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As an alternative, I am extremely satisfied with the A5X from Ratta Supernote. The latency when writing is as good as the RM2. [0]: https://supernote.com/ htt

by Loic 5y ago

As an alternative, I am extremely satisfied with the A5X from Ratta Supernote. The latency when writing is as good as the RM2. [0]: https://supernote.com/ https://supernote.com/

dddw 5y ago
Looks nice. Is there a way to use your own sync instead of theirs?
- Loic 5y ago
  I am using it totally offline, I just plug it with the USB cable in my laptop (running Linux) and have a full access on the content to sync as I wish and need. I haven't used their cloud offering.
- Zircom 5y ago
  They support Dropbox syncing and they're working on Google drive support at the moment.
  - TheFreim 5y ago
    They've also stated multiple times that they're working on getting a public developer api, I think it's on their current road map found on reddit.
dotancohen 5y ago
You're satisfied with a device that is accepting pre-orders and hasn't shipped yet?
- Loic 5y ago
  It is my daily driver, I bought and received my A5X early October 2021. I am surprised with your question.
  - dotancohen 5y ago
    Interesting, thanks.
- CatAtHeart 5y ago
  The "pre-order" label is mostly due to supply chain delays. Currently there is a ~month lead time. I ordered mine back in late January and it is arriving this week.
  - Zircom 5y ago
    Do yourself a favor and order a stylus with a dedicated eraser button while you're waiting, I personally can't stand having to click up top to change to erasing mode and then go back to where I was to erase stuff, and their touch gesture activated erasing is kind of janky and inconsistent. Other than that though I'm pretty satisfied with it.
    - TheFreim 5y ago
      > their touch gesture activated erasing is kind of janky and inconsistent Could you expand upon what you mean by janky? My supernote is arriving soon and in my hours I spent reading and watching reviews the gesture erasing was consistently praised.
      - kayodelycaon 5y ago
        If you’re using an A6X at an angle, like resting it on an arm of a couch, the gesture fails more than it works. It also fails if part of your other hand brushes the screen.
      - Zircom 5y ago
        It just doesn't consistently work and I end up with several circles drawn around what I'm trying to erase that I end up having to erase as well. There's apparently some magic angle/distance to hold your fingers apart at and if you deviate even a small amount it doesn't pick it up. Having any part of your other hand/other fingers on the screen as well will cause it to not work either. Someone on the subreddit told me that what has been working for them is to hold their 2 fingers vertical along the left side of the screen and that's been working for me better than what I was doing, but it still often doesn't pick it up. I just today finally got my Lany EMR stylus in and am enjoying the dedicated erase button much more. You may be looking at reviews for the linux version maybe? The gesture erase has only been on the android version since the latest update and most everyone I've spoken to in the supernote subreddit about it agrees it's not super great at the moment. Other than that issue I'm a big fan, let me know if you have any other questions, happy to share my experience. edit - one suggestion, the battery lasts much longer with wifi off, so I would suggest leaving it off and turning it on briefly whenever you want to sync notes, if you even care to do that, and check for updates every once in a while.
- Zircom 5y ago
  It's been released for quite awhile, they were just having supply issues so they're backordered a bit. I bought one hand to avoid the wait and love mine fwiw.
- TheFreim 5y ago
  > You're satisfied with a device that is accepting pre-orders and hasn't shipped yet? I ordered one in late January and it's arriving next week.
forgotmyoldacc 5y ago
Why not use a RM2 then?
- rotten 5y ago
  RM2 also has a nasty subscription service required to get all the features.

by Loic 5y ago

As an alternative, I am extremely satisfied with the A5X from Ratta Supernote. The latency when writing is as good as the RM2. [0]: https://supernote.com/ https://supernote.com/

dddw 5y ago

Looks nice. Is there a way to use your own sync instead of theirs?

Loic 5y ago
I am using it totally offline, I just plug it with the USB cable in my laptop (running Linux) and have a full access on the content to sync as I wish and need. I haven't used their cloud offering.
Zircom 5y ago
They support Dropbox syncing and they're working on Google drive support at the moment.
- TheFreim 5y ago
  They've also stated multiple times that they're working on getting a public developer api, I think it's on their current road map found on reddit.

dotancohen 5y ago

You're satisfied with a device that is accepting pre-orders and hasn't shipped yet?

Loic 5y ago
It is my daily driver, I bought and received my A5X early October 2021. I am surprised with your question.
- dotancohen 5y ago
  Interesting, thanks.
CatAtHeart 5y ago
The "pre-order" label is mostly due to supply chain delays. Currently there is a ~month lead time. I ordered mine back in late January and it is arriving this week.
- Zircom 5y ago
  Do yourself a favor and order a stylus with a dedicated eraser button while you're waiting, I personally can't stand having to click up top to change to erasing mode and then go back to where I was to erase stuff, and their touch gesture activated erasing is kind of janky and inconsistent. Other than that though I'm pretty satisfied with it.
  - TheFreim 5y ago
    > their touch gesture activated erasing is kind of janky and inconsistent Could you expand upon what you mean by janky? My supernote is arriving soon and in my hours I spent reading and watching reviews the gesture erasing was consistently praised.
    - kayodelycaon 5y ago
      If you’re using an A6X at an angle, like resting it on an arm of a couch, the gesture fails more than it works. It also fails if part of your other hand brushes the screen.
    - Zircom 5y ago
      It just doesn't consistently work and I end up with several circles drawn around what I'm trying to erase that I end up having to erase as well. There's apparently some magic angle/distance to hold your fingers apart at and if you deviate even a small amount it doesn't pick it up. Having any part of your other hand/other fingers on the screen as well will cause it to not work either. Someone on the subreddit told me that what has been working for them is to hold their 2 fingers vertical along the left side of the screen and that's been working for me better than what I was doing, but it still often doesn't pick it up. I just today finally got my Lany EMR stylus in and am enjoying the dedicated erase button much more. You may be looking at reviews for the linux version maybe? The gesture erase has only been on the android version since the latest update and most everyone I've spoken to in the supernote subreddit about it agrees it's not super great at the moment. Other than that issue I'm a big fan, let me know if you have any other questions, happy to share my experience. edit - one suggestion, the battery lasts much longer with wifi off, so I would suggest leaving it off and turning it on briefly whenever you want to sync notes, if you even care to do that, and check for updates every once in a while.
Zircom 5y ago
It's been released for quite awhile, they were just having supply issues so they're backordered a bit. I bought one hand to avoid the wait and love mine fwiw.
TheFreim 5y ago
> You're satisfied with a device that is accepting pre-orders and hasn't shipped yet? I ordered one in late January and it's arriving next week.

forgotmyoldacc 5y ago

Why not use a RM2 then?

rotten 5y ago
RM2 also has a nasty subscription service required to get all the features.