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Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by gadders »

donatj wrote: post #184
Terretta wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Remarkable 2 and gave up it almost solely because it didn't support USB mass storage, making it really annoying to transfer files We had hoped to buy these for all our paperless office employees, and gave it up almost solely because it was far too easy to transfer files. If they deliver a device with on-device encryption (as this claims) and sync or manual transfer tied (and locked) to company-owned storage, we'd b…

Let me ask you this in all seriousness and with minimal snark - do you confiscate employees paper notebooks when they leave the company?

Not the OP, but eInk tablets are banned at our work for the same reason, and paper notebooks don't get destroyed.

I one of the reasons is it's easier for a malignant actor to get access to notes without you knowing when it's electronic. At least with a paper notebook you can tell if it's missing.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by dotancohen »

ajot wrote: post #313
dotancohen wrote: post #219

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I'm typing this on my Boox Note Air 2 Plus. I absolutely love this device. I usually use it without the backlight, but sometimes at night I'll use the backlight and the adjustable blue light filter is an absolute must. This is my fifth or sixth E-Ink device, and probably my favorite. It's an Android device, so everything that I was already using works on it. Notably Firefox when properly configured, and Ankidroid.

As I don't have an Android eink device (I do have an Android phone and a Kobo with KOReader, for the record), I would like to know: have you tried (and what are your opinions on) any apps designed specifically for eink screens? Thinking about EInkBro [0] as the browser or ReLaunchX [1] as the launcher, even KOReader as document reader. [0] https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro [1] https://github.com/Leszek111/ReLaunc…

EInkBro is terrific. I filed a bug last year, the dev fixed it in less than a week. I use the stock launcher, but on an old Nook I used ReLaunchX, it was fine. On that device I only had two applications that I used anyway.

I have not tried KOReader, but I can test it for you. What features do you use?

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by dotancohen »

eightysixfour wrote: post #348
dotancohen wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm typing this on my Boox Note Air 2 Plus. I absolutely love this device. I usually use it without the backlight, but sometimes at night I'll use the backlight and the adjustable blue light filter is an absolute must. This is my fifth or sixth E-Ink device, and probably my favorite. It's an Android device, so everything that I was already using works on it. Notably Firefox when properly configured, and Ankidroid.

Every time I look at it I get turned off by Android 11 being so old. I don’t know the Google ecosystem as well, how much longer will that API version be supported? Does it get security updates? Can I unlock it and install something less Googled?

I don't believe that there are third-party Android builds for the Boox devices, simply because they've modified it to better fit E-Ink screens.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by winter_blue »

geraldwhen wrote: post #350
winter_blue wrote: post #346

I don't get why the Canadian price is CA$929 when the US price is $579. That's an "exchange rate" of 1 USD = 1.6045 CAD. That is a far cry from the actual exchange rate (which is 1 USD = ~1.35 CAD). And ReMarkable isn't the only company selling products at rip-off pricing to Canadians. This absolutely sucks.

Looks like 20% VAT

The duty on tablets & e-readers in Canada is 0% regardless of which country the tablet / e-reader was made in, according to: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-en... (there's a specific duty category for tablets and e-readers)

Sales tax is 13% in Ontario, so even with that, the exchange rate should be 1.35 * 1.13 = 1.53 not the 1.60 exchange rate they use. I'm assuming shipping is already included in the price in the US as well, and shipping cost in Canada shouldn't be that much different compared to the US. I guess if the cost of shipping is higher in Canada, then that explains the USD-CAD conversion jump from 1.53 to 1.60.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by packetlost »

Solstinox wrote: post #274
AlanYx wrote: post #215

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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.

Use the pen that comes with it, magnet side facing the screen and sweep across the areas that are misaligned or the whole screen. This fixes things for me.

I haven't heard this trick. I'll try it out!

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by yohannparis »

kccqzy wrote: post #135
yohannparis wrote: post #112

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You can easily sync your handwritten notes to your computer and phone for free using the app. Once synced, you can back them up with your preferred method. The cloud service is designed to be a convenient, set-it-and-forget-it option. Asking for a perpetual cloud synchronization at no cost is bold.

You do know that Apple provides 5GB free cloud synchronization right? And Google also has 15GB free. For those who value convenience this is now table stakes to provide free cloud sync for small amount of data. And frankly 5GB is enough for handwritten notes.

That is a fair point. But if a product doesn't fit people needs, there is no need to disparage it.

For fairness, I bought a Remarkable 2 and works fine, but I do not use it anymore because it does not fit my needs.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by davisr »

f1codz wrote: post #256
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?

You can use RCU [1] to downgrade to a firmware of your choosing [2].

[1]: http://www.davisr.me/projects/rcu/

[2]: https://archive.org/download/rm110/RM110/

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by tr3ntg »

packetlost wrote: post #195
regularfry wrote: post #171

The things I don't like about my rm2 are: - how fast the nibs wear out - how inaccurate the screen is - the screen update rate - infinite pages It sounds like they might have fixed the nibs. The rest of it is up in the air. I think infinite pages might be workable if the update rate is better, but it's also got bad ergonomics. It's far too easy to accidentally trigger a scroll. It was bad enough when all you could do…

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 .

Same. I can draw a straight line down my screen, and the drawn path deviates noticeably in certain areas, despite the pen moving in a straight path. Makes writing difficult. Have to sort of trust your hand movement, rather than watching your markings on the screen. Adjusting to the drawn marks will just lead you off slanted.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Pro

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Post by tr3ntg »

Solstinox wrote: post #274
AlanYx wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Use the pen that comes with it, magnet side facing the screen and sweep across the areas that are misaligned or the whole screen. This fixes things for me.

I’ve heard this and tried and didn’t notice a difference. What’s supposed to happen here? I have the Marker Plus.
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