Boox
Boox Tab Ultra
Boox trying to build an e-ink laptop — fast chip, 128 GB, keyboard folio, even a document-scanning camera. It reads and annotates PDFs well, but the writing surface is bare glass with no paper texture, so it feels slippery next to a reMarkable. Old, heavy, and only worth it if you actually want the keyboard.
Full specification
| Released | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|
| Screen | 10.3″ e-ink |
| Resolution | 1404×1872 · 227 ppi |
| Colour | Monochrome |
| Frontlight | No |
| Writing feel | ●●●○○ (3/5) |
| Operating system | Android 11 (Google Play) |
| Reads PDF | Yes |
| PDF hyperlinks | Yes |
| Handwriting search | Yes |
| Stylus included | Yes |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Weight | 480 g |
| Price at launch | $$$ · Premium |
What we like
- +Fastest Boox chip of its era
- +128 GB plus microSD
- +Frontlight, speakers, fingerprint
What we don't
- −Glassy, slippery writing surface
- −Camera bump stops it lying flat
- −Short battery for e-ink