Outstanding review! Many thanks. After pondering the pros and cons of the RMPP for several days, I've decided to wait for the Supernote A5X2, assuming it comes out before the world comes to an end.
I now have the RMppro for more than 2 weeks now. I'm coming from the Supernote A6X2. The user experience with the Remarkable is for my use case, no comparison what the Supernote delivers. The user interface, the writing experience and colours, the Connect cloud service, are a leap ahead for me. Although on paper the Supernote has more special features, I find it put more distractions than an advantages. But it takes time to find the best workflow, with the Remarkable. But the Remarkable community is enormous to help you in this. The digital pen styles options you have available, feels so more real. Also for me the writing experience feels much better (this could be a personal preference of course, and can be depending on the user). The Remarkable is all about writing experience and functionality in that field. Also markup UI is top. You can move a PDF or handwritten document (with 2 fingers drag), to the left/right, up/down. to add handwriting notes on top of the page, at the bottom, and the left or right side of the document. You also can easily switch between recent Notebooks or Documents (with a 2 finger swipe from the top). What I also really liked is the plugins Remarkable has for the Chrome browser on your computer/mobile phone. It that way, you send web content in seconds to your remarkable (with images or without). Also looking at web pages in black and white, is not always easy. You really need colours. The Connect cloud solution they offer is no comparison, for what the Supernote provides, or any other solution. Also documents/notebooks are synced between all your devices in seconds. Although the search functions are not that great on Remarkable compared to the Supernote. But there are workarounds that can help, to improve to find your content. Like intelligently using Tags, and by handwriting recognition solutions on your Mac or PC's. I must say I find it at the end not more easy to find my handwritten notes on the Supernote. I hope my info can be a bit helpful. For my use case, the Remarkable is a much better choice. But it could be different for other people.
@@TheVorstI ordered my remarkable almost 2 weeks ago. Still waiting for it. I'm happy that you said that you can do handwritten notes in pdfs on sides. But doesn't supernote also have this feature? Anyway the only thing that I think will be bad is that lack of text formatting options and no support for tables of contents which is useful when studying and having to do such things. At the end I will still have to edit it on my PC before sending it to the professor...
Execellent review! I come from the go 10,3 and liked it a lot. Now I have the RMpp. The 11,8 screen is great and the feel with leather folio is very good. The thing I never liked with boox is that it did not fit my work flow. I have folders for all my subjects with corresponding pdf documents, with boox I could not put a note inside this folder, with RMpp I can put the note where I want. My go 10,3 has a lot of feautures, some I miss, and some I dont miss. The settings anxiety in in boox I do not miss :P I rather have the simplicity of RM than never knowing the correct setting in e-ink centre.
Exceptional quality review 👌 You’re videos are the best in this category. Open minded, objective, detailed, amazing production value. Keep up the good work 👏
There is a big difference in pen tapping sound/feel between iPad & RPP. The iPad feels annoying like banging something against glass (yes, I know it is glass, but I mean harsh feel of the impact). The RPP is probably the my favorite experience of any of my many E-Ink and normal tablets. Of course this very much comes down to personal preference. This is my first ReMarkable device, but it sure has been a positive experience so far (would have preferred 300 DPI, but still good enough for now). UPDATE: I forgot to mention the wobble in lines. Yes, this does bother me, but strangely it doesn't always happen.
I will happily add to the existing barrage of positive reviews. This well-presented comparison of existing e-ink tablets is EXACTLY what many of us are looking for right now.
This is such a great, in-depth review. I'm currently looking into color e-ink options for a gift, and this review is sooooooo helpful. Keep up the good work!
Wonderful review! I started to watch you so I could get more information to make my buy decision what my next e-reader will be. Still ... now that I have it, I keep watching your videos. Because they are high quality and because I really got involved with e-ink and e-readers
Great video. I so wish I had a need for this! But I'm long out of school and don't take notes. This makes me what to start. e-ink/e-paper is such a fascinating technology. Can't wait to see where this is five years from now.
I enjoy the friction and sound of the Paper Pro in comparison to R2. I own both. Personally, I never feel when writing on my Paper Pro that the writing sound is too harsh. I find taking notes to feel more similar to actual paper in comparison to glass screen of other tablets such as iPad. Even when I used a paper-like screen cover for my iPad. So, I always welcomed the grittier screen of the Paper Pro and was happy that Remarkable did this. It was interesting when watching your video that you did not like it, I was surprised by that. Love my Paper Pro for note taking and reading PDF’s. Don’t use it for comics. Love the color! Hate the darker gray screen and enjoyed R2 lighter screen much more. I also preferred the size of R2 over Paper Pro. Great review video!
Thank you for reviewing the flashing aspect the Pro has. I've been on the fence replacing my R2 because I wanted the color features. But I'm epileptic and easily triggered with flashing so this was super helpful to know.
I think a lot of the hate comments comes from those who haven't used it. Yes it has short comings like all einks. But I like it a lot for pure note taking. And I think it's the most "fun" device. Though I can see how it might not be the best for pure artists
Apart from the obviously excellent production quality and outstanding review content, I really appreciate your choice of example material, Lower Decks and Pride and Prejudice - hell yeah
Things ive noticed: Some people have said that the beta update that just released has fixed the yellow ghosting, but my unit looks worse. With sketching especially. I wish there was a manual refresh option. The first day the eraser on the marker + felt like grinding stone on a rubbery surface, but within a day of light usage, it felt completely different and better than the scribe premium pen. Speaking of the scribe, i went back to it after a couple days and i couldnt stand writing on it! The pen felt too light and thin and the writing experience just felt lackluster. I was surprised at how much of a difference i felt. Im annoyed that you cant rotate epubs or have split screen. Im hoping rmhacks gets updated for these. I'd say the absolute worst part of the rmpp is the backlight. I keep my kobo libra color on 7% brightness for reading in the dark in ned and my scribe on similar. The rmpp meeds to be on 3 clicks bc at 1 and 2 its not only too dark but also blurry. I appreciate the tone of the light though. All in all im still torn or whether or not im keeping it. Im really looking forward to your review of the pocketbook note when it launches and maybe if you can get your hands on the boox t10c (china variant)!
