Boyue Likebook P10: In-Depth Review
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:13 - Design And Build Quality
0:04:23 - Specifications
0:08:06 - Screen
0:16:02 - Battery
0:18:53 - Pen
0:24:02 - User Interface
0:31:34 - Reader Experience
0:50:57 - E-Note Capabilities
1:00:26 - Connectivity
1:01:29 - Conclusion: Cons
1:03:34 - Conclusion: Pros
1:04:19 - Conclusion: Summary
I have never used a Boyue product before, and Likebook P10 seemed like a very interesting 10" e-note and e-reader device because, on paper, it offers quite a lot for a price of a 7.8" device. So where's the catch? Let's check it out.
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I was waiting for this test, thank you so much! Great video, as usual, keep it up!
Thank you, Mr. Voja!!
I have respected your honesty about the device's poor writing experience because of absence of calibration with pen.
Finally a real review. Yesterday I bought a P10 PRO, which changed from being a 'Likebook' to a 'meeBOOK'.
Fantastic and very in-depth review. Brought the device based on your great and comprehensive advice. I will only ever use it as an ereader and for the price and features that it comes with it's a bargain. Thanks!
No SD Card slot.. This makes the Likebook Alita a highly desirable device for those of us who want to keep our library with us. great review!
Thank you for the review, helped me for decision of purchuasing the P78 (as it is similar to P10/no stylus).
I have bought it for 233€, ebay europe, new item, I think is a good price for 10"
I have seen also the likebook 8" for 150-170€
good review thank you.
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I know your review is many months old, and the pen or stylus was a big problem with the P10. Boyue has come out with a new P10, it's the P10W, or Wacom screen. You can now use any Wacom pen. I have tried several and they work well. Nice screen protector already applied. P10W can be ordered thru the Boyue store on aliexpress. I ordered and got it quickly via DHL. Shipping is free when I bought it. Works well with MDG. It still has some bugs, but now has pen calibration, and found the writing to be good overall. Palm rejection not the best, so you still have to engage the hand thing. The weight with cover and pen came to 638 grams. Still heavy, but lighter than what you said before. ( paid 359 US, but see they raised the price to 379 US - still free DHL shipping ) Very good reader for ePub's. I also have the Kindle and Kobo apps. Books read very well on these too. BTW, my Remarkable 2 comes in at 647 grams, that's with leather cover and pen. No, I don't work for Boyue, just pointing out some new facts.
Thanks for another excellent review Voja.
Your experience largely matches the one that I had with this device. In particular the stylus constantly felt like I had to apply a pencil sharpener. In the end I did more or less that and applied a sandpaper stone to reduce the size and shape of the nib to be more like a "regular" one and that did seem to help somewhat. But I never got a consistently good or reasonable writing experience and I am not so sure that this is just a matter of calibration: I would expect the offset/disconnect to be more consistent then.
For me personally (because I sync my books across devices), the fact that my annotations did not become part of the PDFs was unfortunately even more of a showstopper. Because that compromises my ability to use this as an active reading device, as opposed to for passive reading (for which I still think it is excellent).
In which device do the annotations become part of the Pdf? I really am looking for this one thing!
@@destructa911 The Onyx Boox devices certainly do it (scribbles, highlights, comments, bookmarks). I actually took it for granted that all note taking eReader software would do this until I got the P10 and realised that my documents weren't syncing back after annotating (I have been using a setup with GoogleDrive and DriveSync for years now; Voja has described such a setup in another video). Writing this I realise that you could probably work around this by using another eReader application, but a generic Android eReader application may give you other issues or may not make the most of the device, I am not sure.
It is a pity really (and perhaps a later software update may change this) because the P10 would have met my reading requirements otherwise. Unlike Voja, I don't think it is too heavy for me and I like both the grip on the back and the feelng of the screen(protector). Plus the idea that compared to the Onyx devices it is cheap but does not feel cheap (until you start using the stylus) means I would drag it around unprotected (without cover) wherever I go and ready to be used. Also, and unlike what you get on most other devices, the 64GB of storage (of which almost 55GB is available) really makes this a portable library that can hold all of my eBooks.
