Can't wait to see how well it performs. I've watched a TON of video and have learnt a lot about the device. I also bought the "Type Folio" which is the native Keyboard for the device. I'll see how it performs and what I need the device (specifically the Keyboard) as people all over the Internet are praising the device.
For my needs it's simple and boils down to this important points:
1. I used to like Journaling and take notes 1-Hour before bed. Usually around 10:00 PM.
2. I would use a pen and a 5 Subject Notebook.
3. But I can't ERASE, EDIT or SORT my thouhts.
4. I don't need color what-so-ever, I would with a Uni-ball Fine Type Ink Pen with the Notebooks.
5. I got the keyboard so I can CONVERT to TEXT my writing. I mostly "print" and don't write and so the writing recognition should be pretty decent and I can SPOT fix some characters here-and-there.
6. I don't want to have to throw out OLD notebooks ... I've got like 5 around the apartment... I don't want more... For the SIMPLE FACT that I cannot SEARCH or TAG my documents: it's pen and paper.
7. So Search & Tagging is important to me.
8. In the event that something happens to the device ... I need a BACKUP. So I'm curious how the Sync-ing works between the Desktop and Cloud services like Google Drive (for example).
9. I want to see how layers work and is it possible to maintain a GRAPHICS or handwritten layer in a TEXT document... To be seen.
10. It was a costly purchase (exactly $949 CAD with all-in including taxes and shipping). It's an investment in exchange for NO MORE NOTEBOOKS! And the possibility of writing and journaling my thoughts on different projects. TBD.
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I will report back (sort of a quick review) of the device and how I feel about it. From all the videos I've seen, I FIT into the proper category of person for the device ... Namely DAILY journaling and the possibility to TYPE and EDIT in addition to WRITING on the device.
We shall see... I will report back when I get the device... We'll have to wait and see. I will keep you all updated and tell you my own impressions of the device and see if ANY of our readers or designers feel the need to get their own copy of the reMarkable 2 (and a few reasons from me personally) once I start using the device myself and have a couple weeks of experience using the device.
Cheers all!
I bought a reMarkable 2 eInk device. I wanted to get a device like one of those to SAVE time instead of Physical Notebooks. Notebooks can't be edited, if you write something wrong, you cannot edit ... And you're limited to one page... and then your ideas need to go on another page. And then you have Sections for Subjects which is cool ... But when you run out of pages for one project... Damn it's annoying scattering notes across multiple Notebooks.
The reMarkable 2 will allow me to take notes, sync then to my computer (I'm not paranoid of people reading my notes... They are mostly for me... So not really useful for someone else) and that will allow to have space for Notebooks without the need of anything physical (for each Notebook).
And I can ADD Tags to my pages and search for them. That's another problem with Notebooks... You can never find what you are looking for except for searching in multiple books for some cryptic notes that are important but you forgot WHERE the heck you wrote them...
Anyways... Notebooks are nice to get the ideas out. But eInk is better for the overall experience. Don't get me WRONG. It was an EXPENSIVE GIFT. But I'm very pleased that I bought it.
I'll let you all know how it works and my thoughts on the device. I just got it today and well I will use it tonight for the first time and see how the eInk device feels. TBD. I think for my writing, I will need a thicker line. Right now it's MEDIUM and the line size seems a bit THIN. So THICKER it will be and I will try the CONVERT to Text since I also bought the hidden Keyboard that goes along with the device.
It already has SAVED me once! There was no "$" dollar-sign on the on-screen keyboard when putting in my Network Wifi Password and so I plugged in the Keyboard and it LUCKILY has a "$" dollar-sign. reMarkable's Support site said something like "Change the password to symbols available on the device...!" Image such a stupid fix??? Anyhow the problem was solved (or averted).
Keep you all informed how the progress goes with the device and my note taking.
Sincerely.