Well a 10" e-ink Display would cost ~200$ without anything. I thought of building something like this my self, but ended up buying the 1st version because it was much cheaper than DIY.
I agree, I could get a regular iPad for the same price and have a device that does so much more. hopefully the Remarkable 3 and 4 will have more features and be more affordable as the technology matures (I know eink has existed for a while but the actual writing tech seems to be relatively new and underdeveloped based on reviews of other similar tablets) edit: the accessories are also way overpriced...
@@dakotab.7244 That's what I was thinking, I could buy a samsung tab s4 (I'm an android user don't judge) for the same price but I get a whole ass tablet that can sync my notes to whatever I want and also does everything this tablet does (besides maybe battery life)
This would be so cool back when I was in engineering school. Nowadays I have 5 thick full used notebooks from those days that I'm too attached to dump in the trash.
I am currently going through engineering school and have just recently bought this. Classes just ended, but already, I have integrated into my routine and have really enjoyed using it. The small form factor makes this thing a blessing to put into my backpack or be in front of a computer to watch zoom calls.
@@user-op8fg3ny3j it’s crazy how expensive e ink displays are, especially since they look more minimalistic/cheap. Unless you’re really hardcore about not looking at a screen, it’s not worth it.
I actually do this... I take math classes for fun to keep up the skills for stuff I don't always need to do every day but that I need every now and again. It makes it really easy to stay fresh.
Yeah an iPad makes so much more sense, instead of moving the pdf to an unrelated device, marking it up, and sending it back out you could do it all in one on the iPad. Plus if you don’t like the UI of a notes app you can just get another one, you wouldn’t be stuck to what they think is best. Not to mention if you’re in to art, having a color display might be a lot better.
While the iPad and pencil are great, there is not much of a comparison between a device like the remarkable. For one thing, the blacklight on an iPad when used as a note taking device over the course of a whole day WILL cause some serious eye strain. Not to mention battery life.
Happy to see this, but two points for clarification: you can bend the cover to the back of the tablet do it doesn't had the incline and it's perfectly fine, and the pen gets placed a little bit higher on the rim than he did here, and it. stays. there. As for the shading part, with the pencil, if you tilt the pen you can actually get pretty realistic shading (much better than is showcased here) both my sister and I have been using it to draw.
^This. The pen (as in the pen type in the software) used in the video was clearly not one that supports pressure and tilt sensitivity, so the demo in the video is not at all representative of the actual drawing experience. If you switch to the pencil you get to take advantage of the full feature set. That said, I'm personally not a huge fan of the pressure sensitivity curve and the inability to adjust it yourself, but I let a couple of my artist friends try it and they had no complaints
I really like my Remarkable and Remarkable 2. The stylus on the Remarkable 2 magnetically sticks best to the upper-right side with the writing tip down. I don't think they found that out in the video. I use mine all the time to keep notes for work. As far as drawing, there are black, grey, and white options and a few different pen/pencil types, though I understand what he was saying about light shading being difficult to do when you aren't using enough pressure for it to register.
@@squee222 Personally I find it difficult to manage 10 folders of notes, I also end up with a load of wasted paper, it's also annoying to search through to find a specific thing. The eink note taking device is a great idea to solve this but since they're way overpriced I just use a rocketbook(reusable note book where you can wash off old notes) and then scan that to my google drive with everything organised by subject & topic
@@maximiliandeisz2961 an iPad + Apple Pen is 430$ without any student discounts or other sales(+ maybe 10$ screen protect on which you can write better), the value of this thing just is astronomically bad
If you want a cheaper version of this kind of thing, search up LCD Writing Tablet. Has limited functions so you have to take a picture of whatever you write on there, plus you have to buy a lined paper version in order to get the lined paper. Much cheaper tho
I've had mine for about a month now, and absolutely love it. Yes, it's pricey and pretty niche, but it just feels great to use and makes me happy every time I open it up. It is best as a note-taking/sketching device, though: it can only handle unencrypted e-pubs and the screen's just a little small for full-page PDF papers. If you want an ereader, get a Kindle or Kobo, and if your primary use-case is marking up full-page documents a 13-inch device like the Onyx Boox Max Lumi is probably better. However, if you just want an electronic notebook or sketchbook that can do those other things in a pinch, the Remarkable is brilliant.
I just bought one myself and everyone was telling me I made a mistake, that it's too expensive, that I'll never use it. But seeing your comment saying its great for writing and sketching, which is what I want to do with it, makes me feel better about my purchase ^w^ I can't wait to hold it in my hands!
@@ΒύρωναςΛαδιάς it did arrive and I adore it! It's so easy to use and it feels like you're writing on paper. Mind you, I bought it to stay organized and it's doing a great job at that! I use it everyday!
Having both remarkables and a few tablets with with pens I can say that, for me, the difference in not writing on smooth glass is amazing, nothing I've tried comes close. But it's also about it's limitations in so far as no apps, no distractions etc. IF you need that then this device is a huge productivity for some.
If you want to write, the ReMarkable is great. It's the best writing experience around. If you want "Bang for your buck" (versatility) it's not what you're looking for. The ReMarkable is hyper optimized towards writing and marking up documents.
Could have used something like it 10 years ago when I started university. Through something similar cost 1200$ back then and only existed in South Korea
Some points left out in this review that I feel need mentioning: - The battery can last you 2 weeks or longer depending on your use of the tablet. It's an e-ink tablet. As long as you put in on standby when you don't use it, it won't drain any battery outside of use. - You can select many different pen types, thicknesses and notpad formats. This is the MAIN reason why you would buy this thing, so I'm really surprised they didn't say anything about it... Things like hexagonal templates and different types of composer templates are really handy for all sorts of lines of work, not just artists. - The functionality of being able to draw on PDF-files is understated, this is my personal main use. I no longer have to print out files so that I can freely draw on them. I just send it to my Remarkable and start drawing. - There is also a handwriting to text option which works quite well, so if you're taking notes by hand during a meeting, just plop that on there and you have an e-mail of the meeting ready to go. - If you need a really in depth review of this product, check out @My deep guide on TH-cam. He has the best guides for e-ink tablets out there.
First of all they dont do reviews on Short Circuit, they do unboxing, first impressions stuff, its so they can cover stuff that does not make sense for them to cover on their main channel. So dont expect perfection. well but it doesnt really give me anything a 330$ iPad a 100$ Apple pen and a 10$ screen protector for writing cant do, plus it gives a working tablet . -well okay 2 weeks is nice but i dont think you can drain an iPad in a day realistically. Maybe others do but i never saw charging my device sometimes as a problem, as at somepoint i need to sleep anyway. So as long as i never get caught out furing work I really couldnt care less. -Can do the samething on an iPad, but better because you have a good display, with lower latency and colours and probably the better stylus -get Goodnotes or any other good app and you can open and edit PDF files -Goodnotes does conversion, Onenote does good conversion I mean if you like that thing fine, i dont want to convince you otherwise, but whilst irrational reasons are still valid one to buy something, they really need to step up their game or step down their prices to convince to public their product makes sense. The other way would be to just claim this niche of eInk fans, but hey if(! dont know) their company makes money who am I to judge
@@derfurz8618 if you're comparing this to an ipad you're missing the whole point of it. This should be compared to actual paper rather than an ipad, since it is trying to stimulate that. It has nothing on an ipad, since that has way more processing power, color display, tons of apps and way more functionallity. This thing is meant to replace old fashioned pen and paper. Yes, at a premium, but for me personally it is worth it if it means no longer carrying around 2 or 3 notepads and a binder full of sheet music. I'm a millenial (in case that matters) but I still prefer using paper over typing, so this thing is a good in-between.
