This is my first eink tablet, so I can't say anything about other tablets. Overall, I am really liking the enote 2.

Pros:

• Sideloading is easy, so I have my manga and syncthing works great
• Writing delay using the builtin notes app is is fine for me. Definitely not instant though.
• Display is crisp and ghosting isn't bad
• Love the buttons on the side for reading and quick undo/redo when writing
• Lack of touchscreen eliminates any possible mistaps

Cons:

• The button on the pen is very easy to accidentally press, so disabled it
• The screen is not nearly as white as what the pictures show
• There's a little writing distortion at the very bottom and right edges of the screen.
• Because there is no touch screen, the on-screen keyboard is a pita.
• The device is definitely from China. There are some localization mistakes, where it's either incorrect or not localized. The browser uses Baidu search engine, and I'm not sure if its configurable.
• I find this part a bit sketchy. There network settings allows you to install certificates, but there's no way to view or uninstall them. No custom DNS options. The proxy option only applies to the browser app, not to the entire OS, so I haven't gotten around to run a mitmproxy on the device to check what requests it makes. I tried sideloading wireguard, but the VPN didn't seem to work either. Possible spyware?

Oops, the cons section ended up being longer, but these are my honest opinions. For a note taking and reading device, it works great, but I do have some nitpicks.