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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by politelemon » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 8:58 AM UTC

japanuspus wrote: post #82

makach wrote: post #34

I am one of the original kickstarter backers and got mine at a very favorable price compared to what they are selling it for now. As a original kickstarter backer they also provided me with a free tier for their subscription service so I am not paying anything extra to have full functionality, this is very important to me because I am not very excited of subscription based software features - remarkable please take n…

With regard to security, it seems to me that the most obvious comparison for the ReMarkable would be a paper notepad which would also be compromised if you had physical access? Saying this as a former ReMarkable owner (and kickstarter backer) who ended up only using the device as a notepad, after learning that I read in a non-linear fashion which doesn't work well on the relatively slow screen. And for notes, I ended…

> With regard to security, it seems to me that the most obvious comparison for the ReMarkable would be a paper notepad which would also be compromised if you had physical access?

No that doesn't sound like an obvious comparison at all. It has a feature that it feels like a notepad when writing, but that's where the similarities end. Imagine if you compared a phone security to a flashlight because phones have a torch feature.

It's still a device with digital and connected capabilities, a completely different security context.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by rcarmo » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 8:59 AM UTC

With the previous models, I was not sold on something that required a separate cloud subscription to work. I know they recently "got that" and re-scoped their Connect cloud service, but I am still curious as to how well it works with a major cloud storage provider (OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.).

If it still requires going through their servers in any way I'm sticking to an iPad...

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by senknvd » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:02 AM UTC

esperent wrote: post #52

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)?

The big differentiator in these products is drawing latency. Currently there's only two with barely acceptable level IMO: Remarkable 2 and Supernote a5x/a6x, both around 30ms. I can't find any numbers for the Kindle Scribe so I guess no one has tested yet. But I also bet if Amazon was proud of the number they'd be shouting about it - especially if it was better than the others. So Remarkable and Supernote are probabl…

the iPad Pro gets to around 9ms perceived latency by using a very interesting trick. Essentially, it predicts the direction the pencil is moving and generates a short straight line in that direction. After the pencil has moved on, it corrects the line to follow the actual path the pencil took. I wonder if the e-ink companies could do that?

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by jeromenerf » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:05 AM UTC

clnq wrote: post #130

A lot of people are comparing reMarkable with other e-ink note taking tablets. But I think that it would be wise for anyone buying these things to also compare them with pen and paper. I only bought rm 2 for one reason - to cut down on paper waste as I was filling out the same forms every day. But over time of its use, I've started noticing more and more advantages of pen and paper. Advantages of pen and paper: - mor…

> Advantages of pen and paper:

- you can put many pages side by side

- it works great with rulers

- it can be thrown at the cat to play with

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by rcarmo » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:06 AM UTC

senectus1 wrote: post #92

Aeolun wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What kind of security are they lacking? I compare it with a notepad, which you lock away in a drawer when you don’t want people to access it.

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.

That's a shame. I can see a zillion possibilities for this if it played nicely with InTune.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by pantulis » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:10 AM UTC

aanthracite wrote: post #116

https://onyxboox.com/boox_maxlumi2

Is this the only option for 13''? I am looking for something that can display sheet music to my poor eyesight.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by austinjp » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:11 AM UTC

kretaceous wrote: post #20

I was curious if the device could recognise my terrible handwriting. As per this page, they use MyScript[1]. Here's a demo of the software if anyone's interested to confirm the same: https://webdemo.myscript.com/views/text/index.html 1: https://myscript.com (TIL)

Oh the demos are great. Not flawless, but it's nice to write mathematical notation by hand and get LaTeX out.

https://webdemo.myscript.com/views/math/

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by bkishan » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:15 AM UTC

b112 wrote: post #99

penguin_booze wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here: waiting for reviews before I jump on the wagon. Although, my primary motivation is to read PDF documents, especially the 2-column ones, than the prospect of taking notes or drawing. I hope it won't disappoint.

Not sure I want ads on my screen while trying to take notes, or ad popups randomly when starting software. This is a kindle for you, so why would this be different?

I get that its a dig on Amazon, but Im 100% sure they won't display ads on notes.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by lhl » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:15 AM UTC

afandian wrote: post #111

lhl wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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-...

I don't have an RM2 so I can't say for sure, there might be some differences w/ button compatibility or calibration, but from what I've seen online and w/ various reviews, most of the different pens should all be interchangeable if they are using Wacom EMR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgj5Y7NHY74

https://www.joshualowcock.com/guide/remarkable-2-compatible-...

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by MayeulC » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 9:18 AM UTC

clnq wrote: post #130

A lot of people are comparing reMarkable with other e-ink note taking tablets. But I think that it would be wise for anyone buying these things to also compare them with pen and paper. I only bought rm 2 for one reason - to cut down on paper waste as I was filling out the same forms every day. But over time of its use, I've started noticing more and more advantages of pen and paper. Advantages of pen and paper: - mor…

I've been using my rm1 for years without connecting it to the Internet, it works great as a replacement to my lab notebooks and flying sheets of paper.