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i have a kindle. I use it for reading books. Its only function (to me) is reading books. I have an ipad pro (2018). It's functions are 1) watching youtube 2) d

i have a kindle. I use it for reading books. Its only function (to me) is reading books. I have an ipad pro (2018). It's functions are 1) watching youtube 2) drawing/painting on procreate and 3) using some music apps like AUM and various synths 4) acting a kitchen display for recipes and 5) general note taking if I need to take notes that involve drawing or diagrams. I have a phone. I read on my phone because its the device I have with me most. I look at this Remarkable and 1) It's much more money than either my kindle or even my phone cost. 2) I can't install the kindle app on it, for it to replace my kindle 3) It's not small or convenient enough to replace the kindle or phone 4) It's not good enough for drawing to replace the ipad 5) I don't understand why it doesn't interoperate with a lot of existing stuff. If I want to use my wifi to backup the remarkable to my onedrive, it doesn't sound like that's possible, which is possible on my phone and ipad, and isn't necessary on kindle since everything is already dealt with by amazon whispersync. Not for me either.

ericd 2y ago
It’s for taking notes, and you can put other formats of ebooks on it (and pdfs). It’s much better than a kindle for reading technical papers and textbooks. And I find that it’s really good for not getting distracted, and getting into deep work mode.
- LegitShady 2y ago
  its very expensive as just a device for taking notes. I suppose using its limited abilities and rephrasing that as "not getting distracted" is an interesting marketing tactic but I prefer to hold my own self control instead of just buying worse but more expensive products.
  - ericd 2y ago
    I’m not saying it as a marketing tactic, because I don’t work for them. I really enjoy the absence of distraction, in the same way that I enjoy it when I go to a place like a cabin in the woods with no connectivity, because the possibility of distraction is apparently always present in my mind until it’s definitively not possible. I have enough demands on my self control in my daily life that it’s nice to not have to rely on it further. But yeah, if you don’t find that helpful, maybe this isn’t useful for you.

ericd 2y ago

It’s for taking notes, and you can put other formats of ebooks on it (and pdfs). It’s much better than a kindle for reading technical papers and textbooks. And I find that it’s really good for not getting distracted, and getting into deep work mode.

LegitShady 2y ago
its very expensive as just a device for taking notes. I suppose using its limited abilities and rephrasing that as "not getting distracted" is an interesting marketing tactic but I prefer to hold my own self control instead of just buying worse but more expensive products.
- ericd 2y ago
  I’m not saying it as a marketing tactic, because I don’t work for them. I really enjoy the absence of distraction, in the same way that I enjoy it when I go to a place like a cabin in the woods with no connectivity, because the possibility of distraction is apparently always present in my mind until it’s definitively not possible. I have enough demands on my self control in my daily life that it’s nice to not have to rely on it further. But yeah, if you don’t find that helpful, maybe this isn’t useful for you.