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I preordered a ReMarkable 2 and after the very long wait started to question if it actually made sense... I ordered an iPad mini and a 20 dollar Apple Pencil c

I preordered a ReMarkable 2 and after the very long wait started to question if it actually made sense... I ordered an iPad mini and a 20 dollar Apple Pencil clone (which imo is better than the actual Apple Pencil with its USB C charge port) That combined with a matte screen protector got me everything I wanted out of the Remarkable, without the wait, and with an incredibly fast computing device that can do far more. - I get that traditionally Tablet vs eReader is largely down to the eInk and some some other factors like battery life, but I really think the math has silently changed iPads have gotten so fast, yet the battery life has improved dramatically (in sleep mode I can forget about it for a week or two and find it still has enough charge left for a day of use. E readers can manage months, but these numbers are lightyears ahead of the early days where a day of standby was pretty good. Software support is excellent with the pen. Max brightness is plenty for direct sunlight when using a matte screen protector, and it gives it the writing feel of a proper digital notebook. - I think anyone considering one should take a look at the combination. I didn't cancel my order on the RM2 out of apathy honestly, but I would have taken the iPad if I realized how far they'd come.

justinclift 6y ago
> ... these numbers are lightyears ahead of the early days where a day of standby was pretty good. That doesn't seem right. I still use my original iPad (v1) for reading and note taking quite often, if not daily. That lasts for 6-8 hours of reading without needing a recharge. If I don't feel like reading for days/weeks there's no chance the battery has gone flat, as it lasts weeks (at least) in idle mode. Pretty sure the battery life has degraded significantly over time too, and is about 1/2 what it was when new.
- BoorishBears 6y ago
  The original iPad was never really in the running in the "tablet vs ereader" wars that I saw at 1.5 lbs. Usually it was Android tablets that would drain in a day of sleep because of random services draining them to death. (To put it into perspective, the iPad mini weighs less than the Remarkable 2)

justinclift 6y ago

> ... these numbers are lightyears ahead of the early days where a day of standby was pretty good. That doesn't seem right. I still use my original iPad (v1) for reading and note taking quite often, if not daily. That lasts for 6-8 hours of reading without needing a recharge. If I don't feel like reading for days/weeks there's no chance the battery has gone flat, as it lasts weeks (at least) in idle mode. Pretty sure the battery life has degraded significantly over time too, and is about 1/2 what it was when new.

BoorishBears 6y ago
The original iPad was never really in the running in the "tablet vs ereader" wars that I saw at 1.5 lbs. Usually it was Android tablets that would drain in a day of sleep because of random services draining them to death. (To put it into perspective, the iPad mini weighs less than the Remarkable 2)