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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by spaceman_2020 »

kylecordes wrote: post #215

I really wanted to like the Remarkable. I saw people using them at a couple of conferences the idea seems so great. So I tried it. Twice, for a couple weeks each. Had a couple of other people borrow in between and try it. We all reached the same conclusion: Solid implementation of a great idea! ... but ... An additional object to carry? Nope. Get an iPad or a Surface Pro, if you need to both write/sketch and do other…

The iPad Pro is expensive, but with the pencil, it's far more versatile and can double up as an actual computer. I use it practically for all my note taking now. And it also doubles up as an entertainment device

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Post by augasur »

Personally as a paper gperson, who loves to write on sheets any quick thoughts, TODO lists and anything that comes to my mind, it seemed a very good choice, but pricing now seems quite high. I have tried multiple online tools, but I do not like the feel.

After reading multiple real user comments, I do not think I still want to buy it. Does anyone know any other good alternatives for paper notes?

I see multiple people recommending cheap LCD panels, is there any cheaper or simpler e-paper note takers but with multiple notes features?

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Post by akamaka »

nathell wrote: post #47

I’ve bought myself a reMarkable 2 with the approach that „I’m just getting an expensive toy” (ie not an everyday work tool, just a nice gizmo). And it’s been great, if a bit pricey. (On the flip side, I have a free subscription.) Some things I’ve used it for, so far: - To write handwritten.blog. - As a notebook. Nothing much to mention here. Being able to pick a page template (plain/dotted/lined/squared) is nice. - R…

Is it easy to use for reading daily news, or would that require some hacking to get my news content to transfer to it automatically?

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Post by olivierestsage »

Just adding my opinion to the fray: I love mine (purchased last month). Have been using it constantly -- much more than I expected, actually -- for marking up books, taking notes, etc. I am not paying for a cloud subscription and it works perfectly; no dark patterns or nags getting in the way of anything I do. The niche it's filled for me is that I have been fighting wrist pain/strain from writing with pencils etc. as a lefty, and this tablet "replaces paper" by offering a way to write handwritten notes without exerting pressure downward on the page to make a mark.

In this thread, I'm seeming some mentions of Kindle Scribe alongside critiques of the optional reMarkable subscription system. Do you really think that thing will not funnel people to Amazon Prime... ?

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by blindseer »

davidroetzel wrote: post #168
eps wrote: post #162

Nice. Lost me at subscription. (Edit, to clarify - not because of what it offers, but because the very existence of a subscription tends to create wrong incentives for the company so to try and push people onto them. Maybe not now, but this will happen. Guaranteed.) Also, I don't see a properly supported way to actually get docs to/from the device without a cloud service, theirs or someone else's. For example, [1] sa…

FWIW, there is a tiny webapp on the device that you access when you follow the instructions above. You do not need to install anything and it worked perfectly fine for me so far. Also, you can ssh into the device and even get root access. I have not tried it yet but I guess scp would work as well. Last but not least: They recently changed their subscription service in a big way, opening up a lot of features that were…

These features were free to begin with! Then they got greedy (imo a marketing / sales background product manager thought they should price more aggressively) and started charging for basic features! Honestly the device was completely unusable at that point. And now they are reverting ONLY because Kindle Scribe is going to be out soon, and they need to look like they are a similar product. I can guarantee that unless they have a major shake up in their organization or put it in writing that they will not change their service offerings, this will absolutely happen again.

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Post by paulcole »

trentnix wrote: post #183

I was considering one of these last year but one of the reviews I watched suggested the experience wasn’t as good if you are a lefty. The UI, according to them, was tuned for a right-handed writer’s experience and they frequently triggered buttons and menus accidentally. I would love to hear from any left-handed RM2 owners about their experiences and whether they experienced similar issues.

I’m a lefty and have used my RM2 every work day for the past year. Really changed how I work.

If I had to choose between giving up my RM2 or giving up my work laptop and working on an iPad Pro, I’d figure out how to get my job done on the iPad. It’s that good for me. But my job is leadership/management, not coding so that obviously makes a difference.

It took me about a day of frustration to figure out I could close the on-screen menu by tapping the dot in the upper-right hand corner. Then there was no more accidentally closing the file I was working on.

My workflow now is 30 minutes at the start of each day planning on my RM2. I have a planning template I made and duplicate daily. Then I reference that day’s doc throughout the day and add new incoming info into it. I can move stuff from yesterday’s doc to today’s easily during my planning session if I need to.

For hiring, I put PDF resumes and cover letters into a folder and mark those up as I prep for interviews. I do the same with articles I want to read. I sync everything w/ their desktop app.

It doesn’t distract me like an iPad would and I get around 2 weeks on a charge if I keep the Wi-Fi turned off most of the time.

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Post by cableshaft »

kylecordes wrote: post #215

I really wanted to like the Remarkable. I saw people using them at a couple of conferences the idea seems so great. So I tried it. Twice, for a couple weeks each. Had a couple of other people borrow in between and try it. We all reached the same conclusion: Solid implementation of a great idea! ... but ... An additional object to carry? Nope. Get an iPad or a Surface Pro, if you need to both write/sketch and do other…

I know a board game illustrator currently using a reMarkable 2 for drawing his illustrations. Those illustrations are being used in final versions of games. They look extremely detailed. Not sure if he'd get the same level of detail on an iPad or Surface Pro. He thinks it was worth the purchase for him.

Also I think part of the appeal for this is you're not staring at a backlit screen like you would be with those devices.

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Post by auggierose »

rpastuszak wrote: post #127
auggierose wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had a ReMarkable 2 last year, but sent it back. For reading PDFs my iPad Pro 12.9 inch is way better, and for taking notes and scribbling paper is way better. I can also have 10 sheets of paper or more next to each other on my desk, try that with a ReMarkable. It's a beautiful device, but inferior to the alternatives, at least for me.

You might wanna try Paperlike: https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad It made a huge difference for me. My use case is similar to yours. I use it for drawing but also as an endless pile of paper with Concepts.

I have one :-) Never used it though, I just don't have a need for writing on my iPad. Writing on real paper with a nice pen is about as good as it gets for me.

I am always imagining how cool computer supported drawing or something like that might be, but so far there is no software for that which I like. When there is, I might finally use the paperlike!

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by solardev »

kylecordes wrote: post #215

I really wanted to like the Remarkable. I saw people using them at a couple of conferences the idea seems so great. So I tried it. Twice, for a couple weeks each. Had a couple of other people borrow in between and try it. We all reached the same conclusion: Solid implementation of a great idea! ... but ... An additional object to carry? Nope. Get an iPad or a Surface Pro, if you need to both write/sketch and do other…

For me the only exception to this was "reading long PDFs, often". It's not visually comfortable to do that with an iPad for very long (too bright, backlit) and you can't easily do it outside in sunlight.

This would've been a GODSEND if it had been available when I was a student... back then it was only the Kindle DX that came close, and that was hecka expensive and still smaller.

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