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I have my doubts! help please :) (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Athomicant@alien.top to c/remarkable@hardware.watch
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hello everyone!

I'm thinking on buying a remarkable, but I have doubts about how easy is the transition from paper to e-ink, since I'm too used to take notes in a physical way.

How was your experience? how smooth was the switch?

I am also thinking of buying the case with the keyboard, but the price is really high. For those who already have it, do you really use it? or would you recommend me to wait and buy it after trying the remarkable one?

I look forward to your opinions and thank you very much!

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[โ€“] Bluebell_Picker@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

These are my thoughts:

Pros

  • The handwriting is a brilliant experience, it feels like writing on paper.
  • Organisation is fantastic compared to binders and handwritten notes.
  • The battery life is exceptional
  • It's fast and snappy with little to no lag
  • It definitely distraction free, you can do focused work without the risk of on device distractions.
  • The software gets regularly updated with new features (recently they've added straight lines).
  • The typefolio is tactile and feels nice to type with.
  • There's plenty of pen styles, at least for me.

Cons

  • It's expensive for what it is. As cool as it is and what it does, the price point is far too high.
  • The markers wear down fairly quickly so you have to purchase replacement tips every few months.
  • Typed text doesn't work well with other notes. You can't choose where on the page to type, you have to type from the designated start point.
  • The software feels feature light, and fairly bare-bones. There's no options for creating tables for example.
  • Organisation is not as fluid as a PC.
  • You cannot name pages in a notebook or create a functional contents page (at least as far as I can tell). I'm coming from OneNote rather that paper so I'm missing some of that functionality I'm use to.