While the reMarkable 2 offers an unparalleled note-taking experience that comes closest to writing on paper, its limitations and high cost make it difficult to justify over more versatile and cheaper alternatives.
...The Remarkable 2 is amazing, and it is the closest a tablet has ever come to truly feeling like writing on paper...
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⚡ Low latency
...And the latency is very low here, so it doesn't feel glitchy at all...
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💡 No distractions
...There's no apps or notifications to distract you here, and I actually really like that...
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📄 Lightweight and portable
...It's light, it has great battery life, and it'll allow you to take an unlimited amount of notes that you can store and access with the cloud...
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📚 Supports PDFs and eBooks
...Oh, and you can download PDFs and eBooks as well...
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💸 Too Expensive for What It Offers
...The Remarkable 2 is a glorified notebook that costs as much as an iPad...
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💰 Additional Cost for Full Functionality
...This thing is $300, which is the same price as a base iPad, practically... with a leather case and this upgraded pen that has an eraser functionality on the back was $600...
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🌐 Poor Integration with Leading Note-Taking Providers
...My biggest gripe with this device is that it can't sync with any of the leading note-taking providers, and that includes Evernote, where I have my entire note library stored...
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💵 Requires Paid Subscription for Cloud Sync
...In order to integrate, you have to sign up for Remarkable's cloud storage solution, which is three bucks a month...
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📄 Inefficient Syncing Mechanism
...It's gonna make a second copy of that document, and then you wanna download it again, it makes a third copy and so on, which is maddening...
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🌙 No Backlight
...It also does not have a backlight... which seems like a really big miss for a device that is supposed to be used for professionals...
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📏 Smaller Than Expected
...This is smaller than your standard sheet of paper, smaller than a college notebook...
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🖋️ Pen Tips Wear Out Quickly
...I've been using this pretty lightly for about a week, and it has worn down noticeably... I would wager a guess to say that this pen tip would wear out for me with about two to three weeks of moderate usage...
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💵 Extra Cost for Pen Tips
...Remarkable gives you eight of these pen tips that you can swap out once you run out. But after that, they're gonna cost you, I think it's 20 bucks for another pack...
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Brian Frey
Brian Frey - A thought-provoking vlogger sharing his perspectives on various topics with a focus on product reviews (estimated 10+ reviewed products).