Newer Is Always Better? | Onyx Boox Nova Air 2 Review
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2022
- The Nova Air 2 is a dedicated multipurpose writing tablet. It is purely designed for taking notes, freehand drawing, drafting and editing PDF files. Onyx has some of the best writing systems in the game and constantly refine the experience to give cutting edge tools for professionals who need something more capable than a Remarkable or Supernote.
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I’ve been checking the page every day for this thank you
I'm looking for a tablet for writing short stories and keeping a travel log. Does this item have an on screen keyboard or does the user just write with the pen and convert into text? Thanks.
This is an amazing review. Thank you very much ❤❤
What's the difference between Nova Air 2 and Note Air 2 Plus? (besides battery and screen size)
Hi guys ☺I've just bought the reader, and the pen doesn't work right out of the box. Should I do something before using it? Thanks☺
Does anyone know if a third-party EMT stylus (like the STAEDTLER Noris Digital Jumbo) will work on this device? Specifically, will the stylus' eraser work?
Would you mind commenting on screen reflectivity compared to gen 1? It claims better clarity. Is this noticeable? And does it happen at expense of increased reflectivity?
Very important question, please answer.
I want to buy a Nova Air 2 device, but I am afraid of putting the battery in the device. Perhaps I will wait for the third generation of it, but after contacting the company, they will not release it this year, unfortunately! ..so what is your advice
So, did they lose the textured screen protector and just have bare glass on this? I know they promised 50% better clarity this time around, and I’d hate for it just to be because they didn’t include their proprietary screen protector. My first ereader was the Nova Air 1 and I was disappointed how low contrast and hazy ebooks looked, in addition to the glare. It’s fantastic for marking up PDFs though, if a little small. The Kobo Libra 2 is current the gold standard for clarity, so that’s where I do my reading.
Amazon recently ended it’s magazine service. I can now no longer read newspapers and magazines on my kindle and am looking for other options. Are these boox android devices able to download native apps for the likes of NYT, Economist etc? Would appreciate any help that you can all give. Thanks !
Any idea what happened to the Nova5? On your website like a month back you mentioned a "Nova5" unit with a 7.8-inch display, page turn buttons, and an SD card slot?
Another day another question. Awaiting for my Tab Ultra to arrive, which will mainly be used for productivity. I've taken a liking for the BOOX product. My wife and I are avid readers so I ordered the Leaf 2 (from the Good E Reader store) for her (her first e-reader). I was going to get it for myself but black is not available. The question is, would this be an option for me. Wanted to avoid distractions but I'm visualizing using this as an e - reader and if I remember about something I had done on the Ultra I can access it from the Nova. Good idea? Only issue I actually have is no expandable memory.
Sorry for all this blah blah blah and thanks!!
I actually think this pen is better than the old one, the old one nib was a little too slippery for my taste but each to their own
What I want to know is in the Kindle app can one use the Kindle highlighting function and then handwrite in the window that pops up. And will your notes be saved with the Kindle book and thus shared with your Kindle app on your other devices. Anyone know?
No you can’t unfortunately
hello, based on your experience which one you recommend Remarkable 2 tablet or Onyx Boox Nova Air 2?
remarkable is nearly double the price.
I have a Nova 3 Color, but I will probably switch to this. After realizing the color don't do much for me, I want a device with a brighter / whiter screen, but at the same size, and with a stylus for note-taking. I think this is currently the only viable device? At 7.8" size I mean. Because that size is just the sweet spot for me for daily use.
Actually if i wanted color, i had ipad; i wanted eareader just for reading books….
@@Dr.Akakia Well the colors could be great when reading comics. But for that they aren't good enough yet on the Nova 3 C. The point is that with such a device I can read also while lying at a beach, in bright sunshine. That is exactly where devices like iPad suck.
I purchased this last week and getting very poor support from Onyx, everytime I launch the preinstalled Music app, it crashes. technical support do not seem to understand that this app is preinstalled. Despite sending them the crash logs from the Feedback they are no help. Any suggestions?
Any luck? Have you tried other player apps?
@@SlavaPtsarev After me pestering them I received a firmware update. Oh and yes it was on all Player apps available. I sold the device as it was laggy and slow and moved to the Note Air 2 Plus, which IMHO is far better all round
can it be used by a left-handed person?
Whats the battery life? Can anyone please help me out
How much free gigs does this have?