Had my remarkable 2 for just over a month now....love it. Its not perfect but for a student who loves to use a pen and gets distracted easily. Its amazing
@@harmonicspice2536 going to be honest, people get hung up on price. If you think it would be useful for you that’s really the most important part. A $50 android tablet is useable, but if you hate using it, does not matter you saved $350.
The folio can be folded backwards and is specifically designed to lay flat in that configuration. No need for landscape. Taking it off still feels better of course :)
Make her learn it. My parents are way past retirement age, and were hesitant to use a smartphone for messaging and social media. They took a while to get used to it. Frustrated even. But now they use it easily, pretty much like everyone else.
@@SalmanRavoof I know the situation and I don't want to go into details. Unfortunately, despite my best, her is not self-sufficient in front of a computational device. I don't know how Team Viewer didn't already block my free account.
Old people, suspicious of self lighting devices and typing are attached by such marketing... I am embarrassed to even recommend apple products to people whose "pc problem" I see as device independent
@@fionafiona1146 I was just talking to a coworker who was like "I want to get a computer to answer emails and write word documents. I think I will get the iMac." I'm pretty sure she is still trying to get the coffee I spit all over the place out of her hair.
It's due to the type of screen it uses. In single units straight from the manufacturer, the screen alone costs $350 and there are additional electronics needed to make it display anything.
Wow, one day, all kids will have one of these for school...that day in the future is rapidly approaching. SO FAST! It was a pleasure to watch a lefty like Laser James use them. It was like watching an old friend of mine from college write on his yellow pad in the seat next to me in a lecture. Thank you for that lovely memory jog.
Sometimes there is a piece of technology that makes you realise we are living in the future. This is one such device. Add some colour and a couple of sound effects, and this could be a PADD right out of Star Trek. I don't think I could use it enough to justify the cost, but oh boy do I want one.
So you mean a basic android tablet... this thing is last gen tech trying to be fancy and over priced for the idiots who have more money than common sense.
I have one of these and I love it. Have to correct a couple mistakes with this video: 5:33 - The "mechanical pencil" tool does not have much pressure sensitivity. Change to the "pencil" tool to do shading. 10:44 - You have the Marker too low. The eraser should be about 5mm from the top edge of the tablet. You'll feel a strong magnetic click when it's in the right spot. 11:00 - Fold the cover all the way around to the back. Don't leave it open on the table like that. That's why it's getting in your way. I have the leather folio and never take it out. It's definitely an expensive product, but it's really very nice. I use it for technical drawings, sketching, taking notes, and reading PDFs personally.
Yep, it tried to use it for online tutoring, but it often randomly disconnects and there are still some bugs(e.g. erased content on the remarkable does not get erased on the shared screen). But aside from this I'm satisfied with the device.
I agree. I have a Likebook Mimas, and while its note-taking features aren't as good (Boox offers note-taking features that can stack up against rM, but they don't have a memory card slot), I still like the paper feel.
I owned the remarkable 1 and I now own the remarkable 2. I am a college student and it has 100% replaced all my notebooks for all my classes. It’s hard to describe why it’s so amazing, but it just haven’t used anything like it. The feeling of writing, uploading PDFs, and printing documents is pretty amazing. I would recommend one to try if anyone had the chance, but I also totally understand the skepticism. I wouldn’t buy it if I hadn’t tried it in person. I also get that this doesn’t have enough features. I never thought that was the point though. As a college student, the lack of email, apps, etc. Actually keeps me focused on whatever I’m doing.
This looks awesome! The price is a little too much for me though, but I understand why a niche product like this would have to be a little more on the expensive side
As a reMarkable user I have a couple of things to suggest: 1. With the 'book' folio you can tilt the opening part behind the tablet without needing to use it in landscape.. even if for left handed people there are still some problems 2. If you raise the pen a little bit higher, closer to the upper edge, it sticks with much more force
I owned the RM1 and loved it. I had to jump on the RM2 and can honestly say its one of the best gadgets I own. I loved their design philosophy of keeping distractions to a minimum, and I can’t recommend this tablet enough
Had it now for several months and would not give it up again: - Excellent writing / sketching feeling, as if you work with paper. Very natural. - Drawing speed is very good - only slight delay, but I am no longer concious about it - Battery lasts really long (of course - e-ink) - Pen does not need battery - Rearrangement of content (moving, put on different layers etc) makes it superior to working with paper - Light weight - Good decision not to give it backlight (as many e-readers have), but of course means that you need a light source - Perfect in sun light It is a much more practical note taking and sketching device than iPad and co.
I've been wanting to get a remarkable since the first one came out. I read a lot of pdfs for the field I'm in and I hate reading from a computer screen for long. I would buy the remarkable one since the remarkable 2 is $400 and you still have to buy a marker for another $50.
Ok, I was really looking forward to this video. Then he spent more time drawing pictures and looking at Folios than testing the features that most people who would buy this thing would ACTUALLY USE IT FOR.
6:38 You are using it wrong... there's a different writing implement (looks like a #2 pencil) that is tilt and pressure-sensitive. It looks like you're using a fineliner? And that one's neither
He's using the mechanical pencil. Not full black like the fine liner, a tad bit gray, but the same lack of pressure or tilt sensitivity. (Standard pencil is both). Inexplicably, this is the default every time you create a new document.
I got the first generation a few months back and it's really great for a very small number of particular uses, and then nothing else. I use it for taking notes in my classes and sharing stretches in online calls, and it works pretty well for that (although Live View is really buggy sometimes). It also works great as an e-reader as well. Other than that it has really limited functionality though: there isn't even a web browser to sign into WiFi, so it can't connect to networks requiring a website sign in. I use it a lot, but I definitely don't recommend it to everyone. It works great for me, and it's probably saved me 100 sheets of paper since I got it too. Idk hope this helps anyone who wants one.
@@deejnutz2068 i mean i'd love to have one for school as i can't keep track of all of my notes well, and 300g is definitely better than like 2kg of notebooks... on the other hand, as a student it's out of my budget :S
I was interested in this for lecture note taking. It needs the ability to convert Arithmetic into text and it will be priceless, but it doesn't so wont save much time in report writing sadly. Edit: Thanks for showing me MathPix.
@@Plexiii13 this might sound pedantic but once you learn and practice to write math in latex you can really start typing it almost as fast as you can write it by hand
@@simonmarty99 oh totally agree! Just trying to offer a solution for the original commenters issues. I still prefer to do like actual calculations by hand since it’s faster to correct errors along the way (for me), but for final steps in a report it’s definitely better to just type it in LaTeX directly.
I recently got a remarkable 2, and I continue to be amazed by it's uses. I wouldn't recommend the the marker plus, you don't get enough. But the basic book sleeve makes it very comfortable to use, although it does add significant weight to the device. 8/10.
From what I've heard of James' wife on Carpool Critics and her taking a calculus class for fun, I have no idea how tf James got with someone like that ahahah
Yep, as far as I know, they only advertise on Facebook, Instagram, and any other website using Facebook's ad platform. Honestly, I much prefer the Boox Note series, in which the Boox Note Air directly competes with the reMarkable 2 but offers way more features as it targets a different audience.