I’m glad there are more options to meet user preferences for writing. I found the RM2 writing experience to be too “soft” and prefer the RMP. I’m loving mine overall, though I wish the text input feature was more developed.
I've owned 4 eInk writing tablets and had a chance to try a colleague's Pro recently: tl;dr it feels very like a v1 product. The writing lag is WAY lower than the reM2 and feels very good. The blue/black is quite noticeable. Having any backlight is a welcome improvement. Active pen is pretty much a dealbreaker for me. Form factor is bigger than I'd like (but I write on A5 notebooks). Can't wait to see how much of this can be improved in v2!
Low battery life when note taking is what made me skip the Ipad and colour e-ink tablets.. Went with the Boox Go 10.3. I saw my bosses always worrying about their Ipad battery about to die during important meetings - put me off.
Hey, thanks first of all for the absolutely great video of yours! I would love to get a glimpse on the visibility and sharpness of the Remarkable Paper Pro when it comes to *sheet music* . Ok, some context: I am a choir singer and have been thinking about the switch to digital paper (iPad? Remarkable?) for quite a while now and what I have noticed during my research: Nobody on TH-cam is talking about this use case for this new and bigger Remarkable, but it's perfect in my view for musicians, because the bigger screen size brings it closer to A4 paper dimensions, also the e-ink screen is not as hard on the eyes and more readable in almost every lighting condition. You can take notes in the sheet and also don't need to worry about distraction through other (social media) apps as well as a short battery life as on the iPad. The only dealbreaker is: Are 229 ppi sharp enough for displaying notes accurately enough so that it is readable in the end? If you would test it out in a separate video, you could maybe partner up with some musician TH-camr, that maybe already uses an iPad or something tablet-like. Does that sound like a TH-cam niche that would be covered by you first? I would love to have at least some camera close-ups of the notes on the e-ink display combined with your opinion on readability :) That would be absolutely fantastic! Have a great day and thanks in advance :)
I really really like your detailed reviews on products. It gets everything I was asking and more. Anyway, I hope one day e-ink technology improves to the point they can fix the flickering issue. And hope one day Remarkable could read kindle. it would be perfect that day.
I am glad that Remarkable uses their own OS and not Android. Biggest reason for me to choose them. But a few small features like cbz or SMB/webdav support would be welcome.
Yes, it's a TV with a website on fullscreen: mewho.com (not made by me). You can find a couple of different LCARS screens there - all of them awesome! :D
I always enjoy your videos, you give a good and well-rounded perspective. I think for the person who needs color, this makes sense. Otherwise, for me the monochromatic screens are still a preference. Thanks again for the review.
It clearly is not a viable comicbook reader. Its to expensive and does not support cbr and cbz. .... sadly. To be honest the best news with this device is not the device itself. Its there is still hope for gallery 3. Now go and make me a spectra 6 comicbook tablet.
Cbr and cbz files are very, very easily converted to PDF or even epub, and that also gives you metadata. Personally I only use CBZ files for storage, with metadata saved in Calibre’s database, and then export them to PDF as needed.
Takes about 10 seconds to convert to a pdf and works fine. Don’t get me wrong it’s not made for it but it does work fine. My issue as someone who bought it just for comics is it’s too big for bed reading. The second a gallery 3 device under this size comes out I’ll sell it.
Thanks for the honest review. I really hope Amazon releases a color ereader. I just want to read comics/graphic novels on an eink screen as I get pretty bad eyestrain when reading on tablets. The Paper Pro seems great but I don't want to spend that kind of money and end up using it only for reading.
Hi @Chalidraqami thanks for a great review. It was one of the reviews that convinced me to buy the RMpp and so far I really like it. One question, where do you buy your pdf comics? Like the ST Lower Decks you showed? Thanks again!
Thanks - I bought it on pocketbook.de. It's in German though. For other PDF comics I went hunting and converted those with no DRM from epub to PDF. Unfortunately there's no easy way to get comics all in one place as PDFs.
This was a great review. I think that Remarkable is moving in the right direction, but I might wait a bit to see if there is a future Black/White version. I don't need color and think that an updated B/W version might be what I'm looking for as someone new to e-ink. The Boox Go 10.3 that I recently purchased is very nice, but I sometimes wish it had a front light like Boox's color options and the Remarkable Paper Pro (even though this one is subtle).
I have exchanged four now, luckily best buy has a great exchange policy. I keep getting those "dead" pixels. How many do you have in yours? Get an all black PDF and look at it closely. I haven't seen a single model that doesn't have atleast 4 dead pixels
Which is the best tablet for writing which has the lowest possible latency? Fancy features such as color display etc are not needed but latency is most important
Unfortunately, it's only possible via PDF. So any subscription based service doesn't work here, as these typically rely on apps-usage. I typically buy comics in PDF-format, and those I just copy to the tablet.
