Boox Tab Mini C - A Third Look
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- There are a few things I wanted to do better from part 2 and a few questions were thrown my way, so hopefully this video addresses both.
0:00 Back to the Mini
0:30 Second Look at Comics
6:39 Google News Again
10:17 Notetaking Color Concerns Resolved
12:22 Standby Battery Life
13:59 Screen Darkness
16:16 Magazines via Flipster
20:50 Conclusion Redux
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Glad you showed the blue/chartreuse thing again. It bothers me a bit how much the dark enhancement changes thing even at such a low setting, but I guess considering it has just over 4000 colors available, the Mini C is doing really well. Thanks for this third look! I am living vicariously through you 😆I've been wanting the Mini C but am waiting for more reviews, and so far you're the only one who has really looked into it. 👍
Thanks for all 3 videos.
Loved the 1st video, no complaints here. It was exactly what i wanted to see. Ordered the Mini after watching your first one.
The continuation of comparison with vids 2 and 3 was informative and amazing. The settings changes on both devices was very helpful.
After watching all 3, I'm very glad i ordered the Mini. I'll definitely be happier using it than I have been with the Air C.
I think both devices stand up really well, but the more I use the Mini the more I appreciate it. But it really does depend on the use case. If someone had the Air and just read novels, there just isn't a tangible difference to warrant an upgrade. But in other use cases the differences are more apparent. Thank you for the nice compliments!
@jeffreymoss Of course, you're right on device usage. I loved how the Mini handled magazines. Seems like a much smoother experience overall.
On your video though, what really had me excited was using the Mini with your local library. I went full-on library geek. Have already filled forms
To get my card renewed. Never thought about that, so thank you. Probably 12 yrs or more since I've visited my library and we definitely need to support them.
Thanks again for all three videos.
Your comment is much appreciated, as my wife is the manager of a library. I'm going to be sure to share this comment with her!
@jeffreymoss thank you, that's awesome. My ex-wifes best friend went back to school for a second masters and went from being a teacher that would help out in the library to a well loved librarian. Librarians are beautifully brilliant!
Muy informativo!! Gracias!! Estaba por comprarme el Air pero por la batería y el efecto fantasma , mejor me quedo con el mini 😊
Thanks for the excellent comparison! And also for informing us that the colour issue was not a thing with the screens. I would have been sad to 'lose' blue.
Yeah, that was wild. You probably can't tell, but I normally work with the devices first before filming so I know what to focus on and try not to be too meandering. Despite that, I didn't notice this issue until filming and was really caught off guard by it. I'm glad I was able to figure it out and not give out the wrong information in the end!
I can't wait to get my hand on this device
Thanks for the redo! :)
Thanks for the video! Can you also comfortably zoom in pdf files like in magazines? And does the backlight create an eye strain if you use for long time? I want it mostly for reading pdf's but the screen being dark without backlight makes me sticking with b/w screen
Yeah, it handles pinch and zoom fairly well. Technically, it has front lighting, where the light comes in from the sides, bounces off the screen, and then to your eyes. But to answer your question, I never found the lighting to cause me strain.
Thank you very much for this series, helps a lot to decide! I am rather using my current Nova Air 1 for note taking, novel and manga reading so scrolling and refresh rate is no concern. I am actually thinking about getting the Air C as it is more lightweight. Regarding the mini, I am also a bit worried about the screen surface as it seems to be more tablet like. Did you notice a big difference when writing on both? And which writing feel did you prefer? Thanks again!!
Between the Nova Air C and the Tab Ultra Mini? I didn't notice any difference in writing. Both have a subtle, scratchy sound which I kind of like. It was also the same experience I had with the Note Air, so most of their devices are pretty consistent in that regard.
We really need such devices .. so much better for our health
I think we should see it in balanced mode on the mini. The ultrafast is not designed for constant use and will burn down the battery life way too quickly as it runs both the CPU and GPU at full speed constantly.
That's an interesting comment. Visually, I tend to think that HD/Regal are about the same, and also feel that way about Balanced/Fast/Ultrafast. I won't go as far as to say that I think they are identical, but you really have to look for differences. However, I haven't studied the relationship between each mode and the battery drain. At some point I will do a simple usage battery drain test, but I wasn't planning to do a range of tests because of all the effort involved. Hopefully someone will do that and post the results on Reddit. If I come across that, I'll reference that in a future video.
@@jeffreymoss I'm very interested in the battery test. I have the TUC, I'm looking at these devices as EDC.
@@debbr2304 Ok, I'll put that on my list of things to look into.
just receive it.But my problem is that it don't mount as an External hard Drive as kobo .On Mac I must use Android File Transfer wich is real pain in the A...( always disconnecting , and buggy , impossible to work with this ) If I have no other way to connect it, I'll send it Back.And where did you get the cover ? Thanks !
Sorry to hear that. With Windows it connects just fine and it's easy to transfer files. I got the cover from Boox directly.
