I had high hopes for the Boox Note Max, a massive e-ink Android tablet that promised productivity. Unfortunately, I dreamed a little too big for the Note Max and found myself disappointed with its actual capabilities.

The fact that Boox e-readers run Android instead of proprietary software like what you’d find on Kobo or Kindle devices opens the door for some really creative use cases. The only real limits are the e-ink display, which doesn’t pair well with certain content like videos, and the power of the device itself — most Boox devices sport fairly weak chips with just enough performance to make e-reader functions possible, and little else. That was fine by me when testing Boox e-readers like the Go 6 and 7 , as well as the phone-size Palma 2 . However, the Note Max is too big for its

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