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Welcome to AF! Glad to have you here. Hope you settle in and find some fun discussions to jump into.

My morning coffee, now making some spicy ramen for lunch.

I keep hoping for tier 2 belts. I don't think we are getting tier 2 belts. Otherwise, it was Going Medeviel.

Satisfactory, getting ready for 1.2!

Been jumping between Satisfactory and Arknights Endfield.

Boox has always been on my radar for this exact need as well, but I’ve never actually had the chance to hold one in person, and at their price point, that makes it a tough leap. And like you mentioned, they’re not exactly performance‑focused devices. Even the newer models still seem to struggle a bit with speed, which makes me hesitant when the cost is already pretty high. That said, I really do like the appeal of them being full Android devices. Not being locked into a single store is a huge advantage, especially for manga where everything is scattered across different platforms. That flexibility alone keeps Boox in the “maybe someday” category for me, even if I’m not quite ready to justify the price yet.

E‑readers are actually what got me into manga in the first place. Carrying physical books around was never really my thing, so having everything digital made it way easier for me to dive in. But at the same time, they’ve become the bane of my manga experience, too. Most ebook stores just aren’t great for manga. A lot of series end up locked behind different platforms, and most e‑readers are tied to a single store, so you can’t keep everything in one place. On top of that, the screens are small and black‑and‑white, so you miss out on color pages, and sometimes the text quality just isn’t great, depending on the release. I’ve thought about just getting an iPad or a proper tablet for manga, since it would solve most of those issues, but I’ve never really wanted to spend that kind of money on a device I’d basically use as a dedicated reader. So for now, I’m stuck in that weird middle ground where e‑readers make manga convenient… but also kind of frustrating. And this makes my manga reading often a varied experience, where at times I binge-read, but other times I don't want to deal with it.

I just finished Overlord, so idk what to watch next. I think I will be clipping away at Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans again next.

I got to work the night shift tonight, so not a whole lot. I worked on my sites for a bit and have been watching a lot of reviews on that new Toxic Commando game. But I should still be sleeping lol.

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Oh no! I joined, and the forum died! For what my vote is worth, I'd vote for option 1. On a side note, since this is on Invsion, have they considered supporter subscriptions? I know I'm new here, but the member base here is quite fantastic and positive towards the community.

Thank you for the welcome!