Onyx Max Lumi 2

I would prefer the Max Lumi 2. There you can easily read any pdf, you want, you can synchronize via the standard android apps, you have splitscreen (vertical or horizontal, half-half notes and one document - you can also open various documents). It has bookmarks for pdfs, but I don't use them so often. You can synchronize the notes (or even use onenote directly).

Dmn. Now I think I might have to put off buying that Onyx Boox Max Lumi 2 for academic reading. I'm looking forward to that smart refresh technology hopefully making pinching and zooming much easier so that I can settle for a 10 inch display.Frankly, I'd feel more secure with a big company because I hear so many problems with Onyx Boox customer support.

If you can afford it, I would suggest you to go for Onyx Boox Max Lumi 2(/1). The screen size will be the same as A4, so you won't have any issues while reading academic papers. Otherwise you can go for a device from Onyx Boox Note series which is an A5 size device.

Lumi 2 is to heavy for a "paperlike" feeling. There is also a better write feeling on the Quaderno.

I recently decided that with inflation, it's just not sensible to save too much and bought Onyx Max Lumi 2 and I haven't loked back. It also enables me to take notes during university lectures. If you have any intention of reading technical PDFs, even as a secondary purpose, this is the category for you. All of these support note-taking too.