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With the scribe there are a few reasons to grab it.
1. You get weeks on a single charge.
2. Each E-Book can have it's own notebook so it is great for school or training manuals.
3. Much easier to read on long term.
4. Note taking or writing is much closer to a paper like experience than the iPad.
5. No distractions when you're trying to study.
Personally I find the paper white screen too small for quite a bit of the available media.
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Unfortunately, Boox devices don't last. Heard numerous quality issues and warranty nightmares from my friends.
Why would I want to read or take notes with a heavy device that has glass reflections and direct lights shining into my eyes? The best thing about Kindles is that I can turn off the backlight (OK, some of you insists it's a frontlight) and turn on my desk lamp like reading a paper book with indirect light sources. Also, rumors have it future iPads will switch to OLED panels, PWM flickering will become another issue if it happened.
Besides, writing on a glass screen with an Apple Pencil feels terrible and is super noisy. Most note taking devices simulate the texture of a piece of paper.
I have an iPad Pro 10.5 with a pen, and I applied the paperlike screen protector, which improves the writing feeling. For distractions, I created a Reading Focus where I paused all the notifications. For extended reading writing sessions on research pdf, I agree, the screen reflections and the blue light really screw my eyes.