Remarkable

If you would be on Microsoft, I would say get Remarkable or Boox. As Apple user you might be too overwhelmed and as Apple is closed ecosystem and you never know what they turn off next the iPad is imho better idea. Just get that paperfeel screen protector on it. On upside, Apple has fantastic ecosystem where you can use iPad with your macbook.

I’m a psychologist and just switched from rM2 to Supernote for a variety of reasons. I tried to use my iPad but writing on it was terrible and the battery consumption was awful.

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I don’t think the remarkable is hippa compliant of that is a concern because you have to use their servers to transfer documents

She can try an rM at Best Buy if you live in the States. rM is also plenty Apple compatible, since it has both iPhone and Mac apps. But it sounds like maybe she just wants an iPad?

I’ve had both, and iPad Mini 6 and now an rM 2. I wouldn’t get rM 2 if she needs something speedy, or she needs to multitask like search up the web on her device. An iPad Air with paperlike would be more appropriate for multitasking.

rM 2 is more of a notebook replacement.

I have an rm2 and iPad pro 11". Get an iPad with a paper feel screen protector and the noteful app. Put it in aeroplane mode for distraction free writing.

I'm a psych paraprofessional, and I went with RM2 for multiple reasons.

If she is using it as a psych professional. it might look and feel more respectful to the client as, bringing up an ipad for the same purpose might look a bit strange, having the client question if she is really paying attention, as ipads can serve multiple functions.

Also, it would be easier to expense such a single use device, than justify an ipad.(if she is in private practice or working for a clinic)

Depending on how far she is into her career, some clinics don't allow digital notetaking, on most devices, for the very reason that it's full of distractions. Also it would be single use, so she would habituate and associate her RM2 to work, where a ipad would confuse and serve multiple associations for her.

RM2 gets the job done as a custom tool to a custom use case, instead of a multipurpose jack of all trades.

Also, apple products get stolen all the time, and then she would need to recover her client data, which would be harder for ipad.

Another thing that I think would be the tipping point, is she should not be associating her personal apple id to work. (especially as a psych) mixing personal account with professional. accounts would mix and erode boundaries fast. this POINT IN ITSELF SHOULD WIN, I'm 95% SURE.

As you may or may not know, there is a 100 day trial return policy. just get it, and try it out. If you do indeed decide to get an RM2, I'd recommending maxing out the selection, going with type folio as well as a marker plus.

on the surface it looks like an efficiency issue, but it's really about focus. If she went with an ipad, we guarantee the apps would be distractions and notifications galore. And I'm willing to bet after a little bit, she'd be watching youtube and running around on her favorite social media, and then a tool that was meant to be for productivity turns into the exact opposite.

some of my psych coworkers have Rm2 after I told them about it, and they all see the potential and like it a lot.

Social media and tech is by design meant to take us away from the present moment, and to give us the hits of dopamine, that make us hooked. If she got an ipad, that cycle would continue to repeat. we are almost 100% sure.

I tried using a 12.9” iPad Pro for work but didn’t like the writing experience or how I was forever wiping smudges from the screen, and fatigued my eyes would be at the end of the day from always looking at an LCD screen. A part of me also disliked carrying it around the office into meetings, I kind of felt like a douchebag. Part of this is likely because I was the only person in the office using a digital note taking tool.

I got the reMarkable on a whim to see if it would help and I really enjoy it. The writing experience is quite nice, the screen is matt so whilst it can be a little reflective under certain lights it doesn’t smudge too easily, the eink screen is nice to look at all day, and I don’t feel like a douchebag using it in the office or bringing it to meetings.

At the end of the day the only thing the remarkable beats the iPad at is the actual note taking experience and the screen is a big part of that. Personal opinion, but I think the remarkable feels more professional than taking notes on an iPad.

Happy to answer any questions you have.

Fwiw I noticed my therapist was using the RM2 the other day and she went on about how much she loves it.

Listen, I love my iPad Pro, and I am also fully ensconced in the Apple ecosystem, but I use and love my remarkable. Your brain works differently when using it for notes and using it for brainstorming, design, scribbling ideas… it’s really a different experience.

The Ipad is not a paper replacement. Yea, you can do more with an ipad, etc. But then you are buying a graphics device, not a writing device.

i am fully in the apple ecosystem and love the remarkable. I take a lot of written notes and liked my iPad, but the Remarkable is another level. Considered going back to the iPad a couple weeks ago and hated the writing experience now that I have remarkable. your wife will love it

I am psychotherapist and use Ipad, Mac and note book for the same. I use Rm2 for a week now and love it as it is secure and have a lot of options how to organize written notes. Tomorrow i will try to export the transcript into my files.

I work in mental health as well and have ALL things Apple. IMHO, for me, the single most important discriminator has been the writing experience on the screen on RM2. Sheer joy. My iPad is now redundant I use my MacBook and iMac for all things computer and RM2 for think, write, note, franklin planner etc. tried to go back to iPad just to see if that ‘one device fits most’ use-case. My need to write things down to process has we all and truly established RM2 as the device for that purpose. I do not use the sync function and use the usb c transfer for documents. Clunky but fits my use-case fine. BTW I have spent enough on the boox devices as well RM2 has won me over.

I think that your wife should go with the iPad. If she's "not convinced" by reMarkable's selling points, then she's right - it would be easier to stick with what she's knows.

Because yes, the biggest selling point of the reMarkable is that it's a distraction-free device that truly feels like writing on paper - the experience of writing on one is just blissful.

But she's not looking for a device to bring her joy while writing - she's using it for work. As much as I love the reMarkable, it sounds like your wife would be happier with an iPad.

The folks I see in this subreddit that are most disappointed with the reMarkable are folks who expected it to do a bunch of things, like an iPad does. But the reMarkable's strength is that it does one thing really well: provides a high-class, luxurious writing experience, for people who love the tactile feeling of putting pencil to paper.

If she's just using it for work, sounds like an iPad would be best.

I’m Apple all the way but I absolutely love my remarkable. I teach online so it’s perfect for taking notes, screen sharing, keeping student folders etc. wouldn’t be without it

Many people come from the Apple ecosystem and find the RM very underwhelming. Users need to want the minimalistic approach the company takes.

Don't be this guy. Joking of course... but the 100 day money back guarantee might just be long enough for your wife to figure out if it's for her.