If you have an iPad already you can get screen covers that give your screen a paper feel. Elecom sells them
Paper texture is not the same as e-ink. The latter retains state when power is removed.
ReMarkable Paper Pro
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#12I recently by remarkable 2 it is a good product. I wish I've waited a bit to get this one.
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#13Is this suitable for reading technical pdf textbooks (math, programming, etc)? Last I checked the screen size was smaller than A4 and ReMarkable had a focus on writing and taking notes rather than displaying books... So any suggestions here?
I've mostly used it for reading textbooks or academic papers (and taking notes on them) and it works fine for me. It can be a little small but you can zoom in if you need
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#14Is this suitable for reading technical pdf textbooks (math, programming, etc)? Last I checked the screen size was smaller than A4 and ReMarkable had a focus on writing and taking notes rather than displaying books... So any suggestions here?
I read arxiv content on the Remarkable 2 and I am satisfied. The reader auto-removes the white margins, so the smaller screen is not a problem. The zoom functionality is snappy for an e-ink device from 3 years ago (slow by modern standards). The quick-view thumbnails used to scroll through far-away pages is sufficient for my workflow. Generally I am very happy with the device for consuming static academic PDFs.
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#15This uses the E Ink Gallery 3 display, of which you can find many reviews online.
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#16Is this suitable for reading technical pdf textbooks (math, programming, etc)? Last I checked the screen size was smaller than A4 and ReMarkable had a focus on writing and taking notes rather than displaying books... So any suggestions here?
That is the only thing I use mine for these days. Screen size is fine for that.
I miss an API to their cloud storage. It is simply a dealbreaker that it aims to help avoiding distractions but leaves no room for building an automated workflow around it.
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#17If you have an iPad already you can get screen covers that give your screen a paper feel. Elecom sells them
E-ink is not "paper feel". It's a super low-power display, it only consumes power when the content on it changes. Since it works by moving around physical pigment molecules inside little cells, the screen will continue showing the last thing that you put on it literally forever while consuming no power.
I have an e-ink tablet, the Boox Note Air 3 C, when I use it as an ereader or notetaker the battery lasts for weeks. A little less when I use it for web browsing or apps that change the content on the screen a lot.
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#18can I read mangas with this?
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#19If you have an iPad already you can get screen covers that give your screen a paper feel. Elecom sells them
That is frequently enough, but for a lot of folks who are fans of Remarkable, the preference is based on one or more of these three: (1) e-ink for both paper-like visual texture (the pixels are not square) and eye comfort (impossible with traditional screens) (2) single-purpose note-taking without distractions (although some hate that) (3) paperlike haptic feel (the only thing that can be addressed by screen cover on…
> single-purpose note-taking without distractions (although some hate that)
You can get very close to that by locking your iPad down and setting it in kiosk mode.
If you use Apple Configurator, you can even have it boot into a single app. See https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/apple-configurator-mac...
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#20If you have an iPad already you can get screen covers that give your screen a paper feel. Elecom sells them
I have both iPad Air with Paperlike cover and a Boox Note 3C... and the Boox with its color eInk and Wacom pen is SO MUCH nicer to write on and read that it's really not comparable.
Also paperlike film for iPad significantly degrades the screen, making it darker and grainy. It's still a better all-around device, but its really not as good as these eInk tablets for writing.