Thanks for the review, the voice annotation is alreaddy in or you have to downloaded it?
A perfect detailed review, can I buy books from kindle on it and does it support Arabic books ?
What about its fragility? It has a screen with glass substrate and, despite its strong build, I fear it can break because vibrations or temperature change
@bobafruti, same here :) Voya ,thanks for review. I was looking for my first e-ink reader and went for Pocketbook 740 and so glad I didn't go for this P10 just out of 10 inch screen + android combination temptation. don't regret a bit.
Thanks for this! I was curious what trying to use CZcams was like.
unusable
Thank you Voja, excellent review as usual! I read Boyue added pen calibration through a firmware update, can you please redo "E-note capabilities" / writing tests in a new video in order to check if your problems were caused by missing calibration? This is a very interesting device but very unusable in this condition, I find quite interesting UX, reader capabilities and yeah, the price, obviously.
It has improved, but just precision, nothing else. It's still slow and the pen still is as bad as it was.
When selecting text in PDF, can't you use the pen, instead of your finger? (You mentioned that it's hard to touch the handle with your fingertip.)
Also, does it allow you to highlight text in PDFs? (You only mentioned that you can underline text.)
I'm looking for a reasonably priced device with a larger screen, mainly to read and highlight PDFs. (Not so much interested in notetaking) It should also let me send highlighted PDFs to my PC, via something like Autosync.
My white front light 's p10 it has a blur black near the edges at high level and when i adjust brightness level at level 1 the light at bottom edge it skewed to the right. My test condition is dark room. I dont know this is normal or my device has manufacturer error. Hope you reply this comment. Thank you 😍.
Good morning my friend! Thanks for the video, do you know how to connect the P10 with a bluetooth keyboard? In my case, it appears as connected but I can't type.
can it be used sucessfully as external monitor for pc ?
When will you upload the guide for the Likebook UI?
Wow. So close but not there yet. I would pay 500-550 for a device with 300 ppi and proper pen (proper standards, allows calibration, long battery life)
But seriously what would it take to make the perfect e-ink device? You should do a video about it.
very good idea
excellent review.
How do you make the note writing in colors?
Boyue recenlty released a Likebook P10W device. The W stands for Wacom. It's the same P10 device, but with a Wacom screen support. Would it fix older version stylus issues?
I don't know, as I haven't tried it. Also, the company went bust and has been bought by someone else, so I wouldn't buy that device.
Worth to get one.
Why is it so difficult to find a review on a ereader which spends time talking about reading experience? It's crazy. Thanks for this video.
thank you so much 😊
hey I have a question. When I use this ebook reader and I sometimes click a link within a page, how can I go back to the previous page? The back button doesn't work...
It was a very long time since I last used this device, so I don't remember if it has that functionality or not. But you should have an option for a back gesture. Just check the system settings for gestures, or navigation and you should be able to find it. Normally it is a swipe up from the bottom right side of the screen, but it could be different on that device.
Cheers on how to do a proper Review, the guys over at Goodereader need to understand how to review an object!
Thank you :)
For the price it’s very good.
maybe i didnt catch it, but i wish more was said about 200 vs 226 vs 300 ppi; i wonder if this one having 200 is noticeably worse than most 10.3 inch devices that have 226 ppi
I mentioned that it's really not that noticable of a difference for normal everyday use. If you are hyper sensitive to it, or you are fixating on it, yes you will notice it. The difference really didn't warrant any special deeper focus, since it wasn't a big difference, for me at least.
Any luck on the pen calibration front? A new FW came out in the past few days, but it doesn't have the calibration feature added back... at least it is not in the Notes app where the manual says it would be.)
I ended up contacting support and they said the calibration tool would come back in a FW update. Didn't get a timeframe, though.
FYI - Still haven't seen the FW update
Update... the latest FW has the calibration back! Guessing by the version number it looks like the fw came out 8/10/21
Can we read in color?
