Ink case 7 inch new MIX7 practical experience evaluation Part 1, appearance: appearance, design and hardware configuration Part 2, system article: simple, easy to use Part3, reading article: how about reading software experience and third-party reading experience? Part4, Scene Part5, Summary

As a fighter in the Ink Case Portable Aircraft, the Ink Case Mix7 has attracted everyone's attention recently with its ko3-like appearance and stylish color matching, including me.

After getting the device for the first time, I began the long-term evaluation road, and by the way, I also took it into my recent long-distance trip, and after an in-depth experience on the plane, I am ready to bring this experience report to you today.

In this review, I will sort out the experience details of this product from five aspects, such as appearance, system, reading, scene and summary:

First talk about the first experience of getting the device, I have also done unboxing before, specifically see the b station video:

Overall, if you get your hands on it, you'll have a wow feeling, familiar and special to the touch:

Familiar is the framework of the fuselage, using an asymmetrical design of the kindle oasis 3 (hereinafter referred to as ko3), and the length and width are consistent with the ko3, I really want to give you a few thumbs up. Of course, there are also differences, the narrowest out is narrower than the ko3. At the same time, mix7 also has a solid key layout similar to ko3.

(ko3:159mm*141mm*3.4mm,mix7:15mm*141mm*3.2mm)

It is worth mentioning that the material of the back of the fuselage is quite special, it is the texture of lychee leather; then there is the special color, the official definition of "biting crane green" gives me a very direct visual impact, the lychee skin part is a darker tone, I believe that any friend who gets this piece will have this special feeling.

The ink case system is designed to be very user-friendly, whether it is screensaver, button design, interaction design, it is very convenient to set up.

Most of the settings are set in the "Device Settings" under the "Settings", it is recommended that you experience the "Settings" - "Device Settings" - "System Navigation", I recommend that you select "Gesture Navigation", you can experience the feeling of close to the Android phone interaction.

Ink case mix7 supports four-way rotation, we can choose the vertical screen (two-way) and horizontal vertical screen (four-way) and fixed direction according to the needs of the three choices, personally recommend that you choose a fixed direction, otherwise the actual reading may have a bad experience.

More details need to be experienced by everyone themselves, it is worth mentioning that in the firmware update of the previous few days, the ink case also added the combination of power keys + side keys, and everyone can take screenshots and switch the convenient operation of reading lights.

(1) About the reading software experience under the open system

On the plane, I have carefully tested the experience of reading software under the ink case mix7, and concentrated on experiencing multi-looking, WeChat reading and kindle app, and the overall feelings are as follows.

Read more (built-in) The reading experience in mix7 is great, after all, it is its own brand, so it has a very strong adaptation.

In the process of reading more, I did not feel any stuttering or residual shadows, and the overall performance was stable and fast. Most importantly, the experience of looking at itself in the annotation and note-taking is very good, and there is also strong support in the annotation management.

So we can directly transfer the annotation notes to Evernote or manage them via Bluetooth or copying. The entity key is perfectly adapted in reading more books.

WeChat Reading (eink version, edition 1.8.2) has a high degree of fluency in reading, but it is slightly inferior to the experience in reading more than one, and there is no direct label management function, of course, this is not a problem with the device, but the streamlined design of the ink screen version of WeChat reading.

In addition, the physical key experience in WeChat reading is very relaxed.

The kindle (version 8.40.0.100) experience is the worst of the three, mainly manifested in the occasional stuttering (the page will show: kindle reading without corresponding), at this time you only need to choose to wait, you can recover soon, but it does not affect the reading, but it will affect the experience.

In the specific reading process, it is fluent, and the labeling speed is slightly sluggish, but it does not affect the use. If it doesn't stutter, the daily use of physical keys is still convenient, and occasionally I use the screen to turn pages.

ps: According to the official personnel, the experience optimization of the kindle will be upgraded through subsequent firmware, and we will wait and see.

(2) How and experience third-party books are opened

The ink case now has its own reading system, so it can only rely on third-party software to assist in opening.

If you want to open your own mainstream reading materials such as epub, mobi and PDF, you can download them from the app market provided by Ink Tony Or Koreader.

The actual experience effect of these two software is good, especially in the labeling experience, and there is a good adaptation to the physical button, it is recommended that you use it to read.

At present, the application of the ink case app store is still relatively small, if you have more needs, you need to install more software through network channels.

Ink case mix7 uses the most advanced Android 11 system, so everyone can install all kinds of software can still be assured, but the adaptation is good or bad, it is unknown, it is recommended not to download too much useless software.

During this time of using the Ink Mix7, I mainly read in multiple scenes such as home, commuting, and airplanes, and although there were occasional small disappointments, the overall experience met expectations.

Generally I will not consider the mobile scene for note operation, but occasionally will be marked, notes for most of the current ink screen equipment, or some pressure, I think the storage of 3g or more can try to take notes on the mobile end, otherwise it is recommended to be leisurely.

In the home scene, I will generally consider taking off the protective cover to use, light and comfortable, and I will give priority to wearing a protective cover when I go out, after all, I want to protect our precious ink screen from harm.

In terms of mobile portability, the ink case mix 7, which is almost the same size as ko3, is very difficult to put into the pocket, basically everyone either puts it in their hands and leads it directly, or can only put it in the bag for daily storage.

Overall, ink case mix7 is a specially positioned product:

On the one hand, it has an exciting ko3-like appearance, and on the other hand, it also has a unique bite green color. In addition, the comfort of both bare metal and with a sleep cover is ok, because the independence of the sleep button also allows us to have more space for mode switching. Android 11's open system, all kinds of software want to install, very comfortable.

But this is also the problem, on the one hand, the ink case on the individual software, especially the kindle adaptation in general - more or less when reading there will be some such problems, over time will inevitably affect the experience. Coupled with the lack of its own reading system, it can only be used through third-party reading software to read the world and koreader to assist, and the overall physical examination will still be worse.

Therefore, I hope that all the friends who intend to buy this product, or have already purchased this product, can look at this product with an objective eye, such a configuration and the price of 1.5k can definitely be said to be super cost-effective, but if you have higher demand, then I think you may still add a little budget to buy a higher-order single product next door.

In summary, the ink case mix7 is a high-value item with extremely high cost performance, but it is not suitable for everyone, and everyone can choose according to their personal needs.

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Author: Naoki Sang, digital reading researcher, senior user of e-readers, the book "How to Learn Efficiently with Kindle" is available on the whole network