You can find my my friend, Richard Burton, on insta _richardburton or at his website richardburton.net And please, let me know which one you thought was better for drawing in the comments below! Check out the *reMarkable Paper Pro* at their website: remarkable.pxf.io/m5emoO Here's the *Supernote A5X2 Manta* : supernote.com/products/supernote-a5-x2-manta?sca_ref=4915589.rferNaRlAM (These are affiliate links which means I may earn commission from sales made through them and I can keep making this content for you! Kind thanks for your support. :-)
Idea for a video series, Kit! Can you do a time lapse of you doing a drawing from nothing to a finished piece with your voice over of how to draw? For context, learning to draw on paper has SOME differences than drawing on an e-ink tablet. It would be great to hear from an artist how well the fundamentals transfer over (and what those fundamentals are).
Thanks for the in-depth comparison! I’m in the market for one of these two tablets, and currently I’m leaning towards the remarkable pro because of the larger screen and the fact that you can have an infinitely scrollable page and zoom in and out. AFAIK the supernote tablets don’t give you infinite scroll and are just limited to individual pages, and unfortunately that’s kind of a dealbreaker for me even though it sounds like the writing feel is nicer on the A5x2. Edit: My use case is note-taking, writing, and organization and not really drawing, and especially doing math. And doing math problems across multiple pages is a PITA with regular paper as it is soo yeah.
I was so skeptical about getting a Supernote but then I got the old A5X a few months back and the softness makes a huge difference. I recently spent 7 hours on a train and both reading and writing on the supernote feel so good and natural that I spent a good 6 hours writing and annotating pdfs and never felt like switching to real pen and paper. I use one of the Staedler pencils with an eraser, which makes the handwriting experience really soft and natural. And while part of me is bummed that I got a gently used "old" supernote 6 months ago and they just came out with the new one, I genuinely don't feel any need to run out and upgrade, which is a testament to how useful it is for its intended purpose.
@@obblivionkr It's called the Staedtler Noris digital jumbo, yes. It has that little button-like red thing on top that's visibly of a smaller diameter than the rest of the pencil (as opposed to the one that only has some red paint on top, which is not an eraser).
I’ve been binge watching all your e-ink tablet videos as research for my future purchase. I appreciate all the in-depth reviews, and thank you for them. However now I have info overload which is also daunting 😅 If you could recommend one for a first time user who just wants a notepad writing feel that would let me search through my notes and convert to word or onenote, which one would you recommend? I really don’t need other apps just an easy way I can export my notes into a document I can share as I need to send minutes and I hate typing on the computer when taking notes, yet it’s tedious to have to rewrite my notes on word 😅 Would appreciate your response!
You know what would be ridiculously cool? 🤔🙂 Imagine if apps like Atelier had a "record stroke" button where you could capture every line and stroke of a sketch and play it back as a beautiful animation. Just think of all the inspiring TH-cam Shorts or Reels we could create-our drawings coming to life, stroke by stroke. It’s such a simple idea, but the potential for showcasing creativity is huge. Wouldn't this make e-ink devices even more powerful for creators?
@@newstream2000 yeah, love that idea, there are a few drawing apps that can do that. One thing I could do would be to share screen as I'm drawing and just have it playback afterwards. I used to do this technique with the Wacom bamboo slate thing that I used to have, but then it lost some drawings of mine and I gave up with it!
Cool! Watching an image come to life, stroke by stroke, like in this stop-motion example ( th-cam.com/users/shorts-w-h1UwhNZA?si=BilNVR_MzfGM1zUu ), is mesmerizing. Traditionally, creating stop-motion animations is a pain-each stroke requires stepping back to take a picture, making it time-consuming and labor-intensive. But with e-ink devices, each stroke could simply be recorded chronologically to memory, streamlining the entire process. As an old art school student myself, I also find it interesting to uncover the process behind the final piece-how it was created. Did it begin with a rough pencil sketch, gradually built up with thicker brushstrokes? etc.. If we could export a half-hour drawing session as a sped up 15-second MP4, it would be a 🥳 feature.
Hey Kit, I really like your friend's drawings. I recently got the A5X2, and having had it for almost a week I still prefer drawing on my RM2. There's just something about it that feels right. I think its the Wacom nibs with the tilt functionality are much better for drawing with. I was planning on getting rid of the RM but I might keep hold of it for drawing on.
