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ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by funkaster »

I purchased the original one during the crowdfunding campaing, and paid a really low price (iirc less than $300). It’s a great device, I used it for a few years. Pen latency was really good, paper feeling is true, battery was awesome. The handwriting->text conversion was poor, but my handwriting is horrible. I changed to an iPad Pro 6 months ago and have not looked back, but mostly because I went back to orgmode as my main note taking and using a keyboard is much easier.

Having said that, I’m actually considering getting this upgrade just to focus on taking notes and brainstorming.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by rvense »

rvz wrote: post #20

When this device has an e-ink colour display then I would purchase it. Until then: No Thanks and No deal. EDIT: Not only that, Remarkable 2.0 and 1.0 are not even 64 bit and still use 32 bit processors in 2020. Completely pointless to use beyond 2038. Like I said, wait for e-ink colour and 64 bit or don't bother.

> EDIT: Not only that, Remarkable 2.0 and 1.0 are not even 64 bit and still use 32 bit processors in 2020. Completely pointless to use beyond 2038.

32-bit isn't an issue. You reference Y2038, but this is only an issue when you care about binary compatibility, which you do not. Wikipedia says:

"Linux originally used a 64-bit time_t for 64-bit architectures only; the pure 32-bit ABI was not changed due to backward compatibility.[15] Starting with version 5.6, 64-bit time_t is supported on 32-bit architectures, too. This was done primarily for the sake of embedded Linux systems."

There is absolutely no need for a 64-bit processor in a device with less than 4GB RAM.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by pier25 »

nomel wrote: post #166
devindotcom wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the 2 right here and it's better than the first. There's still a perceptible lag (that is, it isn't imperceptible) but it's better than anything else out there including other eink devices (I also have a Boox here that I compared it to, and the Sony DPT before it).

In terms of latency, I have trouble believing it's better than the newer iPad Pros (120Hz screen, 240Hz pencil scan).

I have an iPad Pro and the deal breaker is using the pencil over glass.

I wouldn't mind a little latency if they get the paper feel right.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by chabad360 »

danShumway wrote: post #230
jbeard4 wrote: post #13

I have been very happy with my ReMarkable 1, and have ordered the ReMarkable 2.0. Hacker News might be interested in the active development community around the device: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable The device is open. It's just an embedded linux device. You can ssh into it, and run arbitrary code. The SDK is based on Qt. You can also connect a keyboard to it over a USB-on-the-go port. I have been…

The device is open -- does that extend to the notes and filesystem itself? I'm very interested in the ReMarkable 2, but I want to be able to write scripts to handle stuff like syncing. If this is something where I know I can get good integration with Emacs/Org-mode on my desktop (letting me insert diagrams on the fly into org-mode files, making one searchable interface between handwritten notes and typed notes, etc),…

The notes file format itself, I believe is proprietary, but it's been reverse engineered. The general storage I don't believe is actually folder based, but have a look at the unofficial wiki, it should answer most of your questions.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by bitdizzy »

I have the Remarkable 1. It's the kind of jank hardware whose flaws you come to find endearing because the device as a whole is so good to you. I immediately ordered a Remarkable 2 when I caught wind of it. I'm going to give my Remarkable 1 to a friend or relative and hope it brings them as much joy as it did me.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by ggrrhh_ta »

pre wrote: post #223
krick wrote: post #191

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's funny how your comment immediately makes me want to buy it, because the description on the site with all these silly photos and such for some reason got me thinking like "looks kinda nice, but since it's obviously something very Apple-like, it will be as restrictive as it gets, I won't be able to use it without some obligatory shitty web-account and I probably even won't be able to read *.cbz comics on it, so...…

Indeed. "All your work is instantly synced to the cloud" Ugh. Nope nope nope. But now maybe sounds like I could turn that off and just rsync the files to my Debian tower. That is more win.

My thoughts exactly

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by AshamedCaptain »

jbeard4 wrote: post #203
owenversteeg wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but that's miles ahead of almost any other consumer device you can buy today. I'll take it.

Yes, I meant "open" in the sense that you do not need to jailbreak it to run software that has not been approved by the manufacturer, not "open" in the sense that the operating system is open source. Although, I think a lot of their operating system is open source and on their github page (linux kernel and uboot configuration): https://github.com/reMarkable Their Qt-based shell software, xochitl, is not open source.

In other words, they open sourced just what they're legally obliged to. The fact that this is surprising nowadays is heavily depressing.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by chrisweekly »

jbeard4 wrote: post #13

I have been very happy with my ReMarkable 1, and have ordered the ReMarkable 2.0. Hacker News might be interested in the active development community around the device: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable The device is open. It's just an embedded linux device. You can ssh into it, and run arbitrary code. The SDK is based on Qt. You can also connect a keyboard to it over a USB-on-the-go port. I have been…

Thanks for the link.

> I have been imagining porting a lightweight Qt-based virtual terminal to the device and using it as an e-ink unix terminal. Alas, I have not yet had the cycles to complete this project.

That would be really cool! I pre-ordered a RM2 (my 1st such device) and am in the November cohort... if you make time for said terminal, I'd love to know about it.

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