@@ChalidRaqami Where do you get those PDF comics? I usually buy physical comics, but after having some troubles getting some Star Trek comics to the EU (coincidentally including that Lower Decks comic you used as an example) I'm starting to consider digital (and color e-readers). But I don't want to depend on DRM content I may lost acces to because of corporate shennanigans. Of course, there is the "Orion way" of getting comic PDF's, but I would like to buy my stuff legally.
The Remarkable Paper Pro has absolutely everything I want in an e-ink tablet - EXCEPT: no ability to attach a USB-C thumb drive to transfer your work and files onto. That, unfortunately, is a deal-breaker.
Excellent review, as always! I have always disliked Remarkable marketing with their "distraction-free" mantra. As if "do not disturb" was not two clicks away on any android device. It may be sufficient for people who just want to read books and take notes or draw - but it's way too expensive for that. A Boox device offers similar reading-writing experience for a similar price, and a lot more.
There is a lot to rebut here. First off, the majority of the issues he mentions will be addressed in software in future updates. The R2 had tons of complaints until Remarkable began making the device better. Second, I have an R2 and the RPP, I do not agree whatsoever about the writing experience. It feels the same as the R2. 3. Due to the size of the device and usage of color, they had to tone the front light down to balance battery and processor. Future versions will be more efficient. I bought the device for the front light and I can tell you it's a nice soft glow easy on the eyes, the other tablets can be brighter but they are a lot smaller and they hurt your eyes in the dark. The RPP is just right. Lastly, the device is truly wonderful to use, and while I appreciate the honest review, people nitpick so much they can't even enjoy the device!!! I have both the R2 and RPP, and I'm telling you that the RPP is a wonderful device.
You are the ONLY person out of hundreds of reviews that I’ve read who says the writing feels the same. I honestly don’t know how it could be the same based on that nib.
@MyLifeInTheDesert Well, since I own them both, I will stand behind my comment. The only difference is the surface of the two tablets they are different, and this is likely why he thinks they feel different. The pens feel very similar, and while they aren't technically the same, the spirit of the remarkable pens is upheld in the RPP. The difference is just not as profound as everyone is making it seem.
if you are representing remarkable, please say so. If not, you cannot defend it on the basis of future updates because you dont know what and when and if they will occur
ad 1. never buy product based on the premise of future updates - they may never come or the features will get cut down significantly compared to what was promised
I'm inclined to agree I also have had both RM2 and RPP now along with other eink devices. I bought this eyes wide open and I have no regrets. They make a mistake of jumbling a bunch of devices that belong in separate classes into one class. So if you can only get one device maybe the Boox tab Ultra c or the big me inknote x. But that's my opinion from the devices I'm playing with.
as somebody else commented here, i actually like the writing feeling on the remarkable pro more than on the remarkable 2. its scratchier, which i prefer. also the tap-sound isnt that bad for me. actually was kinda interesting, because people keep comparing it to the ipad-tap sound, and i have no ipad lol, so i heard the actual comparison first time in this video. and i have to see, the tap on the ipad would annoy me more than the tap on the remarkable pro. still a different sound.
Do a comparison to Pocketbook Color Note. Especially how to save notes, where is it stored, how easy is it transfer files, what is the color difference. I am still not sure if I better not wait …
Great review and analysis, but I don't have wobbly lines on my rMPP. Regarding the front light I am in general fine with the intensity in dark situations, but I agree that out of the 5 steps only the brightest 2 make sense at the moment. I am pretty sure that reMarkable has the ability to ramp up the brightness via a software update in the future. I guess for the moment they want to test things out in terms of battery life before making changes to it. Last but not least, the paint brush feels and looks different when compared to the rM2. It looks like they have to fix this moving forward. All in all, the rMPP for me is the upgrade I was looking for.
As a remarkable user of the first hour, I sent my PaperPro back. The basic idea of remarkable was to be an realistic alternative of pen and paper. Remarkable 2 does exactly this. The new PaperPro is not ready from my point of view. The flickering of the colors and the ghosting during writing bothering me. Even the feel of writing is much more worse for me as at the remarkable 2. I will stay at my remarkable 2 and wait until the technology is ready to be in color more like paper.
This was my first e-note system and I'm disappointed at the rMP. The reason are the screen is bad at displaying faint lines. I downloaded a PDF to improve my handwriting on the display and the lines are not visible. There are minimal controls to improve the screen and nothing improved this problem. Also the text tool on the rMP is shockingly bad. You can't do them on PDFs and you're not able to move the text once written. Very frustrating!
For me, the writing experience on the Remarkable Paper Pro has improved a lot compared to the other two Remarkable models. Now the feeling is much closer to writing on paper than with the other two models. The downside of the Remarkable is its software, which is very limited, making the device too expensive for the functionalities it offers.
Maybe partly, depending on the hardware. They should definitely be able to fix the fine-control (so more than 5 levels), they might be able to allow higher brightness levels (but I haven't seen any company do that after a launch), but they won't be able to fix the unevenness without a hardware revision.
I'm also distracted by the LCARS Display in the back (in a good way). Is this a monitor or something different? If so, what kind of software is used to animate it?
I like my PaperPro and think it is an improvement over the RM2. It seems snappier and I like the new active stylus. I think the company is also on the right track in integrating its system with Microsoft and Chrome. It is easy to move PDFs and even web pages to the device. You can also use the available RM Apps to edit and share notes on phones and tablets. It is expensive, however. If you simply need an e-ink note taker, then the Kindle Scribe provides a considerably less expensive way of accomplishing that. RM is still not making the most use out of the type folio, which needs to become full fledged text editor to be useful. I cannot speak to its use for drawing. E-ink devices are still not the best option for color displays in my opinion. All of that said, the device is well made and pleasant to use for long or short note taking.
