Onyx Go 7 E Ink Tablet 7″ ePaper Readers B/W eReader Digital Paper 300PPI 4G 64G

It’s Perfect … as long as you understand what it is and is not ….
If you know what this is … it’s nearly perfect. I read a lot of online content. Some long form some short form some RSS. A Kindle with Amazon’s walled-garden approach simply isn’t the right tool for me. I’ve used a Kindle for years via workarounds, but consistently found myself gravitating to my phone for reading because of all the friction caused by these workarounds.My first day with this device was emotional … I am quite technical and I frankly I was frustrated. That said, much of this frustration was admitedly impatience. I walked away a few times because of it. For the first week of use I’d tackle a “pain point” or two at each sitting. Now … a few weeks later … and this device is very finely tuned for my needs. It’s a pleasure to use it. In other words, expect some pain around setup and initial usage. Expect to need to Google/Redit some solutions for your use case. But, the pain is worth it.Note, I debated between the color and black and white version. I’m really glad I chose the B&W version. While color photos are nice, I’m not a Manga guy so it isn’t really “required”. The quick refresh time, reduced ghosting, higher DPI all make B&W a better choice (in my opinion). When I really need to see something in color, I pull the article up on my phone (I use Readwise Reader for much of my reading so everything is fully sync’d).

Intermediate E-Reader
I was looking for an e-reader that could use the Libby app without too many hoops. Having used other products from this company before such as their e-ink monitors, I decided to give this a try. And would you know it, this does, in fact, make it really easy to use the Libby app, since it’s just an app on the Google Play store.A word of caution for folks though: if you’re looking for a simple e-reader, maybe don’t go for this one. I fiddled around with the e-ink and general settings quite a bit before I found a configuration I liked. Some settings also didn’t seem to work, such as stopping the charge at 80%. I also updated the firmware once and noticed some settings missing after I’d already configured them, so I’m not sure if I just got lucky and my configs are all good or if they would’ve ended up messed up with no way for me to fix them. Basically, if you’ve interacted with any sort of Android tablet then you should be fine navigating the Onyx Go, but otherwise go for a simpler e-reader like a Kindle or Kobo. Because of these minor firmware issues I took this down a star, given that they could potentially cause headaches for people.Other than the OS though, I’m pretty happy with this device. The battery life is pretty good; I can go four to five days without charging after reading several hours each day. The build quality is also nice, and the actual screen itself is easy to read on, being not too small of a size.