Very Best Electronic Boards under 1K?

I've been exploring electronic chess boards and there are so many that, on first inspection, look so good.  I'm leaning toward Chessup 2 although I think GoChess Lite Classic looks very nice also.  The self moving version is temping as heck- I'm not there yet.  

I'm a leisurely player that after a long absence, would like to devote more time to improving my game.   

May I have opinions on the best board for one wanting to improve their play?  So far Chessup 2 seems to be it. 

(Unless otherwise noted, I own all the boards I am discussing below.)

Chessup 2 will be a nice board when it comes out. It is still in the design/development phase. I have one on order. I also have the Chessup 1 and it is a good board, but still needs an extar piece to play online.

The Chessnut products are nice, solid pieces of kit. The Pro is a full-sized tournament board, the Air and Air+ (do not own the +) are library/study size. All three need a way to get online.

The EVO is a library study size with a built-in tablet that can do a lot. It is a bit large due to the

The Tabutronic (sp?) boards look to be very nice although i do not own any of them. They are on my bucket list though.

The DGT Pegasus and the Millenium e-One are acceptable, not the best. The Pegasus has larger peices, still not torunametn sized. I did play a game today with the e-One and the Chessconnect extension, it played well.

I would stay away from the SquareOff Pro. Some will say it is good, many others and I will disagree. It is a tournament sized set, but the implementation/integration of the app is not very good and to use all the features you have to pay a subscription, something they never mentioned when we originally bought the boards. In fact, they did not even start that until about a year after release (maybe a little later). So those of us that bought on day 1, well ...

If you have any specific questions about the boards I mentioned (of the ones I own), feel free to ask.

Thanks Rsava.

The Chessup 2 will be out in November correct? I think I read that. I'm really wondering if they'll be late with their release or they're typically on time.

Well, it is scheduled for either Nov or Dec delivery - here is what the Kickstarter page states, and I think the dates are the same for IndieGoGo (the Kickstarter campaign is closed):

But that can always push as development/production issues arise.

Jeff Wigh (Chessup creator) checks in here occasionally. He is a great guy who is quite upfront and transparent about everything that is happening. I have asked him several questions about Chessup1 and Chessup2 and he has always been quick to answer and not afraid to tell the truth.

I have backed 7 Kickstarter programs (I think it may be 8 now) and his updates are some of the most detailed and thorough updates I have read.

Ordered the Chessup2.

I bought a Particula Gochess mini. The board is ok but where the plastic of the board squares meets the plastic frame doesn't seem as tight and flush as I would like; I would worry over time there could be some separation that would result in damage.

The pieces are plastic and have some minor finishing flaws (can clearly see the line where the two halves of the bishops are joined together) but feel weighty and relatively premium (for plastic anyway).

The app experience is just ok. The chess.com interface is a bit clunky (loads a webpage inside the app) and offers down to 3+0 games. I haven't actually tried the lichess integration as I like fast games and the shortest offered game is 10+0. The app has to be open during play. It displays a large board with small timers in the top of the screen. I had read that there was a view possible which was large timers only with no board visible so a bit disappointed this isn't actually possible. I don't know why these board makers think that I would want an electronic version of the board visible while playing but make me squint to see how much time is left on the clock.

Piece registration during games is fine, occasionally doesn't register immediately and the piece needs to be lifted up and put back down again. The time lost moving the opponents pieces + no premoving adds a handicap though. Definitely can't play bullet, 3+2 is the minimum.

I have picked up some glitches already after <1 week of use. The blunder AI assist feature is inconsistent in its advice, and when reloading games with partial AI assist it turns on full assist. It has let me reload a game and started with an extra piece still on the board.

I expected the software experience to more complete than this as this product has been out for a litte while. Probably going to return it...the only real alternative is the Chessup 2 because I want the AI assist features to help my kids learn...

There has been a lot of hype lately around the ChessUp 2. Please share your views if anyone has experienced and can compare it with the other boards.