I currently have a Kobo Libra b/w which is best for e-books, and recently got the Boox 7 for color, more apps and Marvel Universe, but I am excited for the next phase of ink tablet tech such as this one.
Hello, I am planning to buy an ebook reader and as a first time owner/buyer of eink reader, which ones can you suggest? I am really confused to be honest
I played around remarkable 2 at a store and the paperlike feel and the speed of it blew me away. But too much jittering and uneven lines/strokes really stopped me paying that much money for it.
I wonder what happens, if you retry your latency test with vertical lines (from top to bottom) and the pen tilted at around 45 degrees?! I see a clear offset on my device. The line does not appear under the tip but roughly a millimeter offset. Some people on Reddit reporting this too. So if I draw a vertical line with a single stroke and then want to extend it with a second or third stroke I am having a hard time to match the postions. This offset is gone if I hold the pen at nearly 90 degrees. But this is not how I write. :(
Excellent review. I thought the improvement in Gallery 3 was a credit to Remarkable, but you say it's a second generation of Gallery 3. In other words, the credit goes to E-Ink. Does that mean we shouldn't wait years before seeing other devices with this improved Gallery 3?
We'll most likely see more devices with that improved version in 2025. E-Ink announced the "upgraded" Gallery 3 display in the last investors report a while back already - I talk about it a bit in this video: th-cam.com/video/0V9NRhtiHLE/w-d-xo.html
Gallery 3 still is not showing true black but is more blue and the whole thing still has a blue tint, which I hate, as that's what is washing out the colours
I really don't like RMPP screen color - it's too dark! I hate that I can't adjust brightness. Darker images show up with huuuge contrast - can even barely see any details... I think RM2 is much better, I'll stick to black and white notes and sketches for now...
Where have you been for most part of my life?! That is exactly the type of reviews I am for! Thank you. I have to admit that at first your accent and noticeable speech impediment were driving me crazy but the content is absolutely of the highest quality! I am impressed!
First off, you “brightness” test at the beginning you are using fluorescent markers and comparing them to the CMYW colors on the tablet. Fluorescent ink uses special pigments the even CMYK paper printing don’t have.
True, that this is not exactly the same, but imho this is still a valid comparison when it comes to its use case, because it aims to replace paper and highlighters.
Soviel ich weiss, lebt er in Österreich, daher die leichte Wiener (?) Aussprache. Zumindest nach meinem Gefühl ist Chalids Englisch eher österreichisch als deutsch angehaucht.
As mentioned, the yellow ghosting is not a big deal for me because it usually clears up on its own in a few seconds. That subtle cleanup is actually sort of neat, but of course it would be better if it didn't have to happen at all.
Alot of ppl got pink gradient screen because of defective LEDs and support gaslight their customer to think its normal and wont let them do replacement lmao
@@ΗΗΗΗΗΗ0000 LG C1/G1 oleds with WBE panels have pink tints and it’s a 2000 dollar tv. That’s a display does it count? lol jokes aside it’s not pink but it’s peach and all gallery devices have it.
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The side-by-side color comparison and the zoomed in DIP comparisons and screen distances makes this the best comparison on TH-cam. Well done.
You are getting better with your special effects! Keep up the great work!
Outstanding review! Many thanks. After pondering the pros and cons of the RMPP for several days, I've decided to wait for the Supernote A5X2, assuming it comes out before the world comes to an end.
I am in the same boat! Let's hope that A5X2 is worth the waiting 😊
I now have the RMppro for more than 2 weeks now. I'm coming from the Supernote A6X2. The user experience with the Remarkable is for my use case, no comparison what the Supernote delivers. The user interface, the writing experience and colours, the Connect cloud service, are a leap ahead for me. Although on paper the Supernote has more special features, I find it put more distractions than an advantages. But it takes time to find the best workflow, with the Remarkable. But the Remarkable community is enormous to help you in this. The digital pen styles options you have available, feels so more real. Also for me the writing experience feels much better (this could be a personal preference of course, and can be depending on the user). The Remarkable is all about writing experience and functionality in that field. Also markup UI is top. You can move a PDF or handwritten document (with 2 fingers drag), to the left/right, up/down. to add handwriting notes on top of the page, at the bottom, and the left or right side of the document. You also can easily switch between recent Notebooks or Documents (with a 2 finger swipe from the top). What I also really liked is the plugins Remarkable has for the Chrome browser on your computer/mobile phone. It that way, you send web content in seconds to your remarkable (with images or without). Also looking at web pages in black and white, is not always easy. You really need colours. The Connect cloud solution they offer is no comparison, for what the Supernote provides, or any other solution. Also documents/notebooks are synced between all your devices in seconds. Although the search functions are not that great on Remarkable compared to the Supernote. But there are workarounds that can help, to improve to find your content. Like intelligently using Tags, and by handwriting recognition solutions on your Mac or PC's. I must say I find it at the end not more easy to find my handwritten notes on the Supernote. I hope my info can be a bit helpful. For my use case, the Remarkable is a much better choice. But it could be different for other people.
@@TheVorstI ordered my remarkable almost 2 weeks ago. Still waiting for it. I'm happy that you said that you can do handwritten notes in pdfs on sides. But doesn't supernote also have this feature? Anyway the only thing that I think will be bad is that lack of text formatting options and no support for tables of contents which is useful when studying and having to do such things. At the end I will still have to edit it on my PC before sending it to the professor...
