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Nearly the same price as a new iPad mini (costs $50 less). Maybe it takes notes better (though I took notes with my mini just fine), but struggling to see the v

Nearly the same price as a new iPad mini (costs $50 less). Maybe it takes notes better (though I took notes with my mini just fine), but struggling to see the value at this price point.

hinkley 1y ago
A lot of people get bitchy if you have a tablet or laptop open in a meeting.
- anamexis 1y ago
  This is a tablet. Are people predicating their bitchiness on what kind of screen it has?
  - hinkley 1y ago
    Is there a web browser and social networking on this 'tablet'? You're using a very literal definition of tablet that seems more argumentative than constructive. Care to try rephrasing?
- fluidcruft 1y ago
  That doesn't seem like a particularly defensible reason to invest in one tool vs another to me. ymmv
  - hinkley 1y ago
    The amount of tech we purchase trying to solve social problems in enormous.
- wenc 1y ago
  Only if you type. Oddly, no one gets offended if you scribble with your Apple Pencil. It looks like you're taking notes.
bigyabai 1y ago
If you get both with a stylus the price ends up being more-or-less equal. As someone who isn't in the Apple ecosystem it seems like a bit of a toss-up for me.
Arainach 1y ago
The value is in the lack of features. This is a hard concept for most people who haven't used one (or a similar device) to grasp. Running Android or iOS apps is an anti-feature. Having cellular data is an anti-feature. Our world is full of trillion dollar corporations fighting as hard as they can to distract us, drive engagement, and get us staring at their wall for as long as possible. My reMarkable 2 is the best focus device I have. It's the best writing device by far, the best "draw some woodworking plans" device, the best "work on a crossword puzzle" device, and a very good reading device (page navigation is slower than Kindle, but being able to read PDFs designed for 8.5x11 which are unreadable on Kindle makes it a wash). On an iPad, at any moment there could be a toast from Signal, or Discord, or Messenger, or whatever. There's a web browser full of infinite content on Reddit and YouTube. I can go on a plane and have a physical book in front of me but it's no match for the allure of the internet if there's Wi-Fi. The reMarkable is one of the only devices out there that fixes the distraction aspect, and THAT is the single biggest thing between me and achieving things.
- captainkrtek 1y ago
  I hear you. I bought an iPad specifically for studying and note taking (reading textbooks, annotating, etc.) and just didn’t have many apps installed. I have ADHD and certainly can struggle with distractions on my phone, but keeping the iPad simple worked fine focus-wise.
- SchemaLoad 1y ago
  Even so, you could just have the ipad and not install messaging apps or social media. Or turn off notifications. Or even disconnect it from the internet. Delete the wifi password so you have to manually connect it when you need to download apps or whatever. Apple provides a fairly sophisticated set of focus modes and distraction prevention features.
  - carlosjobim 1y ago
    You can't use your iPad comfortably in sunlight and that is the entire point of eink devices.
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carlosjobim 1y ago
They're completely different categories, so doesn't make much sense in comparing. Like comparing a car to a boat.

Nearly the same price as a new iPad mini (costs $50 less). Maybe it takes notes better (though I took notes with my mini just fine), but struggling to see the value at this price point.

hinkley 1y ago

A lot of people get bitchy if you have a tablet or laptop open in a meeting.

anamexis 1y ago
This is a tablet. Are people predicating their bitchiness on what kind of screen it has?
- hinkley 1y ago
  Is there a web browser and social networking on this 'tablet'? You're using a very literal definition of tablet that seems more argumentative than constructive. Care to try rephrasing?
fluidcruft 1y ago
That doesn't seem like a particularly defensible reason to invest in one tool vs another to me. ymmv
- hinkley 1y ago
  The amount of tech we purchase trying to solve social problems in enormous.
wenc 1y ago
Only if you type. Oddly, no one gets offended if you scribble with your Apple Pencil. It looks like you're taking notes.

bigyabai 1y ago

If you get both with a stylus the price ends up being more-or-less equal. As someone who isn't in the Apple ecosystem it seems like a bit of a toss-up for me.

Arainach 1y ago

The value is in the lack of features. This is a hard concept for most people who haven't used one (or a similar device) to grasp. Running Android or iOS apps is an anti-feature. Having cellular data is an anti-feature. Our world is full of trillion dollar corporations fighting as hard as they can to distract us, drive engagement, and get us staring at their wall for as long as possible. My reMarkable 2 is the best focus device I have. It's the best writing device by far, the best "draw some woodworking plans" device, the best "work on a crossword puzzle" device, and a very good reading device (page navigation is slower than Kindle, but being able to read PDFs designed for 8.5x11 which are unreadable on Kindle makes it a wash). On an iPad, at any moment there could be a toast from Signal, or Discord, or Messenger, or whatever. There's a web browser full of infinite content on Reddit and YouTube. I can go on a plane and have a physical book in front of me but it's no match for the allure of the internet if there's Wi-Fi. The reMarkable is one of the only devices out there that fixes the distraction aspect, and THAT is the single biggest thing between me and achieving things.

captainkrtek 1y ago
I hear you. I bought an iPad specifically for studying and note taking (reading textbooks, annotating, etc.) and just didn’t have many apps installed. I have ADHD and certainly can struggle with distractions on my phone, but keeping the iPad simple worked fine focus-wise.
SchemaLoad 1y ago
Even so, you could just have the ipad and not install messaging apps or social media. Or turn off notifications. Or even disconnect it from the internet. Delete the wifi password so you have to manually connect it when you need to download apps or whatever. Apple provides a fairly sophisticated set of focus modes and distraction prevention features.
- carlosjobim 1y ago
  You can't use your iPad comfortably in sunlight and that is the entire point of eink devices.
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carlosjobim 1y ago

They're completely different categories, so doesn't make much sense in comparing. Like comparing a car to a boat.