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Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by bcye »

jchoksi wrote: post #275

I considered getting a ReMarkable a couple of years ago. My primary needs were note taking and PDF reading for studies. The ReMarkable's low powered hardware and limited app ecosystem put me off. Also, I didn't want multiple devices i.e. a tablet and a seperate note taking device. So, I settled on getting a Samsung Tablet with a S-Pen and using the "Flexcil Notes & PDF Reader" app. The tablet was not cheaper than ReM…

Adding to this, another great option is getting a Wacom One for your laptop. They're available for 30$ and you can use desktop note taking apps like OneNote or Xournal++ if you're more comfortable with them + you have the multitasking features of a laptop OS.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by AlanYx »

Solstinox wrote: post #274
AlanYx wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pen accuracy uniformity has always been one of the bigger issues with the RM2 in comparison to its e-ink competitors. It's beyond annoying to pick up the pen to dot an "i" and see the dot appear a mm away from the rest of the letter, especially if you're writing along the right edge of the device. This is probably one of the motivations why they're ditching EMR pens in this new device.

Use the pen that comes with it, magnet side facing the screen and sweep across the areas that are misaligned or the whole screen. This fixes things for me.

Mine actually usually has okay uniformity everywhere except about an inch from the right edge (particularly 1/3rd of the way from the top) and the magnet trick doesn't fix it for me there.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by Fraterkes »

giraffe_lady wrote: post #232
Fraterkes wrote: post #218

Question for hn people: does e-ink vs (blue-filtered) lcd actually matter? As in, is there much indication that lcds have worse effects on eye-strain, sleep and focus, as long as you the light is mostly warm.

It's much more pleasant especially in very bright light like when outdoors. And this depends on the device but you usually have a much much lower minimum illumination level too. A phone or tablet on the lowest brightness still pretty much lights up a dark room while e-ink does not. Big difference if you read in bed with someone who is asleep.

I have used my ereader for 100s of hours, so Im inclined to agree. Im just wondering if theres much concrete proof for this feeling. Im using a backlight with my kobo most of the time, at that point is it really much different from a screen on low brightness? I guess more broadly: is all the stuff about screens specifically causing eye-strain true? When I read a paper book all day my eyes get kinda tired too. This is probably a dumb question, but why is there a significant difference between an lcd projecting light into your eyes, vs light bouncing via a bookpage into your eyes?

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by boomskats »

laserbeam wrote: post #123

I love my remarkable 2. Bought it before "Connect" was a thing, so I don't have a subscription. But I cannot recommend it to anyone. There are better alternatives out there and MyDeepGuide (youtube) has reviewed them all better than I ever could. The software is moving too slowly and often in a wrong direction. Especially since they released the keyboard folio most updates were around typing (which is supar on any ei…

I've owned a rm2 since xmas 2020 and really used to love it. I even brought an old obsidian plugin for it back from the dead. But the power button gave up 13 months in and they were dicks about it, and then when the pen nib holder disintegrated and they insisted it wasn't a known defect, I just gave up and it's been sat on my shelf ever since.

For anyone still into them though, a Lamy EMR pen coupled with the Wacom felt pen nibs (pn ACK22213) is an incredible upgrade which makes it feel like a real fineliner. Similarly, I found the various titanium nibs that you can get off amazon made it feel like a real ballpoint [0].

[0]: https://reddit.com/r/RemarkableTablet/comments/1545mn9/excel...

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by charles_f »

As much as I like the concept, and would love to have a use, I don't see how I'd apply that to my life.

Writing documents is likely impractical (ocr seems bad, and I doubt it'd like my handwriting in particular). Reviewing them maybe, but it doesn't plug to the online tools we use at work, and then comments are only for yourself. Maybe when reading a paper and underlining a few things? Which is the odd case

I switch to paper for strides of time, which I don't see a point in replacing by a device that needs a charge and costs 1000cad

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by Cieric »

I figure I'll drop this here just in case. I don't really use my RM2 since keeping it in my backpack caused the cover to start getting destroyed.

I wrote this as a "is this possible" type program. It ssh's into the tablet and then emulates a stylus through the windows api. Worked with things like blender and krita. Can't say I'm likely to update it again, but it at least worked last I tested it. Also note it doesn't install anything on the device it only reads out the device file for the pen.

https://github.com/ookami125/Remarkable-Stylus

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by DennisAleynikov »

mattkevan wrote: post #139
jks wrote: post #22

Would be interesting to hear from someone who has compared this and https://daylightcomputer.com/

I’ve got a RM2 and a Daylight tablet. In ambient light the contrast is worse on the Daylight than the RM2 - the screen background is quite significantly darker. However, the Daylight has a backlight which increases the contrast enormously. And it’s usable in the dark which the RM2 is not. The much faster refresh rate also gives it a more fluid feel. What I didn’t anticipate is the difference the screen makes in how I…

Good point!

The remarkable is a lot more like paper and has that simple feel.

Daylight was created for the express purpose of being a portable computer you can use in direct sunlight. It can also just be your notebook but it does so much more than take notes.

I may be a little bit biased but I'd personally prefer a non-laggy device with a little bit worse contrast.

To each their own!

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by selykg »

I previously wrote about how difficult it was to return and get a refund on a Remarkable 2. It was hell. I would highly recommend avoiding them like the freaking plague if you're at all on the fence, because it's a hellacious process to return one.

I also assume that if you were to ever need to use the warranty for any purpose that requires returning the product it's going to be the same thing and also awful.

Buyer beware.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by _benj »

I had an iPad Air, which I changed for a reMarkable 2 and I couldn't be happier! I see a lot of people here commenting about the limitations of it, and I get it. For me personally those limitations are features.

My needs are mostly note taking and reading technical PDFs, and for that the reMarkable is fantastic. I used it extensively while taking Calculus, which, it was great to use as many pages as I needed and to write as big as I wanted without worrying about "wasting" paper.

I miss background light from time to time, which I think is a great addition.

I'm not super familiar with alternatives so I can't say that is better than X or Y, but I personally have been moving as much as I can to single purpose electronic devices. That allows me to be more focus and not fight my device wanting to distract me. That takes out every eInk table that has android for me, I don't want a yet another multipurpose device that I need to develop discipline to use it!

On that line, I love my kindle, but that spends about 90% of the time in airplane mode, because, again, the kindle is for readin, the reMarkable for taking notes and reading Datasheets and such...

But, that's just me :-)

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