I've been using the Onyx Boox Note Air5 C for a few weeks and it's an excellent color epaper tablet — it just doesn't feel 'new'

The Boox Note Air5 C might look like its predecessors, but its updated Android 15-based software and better CPU make it an excellent upgrade. Needless to say, it’s a fantastic epaper tablet in its own right with a newly designed stylus that makes the writing experience one of the best I’ve had. However, it has some design quirks that are annoying and it’s a heavy tablet. It also doesn't feel 'new' compared to other Boox options still available. If a color epaper display isn't important, I'd pick the lighter Boox Go series over this one any day.

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  Android 15 with 3 years of software support

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  Excellent writing experience

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  Expandable storage up to 1TB

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  Physical page-turn buttons

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  Expensive

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  Some colors appear muted

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  Ineffective stylus magnet

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  Annoying folio design (keyboard and regular case)

Onyx Boox Note Air5 C: One-minute review

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