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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by afandian »

lhl wrote: post #57
Twirrim wrote: post #5

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When I looked at it a few months ago: "$279? That's not too bad.. oh wait, that's for refurb. $299 new. Okay, still good. Wait what.. $129 for the pen , too? Hang on... $179 for the cover/case?!" Talk about nickle and diming you.

One thing about the Remarkable is that it, like many other eink tablets uses a Wacom EMR layer so almost any third party Wacom pen should work ($25-50). The Lamy Al-star is pretty good and available worldwide. I like the Staedtler Noris jumbo pen as well (although the nib is significantly softer/rubberier so it might not appeal to everyone). My favorite pen atm, which might not be available globally, is the Wacom CP2…

I think I saw that the pens aren't compatible between reMarkable version 1 and 2.

EDIT not incompatible: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Markers-and-Marker-...

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by glenngillen »

I went in circles for months trying to work out which device like this I should buy. Ultimately I decided on the Super Note by Ratta. The Kindle app is probably the thing that won me over in the end. But I’ve been incredibly happy with the purchase for a whole host of reasons ever since.

Strongly recommend anyone who’s in the market for this also take a look at the Super Note.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by geokon »

jesterson wrote: post #102
geokon wrote: post #86

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Have you tried using a wireless keyboard with it? I was sort of considering getting one and using emacs through tmux. To do light programming and writing I feel the latency should be tolerable. Though I worry about how much the screen flickers/refreshes I'm using a Moaan Mix 7 and the constant screen refresh makes anything that's not entirely static a bit or a pain to look at. (Even a small "loading" spinner on scree…

No, I use it solely to read books and browse sites. They seem to use dynamic screen updates which adjusts to content, not sure how it will work in your case. I case youtube quite alright on it, however I may not call it pleasurable, if that helps.

yeah that does. sounds like it doesn't do a full screen black/white flicker. thanks!

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by macrolime »

gnicholas wrote: post #13

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)?

When I got my Remarkable I thought I'd be using it to read books and put lots of books on it, but actually I've ended up only using it to take notes. I often read books on another device, then take notes on the Remarkable at the same time.

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Post by joachimma »

I like me remarkable2, but the fact that any programming book containing source code, gets horrible formatting makes me a bit sad. I have installed koreader on it but it feels like I am one mis-click away from bricking it every time I update that.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by fphhotchips »

AJRF wrote: post #94
senectus1 wrote: post #92

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MDM We want to be able to restrict what gets synced to where. (eg, not dropbox or box or google etc) We want to enforce passwords and screen time outs. We'd prefer to use intune to do this but are open to other possibilities etc etc None of this is possible and remarkable don't seem interested in this.

The point is that you can't do this with notebooks though, seems silly to want to do this here, with maybe the exception of blocking sync services you can't monitor. Which is totally possible with a bit of competence.

Right, but if I wanted a notebook I'd buy a notebook. What I want is a tablet for taking notes, which has a different security profile.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by orls »

pluijzer wrote: post #108
AJRF wrote: post #94

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The point is that you can't do this with notebooks though, seems silly to want to do this here, with maybe the exception of blocking sync services you can't monitor. Which is totally possible with a bit of competence.

Though is, 'you also cannot do this with a real notebook' valid argument? Neither can you upload pdf's to a real notebook or do all the other stuff that makes this device not just a ... regular notebook.

Exactly. A paper notebook might not have those security features, but it’s also a lot harder to end up with reams of confidential info in a paper notebook in the blink of an eye, on a whim; or to transmit that data to arbitrary third parties. There’s a “proportionality” argument between features and security.
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