. Boox has done a lot of behind the scenes magic to make it work good. Pen mode is slick and works. I only realized this when hear8ng some reviews of non-boox eink device (maybe it was bigme?) That didn't do this and onenote worked but was painful. Anyway, onenote is great on boox, I with this new ultra it would only be better because it's screen refresh is faster/better.

[@LictordeThrax]

what about battery life? Is there a 'battery save' mode to use it as a 'dumb' ebook reader?

[@fouzr]

This is probably a better productivity machine than a chromebook

[@jordanwoodstock902]

I love how far ereaders have come

[@alexergas]

Love the review!! Is the frame rate this laggy in person or is it just on camera? I’ve been looking at buying an ereader and I don’t have enough for this particular model but I’ve noticed a serious lag on the screen across different models/videos. Wasn’t sure if this was just how the eink looks on camera or if there’s a serious lag.

[@alexergas]

Ok update I have now seen the Ultra Fast mode and you mentioned the flashing; I’m thinking now it’s just the nature of the product and not a camera scenario

[@goodereader]

Yes, all e-ink devices have serious lag, because they're using physical ink capsules that display imagery.

[@AldoMendez]

I love the keyboard and the color, definitely want to purchase one

[@javierzapanacaceres2933]

I live outside of outside of United States, does the shipping works for South America?

[@YeralReloaded]

I was waiting for this review!!!

[@yorkiepudd]

This looks like a good product, I've never looked too closely at this brand before as I'm in the market for a basic ereader

[@JohnReynolds123]

Gotta love that keyboard with the orange key. They had done that with the pen also!

[@gayatrirane7619]

This is an all rounder ✨

[@ai_vfx856]

If they release a tablet like this with color, I am sold. Even with a much higher price tag, I would buy it.

[@goodereader]

They have been out for 2 years. We even make one ourselves. There are currently four models that are 10.3 in and color and have been out since 2020 Bigme max+ color B1 pro color Goodereader x Inknote color Carve color

[@ai_vfx856]

@@goodereader With the same refresh speed I mean...

[@xyifa]

This is awesome. I have a poke 3 and an ipad. I guess this tablet is the fusion of them.

[@MonerBilly]

This may be the tablet I buy this weekend. Looks so good.

[@lewisrogers5685]

Did you get it? Impressed?

[@royalpanther]

The one thing that is missing is a fingerprint scanner/lock, to protect our documents and data.

[@DrAngellius]

It actually has fingerprint scanner according to the specifications.

[@Garhobson]

This sounds better than the Bigme Good e-Reader Color E Ink :) Unless the OS can be updated to this level

[@ruaanvanzyl4079]

I love my Onyx and this just seems better than what I have.

[@ThomasCorfield]

Be careful: rhat's how affairs start.

[@MrGraceo77]

Great intro review, well done. Be keen to hear your thoughts on using with onenote for Android and how it may work.

[@eugwong]

What was the pdf reader you used at 12min? Is that built in or something downloaded from Google Play Store?

[@EvilAbs]

Does it have linkage feature similar to Supernote A5X ? I.e. possibility to insert links into the note and then export it to PDF

[@mihaipredescu]

I would be happy to see the exact same product, but with 13.3'' screen! It would be a wonder! Musicians need a full size A4 size, so it would be an excellent option to have! 👍

[@wilsoncj]

Have you seen the Max Lumi model?

[@mihaipredescu]

@@wilsoncj Yes, including Lumi 2 (the newest) but aside from that tablet, i wanna know does anybody else (company) makes another 13.3'' device and If not i dont see the reason why not making...or do they wait to implement new technologies like new Mobius Cartas or color-e-ink or Sharp screen tablets for the 13.3'' models, because I think this is the only reason they are not manufacturing. The 13 inch is best for A4 size paper replacement and including music scores. And I dont mean the GVIDO solution, too expensive and not a worthy upgrade.

[@ThomasCorfield]

I'm so excited about an eink tablet with a keyboard that I actually wetted myself. Is that normal?

[@ThomasCorfield]

Yes.

[@Lukas79591]

Wow... So I think this one's gonna be... At least. About the blue color edition that is shown in the video... Is that a thing that's actually be happening soon? 'Cause in the official website, they only seem to offer a black/grey option. In regards to color: do you think they are going to issue a color screen version of this one or any 10.3" color new model? In sight for Christmas, maybe?

