EeWrite E-Pad E-Ink Tablet Review

[Redaktion]

It's got the features of a regular Android tablet, but it doesn't have the speed for a smooth experience. The EeWrite E-Pad is best as an e-reader with only the occasional light web browsing.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/EeWrite-E-Pad-E-Ink-Tablet-Review.415145.0.html

[Yomesmo]

Shouldn't this be compared to Onyx boox note pro, Likebook mimas or remarkable instead of tablets?

[Consumo]

Strange that this review is so concerned with other android tablets, that's not a helpful or fair comparison. Ereaders should be compared with other ereaders.

[Pawlumo]

Strange, but it feels like both comments are from people supporting or somehow connected with this project. I'am thankful for this article it actually convinced me that it's not the right time yet to purchase a e-ink tablet.

[Consumo]

I'm not connected to this project, in fact I think it has a lot of red flags as a kickstarter. But comparing ereaders to android tablets is absolutely pointless, it's like comparing a bike to a motorcycle and being disappointed that one goes faster.

[Andrew]

Well, the conclusion also reflects my experience with similar eInk readers/notepads.

However, I'm terribly disappointed in the article. You guys start by saying it competes with the likes of Onyx Boox but you're not testing it against an Onyx Boox product, for example.

Sure, Play Store and video capabilities are technically pointless (particularly when you compare a b/w screen against an iPad ... really? ok, nice exercise but the outcome is beyond predictable) and its responsiveness can't compare with the products it was tested against.

But how does it fare against its own class? Against an Onyx Boox? You have the Onyx Boox Note Pro at $600 (which is a 4Gb RAM quad core ... I think?) and you say you can't recommend the $500 premium of the Epad for the target audience ... really?

[Pino]

I agree witho previous comments. Comparing apples and oranges is completely useless.

[Madhumitha Baskaran]

How is the performance of writing using pen? Is that described as slow in the last conclusion? Please help me understand.

[Marcello Bello]

I have a Likebook Mars T-80 and find it amazing. It's a great e-reader, but unlike my Kindle, it reads books from multiple stores using their apps (Amazon, Tolino etc.), but also plays games (Chess, Sudoku, Wordcross, Text adventures, Solitaire, Mah-Jongg etc.) and music (both online or from my MP3 collection on the SD card). The battery life was weak at first, but the free app "Greenify" has done wonders to increase standby massively. Now I keep wondering if there are newer, even better similar devices, so I would really like a comparison... also, since the E-Pad has a stylus, it should be compared with the reMarkable pad or the big Sony e-Ink pad. In short, this article is just very bad and pointless.

[HLarch]

I ordered the E-Pad in July and received it last week. The hardware allows it to be very responsive. Unfortunately, the software (as Michael Kozlowski pointed out), is not ready for prime-time. The O/S is so basic, it allows only very few customizations. There is no security like a logon-screen, nothing to tweak the battery life or to manage the behavior of applications running in the background etc. It's like stone-age Android. The screen resolution suffers from the phone Android (see Michael's comments). Yes, it comes with a pre-applied screen protector. However, it also comes with bubbles factory applied (sic!) and peels off as soon as one tries to fit it into the designated case.

The productivity apps like the reader and notes apps are mediocre. The reader is really, really basic, which means one can, well..., read and turn pages. No highlighting, no inserting of notes, no export of text to a clipboard. Reading, that's it. The notes app has some lined paper impression but doesn't seem to support adding other templates like music sheets.

Overall, I consider this a pre-production system not worth the ~$600 for the full package with case and pen. Buyers can only hope that future system upgrades turn this brick into a reader that can compete with the types Boox is putting out there. If not, it's a waste of money since rooting this device seems also to be out of question.