Oh shit, this is what I've been waiting for. I like the storage format that pdfs allow but I remember the content better when I write. I also write faster than typing and the ability to annotate pdfs is great.
@@derfurz8618 the ipad is only really better if you want colours as it has zero tactile response. James also didn't mention it but the remarkable also comes with paper templates and the ability to create/manage layers.
@@pjp_renaissance i dont think glass can have a tactile response really anyway, and as i said there are screen protectors the have a similar (probably worse though) texture as the glass of the remarkable 2
@@derfurz8618 It's textured glass. The glass does not have a tactile response, but the stylus has a nub that interacts with it to somewhat recreate the friction you would get from writing on paper. It was mentioned in this review, and it is mentioned in every review I've seen. It exists and seems to work really well.
Some people don't really understand what this is for. I run three companies and you should have seen the scribbled envelopes, post its and other random pieces of paper that you scribble things on. This thing replaces all of that stuff, plus you can easily sign documents. Very, very useful tool.
My father runs a couple restaurants so he's constantly dealing with spreadsheets & notes. He bought one of these & uses it about 5-7 hours every day. It's an incredible tool.
I got this thing a couple months ago and have loved it for school. Got a remarkable 1 off eBay with accessories for 300 bucks. It's really great for math and physics classes because I always need to write on PDFs that teachers send out.
@@HerbaMachina so what’s with the screen? i know on the new one it was a glass one, similar to an ipad. but if it’s the tactile feel you’re after there is a plethora of paper screen protectors that recreate that feeling of writing on paper
@@danielleesposito5487 Why would you get a paper screen protector for your ipad? A device you use for so many things? And no screen comes close to the reMarkable's screen. It's e-ink (which is very important for reading and writing for a long time), low latency, the device focuses on one specific task which helps to avoid distractions, which is something you don't want when you're studying or working.
@@danielleesposito5487 its about the monochrome, and that it's a front lit display, not a backlit one. Which means it's easier on the eyes and it's less stimulating than an iPad screen so it's easier to focus on work. Also paper doodles just have a fantastic appeal to them aesthetically.
My wife has had one for a while now and loves it. She is a lawyer and uses it for note-taking as she is a pen and paper person so she loves being able to write out her notes and then email them to herself from the device as a pdf.
I was contemplating getting this for my mother but the price is so insane. For that price I'd rather get a real tablet because at least you get entertainment value on top of the writing/reading/art aspect. I get that it's selling the whole "simplicity" aesthetic, but... Yeah. That price is nuts + those accessories lol. Merry Christmas! Thanks for the review!
I pre-ordered the gen 1 reMarkable and used it for my last two years of physics undergrad. I loved not having the weight of notebooks. I also didn't have to fight with professors about distractions like some peers who used iPads and Surface tablets. Gen 2 appears to have fixed a lot of the teething issues from Gen 1. It's a niche product, but still pretty cool!
$400 + $49 for the pen? you can literally get an ipad + apple pencil for less brand new. Dont understand why someone would pay more for less functionality
To do shading, you need to change your pen type to pencil, paintbrush or a couple of the other options. You were using the fine liner, which doesn't do shading (because you can't really shade with a real fine liner). The shading can get very light with pencil. I've got one of these, I have a lot of meetings and find that I can't listen and type at the same time, so I used to fill heaps of notepads and it was hell organizing them. It's expensive, you need a particular reason to want this over an iPad, but if you do need it, it works really well.
I'm really conflicted because I really like the concept of the remarkable. I like to write my notes in order to retain the information I learn in uni and to study. However, I don't like how paper seems so wasteful. It also ends up wracking up a lot of storage, where I have piles upon piles of sheet notes which discourages me from actually going back to look for certain notes to revise. I'm really interested in the straighforwardness and simpleness of this remarkable tablet because I can store all my notes easier and in one place, I like that feels like writing on paper and theres not much of a lag and it's more accurate than writing on a tablet or iPad. People argue that the lack of other functions like apps etc. Is a downfall but I think it may good for me as I'll use it for what I intended which is note-taking rather than watching movies etc. I'm really conflicted because it's basically coming to the same price as an iPad and idk if I can bring myself to pay €400-500+ for this along with all the accessories. Could I get some advice?
I had a reMarkable 1 and while some features were pretty cool, there were things about it, I really hated. 1. It wasn't possible to set the "last shown note" as that thing, that would be shown, when the device goes into standby. Screen was locked and nothing could be seen anymore. So it wasn't useable as a replacement for sticky notes on my desk. 2. While the OCR worked pretty well, it wasn't possible to attach the recognized text to the document as metadata, so you are able to search for a specific content in your note-documents. I had about 30-40 documents on it (notes out of presentations or meetings), and there was no option to search for 'SQL Server' to find "oh, there was that meeting with SQL Server talks...". You hat to make a first page of your Document with a title on it, so you can recognize it, when looking at the thumbnails. 3. As already mentioned, there is no equivalent for a pencil. There is no way to draw fine greyed lines and thick black lines, it's always black. These things killed the device for me, although I hoped for a proper replacement for my paper notes. At that price, there were too many bad things for me on it.
Yeah, I was an original backer, as I recall, at least I pre-ordered it for a percentage discount anyway (30% maybe?). I ended up somewhat disappointed and I only used it for a few hours. I don't know if things changed (no doubt there have been several updates since), but I believe in early days it was pretty limited in features, especially for reading? Like, it didn't support much or something? I had considered making mine my default e-reader, but that ended up being a bust. I think one major problem I had with it was that it didn't support (transparent?) PNGs or image files or something that really ought to have came out of the box, considering that they were heavily advertising its use as an artist's sketchpad. Also yes. The accessories, namely the covers, were unpleasantly Apple-like in how overpriced they were. That basic fabric folio being $70 is just a rip-off. I think my pre-order came with one (and the basic pen?).
I've been using this for about 2 months now, its been great for note taking, planning, to-do lists and reading books. The hacking community is also very active and the product is very open and customizable. That for me is the only thing justifying its price. The developers truly care about open source :-)
'The developers truly care about open source :-)' ehhhh, well, not sure about that. But completely agree with you on everything else. Go Linux! Anthony would like this, because it runs Linux and he can bash it ;)
really do not think this is actually worth it. $450 for the tablet and pen when you can just buy an iPad and the Apple Pen. Itll be more expensive in the end, but the screen looks nicer, has next to no latency and the thing does more.
i don’t think it would be more... the base ipad is 329. apple pencil gen 1 is 99. then you can add on one of those special paper screen protectors too. that’s only like 15$. definitely a much better buy. you can also go used and probably find it for much cheaper
The only reason you'd go for a device like this, though, is the E-ink style screen which is very far into different direction than the LCD tablet devices. I do agree that it isn't worth the money, though, or rather that the features built around the device just aren't refined and broad enough yet to justify the price but they really aren't trying to compete with someone who wants to buy an Ipad or Surface or Eve. I personally would want general purpose E-ink style device because I feel a definite difference between reading on one and typical LED based screens but there isn't really E-ink device that makes sense to me price wise.
It’s not trying to be an iPad, it’s targeting a different market. One that only wants a device that takes notes and does is better than anything on the market. Writing on an iPad even with the matte screen protectors is worse in my experience, the screen is harder on the eyes after long periods of time, and the battery is much worse. If you want a device JUST to take notes like paper and read like textbook PDFs, it destroys the iPad at those. If you want fancy notetaking features and more general purpose stuff, iPad will be better.