Execellent review! I come from the go 10,3 and liked it a lot. Now I have the RMpp. The 11,8 screen is great and the feel with leather folio is very good. The thing I never liked with boox is that it did not fit my work flow. I have folders for all my subjects with corresponding pdf documents, with boox I could not put a note inside this folder, with RMpp I can put the note where I want. My go 10,3 has a lot of feautures, some I miss, and some I dont miss. The settings anxiety in in boox I do not miss :P I rather have the simplicity of RM than never knowing the correct setting in e-ink centre.
What features from the Go 10.3. I’m trying to make this same decision.
Exceptional quality review 👌 You’re videos are the best in this category. Open minded, objective, detailed, amazing production value. Keep up the good work 👏
Your side by sides keep me coming back!
There is a big difference in pen tapping sound/feel between iPad & RPP. The iPad feels annoying like banging something against glass (yes, I know it is glass, but I mean harsh feel of the impact). The RPP is probably the my favorite experience of any of my many E-Ink and normal tablets. Of course this very much comes down to personal preference.
This is my first ReMarkable device, but it sure has been a positive experience so far (would have preferred 300 DPI, but still good enough for now).
UPDATE: I forgot to mention the wobble in lines. Yes, this does bother me, but strangely it doesn't always happen.
I will happily add to the existing barrage of positive reviews. This well-presented comparison of existing e-ink tablets is EXACTLY what many of us are looking for right now.
This is such a great, in-depth review. I'm currently looking into color e-ink options for a gift, and this review is sooooooo helpful. Keep up the good work!
Wonderful review! I started to watch you so I could get more information to make my buy decision what my next e-reader will be. Still ... now that I have it, I keep watching your videos. Because they are high quality and because I really got involved with e-ink and e-readers
Great video. I so wish I had a need for this! But I'm long out of school and don't take notes. This makes me what to start. e-ink/e-paper is such a fascinating technology. Can't wait to see where this is five years from now.
I enjoy the friction and sound of the Paper Pro in comparison to R2. I own both.
Personally, I never feel when writing on my Paper Pro that the writing sound is too harsh.
I find taking notes to feel more similar to actual paper in comparison to glass screen of other tablets such as iPad. Even when I used a paper-like screen cover for my iPad. So, I always welcomed the grittier screen of the Paper Pro and was happy that Remarkable did this. It was interesting when watching your video that you did not like it, I was surprised by that.
Love my Paper Pro for note taking and reading PDF’s. Don’t use it for comics.
Love the color! Hate the darker gray screen and enjoyed R2 lighter screen much more. I also preferred the size of R2 over Paper Pro.
Great review video!
That was the video I was looking for. In depth no BS, and every topic relevant was covered. Well done!
Thank you for reviewing the flashing aspect the Pro has. I've been on the fence replacing my R2 because I wanted the color features. But I'm epileptic and easily triggered with flashing so this was super helpful to know.
I think a lot of the hate comments comes from those who haven't used it. Yes it has short comings like all einks. But I like it a lot for pure note taking. And I think it's the most "fun" device. Though I can see how it might not be the best for pure artists
Apart from the obviously excellent production quality and outstanding review content, I really appreciate your choice of example material, Lower Decks and Pride and Prejudice - hell yeah
Thanks for the great AND tip! I never thought to use a layer for comments and notes! LOVE it!
This is one of the best reviews about a product i've ever seen. really appreciate the detail and comparison.
Things ive noticed:
Some people have said that the beta update that just released has fixed the yellow ghosting, but my unit looks worse. With sketching especially. I wish there was a manual refresh option.
The first day the eraser on the marker + felt like grinding stone on a rubbery surface, but within a day of light usage, it felt completely different and better than the scribe premium pen.
Speaking of the scribe, i went back to it after a couple days and i couldnt stand writing on it! The pen felt too light and thin and the writing experience just felt lackluster. I was surprised at how much of a difference i felt.
Im annoyed that you cant rotate epubs or have split screen. Im hoping rmhacks gets updated for these.
I'd say the absolute worst part of the rmpp is the backlight. I keep my kobo libra color on 7% brightness for reading in the dark in ned and my scribe on similar. The rmpp meeds to be on 3 clicks bc at 1 and 2 its not only too dark but also blurry. I appreciate the tone of the light though.
All in all im still torn or whether or not im keeping it.
Im really looking forward to your review of the pocketbook note when it launches and maybe if you can get your hands on the boox t10c (china variant)!
Good review, but I'll be returning mine because of the size, price, and screen flickering.
I’m glad there are more options to meet user preferences for writing. I found the RM2 writing experience to be too “soft” and prefer the RMP. I’m loving mine overall, though I wish the text input feature was more developed.
I've owned 4 eInk writing tablets and had a chance to try a colleague's Pro recently: tl;dr it feels very like a v1 product. The writing lag is WAY lower than the reM2 and feels very good. The blue/black is quite noticeable. Having any backlight is a welcome improvement. Active pen is pretty much a dealbreaker for me. Form factor is bigger than I'd like (but I write on A5 notebooks). Can't wait to see how much of this can be improved in v2!
You know I had it in a somewhat dim environment recently and the front light worked well enough for not only reading but also for writing comfortably.
Excellent video with excellent points and great video. I especially liked all your magic tricks in the opening. :)
This is the review I've been waiting for!
Low battery life when note taking is what made me skip the Ipad and colour e-ink tablets.. Went with the Boox Go 10.3.
I saw my bosses always worrying about their Ipad battery about to die during important meetings - put me off.
