Boox Tab X C review: The best large colour e-ink tablet for focused work?

The Boox Tab X C blends the calm clarity of a large colour e-ink display with the flexibility of Android, creating a focused, distraction-free workspace. After weeks of real-world use, here’s how it held up.

The Tab X C's A4-sized colour e-ink screen gives documents room to breathe. Picture: Noel Campion.

If you’ve ever tried to use a standard tablet for serious reading or writing, you’ll know the fight against distraction. Notifications, bright screens and endless apps make it far too easy to drift off-task. The Boox Tab X C has been my antidote for the last couple of months. Its combination of a large A4-sized colour e-ink screen, a distraction-free environment and the included keyboard and InkSpire pen creates something closer to a portable paper desk than a typical tablet. It’s a calmer, more intentional way to work, and the experience has surprised me more than once.

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