@@Plexiii13 yes but an ipad is a whole ass computer. you can have one thing to do everything. i suppose the the matte screen protectors might not be as good, but they still do the job. now for it being harder on the eyes... i recommend dark mode. i use the notes app along with dark mode and it’s nice. i’m not sure who the target audience for this would be... i’m guessing students because they’re the ones who are constantly taking notes... but for 450? an ipad and apple pencil is cheaper than that. and you can do more. i understand your point, but i feel that it’s kinda a dumb move to spend so much more for something that does so much less. plus there are notebooks that you can buy with reusable paper. they’re kinda cool. you can’t edit pdfs or anything, but you can use the app to scan your notes and make them into pdfs or something
If you don't plan on making up documents and just want it for note taking I would recommend the Rocketbook line. Real paper feel with using special pens. Reusable with just erasing your notes. Uses your phone to send notes to your favorite online cloud services. Also they can transcribe hand writing to text now. Also Cheap
I tried it on my Likebook Mimas with some old college textbook PDFs that I found in my archives (the college I attended published their own textbooks for most subjects), and I can say that I agree!
The leather folio is meant to be folded completely to the other side and not just half-open. Also, the stylus would attach with magnets to the right side when the pen is pointing down.
Truly impressive how far e-ink has come. Personally i would need this to be alot cheaper to make up for the limited flexibility of such technology.
Well a 10" e-ink Display would cost ~200$ without anything. I thought of building something like this my self, but ended up buying the 1st version because it was much cheaper than DIY.
I agree, I could get a regular iPad for the same price and have a device that does so much more. hopefully the Remarkable 3 and 4 will have more features and be more affordable as the technology matures (I know eink has existed for a while but the actual writing tech seems to be relatively new and underdeveloped based on reviews of other similar tablets) edit: the accessories are also way overpriced...
@@dakotab.7244 That's what I was thinking, I could buy a samsung tab s4 (I'm an android user don't judge) for the same price but I get a whole ass tablet that can sync my notes to whatever I want and also does everything this tablet does (besides maybe battery life)
I think you meant reMarkable
Agreed. I wanted one of these, but I just bought an iPad instead
This would be so cool back when I was in engineering school. Nowadays I have 5 thick full used notebooks from those days that I'm too attached to dump in the trash.
Going into engineering next year and highly considering dropping the money on this thing, it’s just soooo much
@@twoah927 yeee I thought aboyt writitng in digital so I bought surface and its never conveniet enough to use it, i still write on paper
@@twoah927 u could get an iPad with an Apple Pencil. Idk how comfortable you are with an iPad but it’s pretty good for digital notes
I am currently going through engineering school and have just recently bought this. Classes just ended, but already, I have integrated into my routine and have really enjoyed using it. The small form factor makes this thing a blessing to put into my backpack or be in front of a computer to watch zoom calls.
@@user-op8fg3ny3j it’s crazy how expensive e ink displays are, especially since they look more minimalistic/cheap. Unless you’re really hardcore about not looking at a screen, it’s not worth it.
Taking a calculus class for fun? Now that's remarkable.
Calculus is actually fun, It’s easier than pre-calculus, but I am a math grad so your mileage may vary.
@@harisjaved1379 I also enjoy calculus never took pre calc so I can’t put in on that one
Calculus is noice👌
Your mama is remarkable
I actually do this... I take math classes for fun to keep up the skills for stuff I don't always need to do every day but that I need every now and again. It makes it really easy to stay fresh.
Pretty cool, but for $450 I think i'd entertain the idea of just getting an iPad, Apple Pencil, and a paperlike screen protector.
and a backup battery about the size of a car to keep it the Ipad going?
@@dh2032 few hookers too
Yeah an iPad makes so much more sense, instead of moving the pdf to an unrelated device, marking it up, and sending it back out you could do it all in one on the iPad. Plus if you don’t like the UI of a notes app you can just get another one, you wouldn’t be stuck to what they think is best. Not to mention if you’re in to art, having a color display might be a lot better.
I agree because the iPad has a lot more support. What model are you considering?
While the iPad and pencil are great, there is not much of a comparison between a device like the remarkable. For one thing, the blacklight on an iPad when used as a note taking device over the course of a whole day WILL cause some serious eye strain. Not to mention battery life.
Every ShortCircuit video, Linus is losing his mind in the distance
If Linus talked at a reasonable volume James would be fine, but no he has to scream :)
They're not even filming WAN during this. Linus is just a drive/intense/Napoleonic type of man.
Happy to see this, but two points for clarification: you can bend the cover to the back of the tablet do it doesn't had the incline and it's perfectly fine, and the pen gets placed a little bit higher on the rim than he did here, and it. stays. there. As for the shading part, with the pencil, if you tilt the pen you can actually get pretty realistic shading (much better than is showcased here) both my sister and I have been using it to draw.
He also did not thought that for a right handed person, there is not such problem with the incline.
^This. The pen (as in the pen type in the software) used in the video was clearly not one that supports pressure and tilt sensitivity, so the demo in the video is not at all representative of the actual drawing experience. If you switch to the pencil you get to take advantage of the full feature set. That said, I'm personally not a huge fan of the pressure sensitivity curve and the inability to adjust it yourself, but I let a couple of my artist friends try it and they had no complaints
This looks pretty cool, but those accessories are way overpriced.
not just the accessories if it would be like 200 for the whole package(tablet + pro pen+ pouch)
@@jq6413 at this point, you’re paying for the design and idea itself. It’s clearly targeted towards the upper class
@@bluebaconjake405 those better be some dumb upper-class who overpay for this
생명내 증오 nah, wouldn’t judge someone’s intelligence based on their taste in gadgets lol
@@maximiliandeisz2961 You also need a torch, because it doesn't have a backlight. Yes, really.
“Of course you can’t open it.”
Jerryrigseverything: “You underestimate my power!”
Don't try it
The stylus makes marks at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7
I pry it open with my metal pry tool
I really like my Remarkable and Remarkable 2. The stylus on the Remarkable 2 magnetically sticks best to the upper-right side with the writing tip down. I don't think they found that out in the video. I use mine all the time to keep notes for work. As far as drawing, there are black, grey, and white options and a few different pen/pencil types, though I understand what he was saying about light shading being difficult to do when you aren't using enough pressure for it to register.
*Those who need this Most... can't afford it...*
Students... We call it *reMarkable !*
Grandparents disliking self lit screens might want to pay that much in transition cost... It's sad
why do students need this? paper and pencil works fine for students. This is a want, not a need
@@squee222 Personally I find it difficult to manage 10 folders of notes, I also end up with a load of wasted paper, it's also annoying to search through to find a specific thing. The eink note taking device is a great idea to solve this but since they're way overpriced I just use a rocketbook(reusable note book where you can wash off old notes) and then scan that to my google drive with everything organised by subject & topic
@@squee222 it saves a lot of space and resources
I love how you can hear Linus in the background makeing his videos
Level A channel
He should yell out. Shut up Linus, your sponsor Segway is too loud again.
@@makasete30 It was the $60k server video. You can hear the fans spinning and Linus yelling "that's not too bad"
@@blasphemxus What time stamp do you hear that?
