Boyue
now offers the LikeBook Ares, an evolution of the LikeBook Mars. What
is it worth? We’ll try to find out!
An
improved LikeBook Mars?
The
Boyue LikeBook Ares has a 7.8″ Carta screen, with a Wacom layer
that allows you to use the e-reader to take notes, a stylus. Compared
to the LikeBook Mars, storage space has increased from 16GB to 32GB,
enough for most uses. The e-reader also has a powerful CPU, small
speakers and a microphone. However, the 3.5 jack is a bit smaller
than its ancestor. The battery is a little more powerful, and the
e-reader has a USB-C connection.
We
stay on a Carta screen, the new generation of screens (Moibus, less
sensitive to breakage) being reserved for the moment for models of 10
inches or more. The resolution and the contrast are very good.
A decent e-reader offering good performance
In
use, the e-reader appears quite fluid to use, even if of course we
are not on a tablet, but on an e-reader and that it is felt at the
level of the display update. We can however deplore the impossibility
for the moment to update it to a more recent version than Android 6.
It
is possible to install applications from PlayStore, but without
installing additional software, the e-reader is very good for reading
PDF documents and annotating them. On the other hand, for A4
documents, the 8 inches of the screen are a limiting factor.
For
a little less than 300 euros, this e-reader is interesting for those
who are looking for an e-reader adapted to reading PDF documents and
allowing them to take notes on their documents. For those who wish to
write or draw, the e-reader is far from the quality of a ReMarkable:
it is not a “digital notebook” but an e-reader, on which it
is possible to take notes.
A little more expensive than the Inkpad3, this e-reader is interesting for those who want to benefit from a stylus and the AppStore. For most uses, the Inkpad3 seems preferable to me, offering the guarantee of long term updates and benefiting from a simpler and lighter system, allowing a better autonomy.