Now that Onyx has launched their first 10″ black and white eNote with a 300ppi display, the Kindle Scribe is not the one choice for people who need a 10″ eNote with a 300ppi display, as a substitute of a 227ppi display like most 10″ fashions.
I already posted a comparability of the screens on the Boox Go 10 and Kindle Scribe, and the Boox comes out forward on readability and distinction, and the entrance layer is thinner so it makes it seem to be the display is nearer to the floor.
Nevertheless, there’s one key function the Boox Go 10.3 lacks, and that’s a frontlight, so the display solely appears higher when there’s sufficient ambient lighting to see it clearly.
Exterior of that, the Boox is superior to the Kindle Scribe in a variety of methods, particularly when it comes to general notetaking options, and with the flexibility to put in Android apps it’s much more succesful and versatile than a Kindle ereader.
I nonetheless really feel just like the Kindle Scribe is a greater ereader, although, no less than on the subject of studying precise Kindle ebooks. The Kindle app is usable on the Boox Go 10, however, like I at all times say, Android apps aren’t designed for E Ink screens, so there’s much more flashing, ghosting, and basic glitchiness.
You should use Onyx’s optimize settings to assist reduce a few of these points, however the expertise is rarely going to be as clean as utilizing an precise Kindle gadget.
The Kindle apps additionally lacks help for some key options, like utilizing customized fonts, and including sticky notes utilizing the stylus—that’s solely supported on the Kindle Scribe.
The Neo Reader app on the Boox Go 10 helps a variety of codecs, and there are extra settings obtainable to customise the structure of ebooks, and it has some further options like with the ability to write immediately on ebooks (whereas the Scribe solely helps sticky notes), and it’s method higher for PDFs, however the app lacks DRM help so any bought ebooks aren’t going to work with out eradicating the DRM first, which requires a number of extra steps. And Onyx’s built-in e-book retailer is completely ineffective—I do not know why they insist on together with it in any respect.
Each gadgets include a stylus for notetaking, and so they each use the identical Wacom expertise so they’re interchangeable. The Kindle stylus has a nicer really feel, for my part, and the premium stylus has a button and an eraser. The Boox stylus is reasonable plastic with none buttons or an eraser, nevertheless it will get the job executed.
The worth of those two gadgets is surprisingly shut. The Boox Go 10 is $379, and the Kindle Scribe begins at $339 for the 16GB model with the essential stylus. The 32GB model is $389, and the 64GB model is $419. The Boox has 64GB so it’s really cheaper than the equal Scribe mannequin, however the Kindle Scribe goes on sale on a regular basis (typically it’s over $100 off), and Onyx’s gadgets not often ever go on sale.
Video: Boox Go 10 vs Kindle Scribe
