This tablet looks very cute and is lightweight, making it easy to carry everywhere. The E Ink screen is comfortable for my eyes, and it has greatly increased my reading time because I enjoy using it so much. The battery life is okay, but takes so much more battery with WiFi connected, Overall, I’m very happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone who likes reading!

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TLDR: you’ll probably spend more time setting up your device than reading at first (the learning curve is not for the faint of heart) but it’s an otherwise powerful little e reader.The long version:I already have a Kindle for reading and an iPad for taking notes both of which I been using just fine for years. Literally the only reason I got this e reader tablet is because I started a graduate program that requires a lot of reading. I refuse to read digital books on my laptop or phone. I also refuse to only have physical copies that lack all the perks of digital such as keyword searches. Kindle e readers do not support accessing the textbook company apps like Vitalsource and Pearsons so I was searching for an e paper device that would let me access digital books from multiple sources and actually enjoy all the reading.That narrowed things down to Android based e readers which actually cuts out a of lot brands like PocketBook and reMarkable because they are not Android based. I went down a rabbit hole of research and was pretty set on getting a Meebook because it was cheaper. However I could not find a direct way to order from Meebook on Amazon and I kept reading reviews that made me question their reliability. Bigme was also on my shortlist but I was reading everywhere that their software was consistently poor because they focus more on hardware and add features like cameras and 5G and stuff. No, I was NOT intending to drop basically $300 on an e reader but I did not feel it was worth the risk of not going with a known brand like Onyx. Onyx has other Boox devices but the Go 7 B/W was in my budget and still offered the option to take notes while covering the core of what I intended to use it for.Okay that was the backstory, now more about the Boox Go 7....If you have ever used an Android device then some things will probably feel natural like finding settings inside a specific app. However if you plan on optimizing this e ink tablet you need to muster all your patience before you start. The settings are sooooo confusing. There are just too many of them and it is overwhelming because it is not even clear what effect a setting might have. If you want to disable page animations or change what the side buttons do you have to comb through a web of deeply embedded menus. The scattered layout and confusing names like "Regal" mode made the setup miserable.There is a manual installed as an ebook on the device but there is no real way to multi task on this thing so good luck jumping back and forth between apps unless you set up some type of gestures. You can also just use the QR code in the settings to take your phone to a Boox help docs link which thankfully has one of those AI chat boxes so you can ask questions instead of manually digging through all the user guide articles. I did end up using TikTok and Reddit and YouTube for a lot of my questions though.I kept experiencing a login error with the Bookshelf app and spent hours troubleshooting (I have never cleared cache and uninstalled an app so many times). After a frustrating google search I randomly read on some where that I should try changing the refresh modes by accessing the EinkWise menu. It actually worked. Something as innocuous as the refresh speed was causing the app to malfunction because it is not a native e ink app. The EinkWise settings are just a swipe away because a lot of apps are not optimized for e readers so you have to play around with the settings until they cooperate. So I guess at the end of the day thats not the fault of the device but just a limitation in the apps that might optimize for android or apple devices but aren’t technically made for e readers.Some other reviewer said that it’s not possible to make the background black and the text white but as you can see from my photo it’s absolutely possible. What I learned is that a lot of customizations absolutely depends on what app you’re using. Like the conversion text thing is available on the native reader app. Also even though I get a lot of my personal reading books off the Libby app I still prefer to read them in the Kindle app because it has more reading/page functions. So yeah the apps will dictate the functionality.The hardware design is fine. The power button is technically on the bottom corner. The device can be placed in different orientations. The physical page turn buttons are just okay. Now I know why Kindle discontinued their Oasis model because buttons are sort of mediocre experience wise. You need space to rest your thumb so you end up hovering over the button to avoid accidental presses. I would rather just swipe the screen (yes that required me to go through a myriad of settings to get swiping to work on each reading app). I think the only orientation that makes since for using the dedicated page turn buttons is with the orie...