EDIT: Nevermind I found it myself, it's at 5:07
Been using the 1st gen for my college notes over the past year, and all I had to say is that my experience has been truly remarkable
Booooo!
im actually a senior in high school and just ordered a refurb first gen to use for the remainder of high school and the start of college
really?
I really wanted one, but thats a bit more than I can afford.
and far more than it is worth
@@maximiliandeisz2961 an iPad + Apple Pen is 430$ without any student discounts or other sales(+ maybe 10$ screen protect on which you can write better), the value of this thing just is astronomically bad
I feel like with the price they are selling it at you might as well save another $100 and get an iPad with more functionality
if an Ipad is not your taste, there's plenty of graphic tablet out there that can be connected to your phone
If you want a cheaper version of this kind of thing, search up LCD Writing Tablet. Has limited functions so you have to take a picture of whatever you write on there, plus you have to buy a lined paper version in order to get the lined paper. Much cheaper tho
I've had mine for about a month now, and absolutely love it. Yes, it's pricey and pretty niche, but it just feels great to use and makes me happy every time I open it up. It is best as a note-taking/sketching device, though: it can only handle unencrypted e-pubs and the screen's just a little small for full-page PDF papers. If you want an ereader, get a Kindle or Kobo, and if your primary use-case is marking up full-page documents a 13-inch device like the Onyx Boox Max Lumi is probably better. However, if you just want an electronic notebook or sketchbook that can do those other things in a pinch, the Remarkable is brilliant.
Have you heard about our lord and savior, Bright Snippet Sire?
I just bought one myself and everyone was telling me I made a mistake, that it's too expensive, that I'll never use it. But seeing your comment saying its great for writing and sketching, which is what I want to do with it, makes me feel better about my purchase ^w^ I can't wait to hold it in my hands!
@@ShazelFableArt did it arrive? is it good?
@@ΒύρωναςΛαδιάς it did arrive and I adore it! It's so easy to use and it feels like you're writing on paper. Mind you, I bought it to stay organized and it's doing a great job at that! I use it everyday!
@@ShazelFableArt that’s cool! thanks for the reply. do you think it’s overpriced?
Not gonna lie, I expected him to show us a dry erase market board.
I mean technically it is dry erase tho
This is the third time I'm mentioning this here, but it doesn't have a backlight.
@@michaelknight2342 bt is that worth the extra $375 + stylus?
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@@michaelknight2342 Hear me out: a lamp.
I've been looking for a writing tool outside of paper to fill in notes, but for the price wouldn't something like the Tab s7 be better bang for buck?
I was thinking basically the same but with like an iPad 6 -- which is what I have. Battery lasts forever, Apple Pencil Gen 1 is fine for what I do.
Or an ipad 10.2 2020, its 50 dollars cheaper and does way more things
@@moustafaayhamzakri9609 right? and if you are looking for that premium feel and look, theres always ipad pro and galaxy s7+
Having both remarkables and a few tablets with with pens I can say that, for me, the difference in not writing on smooth glass is amazing, nothing I've tried comes close. But it's also about it's limitations in so far as no apps, no distractions etc. IF you need that then this device is a huge productivity for some.
If you want to write, the ReMarkable is great. It's the best writing experience around. If you want "Bang for your buck" (versatility) it's not what you're looking for. The ReMarkable is hyper optimized towards writing and marking up documents.
Could have used something like it 10 years ago when I started university. Through something similar cost 1200$ back then and only existed in South Korea
Onyx Boox Nova 3 is only $350 and has software that doesn't totally suck. It is a bit smaller, though.
@@yevgeniygorbachev5152 nova 2 is somewhat cheaper and from what I've seen broken screen sharing is the only big difference
@@cj37373 I meant nova 2. I don't know why I typed nova 3.
Sadly I am not taking physical notes in any significant volume anymore as a programmer. So it would just contribute to the ewaste problem.
Exactly what I use mine for :)
Some points left out in this review that I feel need mentioning:
- The battery can last you 2 weeks or longer depending on your use of the tablet. It's an e-ink tablet. As long as you put in on standby when you don't use it, it won't drain any battery outside of use.
- You can select many different pen types, thicknesses and notpad formats. This is the MAIN reason why you would buy this thing, so I'm really surprised they didn't say anything about it... Things like hexagonal templates and different types of composer templates are really handy for all sorts of lines of work, not just artists.
- The functionality of being able to draw on PDF-files is understated, this is my personal main use. I no longer have to print out files so that I can freely draw on them. I just send it to my Remarkable and start drawing.
- There is also a handwriting to text option which works quite well, so if you're taking notes by hand during a meeting, just plop that on there and you have an e-mail of the meeting ready to go.
- If you need a really in depth review of this product, check out @My deep guide on TH-cam. He has the best guides for e-ink tablets out there.
Doesn't excuse the cases (and pens) being so darn expensive tho. Why is the pro pen 50 bucks more even?
First of all they dont do reviews on Short Circuit, they do unboxing, first impressions stuff, its so they can cover stuff that does not make sense for them to cover on their main channel. So dont expect perfection.
well but it doesnt really give me anything a 330$ iPad a 100$ Apple pen and a 10$ screen protector for writing cant do, plus it gives a working tablet .
-well okay 2 weeks is nice but i dont think you can drain an iPad in a day realistically. Maybe others do but i never saw charging my device sometimes as a problem, as at somepoint i need to sleep anyway. So as long as i never get caught out furing work I really couldnt care less.
-Can do the samething on an iPad, but better because you have a good display, with lower latency and colours and probably the better stylus
-get Goodnotes or any other good app and you can open and edit PDF files
-Goodnotes does conversion, Onenote does good conversion
I mean if you like that thing fine, i dont want to convince you otherwise, but whilst irrational reasons are still valid one to buy something, they really need to step up their game or step down their prices to convince to public their product makes sense. The other way would be to just claim this niche of eInk fans, but hey if(! dont know) their company makes money who am I to judge
@@derfurz8618 I think you're replying to a different comment.
@@vito6397 was answering to the original comment, not very well though in retrospect, but don't feel like deleting it as my point still stands i think
@@derfurz8618 if you're comparing this to an ipad you're missing the whole point of it. This should be compared to actual paper rather than an ipad, since it is trying to stimulate that. It has nothing on an ipad, since that has way more processing power, color display, tons of apps and way more functionallity.
This thing is meant to replace old fashioned pen and paper. Yes, at a premium, but for me personally it is worth it if it means no longer carrying around 2 or 3 notepads and a binder full of sheet music. I'm a millenial (in case that matters) but I still prefer using paper over typing, so this thing is a good in-between.
Had my remarkable 2 for just over a month now....love it. Its not perfect but for a student who loves to use a pen and gets distracted easily. Its amazing
would you say you got your money's worth ?or does your hear pain you when remember the price or anything like that?
@@harmonicspice2536 going to be honest, people get hung up on price. If you think it would be useful for you that’s really the most important part. A $50 android tablet is useable, but if you hate using it, does not matter you saved $350.
@@jeffrbake what a strange thing to say. getting hung up on price can be very valid depending on your financial situation
@@lmao4982 then you probably would not be looking at this tablet 😛. My point is that if you have the money to spend, this device will not disappoint.
The folio can be folded backwards and is specifically designed to lay flat in that configuration. No need for landscape. Taking it off still feels better of course :)
Yeah, i realised i was almost yelling "fold it! FOLD IT".
This is THE least clickbaity title, period!
It's quite remarkable in this day and age.
