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Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by tiahura »

nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight. Kobo's software is fine (mostly), but the design or manufacturing seems to be a notch below. On my Kobo the touchscreen is enragingly inaccurate.

And, direct access to the Amazon library is not an insignificant advantage.

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by noduerme »

nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

I love the Onyx as it runs full Android. Also its built in apps and ink settings have a slightly steep learning curve and what seem like weird UI decisions at first, but turn out to give a lot of control over the experience.

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by e-_pusher »

tiahura wrote: post #81
nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight. Kobo's software is fine (mostly), but the design or manufacturing seems to be a notch below. On my Kobo the touchscreen is enragingly inaccurate. And, direct access to the Amazon library is not an insignificant advantage.

What do you mean by the kobo screen being inaccurate? Is this for the stylus of the touch itself? I was considering buying a kobo but this comment scares me a bit now.

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by jolmg »

tiahura wrote: post #81
nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight. Kobo's software is fine (mostly), but the design or manufacturing seems to be a notch below. On my Kobo the touchscreen is enragingly inaccurate. And, direct access to the Amazon library is not an insignificant advantage.

> Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight

Do e-ink displays with a backlight even exist?

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by layer8 »

I love the concept of those e-ink devices, but what kills them for me is the poor contrast (something like 10:1), much worse than writing with a black pen on actual white paper. Due to poor eyesight, e-ink is unusable for me without strong built-in light to boost contrast, and then I might as well use an LCD/OLED tablet with better capabilities.

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

Amazon clearly felt threatened by the tens of people with a Kobo Elipsa and the dozens of people with reMarkable tablets.

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Post by bArray »

How I hope it works is that the "PDF mark-up" can be exported as a PDF. This would allow me to insert papers/reports, comment on them and then send them back to students. What I can't do is upload these documents to the cloud - so I hope this is addressed.

In terms of cost, I was hoping for something maybe $200. At $400 it's getting close to a relatively good tablet or even a usable laptop.

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Post by nottorp »

jolmg wrote: post #84
tiahura wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight. Kobo's software is fine (mostly), but the design or manufacturing seems to be a notch below. On my Kobo the touchscreen is enragingly inaccurate. And, direct access to the Amazon library is not an insignificant advantage.

> Remarkable 2 doesn't have a backlight Do e-ink displays with a backlight even exist?

It's a front light technically. Still, the device is self lit or not.

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by jsymolon »

nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

I have a SuperNote that is a decent PDF viewer and notetaker.

https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/supernote-a5x-digital-n...

Re: Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

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Post by benji_is_me »

anonporridge wrote: post #79
nottorp wrote: post #75

Just for the record, Kobo, reMarkable and Onyx have had similar e-readers that you can take notes on for quite a while.

The reMarkable would have been lovely to have during my university days. A laptop can be a source of distraction during lectures, and paper isn't as easily searchable.

I used my reMarkable 2 tablet all throughout university (I only recently graduated). Searchability is an area that e-ink tablets can surely solve, although the reMarkable's software wasn't particularly helpful in this regard (perhaps it has improved now). You can only convert 1 page at a time using their OCR and they only recently added the ability to tag documents.

My favorite feature was actually simple: I don't have to erase everything to rearrange the layout of my notes. Being able to simply select a portion of the page, resize, and move it was killer. Another great feature is simply not having to lug separate notebooks around. The ability to organize and sort documents was very helpful.

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