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Thoughts on BOOX Tab Ultra C? (shop.boox.com)
submitted 9 months ago by vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Does anyone here have a BOOX e-paper tablet? I'm a big fan of e-paper devices—I love my Pebble smartwatch, Kindle Paperwhite, and Light Phone II. I've been eyeing the Tab Ultra C for quite a while, and I am considering the pros and cons. Mostly, I intend to use it for browsing the web and maybe some light note taking and document writing.

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[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They violate the open source licenses for the projects they use.

[–] farsinuce@feddit.dk 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, I haven't read good things about Onyx either. Chinese-inside™. Scummy business practices.

I prefer Kobo as an alternative.

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Source?

[–] 1984@beehaw.org 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Some info here:

Reddit thread

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Have they addressed this issue since? This device sounds amazing but I have a suspicion that they did modify it and probably with something shady going on

Edit: the reply towards the bottom of this thread says some user found connections to chinese servers so they're probably logging

https://old.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/comments/iytup4/any_update_on_releasing_the_linux_kernel_sources/

Edit 2: I wonder if the pinenote is any good