[@VideoCoacalco]

Does it integrate with google calendar? Does pen takes pressure and angle? Can you draw in Amazon epubs?

[@unprofessionalreviews26]

Great review. Not sure its a fit for my needs. I dont need this for productivity, Ill read plain text books on a regular ereader, and look at cool pdf scans of books with colorful pictures on my good old Galaxy Tab S2. Dumping so much cash onto b&w unit for me is kinda eh, but to each his own. I'll wait for some more innovation 😉

[@BetterEveryDay947]

Now it needs a pro version with Colour display

[@moisesgonzalezsanchez769]

Can you show onenote one it and how it actually works with note taking... thank you

[@bronson5877]

Thats a pretty cool product, the pen and keyboard would make it pretty useful in certain scenarios. Its just 2 bad it doesnt come with physical page turning buttons.

[@kartiksolanki09]

I had no idea that the world outside of Kindle existed for e-ink tablets. But boy, is it good! This is my new hyped piece of tech that I wish to try.

[@veenitareadswrites]

I think you're Indian ( I think it is from your name) and if you live in India, you won't be able to buy it. Onyx is not selling their devices in India anymore. When they'll be back I don't know

[@AdoriDUnagi]

Can you write with the pen elsewhere then notes? Like into browser or apps (like Anki?)

[@dedefr4nk]

Unfortunately it's not available in my country

[@goodereader]

Yes it is, it is available everywhere. We ship to any country in the world.

[@wuliangye]

I wish we will see one soon with Eink Gallery 3 technology... In vibrant amazing colors

[@goodereader]

We are working on it :-)

[@wuliangye]

@@goodereader Please don't make it above $500 :-)

[@dentReviews]

is this still the best? i want to replace my libra 2 with something android based so i can use moonreader and kindle app and whatever. but i don't want to lose the screen quality... i'd prefer something not much bigger than the libra 2 as well. any recommendation? the boox devices look nice.

[@batner]

Engineering is always a tradeoff. You get e-ink behind the glass feel and you get 1-2 days of use out of your battery.

[@alicedalexandrite]

Honestly, if I was going to buy an e-tablet, this would be my go to

[@hedj2981]

Such a great contest! Wish you luck! Greeting from Kazakhstan 😊

[@GiggleGoddess88]

This is an interesting eReader. Hopefully I’m commenting on the correct video for the contest.

[@ezootter]

If I ever win the lotto this is one of the first things I'm buying, I love it.

[@jerome96114]

- Can the keyboard cover be used with other (german f.e.) keyboard layouts? - How do two paged pdfs (scanned books, etc) look on the (compared to Max/ Lumi) smaller device? Still readable, or rather useless?

[@mauriciomolas6263]

Thanks for the review. Excelent e-ink tablet. Love your channel!!

[@Neucher]

Hopefully they'll have a version with 300ppi in the not too distant future 🙏

[@goodereader]

They do. The tab ultra C is 300ppi and it's been out for months

[@holtikultura911]

could this be the definitive EINK tab this year?

[@goodereader]

Unless something comes out in the next 30 days.. this is probably the best of the year

[@rbranch234]

Cool. Seems like it is a great device and Boox a company that listens to consumer feedback

[@finalbossediting]

Dang that is an amazing device. Should I wait for the tab ultra color tho?? **Chews fingernails**

[@dardardar1215]

do we know when tab ultra coloor would come?

[@DrAngellius]

They unofficially said they don't plan such device yet... it highly depends when will they make capable screen... but with the speed we are getting things I would say - 4-6years. Enough to get one device now and switch it when it gets somewhat old.

[@robertgalea1301]

I am looking to buy a Onyx boox which tablet is the ideal for my purpose. I need the maximum storage possible125 GB and also Front light and colour. Which Onyx Boox is the best option to buy? Thankyou your opinion would be much appreciated. Hope too here from you soon.

[@robertgalea1301]

Does Tab Ultra have a voice recorder?

[@arcadicus_ezevius]

Hey, does tab ultra support MHL for hdmi output? Like connecting to a projector or tv with a usb c to hdmi cable?

[@mysterjaythang]

The display looks great!

[@LatifAmars]

Why no chapters on this video?