Hey, thanks first of all for the absolutely great video of yours!
I would love to get a glimpse on the visibility and sharpness of the Remarkable Paper Pro when it comes to *sheet music* .
Ok, some context: I am a choir singer and have been thinking about the switch to digital paper (iPad? Remarkable?) for quite a while now and what I have noticed during my research: Nobody on TH-cam is talking about this use case for this new and bigger Remarkable, but it's perfect in my view for musicians, because the bigger screen size brings it closer to A4 paper dimensions, also the e-ink screen is not as hard on the eyes and more readable in almost every lighting condition. You can take notes in the sheet and also don't need to worry about distraction through other (social media) apps as well as a short battery life as on the iPad.
The only dealbreaker is: Are 229 ppi sharp enough for displaying notes accurately enough so that it is readable in the end? If you would test it out in a separate video, you could maybe partner up with some musician TH-camr, that maybe already uses an iPad or something tablet-like. Does that sound like a TH-cam niche that would be covered by you first? I would love to have at least some camera close-ups of the notes on the e-ink display combined with your opinion on readability :) That would be absolutely fantastic!
Have a great day and thanks in advance :)
I really really like your detailed reviews on products. It gets everything I was asking and more.
Anyway, I hope one day e-ink technology improves to the point they can fix the flickering issue. And hope one day Remarkable could read kindle. it would be perfect that day.
For me this was a perfect review. Thank you. You've piqued my interest for e-ink display 👍👍
Bro I appreciate ya always with the uploads right when I need em
Súper professional and thorough review.
I am glad that Remarkable uses their own OS and not Android. Biggest reason for me to choose them. But a few small features like cbz or SMB/webdav support would be welcome.
Great video. Can you post where you got the Star Trek LCARS screen saver on your monitor?
Thanks! :) Check out mewho.com (not made by me). There are a couple of awesome LCARS options to choose from.
Great review! I HAVE to know more about that Star Trek display in the background! Is that a TV? Where did you get that ST active background? Love it!
Yes, it's a TV with a website on fullscreen: mewho.com (not made by me). You can find a couple of different LCARS screens there - all of them awesome! :D
I always enjoy your videos, you give a good and well-rounded perspective. I think for the person who needs color, this makes sense. Otherwise, for me the monochromatic screens are still a preference. Thanks again for the review.
Nothing like a cute pink dino to convince me:))) ordered it, fingers crossed its my first😊
Hello, I am in medicine and I use it, this tablet has literally changed my life and is clearly essential in my case
It clearly is not a viable comicbook reader. Its to expensive and does not support cbr and cbz. .... sadly. To be honest the best news with this device is not the device itself. Its there is still hope for gallery 3. Now go and make me a spectra 6 comicbook tablet.
Expensive ist relative.
Cbr and cbz files are very, very easily converted to PDF or even epub, and that also gives you metadata.
Personally I only use CBZ files for storage, with metadata saved in Calibre’s database, and then export them to PDF as needed.
@@bistduschlau9889 unfortunately grammar isn't 🤓
Takes about 10 seconds to convert to a pdf and works fine. Don’t get me wrong it’s not made for it but it does work fine.
My issue as someone who bought it just for comics is it’s too big for bed reading. The second a gallery 3 device under this size comes out I’ll sell it.
What a fail I am not converting my collection
Thanks for the honest review. I really hope Amazon releases a color ereader. I just want to read comics/graphic novels on an eink screen as I get pretty bad eyestrain when reading on tablets. The Paper Pro seems great but I don't want to spend that kind of money and end up using it only for reading.
That Enterprise dislplay tho!
This review is a one-stop shop. Great review.
This is a real review.Thanks a lot for your efforts.
Fantastic review!
Hi @Chalidraqami thanks for a great review. It was one of the reviews that convinced me to buy the RMpp and so far I really like it. One question, where do you buy your pdf comics? Like the ST Lower Decks you showed?
Thanks again!
Thanks - I bought it on pocketbook.de. It's in German though. For other PDF comics I went hunting and converted those with no DRM from epub to PDF. Unfortunately there's no easy way to get comics all in one place as PDFs.
This was a great review. I think that Remarkable is moving in the right direction, but I might wait a bit to see if there is a future Black/White version. I don't need color and think that an updated B/W version might be what I'm looking for as someone new to e-ink. The Boox Go 10.3 that I recently purchased is very nice, but I sometimes wish it had a front light like Boox's color options and the Remarkable Paper Pro (even though this one is subtle).
such an in-depth review, thank you!
I have exchanged four now, luckily best buy has a great exchange policy.
I keep getting those "dead" pixels.
How many do you have in yours?
Get an all black PDF and look at it closely. I haven't seen a single model that doesn't have atleast 4 dead pixels
Which is the best tablet for writing which has the lowest possible latency? Fancy features such as color display etc are not needed but latency is most important
Thanks for the review. Question. How do I get comic books onto my Pro? I have a Marvel Insider subscription.
Unfortunately, it's only possible via PDF. So any subscription based service doesn't work here, as these typically rely on apps-usage. I typically buy comics in PDF-format, and those I just copy to the tablet.
@@ChalidRaqami Where do you get those PDF comics? I usually buy physical comics, but after having some troubles getting some Star Trek comics to the EU (coincidentally including that Lower Decks comic you used as an example) I'm starting to consider digital (and color e-readers). But I don't want to depend on DRM content I may lost acces to because of corporate shennanigans. Of course, there is the "Orion way" of getting comic PDF's, but I would like to buy my stuff legally.
When browsing through a PDF, can you go directly to a specific page?
