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Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by jasone »

regularfry wrote: post #171

The things I don't like about my rm2 are: - how fast the nibs wear out - how inaccurate the screen is - the screen update rate - infinite pages It sounds like they might have fixed the nibs. The rest of it is up in the air. I think infinite pages might be workable if the update rate is better, but it's also got bad ergonomics. It's far too easy to accidentally trigger a scroll. It was bad enough when all you could do…

The addition of infinite pages made my RM2 unusable. It's far too easy to accidentally scroll, and hugely disruptive. I checked for tuning improvements for a couple of software updates, then set it aside permanently. That such a "simple" change could doom the device made me decide to go back to real paper, in all likelihood forever.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by minimalist »

Just for everyone's reference, there is a rich community of third-party packages [0] ("apps") and launchers for rM and rM2, so it's possible to add on any number of sync (syncthing), encryption (gocrpytfs), epub (koreader), web browsing (netsurf), vnc (vnsee), wacom driver and more. The user get's root shell access from the beginning, and you can automate all sorts of things using systemd and standard shell utilities.

The out-of-the-box software may be a bit barebones for some power users, but you can certainly add-on the functionality that you desire.

[0]: https://toltec-dev.org/testing/

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by tr3ntg »

kweks wrote: post #338
selykg wrote: post #289

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 b…

I appear to be in the minority where the RM2 is a perfect fit for my needs - but I can confirm that their support is aggressively anti-customer, and also non-compliant with EU consumer laws. My device broke in warranty ( Despite my attempts at polite out-reach to individuals at the company, including C-level, everything was ignored until a lawyer friend sent a formal letter - and suddenly everything was magically res…

They even acted unhelpful in a bug report I tried to submit. I provided ample detail, and they continued to request other things that didn’t seem relevant. I supplied all version numbers, my account info, versions of my devices (iOS and Rm2), a screen recording, and I think it never got fully filed since I didn’t keep responding to them?

The bug was critical imo. The app wasn’t saving my work, and then would crash.

It’s supposed to be “like paper” plus sync. But it’s not like paper, and sync is unreliable. So, I use for an extremely narrow set of functions now. That is, editing my writing.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by ahci8e »

funksta wrote: post #222
xrd wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I excitedly went to that channel. I'm overwhelmed! Can you tell me the top three devices he recommends so I can review those videos? Man, he makes a lot of stuff!

I believe he has said the Supernote A5X is his favourite. There's a newer A5X2 coming out later this year to update it (though it has repeatedly been delayed)

I have a Supernote A5X! It's great! I got it to replace my old rm and never looked back. I also recently bought the Supernote A6X2. Not sure which I prefer size-wise. Sometimes the smaller A6X2 is great, especially for reading. Other times drawing on the A5X is more comfortable.

One thing I don't like about the A6X2 is that there is a noticeable gap between the screen and the pen. This gap isn't there (or maybe is just way smaller) on the A5X. The screen on the A6X2 is also textured, I guess to try to mimic paper, but I grew to like the gel pen feel of the A5X screen.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by tr3ntg »

ABS wrote: post #2

looks great and, at the same time, it seems they didn't address the single biggest problem I (and many, many, many other people) reported over the years :-( I even wrote about it here on HN in 2021 and nothing has really changed on that front. I have a Remarkable 2 and the device is great, software is improving as well and taking notes is a joy BUT finding those notes later on is next to impossible. OCR is very bad a…

Agreed. I got the RM2 because I thought it’d be “a notebook I can search.” No. I regret every piece of writing that has ended up locked up inside that device vs on paper notebooks.

It’s like an anti-discovery device.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by DavideNL »

bee_rider wrote: post #237
dotancohen wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm typing this on my Boox Note Air 2 Plus. I absolutely love this device. I usually use it without the backlight, but sometimes at night I'll use the backlight and the adjustable blue light filter is an absolute must. This is my fifth or sixth E-Ink device, and probably my favorite. It's an Android device, so everything that I was already using works on it. Notably Firefox when properly configured, and Ankidroid.

I just worry about using Android… this sort of e-ink device seems somehow even more personal than a laptop or cellphone (which are already quite personal); like a journal or something. I’d love one that had a community developed OS, like Linux or BSD.

> "I just worry about using Android…"

Exactly, I'm avoiding them for the same reason, I don't want to use a personal e-ink device running on an OS created by the biggest advertiser in the world.

I was hoping Pocketbook would release something new this year running some Linux distro / with less tracking, and more privacy.

PS. Also: i want a light sensor to automatically adjust brightness/night mode based on lighting conditions (previous Pocketbook models don't have this.)

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by DavideNL »

boomskats wrote: post #285
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 f…

> "But the power button gave up 13 months in"

I had the exact same issue on mine... you can just feel it's bad quality.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by beoberha »

nfriedly wrote: post #265
beoberha wrote: post #231

My RM2 is sitting in a drawer. I really wanted to like it and build it into my daily workflow, but the software never made me feel I was being productive. Scrolling through notes is incredibly slow, so any attempt to reference a past note was just met with frustration and yearning for a paper notebook.

Pass it on to someone else then. It looks like you can get ~$300 for it on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=remarkable+2&rt=nc&LH_S...

Woah I’m shocked! I’ll definitely be doing that.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by ericd »

LegitShady wrote: post #305
ericd wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s for taking notes, and you can put other formats of ebooks on it (and pdfs). It’s much better than a kindle for reading technical papers and textbooks. And I find that it’s really good for not getting distracted, and getting into deep work mode.

its very expensive as just a device for taking notes. I suppose using its limited abilities and rephrasing that as "not getting distracted" is an interesting marketing tactic but I prefer to hold my own self control instead of just buying worse but more expensive products.

I’m not saying it as a marketing tactic, because I don’t work for them. I really enjoy the absence of distraction, in the same way that I enjoy it when I go to a place like a cabin in the woods with no connectivity, because the possibility of distraction is apparently always present in my mind until it’s definitively not possible.

I have enough demands on my self control in my daily life that it’s nice to not have to rely on it further.

But yeah, if you don’t find that helpful, maybe this isn’t useful for you.

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