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The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by sireat »

tapia wrote: post #13

I was thinking about buying it, because the stylus seemed to be much better than the one from the Sony DPT-RP1. However, I decided to buy the DPT-RP1 mainly for its size (13" is just perfect to read papers and taking notes!). The writing experience of the DPT-RP1 is not great, but I have been using it for almost a year now and would never go back. The amount of paper that I have laying around at work now is minimal.…

I've been debating buying remarkable but wonder how reMarkable reading experience compares to Sony 13 inchers?

My favorite e-ink e-reader(I own several from 5inches to 13inches) by far is the original Sony DPT-S1.

It is so light for 13 inches (about 350g) and the software experience for PDFs is fantastic.

Sure it would rock to have ePub support, but Calibre can take care of that.

Sony made some questionable design choices with DPT-RP1 foregoing regular USB tethering for one and disabling of the anemic web browser which was no big loss but still was an option for emergencies.

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by balaksakrionon »

hsivonen wrote: post #25

I wish someone did a light A4-sized eInk device with these software features: * PDF reader * epub reader * well-maintained paged-media mode Web browser (well-maintained meaning timely security patches for the browser and the base system) * no app, just standard MTP over USB and whatever the Bluetooth file transfer protocol is called * reasonable privacy stance (not collecting what documents are read) When looking for…

I too am waiting for such a device. Does this remarkable tablet have a browser? I can't seem to tell from the product description and faq

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by joegahona »

sitkack wrote: post #82
yalogin wrote: post #57

Theoretically it’s good but I wonder how much market there is for it at that price. Tablets themselves are used a subset of population, compared to the phones. On top of that for people wanting to read ebooks only amazon already sells a reader for far less than this one. The iPad for example offers all these features on top of the 100s more. What is special about this and Where is the market for this?

Science, engineering, medicine. There are tens of millions of folks who would use this over an iPad.

Is willingness to pay part of the definition of a "market"? (Honest question; I didn't go to business school.) I don't doubt there are "tens of millions of folks who would use this over an iPad" if it were free -- I'm one of those people -- but to buy this in addition to, or instead of, an iPad? No way.

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by comboy »

Tharkun wrote: post #22

I've stopped using mine. It's gathering dust in a corner somewhere. The hardware is pretty decent, and the writing experience is good. The software, on the other hand, is not good. There have been a couple of updates since I bought it, but they've been few and far between. Everything about it is mediocre. The file manager, meh. The note taking app, meh. The sync, meh. Getting stuff on it automatically is all but impo…

I second that and hope somebody from remarkable reads it. They could make this device great from being meh with a software update. I want to make notes on remarkable and easily edit them on android. Export SVGs not just low quality jpegs. Make integration with evernote and other note apps. Implement todoist API or let developers make their own simple apps. Provide written text OCR, it's usable at this point. There is much potential. I really enjoy writing and drawing on it, even though the plastic things that you write with need to be replace quite often when it's used for drawing. I can pay for the experience just make it worthwhile.

Also, why do you have to "turn the screen off" when I'm not using it. Just let the current note be displayed.

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by devindotcom »

sireat wrote: post #101
tapia wrote: post #13

I was thinking about buying it, because the stylus seemed to be much better than the one from the Sony DPT-RP1. However, I decided to buy the DPT-RP1 mainly for its size (13" is just perfect to read papers and taking notes!). The writing experience of the DPT-RP1 is not great, but I have been using it for almost a year now and would never go back. The amount of paper that I have laying around at work now is minimal.…

I've been debating buying remarkable but wonder how reMarkable reading experience compares to Sony 13 inchers? My favorite e-ink e-reader(I own several from 5inches to 13inches) by far is the original Sony DPT-S1. It is so light for 13 inches (about 350g) and the software experience for PDFs is fantastic. Sure it would rock to have ePub support, but Calibre can take care of that. Sony made some questionable design ch…

I compared them here, if it helps any:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/05/sony-and-remarkables-dueli...

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by DeepYogurt »

I also have one of these and price aside it's amazing. It's not android which I think is a positive as it aids the "get out of my way and let me read/write" ethos. It's expensive and it has had some really basic bugs, but if they make a version 2 I'll buy it in a heartbeat.

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by Tharkun »

pcl wrote: post #86
jfim wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love mine, even though I can't use it at work due to having a very secretive employer. It's essentially an electronic notebook with zero distractions, which IMO is the whole point. The iPad pro has a browser, Facebook, Twitter, email, messenger, hacker news, Instagram, and a million other ways to get distracted. Even if I don't use them, you still get the temptation to use those, and it's pretty distracting. When I…

When I need to use mine with confidential work documents, I just put it into airplane mode and upload documents to it over USB. I confirmed (a few software versions back) that deleting while in offline mode resulted in a full delete, and that nothing was synced after coming back online. I’d really really like a means to maintain a direct-sync-only folder, or some sort of robust encryption story, but to date, the team…

The terrible USB file transfer mode is one of the reasons why I stopped using it. Last time I tried I had to use a web browser to drag files to some web page. No idea why they didn't implement a mass storage API the way any other device does. Has that changed in recent versions?

Re: The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review

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Post by johnday »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #59
masukomi wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

there are a bunch of video reviews that cover this. The consensus seemed to be "close enough" for your average person but "not even remotely" like paper for people who pay attention to different paper types, and care about the tools they use for drawing / writing and how they interact with paper. That is to say, you'll be happy if you don't pay any attention to the paper or writing implements you use normally. If you…

I've seen a lot of reviews comparing the writing experience to paper, but I'm more interested in the reading experience, and particularly how much contrast the screen has vs an e-ink Kindle. I've seen a few reviews actually refer to the screen as "e-ink"—but that must be a mistake, or the official website wouldn't use the more nebulous term "e-paper"... right? If it is e-ink, why is the refresh rate for drawing so go…

It is e-ink.

The refresh rate is good because they have come up with a clever method of only refreshing regions of the screen at once. Eg if you draw a line, it will only refresh the axis-aligned rectangle enclosing that line.

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