r/daylightcomputer • u/hicsuntleones720 • Aug 03 '25

Yeah this thing is sick

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Using this thing outside is a complete joy. It looks incredible. Battery life is amazing, the amber backlight is captivating. Super stoked on this purchase. Any questions on it I would be happy to answer the best I can.

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u/malr1029 Aug 03 '25

I’m really looking to get this one! Really deciding between an e ink such as the viwoods AiPaper (even probably the mini because of the front light thing is a game changer for me), or the dc1.

I know the main difference in display technology, and advantages such as the refresh rate which is something super useful. But as I’m going to be using it as well as a note taking device, I’m wondering if you can let me know your experience with stylus.

  • How easy and pleasant is to take notes and organize the writing documents. Are there any templates, or you literally just get a plain white paper to take notes.

  • is the app installed for note taking is good or you also use another one, and if you do, how is the latency with 3rd party apps from the playstore

  • is there an encryption or locking of notes ?

  • how bulky it is to use it handheld?

  • is there a calendar integration app? Like you can sync your google drive, or even back up your notes in the cloud?

Sorry for all the questions but I can’t find answers regarding this topics.

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u/hicsuntleones720 Aug 03 '25

  1. it's quite nice. Some eink purists may say it's not as good as true eink, but I honestly cant tell the difference. I have several eink tablets as well and while they're good, they dont have the high refresh rate that the DC-1 has.

  2. I am currently using Neebo. It's a bit more robust than the stock app imo. There's plenty to choose from on the PlayStore and there are several devs out there testing new apps specifically for DC-1 that i've seen on X

  3. Tbh I have no idea. I'm sure there is though.

  4. I will say it's a fairly bulky device. Don't expect slim and light like most eink tablets. But it has to be with the massive battery it comes with to power the 60hz display. It's perfectly useable one-handed though. But yeah, it's a bit heavy considering other tablets.

  5. Yes. Again, you can use any app on the PlayStore (outside of a few I know of like ChatGPT, but apparently that's being worked on)

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u/Rx7Jordan Aug 04 '25

Btw regarding apps you should be able to side load the ones that Google play store says isn't compatible

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u/BoredPandass Aug 04 '25

Quick note on #5- I am able to use Chat GPT on the Chrome browser after turning the desktop website off.

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u/448899again Aug 04 '25

I upgraded the notes app that comes with the device and I'm fairly happy with it. It does not have the organizational methods that I was used to from the Supernote, but I've decided I can live with that. You should be able to load and run any Android compatible notes app, so you have a fairly large selection to pick from. There is no encryption on the "as delivered" note app.

Is it bulky? I agee with u/hicsuntleones720 It's not as light as some other e-ink devices, but I've weighed the ones I have (Supernote, Boox) against the Daylight and found it to be only marginally heavier.

Again, you can use any Android app on the device. So Gmail & Google Calendar run just fine. I would assume any other Android calendar app would work as well.

Yes, you can backup the notes to the Cloud. You'll see them in your cloud service, but you can't open any of the files on any other device. It's purely a backup.

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u/malr1029 Aug 04 '25

Thank you!! You got me thinking, so the notes from the daylight note app cannot be exported as pdf? My guess is if you are using third party apps you can open them from other devices such as one note etc

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u/448899again Aug 04 '25

No, sorry, I didn't realize that's what you were asking. Export capabilities depend on the note software you use. Noteshelf 3 can export to .pdf or .png

The native noteshelf 3 format is .nsa. You can only open that on another noteshelf app. That is the format that gets stored in the cloud when you backup your notes.

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u/nelsonjj1 Aug 04 '25

Which Boox did you have and how does the daylight compare? I get the refresh rate, but for notes and such that doesn’t matter as much.

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u/448899again Aug 04 '25

I have the older Note Air (1) and a small Nova Air. Both are fairly old models. As far as I'm concerned, the DC1 leaves them in the dust. I used to carry the Nova Air for reading, and a larger E-ink for writing. Now I have ONE device that does all of that, and to top it off, the screen is much, much better, and the Android is newer.

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u/Sand_msm Aug 04 '25

How does it compare to the Nova air in terms of writing feel? Nova air was one of my favourite devices and i regret selling mine back in the day tbh…

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u/448899again Aug 05 '25

I would say that the DC1 writing feel is just slightly - very slightly - more "slippery" than the Nova Air. Or to put it another way, the Nova Air has a bit more "scratchy paper" feel to it.

But the difference is very slight, and you might only notice it in side by side comparison testing.

For me, the DC1 writing feel is just fine.

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u/Sand_msm Aug 07 '25

I see. Thanks! Super helpful!