Just bought one, and it is a great piece of kit. It is limited in a very intentional and intuitive way.
Only downside is the screen can be inaccurate at time, but that is a small thing which doesn't detract from its usefulness.
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#392Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Does it come pre-installed with Chinese spyware? It literally does, yes.
Is this a substantiated claim in any way?
There's telemetry from Boox's app store, which can be disabled. I can sniff traffic and blog the results, if people are interested.
Edited: I should also note that my threat model is someone who cares about my personal privacy, but my life doesn't depend on it.
Someone else would need to inspect for the kind of rootkits nation-state actors would be worried about. I just use mine to read library books, doodle, and mark up white papers.
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#393Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
+1 to koreader. I didn't want to install it on my Kobo because I don't really want to mess with the firmware of some devices like my phones and ebooks, but it's really a game changer when you get over the initial readjustment to the new controls.
The page turning feels snappier, the ui is better (subjective), and for me the killer feature is better dictionaries in different languages (which are present on the Kobo but not all languages). Not sure how it compares to the reMarkable2 ereader, but judging by the thread reMarkable's might not be even as good as Kobo's
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#394Not 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…
My review is complete opposite of yours. I also prefer the notepad style of note taking but the remarkable means that my notes are available on my phone or computer whenever I need it. It is the first note taking tablet I've used that actually feels like I'm writing on paper. It's writing and drawing latency is fantastic and the matte surface with the pen replicates the feel better than anything else I've tried. As a…
Shocking to hear because it can’t even do OCR so you can search your own notes.
So, you flip through page by page to find your notes?
I’d rather buy an iPad for GoodNotes which lets you search your hand written notes
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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.
A notepad doesn't sync to the cloud.
Neither does my Remarkable 2. You actually have to pay them money for that to happen, and switching it off is free. Considering you actually have root access, it's a bit better than a phone
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#396Is 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).
Hard to imagine how it could be less locked down. What's the alternative?
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#397Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
convert the jpgs/pngs from the zip into a pdf... yes, as I said: cumbersome. One could also install a custom OS but I haven't done that.
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#398Can someone educate me why not instead buy an iPad for $50 (18%) more? Currently 9th generation iPad lists at $329 and reMarkable 2 at $279. Both devices have similar form factor, except iPad is slightly heavier. Yet, iPad is infinitely more capable compared to a reMarkable 2.
I can't justify the price of my rm2, but an ipad absolutely was not on the table. I don't need a tablet, I don't want a tablet, I want a notebook. The remarkable lets me carry all 20 of my notebooks around, and have graph paper mixed with lined paper mixed with custom templates. If I decided the price was too high (and it honestly is, but eink is tough right now and I want to support it) I'd go back to notebooks, not buy a slightly more expensive item that's slightly worse at being a notebook (and isn't running linux underneath).
Obviously if you want a tablet the rm won't do. It's honestly silly for notebooks too, but serious enough I can deal.
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#399Earlier quoted context omitted.
My review is complete opposite of yours. I also prefer the notepad style of note taking but the remarkable means that my notes are available on my phone or computer whenever I need it. It is the first note taking tablet I've used that actually feels like I'm writing on paper. It's writing and drawing latency is fantastic and the matte surface with the pen replicates the feel better than anything else I've tried. As a…
> My review is complete opposite of yours Have you tried other devices? The remarkable is about bottom of the barrel, with its only good point being a low latency. For everything else, you'd be better served by a Sony Digital Paper or a Fujitsu Quaderno, and their latency is low enough to not bother me > I don't mind occasionally starting it back up Something that's not stable/trustworthy can't be my notetaking devic…
>For everything else, you'd be better served by a Sony Digital Paper or a Fujitsu Quaderno
I strongly agree with this, if your application is academic paper review or document review.
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#400Can someone educate me why not instead buy an iPad for $50 (18%) more? Currently 9th generation iPad lists at $329 and reMarkable 2 at $279. Both devices have similar form factor, except iPad is slightly heavier. Yet, iPad is infinitely more capable compared to a reMarkable 2.
I have both. The main sell for Rm2 is the battery life (charge once every couple/few months in my case) and writing feel. Which yes the iPad could get a cover on it like paperlike, something like that. I'm not saying you can really compare the two, one is a "dumb" device and the other one is a full-blown computer (iPad). I also think the Rm2 drawing accuracy is better than the fatter tip on the Apple Pencil.
My use case with the Rm2 is pretty much as a scratch/drawing pad. I don't have it connected to WiFi and just have it stashed on the side, I use it once a day or two days usually to sketch something out before making it (context of software or 3d printing).