Thanks for your work. I have just bought this device today and wait for it ,
if I just read book and take a little note will the battery last several days ? Or is it a problem on this device ? Is it fast to recharge? Is there night mode ? Thanks for your answer
It will depend on how you use the device. As an eReader, mainly paging through text, the battery life seems pretty good. If you scroll a lot and there are videos involved, or if you are using front lighting a lot, that will bring the battery life down. So it depends. It's not uncommon for me to read for 45 minutes and just drain 1% of the battery, which I think is pretty good. In terms of charging, I'm not sure how long it takes. I like to just plug it into my computers USB port and then I leave it to charge over night. It won't overcharge, so I don't worry about that, and while USB charging is slower overall, it may help extend the battery life over time (although that's just a suspicion on my part, it could be complete rubbish but that's my story and I'm sticking to it!). I'm not aware of a night mode for the system UI and I did look recently for it. But in general you want to work with white/light backgrounds more often than not because ghosting is harder to discern that way. It really stands out when the background is black.
@@jeffreymoss thank you.i ll receive mine today.I'll check all that !
When I had my Nova Air, I noticed horizontal lines in the background of the device. It was really distracting - does this exist on the Tab Mini?
I don't recall that with either the air or this device. So either those weren't there for me, or they were there but it wasn't something I noticed. Seems like that would be something I'd pick up on though.
Interesting, from close ups I don't see them in most devices. Perhaps I had a faulty device and didn't even know it! I had a Nova 3 previously and assumed it was a quality decrease to accommodate the color. My Tab Mini C comes tomorrow and I have been devouring your videos in impatient anticipation! Thanks for the quality content!
Jeffrey, thank you very much for your videos! They are excellent and help a lot in making a decision.
Do you think it's a good time to buy the Tab Mini C now or is it better to wait for a new version to come out because it has been on the market for a few months? Thank you for your opinion.
The Mini C came out at the end of June last year, and I notice they have been putting the Mini C on sale lately, so I'm thinking a follow-up model is coming. It's also been quiet from Boox lately, so they are due to announce a new product. Based on that, I'd hold off a few months and see what happens. If a new product does come out, that will leave two options, buy the latest thing or purchase the Mini C at a more favorable price. Of course, I don't have any inside information on all of this, just an outsider reading the tea leaves.
@@jeffreymoss Thanks a lot for your excellent feedback Jeff! Really appreciated.
Ну понятно! Если прокрутка важна - то наш выбор будет Onyx Boox Tab Mini C, а если мы обычно только книжки в doc, docx, rtf, fb2 или epub читаем на устройстве (а остальное вообще редко что делаем), то и Onyx Boox Nova Air C сойдёт!
That sounds about right to me.
How did you set it to do a full refresh when you swipe up from the bottom right corner?
Go to Settings, System Navigation, then More Settings under the Gestures section at the top right, and then that's where you can define the swipes up from the bottom of the screen. There are a lot of options to choose from.
@@jeffreymoss Thanks.
how does it compare to the note air 3C when it comes to its display (color and clearness)?
They are the same. Both feature Kaleido 3 screens with the same resolutions relative to their size.
@@jeffreymoss thank you. I just bought a Note Air 3C. I was just contemplating if I made the right choice. Thank you very much 😊
Can you comfortably read manga/comics with this, without zooming? As in, is the text not too small?
I can't comment on manga, but I've read some comics on this and it's totally fine if I go cell by cell. If the whole page is shown, the art comes through fine, but the text is usually too small to read. But I do like the cell by cell navigation in Kindle and I really enjoyed reading comics that way.
@@jeffreymoss i believe comics are of larger format than manga. A manga diagonal is about 9 inches. Perhaps i should go for the Ultra C.
You don't happen to have the Ultra C for comparison? :D
@@bokkoman I do have the Ultra C. If there is an app or particular manga you'd like to see, I might be able to buy it and show how it looks. As long at it isn't too expensive.
@@jeffreymoss Oh you got them all!
If you have Kobo Plus, you can get the comic Invincible for free if I recall correctly. As for manga, it doesn't really matter, there's plenty, but maybe Mashle?
Kaleido 3 is much better in animation effects. But I'm waiting for Kaleido 4 products...😊❤
Yeah, I'm curious about that. Will there be a Kaleido 4 or have we pushed the limits of what this tech can do? I have no idea, of course, but I just reflect about that because of what Eink is trying to do with Gallery 3. That tech provides a higher pixel density than Kaleido and has a lighter background color which is nice, but as a whole it's clearly inferior to Kaleido. So why put it out there? It might be because they think Kaleido is perfected (relatively speaking) and they need to look in another direction to push the quality forward. Just speculation on my part.
If a reader watches your entire video it's clear which device is which when two are compared side-by-side, but if one is distracted (to do the dishes, say) and gets audio only, it becomes near impossible to follow your dialogue, as so much relies on visual cues, such as "here there is less ghosting but over here the text is crisper". Similarly, when you are comparing multiple devices and the viewer skips ahead, some time may go by before it becomes clear which devices are then on stage. I therefore suggest you replace the "here's" and "there's" with the device name 10:14 ("the Mini C exhibits is less ghosting but the text is crisper on the Air 3").
The bottom line here is that if you have the earlier device, it is not worth replacing it with the newer version. If you are buying fresh into this size device, you would buy the newer model.
As to the occasional color differences in comics, probably the only way to tell which one is "right" would be to pull up the same images on an iPad and compare to that. Apple is very picky about color accuracy, and there are no "enhancement" sliders; the color is just right.
I was happy with my Tab Mini C. But my screen broke within three months after purchase. And Boox seems reluctant to repair it. I would advise AGAINST buying this product.