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Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by karamanolev » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:23 PM UTC

falcolas wrote: post #163

youhavetosayit wrote: post #130

Remarkable 2 is better, because of the features it doesn't have. The best feature of Remarkable 2 is how quiet it is, it doesn't do anything except for Book reading and note taking. No notifications, no messaging, no email, quiet tech.

> Remarkable 2 is better, because of the features it doesn't have. Like syncing local notes using common cloud services? Technically, the feature's there, but it's locked behind a $100 per year "service". Rant aside, I have an iPad mini where I turned all notifications off. Just as good as if it didn't have those features when I don't care about them - but if I need them they're right there.

I have a Remarkable 2. I cannot describe how much I love the writing experience on it. I don't think any other standard tablet has ever come close to that.

I also feel like you for the paid Connect account, which I work around using open source tools that you're free to run on it. You can SSH as root easily and run whatever you want. I do it frequently for screen sharing.

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by leecarraher » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:24 PM UTC

wraptile wrote: post #146

youhavetosayit wrote: post #130

Remarkable 2 is better, because of the features it doesn't have. The best feature of Remarkable 2 is how quiet it is, it doesn't do anything except for Book reading and note taking. No notifications, no messaging, no email, quiet tech.

You can turn these all off. Lack of features is not a feature imho - no mather how hard people try to sell this.

In my opinion it's a great deal more complex than: "you can just turn off the features". To me "lack-of-a-feature" is not in itself a feature of the device or platform, rather a feature of the company who makes the device or platform. It signals that the manufacturer is fully committed to solving a specific use case. Avoiding feature creep is tough though. Companies need to make money, and the easiest way to do that is to exploit your current customers to upgrade. However, because no one upgrades a device without a reason, it may be inevitable that companies continue to follow the classic: phone -> phablet -> tablet -> basically laptop without a keyboard progression.

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by jll29 » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:26 PM UTC

phantom_oracle wrote: post #52

I wanted to build my own e-ink tablet as I prefer OSS. The issue that makes e-ink tablets not worth building? The expensive displays that cost between $150-$300 for 7-8 inch screens, excluding shipping.

I would like to have an e-Ink notebook for professional reading/writing/editing (no video/games).

ARM, 8 GB RAM, 64 GB persistent storage (SSD or SD card. 10" or 11" e-ink screen, good-quality physical keyboard, light, rugged, portable). Should be OSS powered, of course (Linux preferred).

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by jll29 » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:27 PM UTC

Waiting for the next move, an e-ink sub-notebook.

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by TehCorwiz » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:28 PM UTC

yesbut wrote: post #129

zikduruqe wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Foreign actor doesn't have to abide by the Fourth Amendment either. They can just show the US whatever they want without a warrant.

The US would still be required to abide by the Fourth Amendment though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by mardifoufs » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:29 PM UTC

macco wrote: post #169

I am really not an Apple fan, but this website is borderline plagiarism. I would really love if the immense investments of Huawei would bring something genuine to light.

If anything imo it's much closer to the Samsung website than apple's

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by IYasha » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:35 PM UTC

SheinhardtWigCo wrote: post #51

pastrami_panda wrote: post #36

With all the events happening right now I find it really hard to justify buying products made in China/Russia/Belarus. This product looks great, but I'll never have a clean conscious knowing my money is by extension financing terrorists.

Worse still, Huawei is actively participating in the Uyghur genocide. Leaked documents link Huawei to China’s domestic spying in Xinjiang: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834860/huawei-leaked-d... Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55634388

Finally someone pointed to this, thanks! As soon as I became aware that huawei supplies concentration camps, I stopped buying their products.

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by nemacol » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:38 PM UTC

>MEMORY ROM:64 GB *The available internal storage may be smaller as part of the internal storage is occupied by software.

Memory, ROM(??), RAM all the same thing? Am I misunderstanding or is this not the full picture?

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by renewiltord » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:42 PM UTC

nemacol wrote: post #178

>MEMORY ROM:64 GB *The available internal storage may be smaller as part of the internal storage is occupied by software. Memory, ROM(??), RAM all the same thing? Am I misunderstanding or is this not the full picture?

4 GiB RAM. Oddly it’s on the features page.

Re: Huawei MatePad Paper – eInk Tablet

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Post by nemacol » Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 3:43 PM UTC

renewiltord wrote: post #179

nemacol wrote: post #178

>MEMORY ROM:64 GB *The available internal storage may be smaller as part of the internal storage is occupied by software. Memory, ROM(??), RAM all the same thing? Am I misunderstanding or is this not the full picture?

4 GiB RAM. Oddly it’s on the features page.

Thank you.