Onyx just released a new phone-sized E Ink device called the Palma a few days ago, and it looks like they’ve got a couple of other new devices that they’re going to be releasing soon as well.
A Note Air3 C and Tab Ultra C Pro have both turned up on the FCC website. Neither has been officially announced yet, but some details can be gleaned from the paperwork, and there are a few product images of each model.
Onyx often releases “Pro” and “Plus” models with a few minor upgrades, like adding more storage or RAM or a slightly larger battery, so there probably aren’t any big surprises when it comes to the new Tab Ultra C Pro.
The general design and casing of the Note Air3 C looks the same as the current Note Air2, but it clearly has a color E Ink screen, as the “C” indicates. This will be Onyx’s first “Note” model to come with a color E Ink display. They’ve been selling a 7.8-inch Nova Air C for a couple of years now, and the Tab Ultra C and Tab Mini C that were released earlier this year have color screens.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Note Air3 C differs from the Tab Ultra C. They both have 10″ screens and share most of the same features. The Tab line has more advanced specs than the Note line so they’re a bit more expensive, but the Note models are still really nice.
The Note Air2 Plus currently sells for $449 and the Tab Ultra C sells for $599, so the Note Air3 C would have to sit somewhere in between them.
It’s kind of surprising to see Onyx bring color E Ink to their Note line as well. There’s going to be a lot of overlapping features between the Note and Tab lines. I thought maybe they’d keep color E Ink on the more expensive Tab models.
via: reddit
Well, this wasn’t on my bingo card. I’ve been waiting for November 30, assuming that if Kindle Scribe has a 1 year exclusivity contract, that’d be when we could see a 300ppi NA3… It didn’t occur to me they’d potentially go with color around then. As the darkness of the screen and battery life was mentioned, I was hoping for a less pricey grayscale alternative to the Tab Ultra C, while still being as crisp. Hopefully this won’t mean they’re not considering the NA3 non color variant!
probbaly will be crazy expensive and out of my range
I’m hoping for a non colour Air3 with SD card slot. The Tab Ultra series is focused on being able to do everything while I’m hoping for a thin and light ereader for reading comics.
The 10 inch size tends to be more focused on being able to do more than just reading and smaller sizes are not the best for reading comics.
I’m waiting for this asymmetric phase to end…
I get that people here mostly prefer a reader first, note taker second, but frankly with the Scribe in the market other manufacturers need to up their game..
The current TUC was/is underpowered…no question of it
This TUC Pro, while probably more expensive, will hit that market (hopefully) at a price point that will pull people in.
It’s very simple. The TUC needed a FASTER processor. That’s a period at the end of that sentence.