[@Dr.Akakia]

Typical youtubers

[@dale_moore]

If Android 12+ becomes compatible with EInk would you be able to upgrade to it? Or are you basically stuck with Android 11 forever so when Google stops supporting it you're stuck? I'm baked into the Apple ecosystem and never owned an Android so not sure how they work.

[@kaojaicam]

Does the usbc have display-out? Hdmi-out?

[@vasanthselvam11cs103]

happy holidays yall!

[@MrAwesomeAsian22]

Props for trying to game on XD. Actually not terrible

[@pfang100]

The e-reader should have option to allow connection with HDMI through an adapter and support color screen on an external monitor. Why not? It has a GPU and runs on Android.

[@andrewhking]

I wonder if you couldn't do a USB-C to HDMI cord for that purpose.

[@claudio39295]

You say "This is an Android tablet with an e-paper screen" Excelent definition

[@goodereader]

Yes, unfortunately that's not a new term. Hahaha. It's been around for many moons Because that is what it is :-)

[@chronez]

here for the contest.... and adding this item to my wishlist :p

[@ludenu]

Feature-wise, looks like it's got it all. The price though, still out of reach for most. Even more so if you plan to get it with the keyboard case.

[@QuadirZ]

Does Tab Ultra has a pre-applied screen protector like older devices?

[@DrAngellius]

It has but it isn't the same screen protector as the other devices... It should be more scratch resistant and it should feel a bit less paper like... but I am still waiting for a review that points out those differences.

[@pedromadureira5610]

Didn't know we were already at this stage in the e-ink

[@JesseStarrPhoto]

How is the pen feel on the screen compared to a Remarkable and iPad? I hate the way an Apple Pencil feels on my iPad pro, even with a Paperlike 2 screen protector

[@goodereader]

Far better than the remarkable, and world's better than the iPad But not as good as a Mobi scribe or a Fujitsu or Sony

[@JesseStarrPhoto]

@@goodereader Thank you. Very interesting. I find that very surprising since I think the Remarkable has an excellent writing feel to it. I'll give this a try. Thank you for your time.

[@goodereader]

Yeah for sure, the remarkable, in its own right, is a decent note-taking feel, but compared to the rest of the industry outside of what you see on Facebook ads... There are a LOT of options, nearly 50 choices when it comes to note taking. AND about 29 different stylus pens So you definitely have some digging to do. Hahaha.

[@lelluc]

Looks amazing! Might just upgrade from my old kindle 😁

[@WhitbyStuff]

It looks okay and I have one sitting in my Amazon basket but two things put me off. It looks very laggy, and I really want to see how it writes with normal size text rather than big swooshes, or large capitalised letters. Actual, normal writing. Secondly, the security issues with it pinging China all the time.

[@rramnarine8919]

Hi , I'm interested in purchasing the tablet, however concern about android 11 since we are already on android 13. These updates may discontinue some apps usability and basically limit the tablets longevity , would love to know your take on this. thanks

[@zagohcap]

Android 9 is still supported officially, so at the absolute worst I'd imagine you'd get several years of no worries and then after that you'd still probably be okay for a long while. Then you could just sideload apps. It's not something I'd worry about considering you can still buy phones with Android 10 and this thing is on 11 and is the highest version of Android on an E-Ink tablet.

[@harunomiya]

Very cool review. I'm tempted in getting one

[@sna24k22]

How is ms word on this?

[@mingchan9228]

I wonder if a normal capacitive stylus would work on this or not?

[@cs5602]

I believe Onyx devices support all the pens that’re compatible with Android tablets. I have a Note Air and I use a Lamy stylus to take notes cause the aluminum pen that came with the tablet wasn’t comfy at all

[@jcam42]

How much memory can you add with the Micro SD card? Is there a limit?

[@pontifexinstitute]

2TB

[@jcam42]

@@pontifexinstitute Thanks. Actually, I did some research and ended up buying a 1TB SD card, which works great. It seems that the 2TB SD card is theoretical, and no one makes it. There are some offered on Amazon, but it seems they are scams.

[@corwinweber693]

Give it color and a sim card and we'll talk. If nothing else I've gotten way too used to reading on a device where I can google or translate something in a book.....

[@rasmuspalazzi7155]

Agree, but also with "just" a sim-card (or e-sim) I would buy one. Great productivity tool for when I'm traveling... But to also carry a 4G modem, or drain the phones battery while sharing internet, kind of kills the purpose of carrying an E-ink device with long battery life.