**Pedant mode activate** The capitalization is all wrong. **Pedant mode deactivate**
@@kendokaaa - shouldn’t that be “activated” and “deactivated” ? You aren’t a very pedant pedantic.
@@grumpysteelman I'm the pedantic robot saying it, so it is said in the present
@@kendokaaa so perhaps *Activate Pedant Mode*
Man the $60k server's fans can be heard from another room huh
perfect gift for my mom, if only she learned how to use it.
Son, why can't I find whatsapp in this thing?
Make her learn it. My parents are way past retirement age, and were hesitant to use a smartphone for messaging and social media. They took a while to get used to it. Frustrated even. But now they use it easily, pretty much like everyone else.
@@SalmanRavoof I know the situation and I don't want to go into details. Unfortunately, despite my best, her is not self-sufficient in front of a computational device.
I don't know how Team Viewer didn't already block my free account.
in a sing song voice: "this is beginning to look a lot like apple prices"
Yeah, I see this used by a self-described coffee snob "redditista" hipster douchebag … and not really by anybody else.
Old people, suspicious of self lighting devices and typing are attached by such marketing... I am embarrassed to even recommend apple products to people whose "pc problem" I see as device independent
@@fionafiona1146 I was just talking to a coworker who was like "I want to get a computer to answer emails and write word documents. I think I will get the iMac." I'm pretty sure she is still trying to get the coffee I spit all over the place out of her hair.
@@nirvanajew1
The only electronic device an aunt of mine has is an IPad, when that broke we made sure to get the same old model to minimise confusion.
Me "Oh neat, a reusable notepad. I might buy one"
Me checking the price
Me "£400!!!! Fuck that"
I agree
you would have to write about 200.000 pages (ink not included ) to make it worth its money on paper savings
It's due to the type of screen it uses. In single units straight from the manufacturer, the screen alone costs $350 and there are additional electronics needed to make it display anything.
The first version is substantially cheaper and functionally similar
An ipad would be better
Wow, one day, all kids will have one of these for school...that day in the future is rapidly approaching. SO FAST! It was a pleasure to watch a lefty like Laser James use them. It was like watching an old friend of mine from college write on his yellow pad in the seat next to me in a lecture. Thank you for that lovely memory jog.
I don't think kids will ever buy one of these for taking notes. Chromebooks are much better because you can type instead of manually writing.
Sometimes there is a piece of technology that makes you realise we are living in the future. This is one such device. Add some colour and a couple of sound effects, and this could be a PADD right out of Star Trek. I don't think I could use it enough to justify the cost, but oh boy do I want one.
So you mean a basic android tablet... this thing is last gen tech trying to be fancy and over priced for the idiots who have more money than common sense.
I have one of these and I love it. Have to correct a couple mistakes with this video:
5:33 - The "mechanical pencil" tool does not have much pressure sensitivity. Change to the "pencil" tool to do shading.
10:44 - You have the Marker too low. The eraser should be about 5mm from the top edge of the tablet. You'll feel a strong magnetic click when it's in the right spot.
11:00 - Fold the cover all the way around to the back. Don't leave it open on the table like that. That's why it's getting in your way. I have the leather folio and never take it out.
It's definitely an expensive product, but it's really very nice. I use it for technical drawings, sketching, taking notes, and reading PDFs personally.
I can see a professor using the livestream feature in online classes. That seems like a great feature!
It's buggy
Yep, it tried to use it for online tutoring, but it often randomly disconnects and there are still some bugs(e.g. erased content on the remarkable does not get erased on the shared screen). But aside from this I'm satisfied with the device.
Holy sh!t, the enthusiasm is actually real. Never seen so much in one place
That thing is actually really cool, I would love to try that
I agree. I have a Likebook Mimas, and while its note-taking features aren't as good (Boox offers note-taking features that can stack up against rM, but they don't have a memory card slot), I still like the paper feel.
I owned the remarkable 1 and I now own the remarkable 2. I am a college student and it has 100% replaced all my notebooks for all my classes. It’s hard to describe why it’s so amazing, but it just haven’t used anything like it. The feeling of writing, uploading PDFs, and printing documents is pretty amazing.
I would recommend one to try if anyone had the chance, but I also totally understand the skepticism. I wouldn’t buy it if I hadn’t tried it in person. I also get that this doesn’t have enough features. I never thought that was the point though. As a college student, the lack of email, apps, etc. Actually keeps me focused on whatever I’m doing.
This looks awesome! The price is a little too much for me though, but I understand why a niche product like this would have to be a little more on the expensive side
As a reMarkable user I have a couple of things to suggest:
1. With the 'book' folio you can tilt the opening part behind the tablet without needing to use it in landscape.. even if for left handed people there are still some problems
2. If you raise the pen a little bit higher, closer to the upper edge, it sticks with much more force
I owned the RM1 and loved it. I had to jump on the RM2 and can honestly say its one of the best gadgets I own. I loved their design philosophy of keeping distractions to a minimum, and I can’t recommend this tablet enough
Had it now for several months and would not give it up again:
- Excellent writing / sketching feeling, as if you work with paper. Very natural.
- Drawing speed is very good - only slight delay, but I am no longer concious about it
- Battery lasts really long (of course - e-ink)
- Pen does not need battery
- Rearrangement of content (moving, put on different layers etc) makes it superior to working with paper
- Light weight
- Good decision not to give it backlight (as many e-readers have), but of course means that you need a light source
- Perfect in sun light
It is a much more practical note taking and sketching device than iPad and co.
I've been wanting to get a remarkable since the first one came out. I read a lot of pdfs for the field I'm in and I hate reading from a computer screen for long. I would buy the remarkable one since the remarkable 2 is $400 and you still have to buy a marker for another $50.
a refurb OG remarkable is 279 USD
Ok, I was really looking forward to this video. Then he spent more time drawing pictures and looking at Folios than testing the features that most people who would buy this thing would ACTUALLY USE IT FOR.
I thought my video on it was better than this to be honest, but I completely agree.
It feels more like an ad, than a review.
For teachers/professors this would actually be extremely helpful. Grading PDF files since in uni everything is digital now.
"check out our other videos where we look at other things." I appreciate this clarity.
The nee version looks good
I'm waiting for the arm version...
I’m waiting for the elbow version
I'm waiting for the RISC-V version
I’m waiting for the married version
And I'm just waiting
6:38 You are using it wrong... there's a different writing implement (looks like a #2 pencil) that is tilt and pressure-sensitive. It looks like you're using a fineliner? And that one's neither
Artists: use the pencil for more delicate shading, not the fineliner
He's using the mechanical pencil. Not full black like the fine liner, a tad bit gray, but the same lack of pressure or tilt sensitivity. (Standard pencil is both). Inexplicably, this is the default every time you create a new document.
damn the accessories are expensive af..
4th time mentioning this here: no backlight.
@@michaelknight2342 So what? That's the point of an e-ink display. Not having a backlight is a feature, not a missing thing, lol.
@2080 Ever heard of lamps?
@@jonas_security_kolinski ever heard of an iPad?
it itself is more expensive than 2020 ipad
Her wife taking calc classes for fun
me in university: crying in fun
Linus is loud in the background tell him to get a sound proof room lol.
A sound-proof room is probably something they're working on for this round of renovations.
100 points to James for recording a video with so much fucking background noise.