I'm looking for an e-Reader for mainly light novels, I was looking between the Kindle or Kobo but I didn't want to get locked into their eco system. Will this allow me to download the android app for both kindle and Kobo so I can purchase form either sites to read?
yes
I am using a boox device to read books from Amazon (kindle app) and Tolino store.
Thanks for the review! Does it get dim enough for reading at night without hurting the eyes?
Pretty sure the light can be turned off completely, as it's e-ink which doesn't need backlighting.
Nova Air 1 user here (afaik the backlight is identical between the 1 and 2) and yes, you can make the backlight as dim and red as you want. I use KOReader in night mode (white text on a black background) with very low, very red, backlight settings for reading at night.
What can you tell me about battery life of Nova Air 2?
It lasts me two days with heavy drawing use but without backlight at all.
Unfortunately this model is out of stock in the European shop. 😕 I may have to reconsider Supernote Nomad A6X since they're more or less in the same price range.
sorry, for the silly quaetion, but among all these note-taking features, there's no color, only black&white? can you erase/ undo a scribble? can you save the result as an image/PDF/both? can you email it/ save in Google Drive?
There's a color version of this device, the Nova Air C. You can definitely undo/erase. With the included pen you have to use the UI to select the eraser, then erase. It's easier with other pens with built in eraser buttons/ends.
Thanks for the video! Could you recommend a few pens that are definitely compatible with the Nova Air 2 and have eraser functions? I'm interested in something a bit more premium.
On the premium side, I have used the Lamy Al-star EMR and the Staedtler Noris Digital Jumbo: the Lamy has a button for the eraser function while the Staedtler has an eraser. On the whole I much prefer the latter in terms of writing experience and the feel of the eraser: only downside is the "pencil" look gives you a bit of a schoolboy air. I didn't like the Lamy at all. I prefer an eraser rather than a button and the writing experience was nothing to write home about, if not horrible (on the Note 2, Max Lumi 2 and Note Air). On the non-premium side, the original "triangular" pen that shipped with the Note 2 does the job well, I was really happy with it until I got the Staedtler. Surprisingly the passive Samsung stylus (one that ships with the S6 lite) feels pretty good. However, the Samsung is quite thin and again uses a button. So, if I were to recommend a premium stylus, based on my personal experience the Staedtler is the way to go even though the Lamy looks much cooler. If I hadn't lost my Lamy I'd probably see if the Staedtler tip would fit the Lamy...
@@chromodoris thank you so much, I go for the staedtler.
@@geriaguru if you could find an ebook dealer, best to try out first. Btw, just remembered this point: neither the Staedtler nor the Lamy is magnetic so wouldn't stick to the side of your Nova. Also, if you're going for the Staedtler be sure to get the Jumbo: if memory serves the non-Jumbo version has neither eraser or button.
@@chromodoris Sure, thank you very much. I have already found a dealer who has the jumbo. It is clear that it is not magnetic... By the way, can the Staedtler pen tip be used with the Boox Pen Plus? And is the Boox Pen 2 Pro compatible with the Nova Air 2? I couldn't find clear information on this.
Would it be possible to compare this one against the tab mini c? Other than the color, the handholding experience, writing feel, etc
I think it depends on what you want to do. I had a remarkable 2, and it's the best note-taking device ever - but it's nothing else. Also, it has no display lighting whatsoever, which can actually be an issue if you're somewhere where you don't have good light. So as an office-only note taking tool, the remarkable 2 can't be beaten. But I needed more than that, including being able to read Kindle or Tolio books, so I needed a tablet that allows to install other apps - and for that you need Boox.
@DanielKravetz Hi which device did you buy eventually Boox Tab Mini c or Nova air 2
Leaf 2 or nova air 2? Help!
Hi Peter, between Nova Air 2 and Leaf 2 white, which one would you pick?
Hey there, peter doesn't do the YT comments, our team does.
We suggest the white one, however
@@goodereader thanks for your reply, you mean leaf 2 white over nova air 2?
Oh sorry, it would come down to whether you need the note-taking layer or not.
What’s the difference between this and Nova Air 1? I can’t figure it out.
Just a newer cpu and Android 11 instead of 10, by the looks of it.
@@-chris- Thanks! Not much of an upgrade then. I was hoping the screen thickness would’ve been reduced like the Tab Ultra.
