reMarkable - ePaper tablet..

[RiK]

The main difference with the reMarkable is the feel. By using the soft tip nibs and textured surface they've nailed the paper-like feel and that's definitely the main USP over other similar devices. That and the really imperceivable latency when writing. I've tried other eInk devices with pens and the lag was terrible. On the rM it's really not noticeable in general use.

[Misfit]

The main difference with the reMarkable is the feel. By using the soft tip nibs and textured surface they've nailed the paper-like feel and that's definitely the main USP over other similar devices. That and the really imperceivable latency when writing. I've tried other eInk devices with pens and the lag was terrible. On the rM it's really not noticeable in general use.

Yes, that's the feeling I get when reading about all the devices.

Tempted to give the Note a go first as it's fulfilled by Amazon it's easy to return. Going reMarkable first is the wrong way, as the writing experience could ruin me for other devices whilst its lack of functionality could mean I just don't use it enough.

[RiK]

Going reMarkable first is the wrong way, as the writing experience could ruin me for other devices

It has that effect on most people...

whilst its lack of functionality could mean I just don't use it enough.

Other than a bit of page management functionality, which will come at some point in an update, I don't feel it's missing anything major for me. It's a digital notebook, with the bonus I can chuck all my PDF manuals on it too, and for that, it's perfect.

[VNVObit]

Going reMarkable first is the wrong way, as the writing experience could ruin me for other devices

It has that effect on most people...

I have tried using an iPad as a notebook and it just feels wrong when compared to writing in a notebook. The lack of friction just makes it feel too strange for me

[Rhythm]

I have tried using an iPad as a notebook and it just feels wrong when compared to writing in a notebook. The lack of friction just makes it feel too strange for me

Reading all this I'm very much regretting ditching my preorder.

For writing on other devices I buy matte screen protectors. The ones I've been using on Surface for the past couple of years have been great. Not only do they get rid of the annoying reflective finish on screens but they really add a paper-like texture which helps writing

[RiK]

I have tried using an iPad as a notebook and it just feels wrong when compared to writing in a notebook. The lack of friction just makes it feel too strange for me

Exactly, and that's the whole point of the reMarkable, the friction feels very much like writing on paper.

[Ollie]

Back in the distant past when I had a Palm Pilot, I stuck a strip of matt-surfaced sellotape across the bit at the bottom that you "wrote" on, and it felt a lot more natural. Maybe you could stick matt-surfaced sellotape all over the screen of your iPad.

More seriously, you can get matt screen protectors that probably feel better for writing on. Might be worth a try.

[RiK]

More seriously, you can get matt screen protectors that probably feel better for writing on. Might be worth a try.

There is a special kind of hell for people who stick screen protectors on mobile devices

[toxibunny]

All beware 'The Hell of Unscratched Screens' :O

[RiK]

All beware 'The Hell of Unscratched Screens' :O

I've been using iOS devices since iPhone 3 and never had a scratched screen.

Apple spent a shit load of money developing that glass and it's pretty bloody tough...

[venusian]

Mine was waiting for me when I got home this evening. First impressions are that it doesn't feel as robust as I'd hoped. The £80 "free" folio isn't worth £10.

The writing surface and response speed are spot-on and the handwriting recognition can read my scrawl which is pretty impressive. I'm less impressed by the toolset - no inserting of space, no cut and paste.

I've got it because I'm taking on some extra project admin at work and want to take notes and annotate docs in meetings. We'll see how that goes. It's expensive enough that I'm taking the money back guarantee weight.

[RiK]

I'm still using mine every day since I got it, other than the occasional form or something where I've got no choice, I've genuinely not used paper since I got it in 2017.

It's totally revolutionised my workflow and I wouldn't be without it.

[RiK]

I'm less impressed by the toolset - no inserting of space, no cut and paste.

There's no cut & paste between separate pages / documents - yet, but it'll come.

You can however insert/move/extract/duplicate pages in the latest OS which I have on mine. That's been a very welcome update :-)

[Loada]

RiK, hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread a bit but I'm looking to pull the trigger on one of these as its £50 off RRP i.e. £399 at the mo and the new OS 2.0 looks to have given it a bit more polish.

I'm primarily looking to use it for note-taking and technical (programming-related) PDF reading. I have an e-Ink book reader that I use daily (for standard fiction book reading) but it's too small for PDF use.

Is the remarkable device still the best for this sort of thing? There are others (Onyx have several devices) but the rM seems the best fit for my use case. Help me spend some money!!

[RiK]

Absolutely, I still use mine as my main notebook, all day, every day.

If anything happened to it, the very first thing I would do is order a replacement without hesitation.

They’ve just dropped a 2.0 software update and it’s starting to feel a bit more refined now. Sure there are still things I’d like it to do better, but there really isn’t anything else on the market to beat it as a digital notebook.