Steve Troughton-SmithMy finger has been hovering over the buy button on the reMarkable Paper Pro page all day š«
Nothing quite matches the kind of digital paper device I yearn for, but it gets pretty darn close. I wish I could build my ownā¦
Marco Arment@stroughtonsmith You wonāt regret it.
The reMarkable UI and sync (to iOS and Mac!) is miles ahead of everything else in the e-note space.
Itās the idealized āApple-likeā experience. And nobody else is remotely close.
They also have, by a mile, the best cases and pen-attachment mechanics, which makes a huge difference in everyday convenience and niceness.
@marcoarment what I've always wanted: 'Adobe Ideas', but as digital paper. We're not fully there yet, but it's very clear reMarkable is made by the kinds of people who care about what I care about, where most others absolutely are not.
I wish Apple did one, with iBooks and Freeform supportā¦
@stroughtonsmith The only downside about falling into the rM cult is that, like Apple, they move very slowly on certain things and leave huge features and markets completely unaddressed.
So every rM user has a few requests that we feel like weāre waiting an ETERNITY for, and they may never come.
But itās so much better than the competitors in general that we accept that tradeoff.
@stroughtonsmith My list:
- interlinking, Supernote-style
- a proper successor to the reMarkable 2: 10-inch class, monochrome, 300 ppi, front-light, with the modern pen attachment and folio flap.
Nirawit@marcoarment
For me, the no-brainer feature that I donāt understand why itās missing:
rM has a screen lock feature, so itās all or nothing.
What about an in-between? Donāt use screen lock (itās inconvenient) but be able to lock certain notebooks.
@steakscience Yeah, that's a good one.
@marcoarment what kinds of things do you do on epaper, and is there an Under the Radar episode about it? š Is it to do with app dev, or is it more for restaurant / real life?
@stroughtonsmith I did an ATP segment on it a few months back when I made this https://youtu.be/sAFaMwulbIw
My usage has expanded since then, and it's a moving target. I've since gotten both the Pro and the Pro Move (the setup is kinda in flux).
I like to take notes during in-person meetings, therapy, and phone calls. And I like it for certain kinds of personal notes, like goals/accomplishments.
I still use it whiteboard-style like that video, but shorter timescale, like āthese five things todayā.
reMarkable 2 vs. Supernote Manta: my desktop whiteboard
Ricardo Tavares@marcoarment @stroughtonsmith If you just want to read and already have some apps you want to use (like Readwise), just get Boox and the hardware is fine.
Writing is a different workflow to optimise for. Even so, the competition offered by Viwoods or Supernote is looking good.
@t_var_s @stroughtonsmith I tried both Supernote and Viwoods.
Both have their strengths.
Neither is anywhere close to reMarkableās UI responsiveness, pen/case practicality and niceness, or sync speed/reliability.
Like, NOWHERE close.
(And that's a shame, because they both have strong advantages.)
@marcoarment @stroughtonsmith Reviews seem to have different opinions, but I haven't checked out their smaller model yet. Viwoods seems to have the better black on white contrast. Supernote seems to have the better pens.