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Very much appreciate you content. You helped me make a decision and I bought both the Manta and Nomad. Thank you.

I'm watching this because I'm looking at the manta and the 10.3 . Price is a consideration but the prime use will be notes. This decision is not easy😂

fantastic review as always, Jeffrey. the one thing I would take a small amount of issue with is the characterization of Supernote's software as "the most professionally oriented." I think it depends heavily on use case. Ratta's refusal to make their devices more general purpose by eschewing the Play Store and generally not optimizing at all for application support outside of first-party software has pluses and minuses in a professional context. I don't think anyone actually gets this "right" per se, but e.g. Boox permits installation of "full" OneDrive, Outlook, and other software that is important from a productivity perspective; you can sideload these on Supernotes but their degree of function varies widely because Play Services are often required for some of their components to work right. if I tried to use Supernote's native support for OneDrive at work, I wouldn't be able to because (and to be fair, this is an arcane if important distinction) the Supernote integration is considered a separate application from OneDrive that has to be separately approved by corporate IT (which will never happen). on a Boox I can install the OneDrive app and be sure that it will work as normal. that's just for Microsoft environments -- plenty of corporate IT environments use Google Workspace for all their services, and if you're trying to use those on a Supernote, you're up a creek. just some things to think about. I agree that the organization features are a huge productivity boost.

Great series! I'm already waiting my pre-ordered Manta but the shipment will start by the end of the month in Europe!

Another fantastic and thorough review of the e-ink tablet. Thanks, Jeff!

your thorough videos are incredibly helpful!

Excellent way to kick off the new year my friend. The reference and flow segments are excellent, couldn't agree more.

Very good and thoughtful review! Excellent job!

Very thorough Jeff, awesome wrapup!

I would think that the first component of an e-reader that you would want to replace would be the screen as these technologies progress, as we continue the quest for pure black on pure white. Not the motherboard or the battery. Hey, when Carta 1400 comes out, how about selling a compatible enclosure and I can move my motherboard and battery over to it? 😂 And maybe make it crystal this time?

Pen loop. I suspect I'll be adding a stick-on second loop as I often do with my paper notebooks.

Jeffrey - another outstanding review. Your reviews continue to be my favorite on all of TH-cam. I am curious if you have any interest or plans in creating a video comparing the Manta with the Viwoods AiPaper and/or an update video on the AiPaper with the big software updates they’ve made. Since these two devices are the only 10.7” Mobius devices on the market, I’d love a more detailed comparison between the devices and to see if your opinions of the AiPaper have changed with the software updates. Thanks for creating such valuable content.

my battle with the Ratta and the remarkable line is it better to have all the functions of supernote as far as headers and such or with RMK just downloading a planner aka my deep guide and therefore you get all those type functions of a Ratta plus added syncing between devices

I purchased the Viwoods AIPaper several weeks ago. I like the tablet very much, however, one thing that really bothers me. The 3 buttons on the bottom of the tablet are an issue with me. Viwoods did issue an update where you could disable the buttons because when writing if your palm, wrist, or forearm touched them, it interrupted your writing in mid sentence. The latest update ( 3.3.0 ) has the same feature, however, when writing, if your, palm, wrist, or forearm touches any of the 3 buttons, there is a message at the bottom of the screen saying " Button is Disabled " if you have the buttons turned off. That is fine, except the same problem exists when writing, so in the middle of a sentence, when you touch any of the bottom buttons, your pen strokes STOP, for about 1 second. In a full page, this happens to me 5-6 times. Totally unacceptable. I have reached out to Viwoods, but the response was they are on a " Company Retreat ". I bought this from Amazon, and if this isn't fixed, it's going back, I'll get my money back. Nice tablet, but it is buggy, especially in the calendar with the latest update. This is NOT a Remarkable 2, the pen strokes are really smooth, not feeling like paper. I even tried it using my LAMY with friction nibs, making it better, but not even close to the RM2. For over 500.00 dollars, right now it's not worth it, just my opinion. I have about a 2 week window to return to Amazon, if the button issue is not fixed, it's going back. Just something I wanted to post so others could see this. It's a real issue with me, in my opinion.

another con has to be syncing between Ratta devices, Cal notes don't sync, PDFs you mark up don't sync and the note conflict issue is a major deal breaker

Great summary - next up is Sync on these devices; RE: feedback, "Thank you for your feedback" comes to mind; good that you addressed your company feedback IMO

Jeffrey. Kudos sir. Your detail, breadth of examples and overall professional delivery makes this video series important viewing for anyone looking at an E-Ink device. I have been waiting roughly 18 months for the Manta and as a finance professional, couldn't think of a better device for my note taking, coaching, and board meeting files. Your thoughts helped underscore all of the reasons I chose the Supernote system over some of the more "glamourous" devices like the Remarkable Paper Pro. And as an Android user, I am used to having my peers be jealous of my knowledge and my tech. I expect that to continue once my remarkable friends get a chance to try the FeelWrite 2 screen and my HOM stylus. CHEERS SIR!

