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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by joshspankit »

blululu wrote: post #285
ad404b8a372f2b9 wrote: post #275

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All cloud features remained free for people who owned the device before they implemented the subscription model as far as I know, it's not a bait and switch.

This is true for now. As someone who bought the original ~3-4 years ago, I feel very nervous that the way I use my $500 device is not aligned with the company’s long term road map. Add the fact that I recommended this device to a bunch of friends and family (the v1 is a great product) and I am personally on the hook for figuring out how to get half a dozen annoyed friends/family to get ssh access. The cost of them ch…

This.

This is the true difficulty with clawing back features in order to charge for them: you break trust.

Businesses income in aggregate is not immediately affected by choices that break trust (in fact, the short-term balance sheet might even show increased profits) but it’s very hard to un-sour people once you’ve broken trust.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by [deleted] »

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…

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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by Cieric »

Tarsul wrote: post #152
vertis wrote: post #35

Is there a reason this is trending, I can't see any changes recently? I played with the RM1 at work and quite liked it, but the locked down experience is a deal breaker. I want to be able to work with Obsidian (Onyx Boox might do this).

they just changed their subscription service to be cheaper (3$/mo instead of idk 8-9?) and re-included more into their free service. So it appears that maybe now the device might be interesting to new customers again... I have one and like it, but actually don't use it much since I don't need to write many notes nowadays. However, reading manga is nice with it (but a little cumbersome as the device does not accept zi…

What is your process for reading manga on the device? I've considered loading some up on mine, but I haven't come up with a process at all yet. I've actually considered writing a custom program for it to specifically load up a manga zip file, but I'm working on a way to talk to external storage first so I don't wear out the internal memory loading in a bunch of test programs.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by [deleted] »

tuffacton wrote: post #290

I bought one hoping to try it with the expectation I could return it using their 100-day guarantee. Ultimately decided the experience was too painful for my usual workflows in terms of reading and annotating my PDFs for grad school and work. Their return process was the most PAINFUL return experience I've ever had to go through. You have to specify exactly what you're returning from their online menus and they use a…

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Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by corndoge »

I went with the Ratta Supernote A5X because of Remarkable’s ridiculous subscription model. Extremely satisfied with it, had it for about six months now. E-ink tablets are everything they’re cracked up to be.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by BossingAround »

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…

I love your blog, but I must say I can't read it for longer than 1 or 2 minutes. That probably says more about me than your blog for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was a common experience.

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by Fiahil »

szszrk wrote: post #26
stewbrew wrote: post #15

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.

Worth noting they actually announced changes to subscription that basically cancels the whole thing. Subscription still exists, it's cheaper, but basic functions that we (clients) were told comes with device itself are again not tied to subscription. That move of theirs was insane, this change must be a direct reflections of clients correctly voting with their wallets.

>this change must be a direct reflections of clients correctly voting with their wallets.

This sentence irks me on so many levels...

"Voting with a wallet" doesn't work, doesn't exist and is never taken into account anywhere, except in the mind of the American Consumer. Not buying a Remarkable when the subscription was added means your opinion on the matter just never showed up during product decisions, planning or analysis.

Instead, it got changed because Remarkable listen to what its users say and EXISTING users actively disliked that subscription. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with potential buyers avoiding it.

Returns, on that matter, are active users expressing their opinions. Not imaginary buyers "voting with their wallet".

Re: reMarkable 2

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Post by boesboes »

Not sure why this pops up now, nothing new afaik, but I'll take this as a chance to leave a quick review ;)

I bought one during the kickstarter, mostly for note taking; but also as a ereader & perhaps drawing tool. - For note taking: I prefer a simple paper notebook, as my notes are more procedural. I don't really look back often. It's fine. Just not better then paper for note taking imo. - As a e-reader, it is absolute dog shit. period. - If you are not artistic, this will not change that - The subscription model is terrible, I've cancelled my 'grandfathered' account and tried to sell my rm2 over it. - Currently using it as exceedingly expensive notepad, no cloud crap etc. - Battery life is kinda meh, either you have it go to standby and have to wait a few second to use it. Or it is constantly empty when you want to use it. Not the eInk experience I had expected.

You can install custom software, as it is not locked down, that might solve some of these issues. I haven't tried. For me, this is just a notepad. And not a great one at that. I use it mainly because I paid for it tbh.

I have several friend that have one too and enjoy it much more, but this how I experienced it, ymmv obviously.

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