Chinese firm Onyx International has been making and selling e-paper tablets for years, and the Boox Note Max ($699) is one of the newest and largest.

With a 13.3-inch e-paper display, a fairly open Android 13 operating system and a packed-in stylus, it's a strong competitor to the Kindle Scribe and could be one of the best e-readers for folks who want a big e-paper slate that can create as well as consume.

I've been testing the Boox Note Max for a week or two now, and I'm enjoying myself. While I was initially perplexed by the interface and the intricacies of using Android on an e-paper slate, once I got the hang of it I've become pretty fond of this beefy tablet.

The experience of writing on it with the packed-in stylus is not as satisfying or as tactile as you'll get when writing on R

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