As someone who's wanted to get back into reading, but didn't want to physically collect a bunch of books I might not like, I knew I needed to get an E-Reader with "options." I wanted the flexibility to add my own epub files, have expandable storage, and be able to side-load apps, and after lot of research I went with this, and honestly I could not be (much) happier. The main reason I wanted to side-load apps is for manga reading through Mihon/Komikku, which is also why I wanted expandable storage, because while epubs are tiny, the entirety of something like One Piece would eat up that internal storage quickly. Adding expandable storage was incredibly easy (didn't even need to format the micro sd card,) and installing my app of choice was as easy as any other Android device. Which wouldn't matter if the reading experience sucked, but my god does it not suck at all. The B/W display works perfectly with non-colorized manga, and while it does have a tiny bit of ghosting at times, it is incredibly quick to do a full screen refresh and get it looking crisp and perfect (as fast as you can blink.) Loading up your own epubs is just as easy, especially if you're on the same wifi network, because you can just type the BOOX's IP address it gives you in your browser, and drag-and-drop the files straight in without needing to configure Bluetooth/find a cable. Lovely. It is also incredibly well designed for holding, with the side buttons perfectly at thumb-level for easy page turning one-handed, and if you want to swap hands just rotate the device 180 degrees and now they're perfect for your other hand. I could gush forever about all the little things I love, but I do need to keep this short enough that someone might read it, and I do need to dock a star for 2 reasons; display quality and technical brainpower. The screen does appear to have 1 stuck pixel, which is fine for me since it is stuck halfway in a sort of grey hue, and with the pixel density I need to squint and get close to the display to notice it, but obviously this means its not a 5/5 Perfect display. The "technical brainpower" is what is needed from you, the buyer. This comes with no manual, outside of telling you what the physical buttons do, but other than that there is nothing telling you what to do in the menus, how screen refresh works, how to set up the dictionary, what "Freeze Settings" even means, etc etc. To be fair, you can (eventually) find a digital manual pre-installed in the device you can read, but the literal first entry was about a feature that had been re-named in an update, so I gave up thinking it would be accurate/any help. If you're like me and you "enjoy" rooting through settings menus to see what can be tweaked and altered, then this isn't the end of the world, but I could never recommend this to people in certain age ranges without some serious help from their younger loved ones. Like I said though I do love this device, since it does everything I wanted it to do, in a very premium and well-thought out manner, I just cannot call it a perfect product given its couple of flaws. If you are tech-savvy, like to tinker, and are looking for an E-reader to take in some non-colored visual content (I would not recommend getting anything smaller than this for manga/comics) then I think its a great choice, and would recommend it, just not as the kind of thing that would be perfect for everyone.

I love it! after trying Bigme B6, Boox Go 7 Color Gen 2, Durobo Krono this Boox Go7 BW is my winnerI mainly use it for reading novels online thru the Brave browser, it works great for WTR LabsPros:there is no background graininess that the other e-readers have ,the letters are sharp and crisp,out of the box it feels lightweight and expensive, so much customization options for the buttons and with EinkWise for the looks of the text and colorCons:the size its not something you can just throw in your bag and go,I find the my wrist hurts after using it for long periods of time (maybe because of how I hold it for button use),If you get dizzy a lot its hard to read while scrolling manually in Brave browser because of the way it scrolls (the way I get around it is setting up the button to scroll 20%-50% of the page)Overall I really like itReasons why I did not like the other E-readers: (main use is reading WTRLabs on Brave browser)Bigme B6[feels plasticky, no buttons for scrolling, grainy background texture],Boox Go 7 Color Gen 2[letters are not as sharp and background is not as crisp and clear compared to the B/W version, color is not really that great-if I wanted color I have an ipad for that],Durobo Krono[honestly it was a very hard decision between this one but ultimately Boox won because I like the cleanliness of the background and the sharp and crispness of the letters, If Durobo has the OS of Boox and the EInkWise customization I would totally choose it]

This review will be moreso for those who are considering their first ereader and wondering if it's worth it. This has changed my life! I was not sure I would like an ereader. I lug a book around everywhere, 600 pages at times. This thing fits in my slim cross body small bag. This is comfortable to hold and I got a cover case with a kickstand to have it up on a table when I am eating. How amazing to not have to figure out how to hold down a book while having lunch! I love the buttons. I also love that I can customize the font size, sharpness and the brightness. Yes, the setup is cumbersome. Although it is an Android operating system, it functions nothing like your phone. But chat GPT helped me figure that out pretty quickly. My favorite thing about this is that you are not locked into either the Amazon or Kobo systems. In fact I have not used either of those platforms and have read several books for free. With my library cards I have downloaded both Libby and Cloud Library. Also, as far as the operating system goes, if you have an Android phone you can also simply download those same apps to your phone and use your phone to borrow books search through the library Etc. I use my e-reader only to read and I don't treat it as though it is supposed to navigate the way a phone or tablet would. I have my tablet already, that's not why I bought this. It's been absolutely incredible. I felt guilty for spending the money, but it's honestly one of the best purchases I've ever made in my life!

I absolutely love my Boox. I’ve abandoned Kindle for Boox. The android system is just so much more functional. The ability to load Libby, Kindle, epubs, pdfs, access the web is just a game changer. The build is quality , and I love the page turn buttons. Wished I would purchased sooner.

I think the reason this isn’t more 5 star reviewed is because people buy it without understanding what kind of product it is. If you don’t know what Calibre or koreader are this product is probably not for you. You have to realize that although you can download and install any android app for this device, this device has an eink screen so it won’t be very user friendly unless you use the builtin apps and keyboard or you understand which other apps are optimized for eink screens.I think of this as a better kindle - way faster and more memory - in general. Running android apps gives you more flexibility. The built in apps, user interface and keyboard are solid and appropriately optimized for an eink screen.One thing that’s annoying about Boox is that so many products and accessories are not in stock in there store or on amazon. That’s a shame.