For sure, I think that if they bring the reMarkable 3 sometime with an up to date screen and the Wacom EMR pen, I think that would still be amazing! Cheers to you Ruari, and make sure you follow Richard on Instagram!
It's a shame because as an e-ink newbie, I was planning on making my first purchase with the Manta but it seems it falls a tiny bit short for the combo of note taking and drawing that I'm looking for. I suppose I'm going to have to wait a bit longer to see if something else is released.
Is the Manta screen darker than the RM2? I just got my Manta today and I was very disappointed to see that the screen seems noticeably darker than my RM2. I like everything else better, so I was very sad to see that, but I haven’t heard that anywhere, so I wasn’t sure if there is something wrong with mine.
Very interesting - thanks for the comparison! I'm not sure either device is better than the RM2 for sketching in B&W, but does the A5X2 allow zooming in and out while drawing, and what are its export file-formats from Atelier (bitmap, vector, or both)?
The A5X2 has a slower processor (1.8GHz), smaller battery (3600 mAh), older OS (Android 11), less storage (32 GB), a higher price (case and pen are not included), less supported file formats than many of it's similarly sized competitors.
If your primary purpose is to write, you easily ignore all those negatives for the many advantages that the SN Manta does offer. If your purpose is web browsing, gaming, painting, washing dishes or making toast, you'll look elsewhere.
You’re using laptop computer metrics to judge e-ink tablets. It’s apples to oranges. Processor speed, battery size.. not very important on an e-ink device, since they only take sips of energy anyway. There are FAR more important factors when comparing e-ink devices.
Based on your recommendation i bought a go 10.3 but am returning it after 1 day its too small and not the right size for business. writing feels great like paper but don't buy it
You can find my my friend, Richard Burton, on insta _richardburton or at his website richardburton.net
And please, let me know which one you thought was better for drawing in the comments below!
Check out the *reMarkable Paper Pro* at their website: remarkable.pxf.io/m5emoO
Here's the *Supernote A5X2 Manta* : supernote.com/products/supernote-a5-x2-manta?sca_ref=4915589.rferNaRlAM
(These are affiliate links which means I may earn commission from sales made through them and I can keep making this content for you! Kind thanks for your support. :-)
Idea for a video series, Kit! Can you do a time lapse of you doing a drawing from nothing to a finished piece with your voice over of how to draw?
For context, learning to draw on paper has SOME differences than drawing on an e-ink tablet. It would be great to hear from an artist how well the fundamentals transfer over (and what those fundamentals are).
Thanks for the in-depth comparison! I’m in the market for one of these two tablets, and currently I’m leaning towards the remarkable pro because of the larger screen and the fact that you can have an infinitely scrollable page and zoom in and out. AFAIK the supernote tablets don’t give you infinite scroll and are just limited to individual pages, and unfortunately that’s kind of a dealbreaker for me even though it sounds like the writing feel is nicer on the A5x2.
Edit: My use case is note-taking, writing, and organization and not really drawing, and especially doing math. And doing math problems across multiple pages is a PITA with regular paper as it is soo yeah.
I was so skeptical about getting a Supernote but then I got the old A5X a few months back and the softness makes a huge difference. I recently spent 7 hours on a train and both reading and writing on the supernote feel so good and natural that I spent a good 6 hours writing and annotating pdfs and never felt like switching to real pen and paper. I use one of the Staedler pencils with an eraser, which makes the handwriting experience really soft and natural. And while part of me is bummed that I got a gently used "old" supernote 6 months ago and they just came out with the new one, I genuinely don't feel any need to run out and upgrade, which is a testament to how useful it is for its intended purpose.
Hello, can you point me to the Staedler pencil model with the eraser? Is it Noris digital, by any chance?
@@obblivionkr It's called the Staedtler Noris digital jumbo, yes. It has that little button-like red thing on top that's visibly of a smaller diameter than the rest of the pencil (as opposed to the one that only has some red paint on top, which is not an eraser).
I’ve been binge watching all your e-ink tablet videos as research for my future purchase. I appreciate all the in-depth reviews, and thank you for them. However now I have info overload which is also daunting 😅 If you could recommend one for a first time user who just wants a notepad writing feel that would let me search through my notes and convert to word or onenote, which one would you recommend? I really don’t need other apps just an easy way I can export my notes into a document I can share as I need to send minutes and I hate typing on the computer when taking notes, yet it’s tedious to have to rewrite my notes on word 😅 Would appreciate your response!
