I'm very interested but am curious what the ebook consumption experience is like. Can any gen 1 owner comment?
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#212> Note and file syncing between reMarkable tablet and reMarkable apps for MacOS, Windows 7 and newer, iOS, and Android I would very much like to order it, but it doesn't support linux :( Please, please add linux support!
Actually, it has a webapp which you can acess via your browser over the wireless or USB connection ip, which allows you a rudimentary upload/download :
https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/36000266133...
That said, there are whole lot of sync tools that users have created which work very well with Linux (for example, I personally use remarkablefs, which is a Fuse based filesystem to mount your remarkable)
https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable/blob/master...
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It looks amazing. My concern is that it's around $500. That's about the price of an iPad and Apple pencil. Is it really worth the asking price?
People often compare it to an iPad initially, which completely misses the point in my view. The rM has nothing in common with an iPad, and the word "tablet" in the name makes people think of the completely wrong thing. The rM is best thought of as a pen and paper notebook, except of effectively infinite size. There are no apps. The UI (the only user-facing program) has minimal features, most of which are there just t…
Does the "convert to text" feature work as nicely and smoothly as advertised in the Remarkable 2 launch video[0]? If yes, then that alone is worth the price for me. I've tried a number of solutions that have claimed to do this over the years and none of them really work.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWY_bwFMxro&feature=youtu.be...
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#214> Note and file syncing between reMarkable tablet and reMarkable apps for MacOS, Windows 7 and newer, iOS, and Android I would very much like to order it, but it doesn't support linux :( Please, please add linux support!
There used to be a Linux client, but not anymore it seems. If you can live without the convenience of cloud sync on the PC, USB transfer should also work on Linux. You'll need to physically connect the device to your PC though.
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#215Terrible link, the actual reMarkable website is much better. It's a very niche device but I've owned mine for nearly two years and am a big advocate. In some ways, the first model was proof of concept. Excellent hardware and writing experience, but the early versions of the software were horrible, and the device itself is very ugly. The software has improved dramatically in the time I've owned it, going from horrible…
It looks amazing. My concern is that it's around $500. That's about the price of an iPad and Apple pencil. Is it really worth the asking price?
I struggled with this thought before buying my rM1, and I can honestly say it's worth the price tag.
Both physically and mentally this device has changed how I use tablets/devices. It feels like real paper to me, and without all of the glorified app icons and notifications screaming at me I feel more focused on the task at hand. Purpose-driven devices reduces distractions and has helped me grow professionally and I'll even go as far as saying reduced some stress and anxiety.
I am seriously considering buying a dumb phone (minimalist interface) thanks to the impact the rM1 has had on my productivity.
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From remarkable website: Does the reMarkable adapt to left-handed people? If you're left-handed, don't worry. A few of our colleagues are also left-handed. They want to make sure all lefties have an excellent experience with their reMarkable device. You'll be able to set up your reMarkable to left-handed mode when you first set up your device. We've also made it easy to switch between right-handed and left-handed mod…
Good to know. Techcrunch needs better writers...
TC needs to be banned from HN.
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#217I'm very interested but am curious what the ebook consumption experience is like. Can any gen 1 owner comment?
It's rather basic (i.e. not great), and only supports DRM-less epub and pdf.
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It's a failure of their marketing that they didn't make this clear. The device is capable of working 100% offline. Notes are stored on the device, with cloud sync being optional. File transfer is possible with SSH, or the (poor) app or the equally poor web interface when connecting via USB. You don't have to create an account for the rM cloud, you can use the thing without ever connecting it to the Internet.
The marketing sounds like they've stepped up the app/cloud bits with a browser plugin, etc. Do you know for certain the second version still supports the non-cloud snycing? The support site is incompletely updated for the new device; it's not clear at all if they still permit private operation.
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#220Any details on whether they've fixed search? Zoom? Or made it a mountable USB drive so it doesn't require their app or similar janky solutions? The first one really looked nice, but all the reviews were full of practical usability issues and this promo doesn't touch on the topic.
There have been constant improvements since 1.0, the latest version is 2.1, see here: https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/36000236337...
- Search was fixed in 1.5
- USB is still not a drive, but there's the web UI and also third-party apps.
- Zoom: Not sure what you mean, but rasterization was fixed/removed in 1.6.