Hated it. Sent it back and got a iPad with Pencil Pro.
Why?
The Remarkable Paper Pro has absolutely everything I want in an e-ink tablet - EXCEPT: no ability to attach a USB-C thumb drive to transfer your work and files onto. That, unfortunately, is a deal-breaker.
Same here! That feature is something you readily find on the Supernote and it is ultra convenient.
Excellent review, as always! I have always disliked Remarkable marketing with their "distraction-free" mantra. As if "do not disturb" was not two clicks away on any android device. It may be sufficient for people who just want to read books and take notes or draw - but it's way too expensive for that. A Boox device offers similar reading-writing experience for a similar price, and a lot more.
There is a lot to rebut here.
First off, the majority of the issues he mentions will be addressed in software in future updates. The R2 had tons of complaints until Remarkable began making the device better.
Second, I have an R2 and the RPP, I do not agree whatsoever about the writing experience. It feels the same as the R2.
3. Due to the size of the device and usage of color, they had to tone the front light down to balance battery and processor. Future versions will be more efficient.
I bought the device for the front light and I can tell you it's a nice soft glow easy on the eyes, the other tablets can be brighter but they are a lot smaller and they hurt your eyes in the dark. The RPP is just right.
Lastly, the device is truly wonderful to use, and while I appreciate the honest review, people nitpick so much they can't even enjoy the device!!!
I have both the R2 and RPP, and I'm telling you that the RPP is a wonderful device.
You are the ONLY person out of hundreds of reviews that I’ve read who says the writing feels the same. I honestly don’t know how it could be the same based on that nib.
@MyLifeInTheDesert Well, since I own them both, I will stand behind my comment. The only difference is the surface of the two tablets they are different, and this is likely why he thinks they feel different. The pens feel very similar, and while they aren't technically the same, the spirit of the remarkable pens is upheld in the RPP.
The difference is just not as profound as everyone is making it seem.
if you are representing remarkable, please say so. If not, you cannot defend it on the basis of future updates because you dont know what and when and if they will occur
ad 1. never buy product based on the premise of future updates - they may never come or the features will get cut down significantly compared to what was promised
I'm inclined to agree
I also have had both RM2 and RPP now along with other eink devices. I bought this eyes wide open and I have no regrets. They make a mistake of jumbling a bunch of devices that belong in separate classes into one class. So if you can only get one device maybe the Boox tab Ultra c or the big me inknote x. But that's my opinion from the devices I'm playing with.
as somebody else commented here, i actually like the writing feeling on the remarkable pro more than on the remarkable 2. its scratchier, which i prefer. also the tap-sound isnt that bad for me. actually was kinda interesting, because people keep comparing it to the ipad-tap sound, and i have no ipad lol, so i heard the actual comparison first time in this video. and i have to see, the tap on the ipad would annoy me more than the tap on the remarkable pro. still a different sound.
Very nice review. Well done sir!
What are the pictures in the video from? The one with the dragon etc.
I try to avoid front light since that's the great thing about eink
I do too - but I'd like to decide for myself when to dial it up or down. I'm just not a fan of someone else making that decision for me.
What a fantastic review. 🎉
Do a comparison to Pocketbook Color Note. Especially how to save notes, where is it stored, how easy is it transfer files, what is the color difference. I am still not sure if I better not wait …
Great review and analysis, but I don't have wobbly lines on my rMPP. Regarding the front light I am in general fine with the intensity in dark situations, but I agree that out of the 5 steps only the brightest 2 make sense at the moment. I am pretty sure that reMarkable has the ability to ramp up the brightness via a software update in the future. I guess for the moment they want to test things out in terms of battery life before making changes to it. Last but not least, the paint brush feels and looks different when compared to the rM2. It looks like they have to fix this moving forward. All in all, the rMPP for me is the upgrade I was looking for.
Very high quality video! Loved the comparisons of the products and I appreciated the fancy camera work you did.
Is that a Star Trek atarship cutaway schematic of Bill Krause’s Titan/Enterprise-G, in the background of your video?
Check out mewho.com (not made by me) - I'm running the Titan site on a TV in the back :)
As a remarkable user of the first hour, I sent my PaperPro back. The basic idea of remarkable was to be an realistic alternative of pen and paper. Remarkable 2 does exactly this. The new PaperPro is not ready from my point of view. The flickering of the colors and the ghosting during writing bothering me. Even the feel of writing is much more worse for me as at the remarkable 2. I will stay at my remarkable 2 and wait until the technology is ready to be in color more like paper.
This was my first e-note system and I'm disappointed at the rMP. The reason are the screen is bad at displaying faint lines. I downloaded a PDF to improve my handwriting on the display and the lines are not visible. There are minimal controls to improve the screen and nothing improved this problem.
Also the text tool on the rMP is shockingly bad. You can't do them on PDFs and you're not able to move the text once written. Very frustrating!
You can move the text by using the selection tool...
i got my rMP today , the screen without the reading light is so dim to the point it is not usable at all for me , i am returning mine
this ☝️. the emperor has no clothes. and the backlight is rated 4 nits. the Kindle Oasis is 137 nits!
For me, the writing experience on the Remarkable Paper Pro has improved a lot compared to the other two Remarkable models. Now the feeling is much closer to writing on paper than with the other two models. The downside of the Remarkable is its software, which is very limited, making the device too expensive for the functionalities it offers.
Do you think the front light can be improved with future software updates ?
Maybe partly, depending on the hardware. They should definitely be able to fix the fine-control (so more than 5 levels), they might be able to allow higher brightness levels (but I haven't seen any company do that after a launch), but they won't be able to fix the unevenness without a hardware revision.
