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The reMarkable isn't an e-reader. It can display books, but that's not its primary purpose. If you want an e-reader, there are many significantly cheaper opti
by Arainach 1y ago
The reMarkable isn't an e-reader. It can display books, but that's not its primary purpose. If you want an e-reader, there are many significantly cheaper options.
- squigz 1y agoThe fact that they're so expensive is, to me anyway, a pretty good reason to expect basic functionality like that.
- Arainach 1y agoEvery feature is an eternal maintenance price until the company goes bankrupt (or an opportunity to piss off the handful of users who use it when you cut it). I'd much rather they focus their limited time on polishing things that matter more.
- squigz 1y agoYes, nobody is denying that "every feature is an eternal maintenance price" But the maintenance price of such basic features is absurdly low. Seriously, we're talking about a basic dictionary lookup. We're not talking about massive, expansive features that will require many hours of maintenance. Anyway, if you don't use a dictionary at all, even while reading - and you think a "handful of users" use them - then this conversation probably is not going to go anywhere.
- kstrauser 1y agoBut… don’t you sometimes want a dictionary when you write? That’s not a reading-mode-only tool by a long shot.
- Arainach 1y agoNo. I don't use the dictionary on my Kindle. I've never missed it on my reMarkable. Not while reading and definitely not while writing.
- kstrauser 1y agoHuh. Everyone’s workflows are different. I surely wouldn’t want to be without one.
- esseph 1y agoIt may be once every 2-3 years, if that, when I pull out a dictionary. Never something I seem to need.
- kstrauser 1y agoIt’s bursty for me, too. I won’t use one for ages, then I read something like Infinite Jest where I’m looking something up every other page. That’s super easy on Kobo readers and I’d hate not having it elsewhere.
- esseph 1y agoI'd just use my phone, honestly. It's in my pocket and has access to much of the worlds information.
- kstrauser 1y agoAnd now I'm reading/writing with 2 devices. Eh.
- esseph 1y agoYou're already carrying that device though, it's not an addition to your pocket. In fact, I'd argue the 2nd device is actually a problem.
- squigz 1y agoNo, you are. Not everyone reads when they have their phone on them, or otherwise have their phone on them 24/7. When I'm reading, my phone is at least on a table, if not in another room.
- FireBeyond 1y agoI feel that this is a "writer" around the note concept, versus long-form writing (where a dictionary could certainly make more sense). But I'm sketching, diagramming, etc., more so than anything else (I don't own, though I've been interested in this and the Scribe, and given that I barely use the Pencil on my iPad, I'm having difficulty justifying it to myself, although I might check out the return policies...)
- adgjlsfhk1 1y agoFor the price it feels like it should be a good e-reader also.