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Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by packetlost »

AlanYx wrote: post #215
packetlost wrote: post #195

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This is pretty much all of my concerns as well. The top like 2/3rds of mine is pretty accurate on the tip of the pencil when writing, but on the bottom 1/3rd it's off by about 2mm and it's freaking obnoxious . It makes me hate writing on it to the point where I've gone back to real paper. I do occasionally use it for reading papers and other page-sized PDFs, but it's really not worth the cost for writing .

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.

If the new pens fix the issue, that alone is worth an upgrade, but I think it's too late for me. 1 RM Pro vs a nice notebook, pencil, eraser, lead, and iPad Air for about the same cost is just... not happening. I'm not falling for it again.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by gokaygurcan »

dotancohen wrote: post #234
gokaygurcan wrote: post #210

My wife has reMarkable 2, pre-ordered it before the release. If you are writing a lot or working on a text file to take notes etc. it's a great product. If you're connecting a keyboard to an e-ink device, you're doing something wrong. That's my take after seeing her using it for the last few years. I also agree with other comments here regarding the software being too slow to develop and some dark patterns (such as s…

I have a cheap foldable split Bluetooth keyboard that I connect to my e-ink Boox often enough. Why not? The device has a large enough screen to be a laptop and it's very easy on the eyes. I really don't care what the typing latency is, I don't look at the keyboard nor the screen while typing.

Well, it's your device, and you can do whatever you want with it (within legal limits). But it feels like buying a 72-inch and using it as a monitor. Just because you can do something, it doesn't always mean you should do them.

(and just like that, I also made enemies with 72-inch tv people)

Self-correction: I guess that's also the direction reMarkable team wants to go with Type Folio anyways. Who am I to judge, right?

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by Rinzler89 »

smith7018 wrote: post #145
Rinzler89 wrote: post #46

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It's not really a scam but rather a technology that's still in its infancy. I think of it more like the Palm Treo and Blackberry: they're not great but hopefully we're progressing towards the iPhone. I wouldn't buy one at the moment, though.

It's a scam as in it costs much more than the B/W displays but has worse specs than it.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by thefz »

Will I be able to use it without creating an account with the company?

Will I be able to use it if the company fails?

Will I be able to install third party firmware and software?

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by skydhash »

morning-coffee wrote: post #224

We've reached "peak something " with this much collective energy spent contemplating an expensive and complicated "solution" to a problem that is solved pretty simply and cheaply by a good spiral bound notebook and a nice pen. I love this marketing soundbite too: > “reMarkable gives me the deep focus required to work on complex problems.” Mmmm. Yeah. I usually have to find a quiet place and eliminate distractions to…

Paper is nice, but can be cumbersome to organize. While I love physical books, my e-reader is so much convenient as it's lighter than the majority of book and I only have the one thing to bring. So if you like to take notes (and refer to them later) something like this could be great. But I agree that it is too much expensive for what it offers and too locked down. At least with the iPad, you can install third-party apps to sync files and what not.

P.S. I was seriously considering it, but I went back to paper after trying to use my iPad for digital notetaking (too much distraction and the main apps, goodnotes and notability, have become awful). I have a clipboard and a ram of paper as a thinking tool. Then I copy the final result in a text file.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by f1codz »

loughnane wrote: post #80

I've been a remarkable user for several years and have spent hundreds of hours I'm sure in front of the RM1 and RM2. I love the increased storage (8GB goes fast with a bunch of scanned PDFs) and the addition of color (so long as it's as readable in sunlight). However I'm stuck on the old 2.x fw versions because I don't like the infinite page thing they added, so I won't be upgrading. Also it'd be cool if they offered…

At last someone echoing my biggest gripe with RM2. I dare say a number of recent sw upgrades have been annoying - but the one that made me use my rm less is the infinite scroll and pressing a button to add a new page. Also the zoom feels very clunky.

Is there a way to revert to the older versions of the software?

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by breck »

steezeburger wrote: post #209
breck wrote: post #143

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I have both. Daylight is _amazing_ for reading and marking up technical PDFs and books. Also good for marking up web pages. Remarkable screen and pen latency is much better. I hope they both succeed. Both awesome. I'll probably get this new Remarkable as well. (That being said, I use my pen and paper bullet journal ($30) more than both of these combined).

The Remarkable screen and pen latency are better than Daylight? That's opposite of what I've heard previously.

The Daylight screen is _amazing_ for reading technical books. The pen isn't anything special, and I don't like it's thickness, but good enough to get the job done.

Here is a photo I took from earlier this week: http://hub.scroll.pub/daylight2/

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Post by ksec »

Something I always thought Apple would have done it. Instead it seems RM PP may just be good enough.

I am now wondering if we could have a reMarkable Paper Pro Mini, a pocket version I can carry around and take notes.

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Post by vadansky »

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

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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)

Looking at the video there is a significant lag in the rendering. Is it noticeable when you're writing? Also looks like there is no pressure sensitivity so all the notes are come out in that ugly fat style. Maybe I'm just spoiled with my Wacom though!

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by layer8 »

mrzool wrote: post #92
layer8 wrote: post #68

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Have you ever compared with actual printed paper?

Never, and I’m not even sure about the ratio — I just never noticed poor contrast on my old Kindle, which I’ve been using for the last 10 years or so.

Printed paper (black on white) has a contrast ratio of 1:50 to up to (for glossy paper) 1:200, significantly higher than e-ink.
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