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Just finished watching a review: - no USB disk mode to download your notes - 8 GB storage (of which about 6 are available) - any Linux support seems to be ne

• formerly_proven 6y ago
  > - no USB disk mode to download your notes The website is very unclear about the I/O options of the device, which I don't get at all, that's clearly one of the most important things about it; I'm not writing stuff down for the bin after all. How do I get stuff off it? Is OCR done on the device? What formats does it support? etc. etc. It says it has USB-C "for file transfers", but then also "Sync notes and documents via Wi-Fi only", wayyyy down below it says "PDF and ePUB", but obviously when I'm taking notes I'm not generally interested in a PDF, because that works with _zero_ of my workflows. Their opener is strong; it's an obviously interesting product. Yet everything else is unspecific fluff that wastes my time and only irks me by being vague or silent about core functional aspects of the product.
  • nebopolis 6y ago
    The original RM (and all signs point towards the RM2 being the same) had direct root ssh access via a virtual network device on the USB port. This could be used to SCP backup the notebooks, add custom executables, etc. I understand why they don't list it in their marketing materials - it isn't intended as a polished experience and is more of a "hacker" option. The CTO of Remarkable is a KDE dev though, so there are a lot of subtle niceties you wouldn't expect like a full toolchain and bootloader available on their github.