
It runs Android 11 and has the Google Play store installed, but also has several built-in custom apps like a web browser, RSS reader, library, and notes.Īt $600, it’s not cheap (though it does include a stylus that I personally like better than the Apple Pencil). The best way to describe the device is a low-powered 10.3″ iPad with an e-ink screen that is designed for writing with a stylus. It’s a little tricky figuring out what to actually call this device: the manufacturer is Boox, the device name is the Tab Ultra, but almost every instance online refers to it as the Onyx Boox Tab Ultra (so that’s what I’ll use). So I ordered the Onyx Boox Tab Ultra, and have been using it for the last couple of weeks as my “end-of-day device.” Could I possibly find an e-ink device that would fill the role of the reMarkable, provide a decent writing experience, and could be used for digital journaling in Obsidian? Which I completely dismissed, until he sent me a screenshot of the device running Obsidian. With the reMarkable, you can upload PDFs, but can’t use a single page as a custom template for a notebook.Īround the same time, a friend of mine was telling me about another e-ink device he was considering that ran the full Android operating system.
Onyx for mac review pdf#
I was expecting that I would be able to swipe to create additional pages with the same PDF template applied, but it didn’t work. When David Sparks and I put together the NeuYear Focused calendar for 2023, I worked with Jesse at NeuYear to create a PDF template for planning your day with the intention of using it on my reMarkable to plan my day.

One of the most annoying was that I couldn’t use my own PDF templates. But the software was lacking, and the more I used it, the more I found myself bumping up against the limitations of the device in frustrating ways. There’s a lot to like about the reMarkable tablet: it’s thin and light, has incredible battery life, and offers a great writing experience for a digital tablet.


A while back, I reviewed the reMarkable e-ink tablet.