So after the review……where does it rank? I saw your video of devices you reviewed in 2024. Just curious

Outstanding synopsis of the best and brightest features (and a few cons) of the new Manta! Thank you for this thorough review. THE KEY to the Supernote devices is given in the company's motto itself: "For those who write." IF your work requires a lot of writing, the Supernote is simply unsurpassed in what it offers. Too many people who are keenly interested in the relatively new e-ink technology seem to want a desktop replacement, and that is simply not what these devices are intended or designed for. They will not grind your coffee or wash your dishes, so if that's what you're looking for, go elsewhere. But if you want a fast, convenient, mobile, reliable tool to write down all your most important ideas as fast as possible, the Supernote is it! I wouldn't trade mine for 10 Booxes or the Remarkable or the Viwoods etc. If you WRITE, get the Supernote and be done with it. No need to look elsewhere.

What about the values of the A5X with no load shutdown ? You say the table is equal but as far as i can tell, you only mention a5x2 with no load and say its better if not the best...but wouldnt a5x be even better ?

Very helpful video. Thank you. Specially the "concept of flow" part.

*9:30** - Storage.* After two years I've got just over 1GB of free space on my A5X, which is why I've just ordered the A5X2 which offers the ability to add an SD Card. Yet I still have some concerns regarding how that SD Card is synced/backed-up... worse case scenario is that I have to tare off the back every few days and manually back the card-up to a computer or something, but then will it back-up _'the invisibles,'_ such as annotation files? Personally, I think the device should come with the option of larger internal storage, maybe we'll get that option when they offer replaceable motherboards with different specs?

Excellent review, very valuable... Happy New Year

Definitely helpful thank you. E-ink devices are getting so good now that once you have chosen one, unless money is no object, changing from one to another only seems to give marginal gains for the most part. The one thing that might get me changing from the Go 10.3 is a bigger screen size. I’m looking at you Note Air Max and RMPP. All the best to everyone for 2025.

Thanks for another very thorough reviews. I am currently thinking of switching from Viwoods AiPaper to Manta, one of the review is about the Viwoods’ software and writing feel. I do have a nomad and really love the writing feel but I needed a bigger one at that time. What’s your view on this?

A few corrections/additions to the video. First, having a Mobius screen is a pro due to its durability over non-Mobius e-ink screens. I’d consider this a secondary pro, but I know that for others this is a bigger deal and would be more of a primary pro. Rank for yourself accordingly. Second, I learned subsequent to recording this video that the Manta does allow for the connection of audio devices like earbuds or a speaker. However, a lack of a speaker on the device itself remains a secondary con given that many competing devices in the market do. Cheers!

Very good video. One question: If you starts with 100% battery, how long Note Air4 C works reading pdf file before recharge battery? Thanks

Thank you so much for all your in-depth reviews. It is quite helpful.

Always very informative my friend. I don't know if you are aware but even if you don't use the partner app, you can still download it and use it as a note viewer on your desktop or mobile. You don't even need to sign in to a Supernote account.

Great video. Very informative. Many thanks

Wait. So, if I understand you, you can sync the Supernot to both Google Drive and Dropbox or the other options? I.e. sync to both at the same time? Selectively so, or all content?

Always great videos. Keep it up

This even helps me as a new Manta user. :-) Regarding the lassoing and creation of to-do items from Notes, is there some way to add a whole list of Note entries as to-dos without having them all get jumbled into one run-on line? When I lasso a bunch of items I‘ve jotted down, one over the other (as in a list), Supernote just lumps them all together when I lasso them and try to create multiple to-dos. To make things worse, it fuses them together with no space between the end of one task and the beginning of the next. I realize that Ratta is probably assuming most folks will only add to-dos one at a time so as to be able to possibly assign them to a certain time/date, but what if all I want to do is dump a bunch of tasks into my To-Do inbox and then assign them to dates/times later? I have several pages of to-dos in Notes and want to now port them to the To-Do app without having to do so individually. No hope?

While listening to your concluding remarks of why the Go 10.3 exists ... I purchased it for multiple cloud interface capability, good note-taking, at a reasonable price. As a budget-concious therapist who takes notes all day and reviews them on several platforms, I LUV the Go.

Very fair review, but I really wish you had demoed writing on the device

How does typing via Bluetooth compare to the Nomad?

It would be wonderful if at some point in the future you could have a series of Supernote instructional videos as you explain all these features very well.

Excellent tips here. I've now switched all the power-saving modes to ON on my Nomad and will do the same the moment my Manta arrives. As for the typing lag: it was the worst I've ever experienced on the Boox GO, but essentially non-existent on my Nomad. FWIW, I never look at the screen when I'm typing, nor at the keyboard as looking at anything distracts from the flow of thoughts. Many thanks for these insights.

Very informative specially for newbies like me. Thanks

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a bit too late to the party, but do you mind answering if any font can be installed on the system like it would be on,say, Windows OS on a PC? I'm specifically asking about right-to-left languages like Arabic, Persian and Hebrew?

Thanks!

I thought Nomad was not Mobius

I got one, and I can't create an account. I'm unable to use half the software because of that. We're you able to create an account?

Manta 😢😢😢 i watched this to see where manta is going to be.im guessing now that manta has been reviewed...it wont make the list for. next year

Jeffrey, is there a way to clear background apps on the AI Paper ? I can long press on a google app, and " Clear Data " I assume that is removing the app from the background, and improving RAM. Any dedicated way like a Boox tablet ?

With that packet of screws there is plastic piece which is used when you do not want the pen loop attached to the device. That will act as a dust protector, as I heard.

In your opinion, how does it compare to Viwoods AIpaper?