Ask HN: Why are e-ink note-taking devices so expensive compared to iPads?

Post by reaperducer » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:17 PM UTC

minikites wrote: post #104

sgtnoodle wrote: post #93

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You just justified to yourself a reason to use an even more controversial word out of the blue in a contrived way. I hope you were being intentionally ironic.

It's less controversial than the r-word, which is why it's a good analogy. People who insist that it's okay to say one usually insist that it's okay to say the other one, because they don't understand the ways words hurt people.

Post by michaelt » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:18 PM UTC

6gvONxR4sf7o wrote: post #100

Ajedi32 wrote: post #48

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Don't necessarily disagree with you, but seeing as "the r word" is no longer used to refer to mentally disabled people it seems a little late to be campaigning to end its use as a pejorative _now_. If anything, these efforts should be directed towards ending the use of "autism" in a pejorative context, as if that trend isn't stopped then that term is up next on the euphemism treadmill. I also wonder if perhaps these…

I wonder if this is an age thing? Up until very very recently, “retarded” did mean what we now refer to as mentally disabled. It was a slur that people pushed back on just like the words that preceded it, but the pejorative figurative use won out. But it’s too recent to say that’s definitively not what it means anymore. It’s hard to date these kinds of things, but the first document I found was the social security ad…

Post by tluyben2 » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

dominotw wrote: post #22

pidg wrote: post #10

I own a reMarkable 2. There is certainly enough to justify the cost, if you are a prolific note-taker. Conversely, I find it hard to justify the cost of an iPad, becuase I already have a phone and several laptops. I can't see a situation where a tablet would be more useful to me, so I've never bought one. Turns out different people have different needs, and the e-ink note-taking market caters to that. Most people wou…

same. I spent ~500$ on boox air. To me its my most used device after my laptop. I use it everyday for hours to save my eyes, totally worth $500. I also have an ipad which i never use.

Post by input_sh » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:26 PM UTC

donarb wrote: post #97

brassattax wrote: post #13

I think e-ink screens would be great for musicians too! A lot of musicians are using iPad Pro, but I personally would rather have a dual screen e-ink device like this (for better battery life, better readability): https://www.gvidomusic.com/ ($1600!!) First company to build something like this and bring the cost down to something a bit more reasonable will get my business.

Do e-ink tablets even have music-worthy sound capability? Even at $1600 Gvido has no speaker!??

Post by iguy » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:32 PM UTC

PartiallyTyped wrote: post #115

6gvONxR4sf7o wrote: post #100

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I wonder if this is an age thing? Up until very very recently, “retarded” did mean what we now refer to as mentally disabled. It was a slur that people pushed back on just like the words that preceded it, but the pejorative figurative use won out. But it’s too recent to say that’s definitively not what it means anymore. It’s hard to date these kinds of things, but the first document I found was the social security ad…

I would like to point towards urban dictionary and different definitions of literally [1] that I found quite amusing, please excuse the language. > a word with no meaning in today's USA. Person 1: I am literally going to have a stroke if I see another tweet about fake news. Person 2: Are you really? Should I call 911? --- > Who fucking knows anymore? First, it meant factual, and now it means fictional. What the fuck,…