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Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by mandliya » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:13 PM UTC

scottwernervt wrote: post #11

> Hold it with your left hand and write with your right. Sorry, lefties. Well this sucks if it is not leftie friendly as the price and features had me sold.

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 modes in the main settings.

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by rchaud » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:14 PM UTC

aNoob7000 wrote: post #29

Has anyone used this product? and how does it compare to like an IPad Pro? I have an IPad Pro, but I'm not in love with the writing experience or reading an eBook.

There are some fairly detailed review videos online. At the time it was released, the reception was mostly "too expensive for what it does".

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by rchaud » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:17 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #8

> " The new tablet is just 4.7 mm (0.19 in) thick, thinner than the iPad Pro and Sony’s competing Digital Paper tablets, both of which are 5.9 mm. " At that thickness, I'd be worried about sturdiness and, in particular, bending, à la the problems with the iPhone 6. I can stick an iPad Mini or similar tablet into a jacket pocket or backpack and jog a couple of miles to a bus stop daily without concern. Will we be able…

I imagine most people will buy a case for this, as this tablet does not come cheap.

When I take my tablet (in a case) out and about, it goes into a laptop sleeve before it goes into a bag. For me, it's not bending I'm worried about, but scratches.

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by ape4 » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #8

> " The new tablet is just 4.7 mm (0.19 in) thick, thinner than the iPad Pro and Sony’s competing Digital Paper tablets, both of which are 5.9 mm. " At that thickness, I'd be worried about sturdiness and, in particular, bending, à la the problems with the iPhone 6. I can stick an iPad Mini or similar tablet into a jacket pocket or backpack and jog a couple of miles to a bus stop daily without concern. Will we be able…

Just attach it to a physical clipboard as you'd do with real paper (joke attempt)

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by java-man » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:23 PM UTC

magicalhippo wrote: post #25

java-man wrote: post #7

I don't understand the fascination with super-thin devices. Can you hold it for any extended period of time without much strain? Will it slip and shatter when the palms get slightly moist?

It weights about 400g, so about what a paper pad does I guess? In any case, it has a textured surface, and assuming it's similar to the reMarkable 1 it is not slippery.

a paper pad does not weigh 400g

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by ACS_Solver » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #26

pushcx wrote: post #10

Any 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.

It still sounds as if it has the original's killer negative: everything you write is sync'ed to their servers, which is a huge no-no for work use without IT approval, at least at my workplace, or anything regulated by privacy laws like HIPPA. I'd love one of these things if it was able to function purely offline even if I had to sacrifice cloud features.

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.

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by marvindanig » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

ACS_Solver wrote: post #24

Terrible 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…

This, centum percentum! If 'papery' was my need of the hour I'd go back to physical paper straight. This is lame marketing of an expensive lifeless product that aims to copy the dead tree. That's not what our new mediums are about.

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by ThrowawayR2 » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:26 PM UTC

ACS_Solver wrote: post #36

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It still sounds as if it has the original's killer negative: everything you write is sync'ed to their servers, which is a huge no-no for work use without IT approval, at least at my workplace, or anything regulated by privacy laws like HIPPA. I'd love one of these things if it was able to function purely offline even if I had to sacrifice cloud features.

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.

Thanks for clearing that up. Sounds a bit awkward to use offline but that's acceptable, at least to me.

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by eurg » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:26 PM UTC

jbarberu wrote: post #20

diffeomorphism wrote: post #6

Since the article is unviewable without throwing away your privacy, here is a primary source instead: https://remarkable.com/

Perfectly readable with Javascript disabled (or NoScript in my case)

it redirects via a domain on common blocklists

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by Edmond » Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:29 PM UTC

Nice and intriguing but unfortunately this is still priced as a premium product.

Obviously the company making it has its reasons for pricing but a product like this needs to be priced as an accessible consumer electronics product (ie $50-$100).