Did you check the pen battery voltage? I measured mine and past 2 weeks it had half of the capacity. It doesn't make sense to have replaceable batteries for this product. I'm also missing the pen calibration feature. I hope they release it sooner.
After I start the device I can't write immediately .After a few number of tries I can write again .This is happening continuously . I have changed battery and nip but no luck .Is it happening with you ? I think I have to buy a new pen .Is it only me or others having the same problem ?
@@mehedeehassan208 samething happened to me until I got the pen repaired.....this is how I did it
1. Remove the battery at the top
2. Try to open the pen at the middle joint .
3. Ensure u pull , bring the tips to of the spring to contact each other whenever you close the pen...as in make that atleast whenever you closed the pen, the ring will contact, if that ring or spring contact, the pen will surely work, that's the secret of the stylus.
4.close it and fix the battery at top.....try it out, am sure it will work.
@@mehedeehassan208 I've already contacted the support services and they told me there is some kind of sleeping mechanism when the pen isn't at use. Perhaps both of our pens have some failure in this mechanism. Mine that is continuously draining battery, don't acknowledging that should enter in sleeping mode (past one month I'm at my third battery) and yours that doesn't acknowledge that should wake up.
@ had to buy a new one 😭
Hi. Thanks for the very comprehensive review. Very valuable insights.
Does anybody know how to send PDFs that I've annotated on the Likebook P10 to my Personal Computer so I can still see my annotations on the PC and not just on the Likebook?
Exporting the document as a new PDF is the best way to do that.
@@MyDeepGuide thanks
@@MyDeepGuide thank you, what about highlighted texts, do we need to save as a new PDF?
Awsome review ..fits my budget..better than buying kindle..rather ill get this one... writing I don't care for such price point.....going to order soon... resolution seems ok..I guess 200ppi should also do....
@The Caring Adolf Hitler yes...its awesome...not even using the pen anymore... mostly for bookreading and news and websurfing...... pretty satisfied....
how about contrast? i hate the blacl shows as grey
In the meantime there is a new firmware version in which the stylus calibration is built in and works
What book about drawing was that on the P10?
Can you make annotations (scribbles) on epub books?
Lol, saw this and thought it’d be a cool alternative notepad for that price, glad I didn’t go for that and got a mobiscribe instead.
Great Great vid!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!
Hello
I would like to know if is possible create our own templates to use with the note block
Thank you so much
Yes, it is possible to do it.
@@sherry_ereader Could you explain me how to do it? I need to make a template to do calligraphy. Thank you so so so much
@@josevillalba6702 Video for your reference, friend. czcams.com/video/nEkm9c0r6qI/video.html
What is this drawing book title ?
A guide? When? Inverted mode-cheat?
The mysterious "A2 mode enable" may be a simple language error, a mistake for "A2 mode enabled." Even if not, that might be a useful way to think about it.
Obviously it is a translation mistake. I just find it really odd that in 2021 we still have "lost in translation" types of products, which to me is an important indication, regarding a company that releases a hardware product for English spoken market.
@@MyDeepGuide It's not just for the English speaking market.
The German translations are even more cruel or funny.
@@wernerarts Thanks for the tip. I'm going to get one based on Voja's useful review, since I have exactly zero need for the pen, but I'll set the language to German.
I liked it ,It's great!
Has someone successfully used a Wacom pen on this device? I just watched a video using the Likebook Ares on the P10, that stylus is supposed to be a Wacom EMR. Or someone knows which type or EMR the Ares stylus is?
This isn't a device equipped with Wacom EMR layer, so it doesn't support it.
@@MyDeepGuide Thanks, I just wish another pen that would work with this device, I don't like battery powered pens
I saw that video as well. The stylus from the Lifebook Ares worked very well on the P10. This is very odd and I would be interested to know if other pens work too.
After I start the device I can't write immediately .After a few number of tries I can write again .This is happening continuously . I have changed battery and nip but no luck .Is it happening with you ? I think I have to buy a new pen .Is it only me or others having the same problem ?
I haven't experienced this problem. Have you contacted them to learn more about that the problem could be?
