Bought this for my wife, and she absolutely loves it for taking notes
reMarkable 2
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#372The ReMarkable 2 tablet has been out of awhile and is a well known device, this post just links to the main homepage as far as I can see, what am I missing? Something new announced?
This link is likely advertising, but they are on the verge of their 3.0 system software release which substantially adds to the functionality of the device. It goes from page-based notetaking to an optional infinite size canvas, and text boxes are now allowed that can be edited on desktop. Users in the beta stream already have the update.
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#373Earlier quoted context omitted.
> weak security I think security is important, but unless you're going up against a state actor with physical access, I think this isn't a credible threat at this time.
Have you really never had any of your data leaked and plastered all over the internet for all eternity? Of course it's a credible threat. Cloud service operators should finally get it into their heads that they can go E2EE or GTFO.
better question: why does this device even need a cloud? Why does a Roomba need a cloud? Why does a smart lightswitch, a doorbell, or any other of these devices need a cloud?
There is no reason. It's dumb. Sync over wifi to your computer and phone and use MDNS to discover them.
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#374I bought a rm2 a while back but abandoned it when I discovered it had extremely weak security: no fde, a weak remotely-resettable 4 digit pin, no local file syncing (doesn't appear as a mass storage device when plugged in as a usb, doesnt support standard file transfer protocols), non-e2ee (!!) cloud syncing (their company can see my notes unencrypted). Now I use an android tablet that I locked down + synching and i…
> doesnt support standard file transfer protocols
If sftp isn't standard enough, I'm not sure what is.
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#375Not 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 absol…
IMO, the whole point of the Remarkable is that it's simple to take notes and annotate PDFs. It doesn't try to do everything, and it's a great single purpose device. The EPUB/e-book reader functionality is very basic, but it's great for reading PDFs.
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#376I never picked up a reMarkable because its DPI is ~220. The Kindle Scribe solves this with 300 DPI.
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#377Earlier quoted context omitted.
The lack of features is a feature. The screen is good enough for focused reading, but too slow for anything more interactive in terms of consuming information. And the eink screen is more enjoyable to look at. ReMarkable is the reason why I have finally been able to go back to study as a dropout. It isn’t a perfect product, but it’s good enough and that’s huge. Retrospectively though, I think a laser printer might’ve…
The lack of features is a feature until you discover how much better the Boox experience is, where you can download apps for Safari Books, MS's One Note app, and even the default reader gets much better. To say that the lack of features is intentional is a bit disingenuous. It doesn't force you to focus, it just forces you to pick up your phone to get distracted.
I’m sure it doesn’t affect everyone the same. But I know for sure it helps me stay focused. Maybe it helps that my phone has a small screen that isn’t comfortable to extensively read on.
By the way in that situation I’ll often send the article to the reMarkable then realize I don’t care to read it once I see it on the eink screen, and go back to work.
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#378Honestly I've loved mine, but its definitely not for everyone. The standard software is pretty lacking, and the cloud features are meh. If you're willing to apply the DDVK patches, and an additional launcher it becomes a joy to use. Koreader for reading, regular software for writing is a joy. Oxide is a great launcher for easily switching apps. You can setup syncthing via ssh. The hardware is great, and having ssh access was what sold me on it.
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#379Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why is it 'dog shit' as an e-reader? I mean, how badly can you fuck that up? I feel like that should be a pretty simple feature.
I'm not the OP but also have a reMarkable 2: the reMarkable 2 doesn't appear to mount as a standard USB external disc on MacOS (Kindles do, however). This makes it hard to manage a library via Calibre or a similar system. The reMarkalbe 2 really, really wants users to sign up for subscription services that manage the device through reMarkable's servers, which adds a bunch of unpleasant and difficult-to-manage steps,…
I have my Calibre library store to Dropbox.
Remarkable integrates with Dropbox so my library is always in sync!
Works pretty well.
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#380Not 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 absol…
The e-reader is alright, they have been adding features to it on a regular basis and now it's decent. But it has one big advantage in that you can drop PDFs onto it with no changes and then you can scribble all over them with the pen. (I am not a big fan of MOBI/EPUB and most of my content is in PDF.) My amazon ereader couldn't do that. I love mine! It's a fantastic device and I am glad I got on the bleeding edge of…
Try installing koreader - it works great with calibre