I don't see why they didn't upgrade the previous version to Android 11. Hardware limitations seem unlikely. It's almost as if they want to use a never version of Android as a driver of upgrades.
So this is significant jump over the first version, because I own the original Boox Nova Air? Thanks!
The color almost makes it look like one solid device.
it doesn't
@@user-jt5vm3mi1w ok
I don't really need the note taking cabalities, but would like an eReader with 7-8 inches for books and manga. Battery life and Android would be my most important features. The Leaf 2 looks great but 7 inches can be a tad small for manga sadly...
Nova Air 1 user here, I still find 7.8in a bit small for comics/manga. I'd check out both a 7.8in device and 10.3in and see which works for you. Sadly Boox 10.3in options are lower PPI, which is why I'm still reading comics and manga on my older Galaxy Tab S6 rather than e-ink. In another generation or two we'll probably see 300PPI in a ~10in form-factor.
@@arglebargle6207 but isn't 8 inches around the same size as printed manga volumes? Those are definitely big enough for me.
@@fretboardrunner it's close, but the aspect ratio is off IIRC so the same content presented on a 7.8in reader ends up being a bit smaller. It might work for you but I preferred the 10in display the last time I had a chance to use both.
@@arglebargle6207 how is it to read pdf?
@@EugeneBuvard it's fine, it's just very small. You can switch to landscape mode and scroll pages/up down to view in larger size. I'd look at ~10 or ~13in if PDFs are your primary use case.
I have the Nova 3 and I wanted to upgrade to this. However, my Nova 3 has a pen with a eraser and Nova Air 2 doesn't, this see more of a downgrade than an upgrade. They probably want you to buy Pro 2 pen which costs over $70. I used to love this company because it was innovative but now they're just being greedy.
are you happy with the performance of the device? I am thinking of getting one of these e-ink reader devices but maybe a table with a matte screen protector might be better.
@@tarkgundogdu8940 yes, I'm very happy with my Nova 3. I read books, read Manga. and I also use it to write my bullet journal. It goes with me everywhere I go.
Does it have auto rotate?
Yes
no. he have not hyroscop
Good review. But your store got terrible customer service.
how goo anki runs ont it?
Please buy a matte screen protector, use a Heart of Metal 2 pen, and this is almost a good drawing pad.
Even with a matte screen protector it is not advisable in any capacity to use a supernote pen on this device. But it WOULD function, correct.
Nah. It works. My screen is just fine. Been doing this for three or so weeks now.
Why don't you used the pen that comes with the device? Is a review of all not only the air device.
Because the tips from the one included with the device, are the exact same as remarkable, onyx, boyue, mobiscribe, King Jim, I reader, I fly tek, etc
And because they did not introduce any additional features on the pen, nor does the pen even have an eraser or secondary or tertiary buttons, it does not matter what pen we use.
And at the beginning of the video we already gave our thoughts on the pen itself. Thank you
Onyx said this one has carta 1200
Can you get the previous Air's pen and use it on this device?
This device will crash if you use the pre-installed Music App, the system UI crashes. No firmware update to resolve this problem. I now have a useless device as I need to listen to language learning sound tracks
Use another audio player app
I noticed the way the reviewer writes on it seems awkward, like youre avoiding on pressing buttons accidentally. Does it have palm rejection? Seems not a very natural way of writing. As someone looking to replace my hardcopy notebook, I would want soemthing that mimics my writing style, his hand just seems awkward
It has palm rejection
No sd card slot and no dedicated page turning buttons. So what this product is trying to say is: just buy our Leaf 2 then!
but its can be a note taking
The case has physical page turning buttons
I actually hate the physical buttons on my eReaders :D I guess it's good that there's something for everyone
@@scottoliver9594 actually you can buy the case and get turning buttons
I hate dedicated buttons on a reader. Guess what? Not everyone likes the same things as you. Maybe thats why they have different products ?
black n white doesn't work for me in this 21st century i would love coloured version.
Well the 20th century ended 23 years ago, and they've had color on e-readers since 2009
@@goodereader 21st century or whatever. the point was i would love the color version of this reader.
Yeah for sure, as we said, colors been around since 2009.
They have about 50 plus color e-ink devices currently available :)
@@goodereader okay great will check them out
Why on earth it has to refresh every time you draw a line or note something, it is so annoying.
you can change those settings :)