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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by 0xCMP »

cyberpunk wrote: post #8
keepquestioning wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oura destroyed their business this way.

They seem to be doing alright, I still like mine… Are you basing that just off the sentiment of their subreddit or some other data?

I love my Oura ring but if I didn't get the subscription for free from upgrading to the newer ring I wouldn't have bought it.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by achow »

chatterhead wrote: post #2

Never going to buy subscription based hardware.

Hardware can still be used.. only cloud storage seems to be problem.

Without Connect (~$4/month), only files used and synced online in the last 50 days will continue to be stored in the reMarkable cloud or updated in our mobile and desktop apps. It’s also possible to turn off the sync functionality if you don’t wish to use the cloud service.

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Post by gnicholas »

I'm curious: how does Amazon's foray into this sector affect anyone's feelings? Do people want a single-purpose device like this, or would they rather have a multi-purpose Kindle (or iPad, with more functionality but much less battery life)?

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Post by phrz »

A wonderful product ruined by a proprietary cloud. The problem with the latter was very promptly proven by the unilateral imposition of a subscription. The product is useless without its cloud.

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Post by stewbrew »

The rm2 is a really nice device but you also have to take into account the price for their subscription service. IMHO they totally ruined it with their subscription service. On the other, I assume this is the only way they could raise the money to keep going. Times don't get better for them with more and more e-ink devices that support note taking etc.

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Post by lights0123 »

dottedmag wrote: post #3

Does it work as an offline book reader?

Yes. Official support for uploading PDF and unencrypted EPUB over USB but the interface is designed for annotating instead of reading. koreader or plato can be installed (unofficially) for a much better reading-first experience.

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Post by qzw »

Amazon is entering this space with the upcoming Kindle Scribe. I wish Remarkable luck, but the odds of them surviving as an independent entity is going to plummet if the Scribe is at all decent.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by stewbrew »

achow wrote: post #12
chatterhead wrote: post #2

Never going to buy subscription based hardware.

Hardware can still be used.. only cloud storage seems to be problem. Without Connect (~$4/month), only files used and synced online in the last 50 days will continue to be stored in the reMarkable cloud or updated in our mobile and desktop apps. It’s also possible to turn off the sync functionality if you don’t wish to use the cloud service.

The device is rather useless without the cloud service, isn't it.
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