I'm also distracted by the LCARS Display in the back (in a good way).
Is this a monitor or something different? If so, what kind of software is used to animate it?
I like my PaperPro and think it is an improvement over the RM2. It seems snappier and I like the new active stylus. I think the company is also on the right track in integrating its system with Microsoft and Chrome. It is easy to move PDFs and even web pages to the device. You can also use the available RM Apps to edit and share notes on phones and tablets. It is expensive, however. If you simply need an e-ink note taker, then the Kindle Scribe provides a considerably less expensive way of accomplishing that. RM is still not making the most use out of the type folio, which needs to become full fledged text editor to be useful. I cannot speak to its use for drawing. E-ink devices are still not the best option for color displays in my opinion. All of that said, the device is well made and pleasant to use for long or short note taking.
Super quality videos, best e-ink reviewer on the web! Coffee on me!
I currently have a Kobo Libra b/w which is best for e-books, and recently got the Boox 7 for color, more apps and Marvel Universe, but I am excited for the next phase of ink tablet tech such as this one.
Thanks, appreciate it! :)
Hello, I am planning to buy an ebook reader and as a first time owner/buyer of eink reader, which ones can you suggest? I am really confused to be honest
Thank you for the good review. Just what I was looking for. Are you by any chance Austrian?
Yes, I am :)
I played around remarkable 2 at a store and the paperlike feel and the speed of it blew me away. But too much jittering and uneven lines/strokes really stopped me paying that much money for it.
I wonder what happens, if you retry your latency test with vertical lines (from top to bottom) and the pen tilted at around 45 degrees?! I see a clear offset on my device. The line does not appear under the tip but roughly a millimeter offset. Some people on Reddit reporting this too. So if I draw a vertical line with a single stroke and then want to extend it with a second or third stroke I am having a hard time to match the postions. This offset is gone if I hold the pen at nearly 90 degrees. But this is not how I write. :(
Not yet it will take a lot, remember that is only digital memory lost that lose everything, with paper you have just to organize them in a nice way
Will buy only if it can be used as second display.
What’s the point of having great brush options when the stylus wobbles all the time.
Can the device be used to sign letters, circulars, meeting minutes and return them to computers?
Please provide a method for transferring the file from the computer via the links, then signing it, then returning it to the computers.
💪💪💪 Great review
Es más vivido el color de remarkable pro ?
Excellent review. I thought the improvement in Gallery 3 was a credit to Remarkable, but you say it's a second generation of Gallery 3. In other words, the credit goes to E-Ink. Does that mean we shouldn't wait years before seeing other devices with this improved Gallery 3?
We'll most likely see more devices with that improved version in 2025. E-Ink announced the "upgraded" Gallery 3 display in the last investors report a while back already - I talk about it a bit in this video: th-cam.com/video/0V9NRhtiHLE/w-d-xo.html
@@ChalidRaqami Thanks!
Love the LCARS
Gallery 3 still is not showing true black but is more blue and the whole thing still has a blue tint, which I hate, as that's what is washing out the colours
I really don't like RMPP screen color - it's too dark! I hate that I can't adjust brightness. Darker images show up with huuuge contrast - can even barely see any details... I think RM2 is much better, I'll stick to black and white notes and sketches for now...
Very good ebook reader, but the colours are really just different shades of grey no idea how you got your colours so bright.
Great review
Nice intro!
the annoyances of the remarkable seem so obvious I'm surprised how every iteration seems half cooked
Where have you been for most part of my life?! That is exactly the type of reviews I am for! Thank you. I have to admit that at first your accent and noticeable speech impediment were driving me crazy but the content is absolutely of the highest quality! I am impressed!
Llevo un mes con la ultra c pro book ,pero si tiene la pantalla más vivida compraré esta tablet
First off, you “brightness” test at the beginning you are using fluorescent markers and comparing them to the CMYW colors on the tablet.
Fluorescent ink uses special pigments the even CMYK paper printing don’t have.
True, that this is not exactly the same, but imho this is still a valid comparison when it comes to its use case, because it aims to replace paper and highlighters.
Oooh ich hätte nicht gedacht dass du deutsch bist 😂 aber der comic hat dich verraten
Soviel ich weiss, lebt er in Österreich, daher die leichte Wiener (?) Aussprache. Zumindest nach meinem Gefühl ist Chalids Englisch eher österreichisch als deutsch angehaucht.
The flashing is a no go for me. So irritating.
quality video, thx
Thanks
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌amaxing review'
As mentioned, the yellow ghosting is not a big deal for me because it usually clears up on its own in a few seconds. That subtle cleanup is actually sort of neat, but of course it would be better if it didn't have to happen at all.
Alot of ppl got pink gradient screen because of defective LEDs and support gaslight their customer to think its normal and wont let them do replacement lmao
Where? I saw a few posts on Reddit and it was just the gallery 3 hue the screen has.
@@PixogenPixels 2 of my friends has it saw alot more online please do some research normal screen has no pink hue what so ever
@@ΗΗΗΗΗΗ0000 LG C1/G1 oleds with WBE panels have pink tints and it’s a 2000 dollar tv. That’s a display does it count? lol jokes aside it’s not pink but it’s peach and all gallery devices have it.
@@PixogenPixels And? They do replacement for every pink tint ones You cant fool me I own 3 c1s lmao
Get and ipad with paperlike screen already. I got the remarkable 2 and got disappointed big time. It’s laggy and very dark to my eyes