Right. It was really distracting at parts
I got the first generation a few months back and it's really great for a very small number of particular uses, and then nothing else. I use it for taking notes in my classes and sharing stretches in online calls, and it works pretty well for that (although Live View is really buggy sometimes). It also works great as an e-reader as well. Other than that it has really limited functionality though: there isn't even a web browser to sign into WiFi, so it can't connect to networks requiring a website sign in. I use it a lot, but I definitely don't recommend it to everyone. It works great for me, and it's probably saved me 100 sheets of paper since I got it too. Idk hope this helps anyone who wants one.
This is basically the sexiest looking tech product I've ever seen
Right. I see it being more for showing off in a board room than I do it actually improving your work flow.
@@deejnutz2068 i mean i'd love to have one for school as i can't keep track of all of my notes well, and 300g is definitely better than like 2kg of notebooks... on the other hand, as a student it's out of my budget :S
I love how you can hear Linus in the background
I was interested in this for lecture note taking. It needs the ability to convert Arithmetic into text and it will be priceless, but it doesn't so wont save much time in report writing sadly.
Edit: Thanks for showing me MathPix.
omg if it could convert maths into latex that would be game changing
I use MathPix (I think that’s what it is called?) for math handwriting to latex and it’s worked well for me. Not as fast or convenient though.
@@Plexiii13 this might sound pedantic but once you learn and practice to write math in latex you can really start typing it almost as fast as you can write it by hand
@@simonmarty99 oh totally agree! Just trying to offer a solution for the original commenters issues. I still prefer to do like actual calculations by hand since it’s faster to correct errors along the way (for me), but for final steps in a report it’s definitely better to just type it in LaTeX directly.
Onenote will do that
I have one of these. I love it. No more distractions from my iPad when I’m in class taking notes.
Hmm, it sounds like it might make a neat sketch pad. But I'd have to try it.
I recently got a remarkable 2, and I continue to be amazed by it's uses. I wouldn't recommend the the marker plus, you don't get enough. But the basic book sleeve makes it very comfortable to use, although it does add significant weight to the device. 8/10.
From what I've heard of James' wife on Carpool Critics and her taking a calculus class for fun, I have no idea how tf James got with someone like that ahahah
Oof
He's probably good with his tongue. :-)
@@yomi001 I mean, he does have a pretty smooth voice
@@KevinIrish Thats not what he meant...
@@blockbertus lol, I know. I was trying to steer clear of the gutter.
I've gotten sooo many ads for this product. I thought it was a scam, to be honest
Yep, as far as I know, they only advertise on Facebook, Instagram, and any other website using Facebook's ad platform.
Honestly, I much prefer the Boox Note series, in which the Boox Note Air directly competes with the reMarkable 2 but offers way more features as it targets a different audience.
It is a scam. 400 bucks for this is laughable
@@xxstealerxx until you get to know the display alone costs 350 to buy.
For $450 it is 😂
Wish I had something like this when I was in college, holy hell.
This looks like a cool idea for a product. Can't wait to see how it evolves in the future, if it doesn't die out due to a lack of interest.
They made a Second version, so hopefully It won't die. I am surprised It has a niche even If it's so expensive
Oh shit, this is what I've been waiting for. I like the storage format that pdfs allow but I remember the content better when I write. I also write faster than typing and the ability to annotate pdfs is great.
for that price i introduce to you: the iPad+ Apple Pen + screen protector made for writing, and Goodnotes or OneNote. Same functions but better
@@derfurz8618 the ipad is only really better if you want colours as it has zero tactile response. James also didn't mention it but the remarkable also comes with paper templates and the ability to create/manage layers.
This is a niche product, and it's target audience is for you.
I have an iPad, 2 infact, but I go to this everytime for my professional stuff
@@pjp_renaissance i dont think glass can have a tactile response really anyway, and as i said there are screen protectors the have a similar (probably worse though) texture as the glass of the remarkable 2
@@derfurz8618 It's textured glass. The glass does not have a tactile response, but the stylus has a nub that interacts with it to somewhat recreate the friction you would get from writing on paper. It was mentioned in this review, and it is mentioned in every review I've seen. It exists and seems to work really well.
Some people don't really understand what this is for. I run three companies and you should have seen the scribbled envelopes, post its and other random pieces of paper that you scribble things on. This thing replaces all of that stuff, plus you can easily sign documents. Very, very useful tool.
They seem great, please make a good in depth review.
My father runs a couple restaurants so he's constantly dealing with spreadsheets & notes. He bought one of these & uses it about 5-7 hours every day. It's an incredible tool.
I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT WEARS THEIR WATCH ON THEIR DOMINANT HAND!
you are not alone
I do as well
I got this thing a couple months ago and have loved it for school. Got a remarkable 1 off eBay with accessories for 300 bucks. It's really great for math and physics classes because I always need to write on PDFs that teachers send out.
Honestly as someone with ADHD I like this. Doodles for ever and ever muahahahahaha!!!
ipad is cheaper lol. if you’re actually considering this, check out the new ipad. 329 for the base model.
@@danielleesposito5487 It's not about what both the iPad and this does, it's about the screen.
@@HerbaMachina so what’s with the screen? i know on the new one it was a glass one, similar to an ipad. but if it’s the tactile feel you’re after there is a plethora of paper screen protectors that recreate that feeling of writing on paper
@@danielleesposito5487 Why would you get a paper screen protector for your ipad? A device you use for so many things? And no screen comes close to the reMarkable's screen. It's e-ink (which is very important for reading and writing for a long time), low latency, the device focuses on one specific task which helps to avoid distractions, which is something you don't want when you're studying or working.
@@danielleesposito5487 its about the monochrome, and that it's a front lit display, not a backlit one. Which means it's easier on the eyes and it's less stimulating than an iPad screen so it's easier to focus on work. Also paper doodles just have a fantastic appeal to them aesthetically.
My wife has had one for a while now and loves it. She is a lawyer and uses it for note-taking as she is a pen and paper person so she loves being able to write out her notes and then email them to herself from the device as a pdf.
I would love a full review of this. I'll be taking japanese soon as my Minor and I'm tired of destroying trees.
I was contemplating getting this for my mother but the price is so insane. For that price I'd rather get a real tablet because at least you get entertainment value on top of the writing/reading/art aspect. I get that it's selling the whole "simplicity" aesthetic, but... Yeah. That price is nuts + those accessories lol.
Merry Christmas! Thanks for the review!
for 400$ i better be able to print with parchment from the 1700s with unicorn blood
I have had the remarkable one since there "first batch" It is good for me when I need to focus on things I do not want to do
10:52 this only matters cause he's left hand
Thank you, stopped the video just to see if it was commented. Wonder if it could flipped to be used leftie.
@@giuseppedinora1618 sadly no, they need to make it so you can rotate the screen for that
I pre-ordered the gen 1 reMarkable and used it for my last two years of physics undergrad. I loved not having the weight of notebooks. I also didn't have to fight with professors about distractions like some peers who used iPads and Surface tablets. Gen 2 appears to have fixed a lot of the teething issues from Gen 1. It's a niche product, but still pretty cool!
$400 + $49 for the pen? you can literally get an ipad + apple pencil for less brand new. Dont understand why someone would pay more for less functionality
Ikr
Also there is a position on the side where the marker holds real strong. Even shaking won't bring it off
Its been a while since tech reviewers actually clearly recommend a device
Do you actually watch tech reviewers? They CLEARLY recommend products all the time.
