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Did you look at this product? It has an e-ink display. That makes it very different from an Ipad.

haasted 6y ago
Yeah, the correct question is probably how it competes with something like Kindle. The presentation made me fairly intrigued.
- jboynyc 6y ago
  It's not an e-reader but a tablet computer. The founder of ReMarkable is (or was?) a KDE developer, so they supposedly do a lot of things right when it comes to developer experience, openness, and documentation.
  - Foxboron 6y ago
    > The founder of ReMarkable is (or was?) a KDE developer The CTO is a KDE Developer and a long-time member of the Arch community.
- matsemann 6y ago
  Unless there are some newer Kindle models I'm unaware of, they are very different. The Kindle is a passive device, where one can read and barely interact with buttons and stuff. It's great for reading books and I use it often for that, but not much more. The reMarkable is a device for production, where you can write, sketch, organize etc. The display is much quicker to update and the pen is really good. I also like that it's a bit bigger, so reading PDFs isn't as much hassle as on a smaller Kindle. At least that's my take on it. Kindle for leisure, reMarkable for work.
- apricot 6y ago
  It probably doesn't spy on your reading habits the way a Kindle does. https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-amount-of-data/ https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-a...
Normille 6y ago
How durable is the e-Ink display on these? Whilst I could see myself wanting to own one, I've so far managed to bust the screens on three e-Ink devices I've owned. And I'm not exactly treating them rough. They seem to break with the slightest of knocks. Bad enough when it's a sub £100 e-Reader. But, if I was paying 3 or 4 times that much, I'd expect something that was a bit less fragile.
- boudewijnrempt 6y ago
  Um... In my household we've gone through seven ereaders, used by four persons. Nobody has ever been able to bust the screen -- the reason people replaced their ereader was because the battery stopped being able to hold charge or the usb port to start wobbling. But the screens were fine, all the time. And e-ink screens are made by one manufacturer anyway.
  - Normille 6y ago
    1st one: Kobo Mini. Was inside a case and between two books in my rucksack and broke just carrying it home from work 2nd one: Another Kobo Mini. Broke inside the thigh pocket of my combat trousers. It was also in a case and had the screen facing inwards, towards my leg, specifically to avoid the risk of me bumping it against something. 3rd one: Kobo Aura. I had high hopes of this one as, unlike the previous two, where the screen seemingly had no form of overlaid protection, this one's outer screen was actually made of hard plastic. However, after a drop of a mere two or three feet onto carpet, the e-Ink screen in that somehow managed to break inside, leaving the hard plastic outer unmarked. Maybe I've just had really bad luck [or maybe I should try a different brand than Kobo next time!] but e-Ink screens just seem ridiculously fragile to me. I was especially annoyed with the last one [the Kobo Aura] where the vibration of it hitting the carpetted floor was enough to break the screen, even behind a layer of hard plastic. Even if I could afford it, there's no way I would risk £300 or £400 on an e-Ink device. Not until the technology toughens up a hell of a lot.
    - sersi 6y ago
      Just an anecdote but I broke a Kobo Aura exactly like you did but never had any issues with kindle or with a pocketbook I really like Kobo but they do seem rather fragile.

Yeah, the correct question is probably how it competes with something like Kindle. The presentation made me fairly intrigued.

jboynyc 6y ago
It's not an e-reader but a tablet computer. The founder of ReMarkable is (or was?) a KDE developer, so they supposedly do a lot of things right when it comes to developer experience, openness, and documentation.
- Foxboron 6y ago
  > The founder of ReMarkable is (or was?) a KDE developer The CTO is a KDE Developer and a long-time member of the Arch community.
matsemann 6y ago
Unless there are some newer Kindle models I'm unaware of, they are very different. The Kindle is a passive device, where one can read and barely interact with buttons and stuff. It's great for reading books and I use it often for that, but not much more. The reMarkable is a device for production, where you can write, sketch, organize etc. The display is much quicker to update and the pen is really good. I also like that it's a bit bigger, so reading PDFs isn't as much hassle as on a smaller Kindle. At least that's my take on it. Kindle for leisure, reMarkable for work.
apricot 6y ago
It probably doesn't spy on your reading habits the way a Kindle does. https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-amount-of-data/ https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-a...

Normille 6y ago

How durable is the e-Ink display on these? Whilst I could see myself wanting to own one, I've so far managed to bust the screens on three e-Ink devices I've owned. And I'm not exactly treating them rough. They seem to break with the slightest of knocks. Bad enough when it's a sub £100 e-Reader. But, if I was paying 3 or 4 times that much, I'd expect something that was a bit less fragile.

boudewijnrempt 6y ago
Um... In my household we've gone through seven ereaders, used by four persons. Nobody has ever been able to bust the screen -- the reason people replaced their ereader was because the battery stopped being able to hold charge or the usb port to start wobbling. But the screens were fine, all the time. And e-ink screens are made by one manufacturer anyway.
- Normille 6y ago
  1st one: Kobo Mini. Was inside a case and between two books in my rucksack and broke just carrying it home from work 2nd one: Another Kobo Mini. Broke inside the thigh pocket of my combat trousers. It was also in a case and had the screen facing inwards, towards my leg, specifically to avoid the risk of me bumping it against something. 3rd one: Kobo Aura. I had high hopes of this one as, unlike the previous two, where the screen seemingly had no form of overlaid protection, this one's outer screen was actually made of hard plastic. However, after a drop of a mere two or three feet onto carpet, the e-Ink screen in that somehow managed to break inside, leaving the hard plastic outer unmarked. Maybe I've just had really bad luck [or maybe I should try a different brand than Kobo next time!] but e-Ink screens just seem ridiculously fragile to me. I was especially annoyed with the last one [the Kobo Aura] where the vibration of it hitting the carpetted floor was enough to break the screen, even behind a layer of hard plastic. Even if I could afford it, there's no way I would risk £300 or £400 on an e-Ink device. Not until the technology toughens up a hell of a lot.
  - sersi 6y ago
    Just an anecdote but I broke a Kobo Aura exactly like you did but never had any issues with kindle or with a pocketbook I really like Kobo but they do seem rather fragile.