From the demos I've seen of other e-ink tablet devices like the Max Lumi, it seems like it can handle handwriting pretty smoothly [0]. So it could probably han

From the demos I've seen of other e-ink tablet devices like the Max Lumi, it seems like it can handle handwriting pretty smoothly [0]. So it could probably handle typical CLI use too, but higher refresh rates would of course mean higher battery usage. I think e-ink displays can handle local refresh zones, so it doesn't necessarily mean that it would have to refresh the whole screen. However, without pagination, a lot of our computer usage includes scrolling, and I would imagine that's more power intensive, and can maybe hit the refresh rate limits of e-ink displays. I guess that would be akin to a lot of phones now letting you pick a fixed or variable refresh rate depending on the experience and battery life you want to get out of the device. [0]: https://youtu.be/B8X7JPdgsh0?t=788 https://youtu.be/B8X7JPdgsh0?t=788