Boox Note Air 2

I have the successor device, the Boox Note Air 2, and don't remember how I installed Google Play on it, it was so easy as to be not even notable. Though almost everything I use is available on F-Droid other than my fancy calendar and contacts applications.

I also have the Note Air 2, and really don't feel a need for color at this point. It's my go-to e-reader, I have a little remote and a stand for it so I can just kick back in a chair or in bed and read. I couldn't be happier with it, the battery life is still amazing even after a LOT of use too. If I need color for some reason I have a phone, tablet, laptop etc that do the job better than e-ink presently can.

I have the slightly older Boox Note Air 2, and can second this comment. It’s a really nice device!

On the one hand, you're right, the price seems absurd. On the other hand, I've only ever heard this argument from people who don't really want such a device anyway. I don't own this phone, but I paid $500 for a Boox Note Air 2, which is an eink tablet that I use for notetaking and reading and replaced my ipad with it. The limited usability of these devices is a selling point, not a downside. But just because I want a device that does less doesn't mean that I want a device that feels cheap. I still want something sleek, well built and snappy. And eink screens aren't particularly cheap either. So $500 it is.

Have you looked at the BOOX tablets? I have an Note air 2, which is very similar to remarkable. The software is just android with a different UI. You can install whatever android app you want, transfer any file you want and so on. It is about as non locked down as you can get for a "normal" tablet, which you can't say about the amazon devices...

I've had a Boox Note Air 2 since launch and I can't discern any drawing delay. It's fantastic to write / draw with.

I have the Boox Note Air 2, and it's great. Only complaint: time from picking it up to reading is too long, because it has to boot up and doesn't remember which book you were reading, though it does remember your place. Other than that, I enjoy everything about it. The display is beautiful and the software has been stable for me, despite what I've read in reviews.