BOOX Tablet Go Color 7 ePaper E Ink Tablet 4G 64G Front Light (White)

A device that’s a fun departure from the Amazon ecosystem
I got a Go Color 7 at the same time as a Kobo Libre Color 2. I wanted to see which one made the most sense to expand my reading ecosystem but MOST importantly to add physical buttons to my reading device. I had become convinced that my Kindle Paperwhite was terrific EXCEPT that it lacked physical page turning buttons. I probably would have bought an Oasis but Amazon has puzzingly abandoned that line. But I couldn’t be more happy with the Go Color 7, which I found far superior in use to the Kobo.It’s not perfect – the color is faded and ghosting can be an issue, but depending on how you like to read your books that may or may not be a big issue. For me, the ability to add magazines, newspapers, Omnivore, etc. to my device was really a game-changer. I haven’t missed a beat with my use of Kindle or Libby, since both are available on the Boox device, since it runs Android, and I really enjoyed the expansion of my choices in reading apps. If you primarily stick to Kindle and Libby-through-Kindle it may not sound that interesting but I’ve been surprised by how much more I can pull my favorite reading material in now and off my phone – which is critical.I’d also say that the other really important factor is how amazingly light it is, which, when coupled with the physical buttons, has greatly increased the ease of reading. I always got tired of flicking my finger back and forth to tap the screen and I realize now part of that was just how heavy my Kindle was, with or without the cover. In addition, the Boox has a really pleasant back – it feels like paper – and a magnetic cover which is easy to slip on and off. I keep it in the cover and slip it off and hold it in one hand, with a thumb on the page turning button – it’s very easy to hold it in one hand for a long time.The color I could take or leave, but it’s pleasant, especially when reading a magazine or newspaper. I don’t read much in the way of comics but I imagine that would be nice, as well. The ghosting is a little bit more noticeable than with a Kindle, but you can tinker with the settings app by app, and eventually it’s not much of an issue. You still have access to the Kindle app, and the physical form of the device makes it very, very pleasant to read for long periods of time.I guess I could sum it up by saying I’m a LONG time Kindle owner and I have been shocked by this purchase – I bought it mostly just out of curiosity and it has completely replaced my Paperwhite. I did mention the Kobo at the beginning, but I returned it – it just felt like a really nice little device but the fact that I’d be locked into another ecosystem (Kobo’s) just paled in comparison to the Boox GC7. I know both devices can utilize Calibre, so there’s no real advantage to the Kobo (except maybe the ability to use a pen with it, but in my case I had no need for note taking or doodling capabilities on a device I mainly plan to use as an e-reader). So the Boox Go Color 7 is now my everyday reader (and I’ve skipped over it, but I have Audible, PocketCast and Spotify on it too!). I could see Amazon coming out with a color Kindle with physical buttons that might lure me back, but even there I would hate to leave my other apps. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it!

Best E reader for power users, hands down.
I upgraded to this from my Paperwhite 11 because I wanted page turn buttons and more customizability.I half-expected the page turn buttons to feel mushy, but im pleased to report they actually feel great and tactile. The screen is yes, grainier than non color e ink, but it only bothered me on smaller font sizes, and the font size I read on (pictured above) is still smaller than the paperwhite’s smallest size. The screen id the exact same size, maybe slightly bigger than my paperwhite was, but the thick bezel is on the side instead of the bottom, which, of course facilitates the buttons, but also, in my opinion is better for handleability.Part of the reason I had swapped is that my paperwhite had been experiencing slowdowns, in contrast, my Go Color 7 is snappy to commands, although sometimes the touchscreen has some issues recognizing an input.The color of the screen, although still washed out like all Kaleido 3 screens looks great, and works for comics and the illustrated Tolkien editions I’ve been reading. With the frontlight fully maxed out both in warmth and brightness, the screen is also legible in all environments.The ghosting is a problem, but has a relatively simple solution. In the native neoreader (where you should ideally sideload your books) set it to do a full/ depth refresh every page turn. This essentially eliminated ghosting in all but a few occasions for me. Those are as follows:- Zooming in on a picture- Coming back to a page from anything that brings up a UI (table of contents, font selection, etc.)Luckily this can be solved by setting up a full refresh shortcut bound to holding one of the page turn buttons for a half second. This is relatively hassle free, but really shouldve been handled automatically in software.I love the customizability on the Go Color 7, since i can download whatever apps i want and sideload whatever books and fonts i want, this does require some technical knowhow, however.My only other real complaint is that the UI, and software needs tweaking in a few places, apps are sorted alphabetically, which is great! But i should be able to sort them into shelves like any other android tablet or phone, or order them how I wish, which you cant do without installing a launcher, which would likely mess with much of the optimization if an e ink device, so ive avoided it. Like i mentioned earlier, ghosting is mostly avoidable in the native reader app, but depth refreshes should be more frequent and customizable in other apps and should automically happen after interacting with UI/ image elements. Luckily this doesnt impact the main application of the device much (reading) which is why I’ve docked only one star for it. The battery life is bad, for an E ink device, but still lasts many days, so I have no complaints. I also think when you search in the base reader, it should list the chapter its from so if youre looking for indexed terms you dont have to memorize the oage number of the index.

Great product with flexibility. Took me a day to get used to the setting. Variety of setting to prevent ghosting and fully customizable for each app. Not the typical tablet, but if you need a small and portable device with beautiful colour eink for reading (not writing) this might be for you.

however I don’t think the technology is there yet…..The device is a great size and feels good in one hand, just the right weight too. It has some neat features and I like the fact that it runs android .The biggest issues I found was the ghosting and the brightness of the screen.When browsing content with mixed text and images, whenever I turned a page previous imagery or text could often be seen in a ghost effect. I found this very distracting. This then meant that I was constantly manually refreshing the page to get a crisp clear image or text. I tried changing all the setting’s but it didn’t seem to help much. I could only read the text comfortably when the screen light was on. Without the light I found the screen way too dark to read compared to my kindle.