Despite its sleek design and distraction-free focus, the reMarkable 2 falls short in functionality and cloud integration, making it a less attractive option compared to its competitors.
...A single-purpose device, but is it enough?...
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...Remarkable 2: Well marketed, but flawed...
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...Great for reading, flawed for note-taking...
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...Not collecting dust, but not perfect either...
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...Doesn't integrate well with modern tools...
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...Digital note-taking could be better...
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...Remarkable 2: Good, but not the best...
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...A sleek design can't mask its flaws...
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...Deep reading, but lacks in convenience...
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...Remarkable 2: A mixed bag of pros and cons...
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...No digital device I've used comes close to this experience...
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🖋️ Excellent writing experience
...The fact that it is a single purpose device that doesn't do anything else and doesn't distract you in any way makes it very useful for in-depth reading and in-depth taking of annotations...
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🎨 Nice for drawing
...I've given it to two drawing experts and both said it's a nice experience...
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🔒 Minimal distractions
...The fact that you have to then manually create those summaries takes some time but actually creates a moment of pause as well...
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🛡️ Sleek design
...You get a sleekly designed package that could make Apple jealous...
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💼 Portability and convenience
...Every time I pulled it out that either the office or a terrace, people asked me what's it like...
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🚫 High overall cost for the complete package
...You order your Remarkable 2 online and the basic device is €3.99 but then you need your pen as well and you need something of a case so you end up spending way more to get a total package...
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✏️ Expensive and fragile pen options
...The eraser tip is made out of plastic and the shaft is very fragile and actually broke in my back...
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📚 Limited e-book compatibility
...You can't install or send any e-book to the Remarkable. Most e-books you buy are protected by Digital Rights Management or DRM and the Remarkable doesn't support it...
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💰 Expensive sync services subscription
...Those sync services we talked about are rather expensive. You pay €8 a month to have Dropbox or Google Drive support...
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🗒️ Poor integration for annotations and highlights
...After you've made these annotations or these highlights you want to get them off the device and the Remarkable doesn't help you out there at all...
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🖋️ Inefficient note-taking export
...I've tried it extensively and it's nice to take notes on... but the quality of the OCR isn't that good...
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🎨 Sub-par drawing experience
...I've given it to two drawing experts and both said it's a nice experience but it doesn't come close to anything you can do with a Wacom or Procreate on an iPad...
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⏲️ Outdated note export process
...The way they do it is by sending you an email which feels very outdated in a date of the cloud...
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🤔 Competitors offer better functionality
...The Ongsbook for example is a way better device at the same price point which does integrate way better in the modern cloud tools we have...
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❌ No plans to repurchase due to better alternatives
...Would I buy the Remarkable again and the answer to that is no. There are actually better competitors on the market right now and the Ongsbook is the best example...
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Mark Vletter
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