You know what would be ridiculously cool? 🤔🙂
Imagine if apps like Atelier had a "record stroke" button where you could capture every line and stroke of a sketch and play it back as a beautiful animation. Just think of all the inspiring TH-cam Shorts or Reels we could create-our drawings coming to life, stroke by stroke. It’s such a simple idea, but the potential for showcasing creativity is huge.
Wouldn't this make e-ink devices even more powerful for creators?
@@newstream2000 yeah, love that idea, there are a few drawing apps that can do that. One thing I could do would be to share screen as I'm drawing and just have it playback afterwards.
I used to do this technique with the Wacom bamboo slate thing that I used to have, but then it lost some drawings of mine and I gave up with it!
Cool! Watching an image come to life, stroke by stroke, like in this stop-motion example ( th-cam.com/users/shorts-w-h1UwhNZA?si=BilNVR_MzfGM1zUu ), is mesmerizing. Traditionally, creating stop-motion animations is a pain-each stroke requires stepping back to take a picture, making it time-consuming and labor-intensive. But with e-ink devices, each stroke could simply be recorded chronologically to memory, streamlining the entire process.
As an old art school student myself, I also find it interesting to uncover the process behind the final piece-how it was created. Did it begin with a rough pencil sketch, gradually built up with thicker brushstrokes? etc..
If we could export a half-hour drawing session as a sped up 15-second MP4, it would be a 🥳 feature.
Hey Kit, I really like your friend's drawings. I recently got the A5X2, and having had it for almost a week I still prefer drawing on my RM2. There's just something about it that feels right. I think its the Wacom nibs with the tilt functionality are much better for drawing with. I was planning on getting rid of the RM but I might keep hold of it for drawing on.
For sure, I think that if they bring the reMarkable 3 sometime with an up to date screen and the Wacom EMR pen, I think that would still be amazing!
Cheers to you Ruari, and make sure you follow Richard on Instagram!
It's a shame because as an e-ink newbie, I was planning on making my first purchase with the Manta but it seems it falls a tiny bit short for the combo of note taking and drawing that I'm looking for. I suppose I'm going to have to wait a bit longer to see if something else is released.
So which one is better for drawing then?
Have you tried the pro remarkable stylus? I have not experienced issues with it.
Is the Manta screen darker than the RM2? I just got my Manta today and I was very disappointed to see that the screen seems noticeably darker than my RM2. I like everything else better, so I was very sad to see that, but I haven’t heard that anywhere, so I wasn’t sure if there is something wrong with mine.
Very interesting - thanks for the comparison! I'm not sure either device is better than the RM2 for sketching in B&W, but does the A5X2 allow zooming in and out while drawing, and what are its export file-formats from Atelier (bitmap, vector, or both)?
You can pinch and zoom the drawing yes.
Export for drawings is just PNG, either transparent or white background.
Is there a chance that the tilt function could be added in a future software update?
It could yeah, I just wonder if the chip might be a bit underpowered for it. 🤔
Russel Crowe looks suspiciously like you
He does right? I think he's been macking on my style for a while.
I guess it makes a change from the usual what's his name from Lie to Me.
Henry Ian Cusick?
The A5X2 has a slower processor (1.8GHz), smaller battery (3600 mAh), older OS (Android 11), less storage (32 GB), a higher price (case and pen are not included), less supported file formats than many of it's similarly sized competitors.
This is true. But it has some special sauce. I think it's a very different device to many other eink tablets.
If your primary purpose is to write, you easily ignore all those negatives for the many advantages that the SN Manta does offer. If your purpose is web browsing, gaming, painting, washing dishes or making toast, you'll look elsewhere.
You’re using laptop computer metrics to judge e-ink tablets. It’s apples to oranges. Processor speed, battery size.. not very important on an e-ink device, since they only take sips of energy anyway. There are FAR more important factors when comparing e-ink devices.
What is more important is the interface and the capabilities of the notes app. The ceramic pens are perfect!
@ I agree wholeheartedly.
It's not porn music, but it's approaching that. ;)
Based on your recommendation i bought a go 10.3 but am returning it after 1 day its too small and not the right size for business. writing feels great like paper but don't buy it
@@jasperhayesusa cheers! You might well be a candidate for the Note Max then if you were after basically the same but bigger! 🙂