@@robertt9342 They usually explain the product
Thanks for not yelling like the other videos of this channel. Very chill video. I enjoyed it.
Everybody gangsta till we get Arch Linux installed on this!
I had an original Remarkable and now I have a Remarkable 2. I love them both. I haven't used paper for note taking since I got my first Remarkable.
I wish he said at the end, “I think it’s pretty remarkable”
To do shading, you need to change your pen type to pencil, paintbrush or a couple of the other options. You were using the fine liner, which doesn't do shading (because you can't really shade with a real fine liner). The shading can get very light with pencil.
I've got one of these, I have a lot of meetings and find that I can't listen and type at the same time, so I used to fill heaps of notepads and it was hell organizing them. It's expensive, you need a particular reason to want this over an iPad, but if you do need it, it works really well.
Taking a calculus class for fun now thats my kind of people
I got the 1 this semester. It's fine for taking notes. It's a little better than paper, because you can directly export it.
3:54 that's what he said.
Change pen type from mechanical to regular pencil for fine shading.
Pen attaches much more firmly to the side, if you move it more towards the top.
No, It's the REMARKABLE 2, false advertising lmao
Remarkable 3 if you count the 3 !!!
/s
You might even say that it's *too* remarkable? ;)
I'm really conflicted because I really like the concept of the remarkable. I like to write my notes in order to retain the information I learn in uni and to study.
However, I don't like how paper seems so wasteful. It also ends up wracking up a lot of storage, where I have piles upon piles of sheet notes which discourages me from actually going back to look for certain notes to revise.
I'm really interested in the straighforwardness and simpleness of this remarkable tablet because I can store all my notes easier and in one place, I like that feels like writing on paper and theres not much of a lag and it's more accurate than writing on a tablet or iPad. People argue that the lack of other functions like apps etc. Is a downfall but I think it may good for me as I'll use it for what I intended which is note-taking rather than watching movies etc.
I'm really conflicted because it's basically coming to the same price as an iPad and idk if I can bring myself to pay €400-500+ for this along with all the accessories. Could I get some advice?
Last time I was this early, people were still using ink pots to comment
cringe
hilarious
Probably an Amish funeral last week.
I had a reMarkable 1 and while some features were pretty cool, there were things about it, I really hated.
1. It wasn't possible to set the "last shown note" as that thing, that would be shown, when the device goes into standby. Screen was locked and nothing could be seen anymore. So it wasn't useable as a replacement for sticky notes on my desk.
2. While the OCR worked pretty well, it wasn't possible to attach the recognized text to the document as metadata, so you are able to search for a specific content in your note-documents. I had about 30-40 documents on it (notes out of presentations or meetings), and there was no option to search for 'SQL Server' to find "oh, there was that meeting with SQL Server talks...". You hat to make a first page of your Document with a title on it, so you can recognize it, when looking at the thumbnails.
3. As already mentioned, there is no equivalent for a pencil. There is no way to draw fine greyed lines and thick black lines, it's always black.
These things killed the device for me, although I hoped for a proper replacement for my paper notes. At that price, there were too many bad things for me on it.
"it's in - ITS IN!" -that's what she said 2020
Yeah, I was an original backer, as I recall, at least I pre-ordered it for a percentage discount anyway (30% maybe?). I ended up somewhat disappointed and I only used it for a few hours. I don't know if things changed (no doubt there have been several updates since), but I believe in early days it was pretty limited in features, especially for reading? Like, it didn't support much or something? I had considered making mine my default e-reader, but that ended up being a bust. I think one major problem I had with it was that it didn't support (transparent?) PNGs or image files or something that really ought to have came out of the box, considering that they were heavily advertising its use as an artist's sketchpad.
Also yes. The accessories, namely the covers, were unpleasantly Apple-like in how overpriced they were. That basic fabric folio being $70 is just a rip-off. I think my pre-order came with one (and the basic pen?).
This is remarkable!
I've been using this for about 2 months now, its been great for note taking, planning, to-do lists and reading books. The hacking community is also very active and the product is very open and customizable. That for me is the only thing justifying its price. The developers truly care about open source :-)
'The developers truly care about open source :-)'
ehhhh, well, not sure about that. But completely agree with you on everything else.
Go Linux! Anthony would like this, because it runs Linux and he can bash it ;)
really do not think this is actually worth it. $450 for the tablet and pen when you can just buy an iPad and the Apple Pen. Itll be more expensive in the end, but the screen looks nicer, has next to no latency and the thing does more.
i don’t think it would be more... the base ipad is 329. apple pencil gen 1 is 99. then you can add on one of those special paper screen protectors too. that’s only like 15$. definitely a much better buy. you can also go used and probably find it for much cheaper
The only reason you'd go for a device like this, though, is the E-ink style screen which is very far into different direction than the LCD tablet devices.
I do agree that it isn't worth the money, though, or rather that the features built around the device just aren't refined and broad enough yet to justify the price but they really aren't trying to compete with someone who wants to buy an Ipad or Surface or Eve.
I personally would want general purpose E-ink style device because I feel a definite difference between reading on one and typical LED based screens but there isn't really E-ink device that makes sense to me price wise.
You could just get the IPad IPad and grab one of the no name styluses that can be had for a fraction of the cost of Apple Pencil from Amazon.
It’s not trying to be an iPad, it’s targeting a different market. One that only wants a device that takes notes and does is better than anything on the market. Writing on an iPad even with the matte screen protectors is worse in my experience, the screen is harder on the eyes after long periods of time, and the battery is much worse. If you want a device JUST to take notes like paper and read like textbook PDFs, it destroys the iPad at those. If you want fancy notetaking features and more general purpose stuff, iPad will be better.
@@Plexiii13 yes but an ipad is a whole ass computer. you can have one thing to do everything. i suppose the the matte screen protectors might not be as good, but they still do the job. now for it being harder on the eyes... i recommend dark mode. i use the notes app along with dark mode and it’s nice. i’m not sure who the target audience for this would be... i’m guessing students because they’re the ones who are constantly taking notes... but for 450? an ipad and apple pencil is cheaper than that. and you can do more. i understand your point, but i feel that it’s kinda a dumb move to spend so much more for something that does so much less. plus there are notebooks that you can buy with reusable paper. they’re kinda cool. you can’t edit pdfs or anything, but you can use the app to scan your notes and make them into pdfs or something
If you don't plan on making up documents and just want it for note taking I would recommend the Rocketbook line. Real paper feel with using special pens. Reusable with just erasing your notes. Uses your phone to send notes to your favorite online cloud services. Also they can transcribe hand writing to text now. Also Cheap
When your so early it still says "No views"
Engineering student here, got one in batch 2, absolutely stunning, love it
*James reveals he is left-handed
Me: Now I like this guy
I'd imagine school with one of these would be awesome, like just have PDF e-books for class and use this to read them.
I tried it on my Likebook Mimas with some old college textbook PDFs that I found in my archives (the college I attended published their own textbooks for most subjects), and I can say that I agree!
Rocketbook is durable, no batteries, more tactical, more notebook like, and dirt cheap.
Nice recommendation!
The leather folio is meant to be folded completely to the other side and not just half-open. Also, the stylus would attach with magnets to the right side when the pen is pointing down.
4:43 is that Linus making another video in the background?
Probably, you can always hear him making videos
Also at 1:00
@@crazywyvern4704 it usually isn't this noticeable