@@MyDeepGuide their facebook page response is too slow.I asked them about the product and got a response after 1 month 🤣.So this time I didn’t bother to do it again. 🤣
That sucks :( Have you tried taking the nib out and setting it back in, and the same with the battery, to eliminate the physical culprits.
@@MyDeepGuide yes
спасибо 👍
Does it still work in 2023?
😢Очень сильно тормозит.
Boyue is bankrupt. Wonder if there is a jailbreak now for it so we can still keep using it
Boyue devices have the worst note taking experience, even on thoses have wacom layer.
I can't agree with that - I find Likebook Alita much more pleasant than Boox Note Air when it comes to working with documents, and Likebook Ares appeals to me more than Boox Nova 2.
However, creating notes is not as important to me as annotating documents.
I have/had all these devices - the Nova 2 I gave away, the Note Air I use only in landscape mode mostly with keyboard and hardly with pen.
@@wernerarts tuve un Alita y lo vendi ,en su lugar compré un note air y para mi es superior en todo,salvo que este ultimo es pesado. feliz con mi note air.
@@RK-um9tu Boox Note Air is limited to 32 GB - USB OTG works only very limited for storage expansion, it can only Fat32 with all the limitations.
It is only usable for me insofar as it is regularly connected to the workstation.
Likebook Alita has SD and there I use 512 GB - USB OTG can do NTFS and that works even with 4 TB harddisks.
The only reason I don't use Likebook Alita all the time is because the Android on the Note Air is also landscape capable.
Otherwise, the Likebook devices are far superior to the Boox devices for what I need.
And if Likebook manages a 90 or 270° rotation, then Note Air will also be given away, because the nice design has some annoying stupidities (power button and USB access not accessible when the cover is closed).
@@elmerquispehancco4334 Entonces no utilizará archivos más grandes (> 32 GB) y no necesitará un almacenamiento más grande, porque eso no es posible para Note Air.
Esto no es un problema con los dispositivos Likebook (USB OTG).
@@wernerarts cierto, no uso archivos grandes. me deshice de mi alita porque la duracion de la batería era pésimo,tomando notas no llegaba ni a las 3 horas,navegando igual; asimismo la pantalla en compraración con note air es menos nítida y tiene pocas herramientas para la lectura. es cierto de esas ventajas que tiene el Alita,y con la ultima actualizacion mejoró el contraste del texto, el diseño es bonito tambien, pero mi note air es superior al menos para lo que yo uso que es la lectura de lubros tecnicos .
*Do not buy this device!* Whatever you edit in the PDF is not saved. You will never be able to check the notes, annotations and texts you have marked on the PDF anywhere else other than the tablet itself.
Have you tried exporting the marked document, instead if saving?
@@MyDeepGuide It exports empty document, without any editing.
@@MyDeepGuide I will be uploading the video of "Do not buy this device" soon. Because it's disgraceful that nobody ever mentions that noting system does not symply work. Also, there is no systemic copy function in the device and there are so many lags that it's basically worthless.
I have checked now, and you are correct. It looks like one of the later updates has completely broken this functionality. I know that it worked back then, because I tested it, and it was normal, marked text was exported as highlights. Annotations of marked text is never exported by any of these devices, but what is far more disturbing is that even on the device itself, now things that were marked, can just disappear. Now that most certainly wasn't the case earlier. So it looks like one of the updates has pushed this device from somewhat usable, to, as you say, pretty much useless. It's sad to see when an update breaks a device :(
@@MyDeepGuide Thanks for the review. Maybe you should pin this comment, so that it will be on top.
How well does the kindle app perform / look on the device?
I purchased the device, and the kindle performance was acceptable. I'm not expecting speed, but certainly useable.
Do you get the option to download the PDF of the text you underlined? Does it save your summaries?
Thanks in advance!
@@edgarguzman9191 Are you asking about the Kindle app or the native notepad app? I wasn't able to figure out how in the Kindle app. In the native notepad app, it gives you several export options including email, Evernote, etc. I tried email... it sent the email but I wasn't able to see the file in the email I received. I didn't try the other options. Sorry I didn't help any more than that.