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I've had a Remarkable1 for about three months. It's one of the best investments I've made in a long time. Going to preorder this. Only caveats - I like afterma

by smt1 7y ago

I've had a Remarkable1 for about three months. It's one of the best investments I've made in a long time. Going to preorder this. Only caveats - I like aftermarket cases more than Remarkable's. I bought one one from Amazon for about 30$. Also I've been using staedtler's digital pencils, works great!

sooheon 7y ago
What makes it so good for you? Amazon reviews seem negative to middling.
- callahad 7y ago
  It's a notebook, but just digital enough. No browser, no clutter, just... really, really useful paper that's always there and doesn't get misplaced later.
- smt1 7y ago
  I looked over some of the amazon reviews, and they seem to be talking mostly about issues in older versions (2018) of the software, which I don't have direct experience with, but the software has gotten better, even in the time I've owned it (they just released version 2.x of the SW). That being said, there is still room for improvement, particularly with reading (vs writing, which this device is very good at). I mostly use it this to replace stacks of notebooks (my brain thinks better with pen and paper in hand, but with all the digital conveniences in hand. This device is the best that I've tried for writing (and I've tried many, including an ipad pro) Cons: historically, the price. No blacklight. Clearly the device has been optimized for writing, not reading, although supposedly 3rd party ebook readers like Apollo are good (the device is not locked down and has a hacker community).
mNovak 7y ago
What's the writing resolution like? My problem has always been that I write really small, so most tablets feel pudgy. I've long thought about getting one of these, but don't want to shell out $500 if I can't comfortably write on it.
- jmiserez 7y ago
  It probably depends on what you mean by really small. Writing resolution is pretty good and most importantly it tracks the tip precisely. It's not as sharp as a real 0.2mm mechanical pencil, but you can write legibly down to ~2mm line height (1). The larger factor is the contrast: the reMarkable screen is light grey so I usually write larger than I would on white paper. (1) not at the very edge of the page, but maybe v2 fixes that

by smt1 7y ago

sooheon 7y ago

What makes it so good for you? Amazon reviews seem negative to middling.

callahad 7y ago
It's a notebook, but just digital enough. No browser, no clutter, just... really, really useful paper that's always there and doesn't get misplaced later.
smt1 7y ago
I looked over some of the amazon reviews, and they seem to be talking mostly about issues in older versions (2018) of the software, which I don't have direct experience with, but the software has gotten better, even in the time I've owned it (they just released version 2.x of the SW). That being said, there is still room for improvement, particularly with reading (vs writing, which this device is very good at). I mostly use it this to replace stacks of notebooks (my brain thinks better with pen and paper in hand, but with all the digital conveniences in hand. This device is the best that I've tried for writing (and I've tried many, including an ipad pro) Cons: historically, the price. No blacklight. Clearly the device has been optimized for writing, not reading, although supposedly 3rd party ebook readers like Apollo are good (the device is not locked down and has a hacker community).

mNovak 7y ago

What's the writing resolution like? My problem has always been that I write really small, so most tablets feel pudgy. I've long thought about getting one of these, but don't want to shell out $500 if I can't comfortably write on it.

jmiserez 7y ago
It probably depends on what you mean by really small. Writing resolution is pretty good and most importantly it tracks the tip precisely. It's not as sharp as a real 0.2mm mechanical pencil, but you can write legibly down to ~2mm line height (1). The larger factor is the contrast: the reMarkable screen is light grey so I usually write larger than I would on white paper. (1) not at the very edge of the page, but maybe v2 fixes that