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The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by bennyp101 »

martin_a wrote: post #2

> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…

You can go into settings and enable ssh, and put pretty much whatever you want on it. Configure your own synchting or nextcloud sync, and not pay a penny.

Worth noting that if you bought the device before October this year, then you get a free subscription - which is what I am using currently, but good to know that I can just swap it out if I want to

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by ijuhoor »

alwyn wrote: post #10
di4na wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just want to point out that there are good e-ink color display now! It is just that none of the integrators made a product/device using it yet really. There is a whole array of "notebook like" e-ink devices being created and released, but they mostly exist in, and target, the chinese and japanese market. Not the Western one. Remarkable is one of the exception and Kobo recently released one. Hopefully we will see mo…

Do you happen to have some links to Japanese/Chinese e-ink colour devices?

If you live in the us, https://goodereader.com/blog/shop has a shop that sells pretty much all the e paper devices

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by gmemstr »

It's a shame they've moved to a subscription model - I'm personally angling to get a development PineNote and invest time into developing for that. It's priced about the same as a reMarkable, but does include a stylus and case, so that's nice.

My biggest want is an open device - I was originally drawn to the reMarkable _because_ it seemed quite open, but this subscription model really makes me rethink things (with what I would consider "core" functionality, e.g syncing, locked behind a paywall).

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by gspr »

martin_a wrote: post #2

> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…

I love my RM2. Been using it without their cloud thingy since I got it. If they ever start getting hostile to non-cloud users, I'm out.

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by bennyp101 »

throw_ojfs82309 wrote: post #19

Note that the author receives $40 when you buy a reMarkable using the provided link. I've been using a reMarkable for some weeks on the job, and I'm generally satisfied. However, the reMarkable is not a proud linux computer. When changing to the subscription model, they introduced new Terms of Services. Among others, these prohibit reverse engineering the cloud API. Upon request, a customer service employee who had c…

You can still use the sync feature without a subscription, you just can't keep old files forever in the cloud.

"Without a subscription, you can still use the cloud to store and sync your notes. However, files will stop syncing to the mobile and desktop apps if they haven’t been opened in the last 50 days. They’ll still be automatically stored on your paper tablet"[1]

[1] https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/44082491463...

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by forrestthewoods »

ithkuil wrote: post #5
martin_a wrote: post #2

> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…

The subscription mode is for syncing your content on their cloud storage. One of the nice features of the remarkable device is that they allow you to ssh on the device and run your software on it. There is a community who builds various tools that run on the device. I didn't check recently but I'm pretty sure you have one or more open options to sync your content to your remote storage of choice.

> The subscription mode is for syncing your content on their cloud storage.

According to the website the subscription model is for syncing your content to ANY cloud storage

No Sub: No cloud storage of any kind $5/mo: Unlimited cloud storage on their servers $8/mo: Google Drive / Dropbox support

https://remarkable.com/store/connect

Thanks but no thanks. I'm not paying anyone $8/mo for the privilege of storing my digital content on another platform. That's bullshit.

Re: The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

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Post by alwyn »

> Furthernore, the eraser size is too big.

Like pen size, you can also adjust the eraser size!

I'm very content with my reMarkable 1, and while I absolutely love it, I'm not sure if I would put down €480 for it (I got it from my old boss as he wasn't using it).

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