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I got a Remarkable2 last year and an Onyx Boox Air. The Boox Air (and there is now an Air 2) is on the whole, a lot better. The Android support makes it usable

I got a Remarkable2 last year and an Onyx Boox Air. The Boox Air (and there is now an Air 2) is on the whole, a lot better. The Android support makes it usable as an e-reader and the writing experience isn’t different enough, in my mind, to justify the other limitations of the Remarkable. Having spent $1000 on e-Ink tablets, I have a lot of opinions on them, but the primary one is to not mistake what you are buying. I think 95% of the time, people would be better off with an iPad and Apple Pencil. That isn’t to dissuade people from getting a Remarkable, but it definitely isn’t what the marketing/zealous fans make it out to be. It’s primarily about capturing hand-written text. If you want something with more capabilities, Onyx is where it’s at.

syshum 5y ago
That is the thing though most remarkable fans say it is for replacing paper notebooks. I dont know of many that talk widely about "other features" I got the remarkable specifically because it did not have "other features", I have enough distractions and alerts from my phone, I do not need a tablet that get my email, twitter, etc etc. I specifically did not want an iPAD or a full featured Andriod Tablet with Slack, Teams, Email, etc etc etc I needed something to replace the paper notebooks I carried with me everywhere, it does that job exactly as I wanted
- 2-718-281-828 5y ago
  Why would you prefer an e-ink over a regular tablet with colored screen as a replacement for paper notebooks? Isn't having colors available an advantage? My primary incentive for buying an Air 2 (I'm still on the fence) would be to use it as an e-book reader that I can use in the evening without having to worry about blue light interfering with my bio rythm. And from what I read - most e book readers are crap. (Kindle is out of the question for me as I hate Amazon and avoid it where I can - except for AWS which is 50% of my job).
  - syshum 5y ago
    >>Isn't having colors available an advantage? I only ever used black pen. I am not talking about art or drawing. I used my paper notebooks to organize my thoughts, meetings, todo lists, etc. Some people use apps, and laptops, I used paper note books Remarkable is good for this >>My primary incentive for buying an Air 2 (I'm still on the fence) would be to use it as an e-book reader I have no problems with the Remarkable 2 as a ebook reader either, but I do not buy or use DRM ebooks, I am mainly using it for Technical books I get off Humble Bundle, or stripped the drm from, or offical documentation. PDF works just fine for me, but I can see how some people hate it For me the Subscription, and the inablity of the company to communicate with the community has soured me on the device, I likely would not buy one today for those reasons, but for the function I bought it for (note taking, and lite ebook reading) is works great for me If I had to buy a device today to replace it I would look at the Supernote A5X
  - jjtheblunt 5y ago
    legibility in bright lights of e-ink seems better than on glossy glass tablets?

syshum 5y ago

That is the thing though most remarkable fans say it is for replacing paper notebooks. I dont know of many that talk widely about "other features" I got the remarkable specifically because it did not have "other features", I have enough distractions and alerts from my phone, I do not need a tablet that get my email, twitter, etc etc. I specifically did not want an iPAD or a full featured Andriod Tablet with Slack, Teams, Email, etc etc etc I needed something to replace the paper notebooks I carried with me everywhere, it does that job exactly as I wanted

2-718-281-828 5y ago
Why would you prefer an e-ink over a regular tablet with colored screen as a replacement for paper notebooks? Isn't having colors available an advantage? My primary incentive for buying an Air 2 (I'm still on the fence) would be to use it as an e-book reader that I can use in the evening without having to worry about blue light interfering with my bio rythm. And from what I read - most e book readers are crap. (Kindle is out of the question for me as I hate Amazon and avoid it where I can - except for AWS which is 50% of my job).
- syshum 5y ago
  >>Isn't having colors available an advantage? I only ever used black pen. I am not talking about art or drawing. I used my paper notebooks to organize my thoughts, meetings, todo lists, etc. Some people use apps, and laptops, I used paper note books Remarkable is good for this >>My primary incentive for buying an Air 2 (I'm still on the fence) would be to use it as an e-book reader I have no problems with the Remarkable 2 as a ebook reader either, but I do not buy or use DRM ebooks, I am mainly using it for Technical books I get off Humble Bundle, or stripped the drm from, or offical documentation. PDF works just fine for me, but I can see how some people hate it For me the Subscription, and the inablity of the company to communicate with the community has soured me on the device, I likely would not buy one today for those reasons, but for the function I bought it for (note taking, and lite ebook reading) is works great for me If I had to buy a device today to replace it I would look at the Supernote A5X
- jjtheblunt 5y ago
  legibility in bright lights of e-ink seems better than on glossy glass tablets?