Not me zooming in to read The Whispering Night... 😆
I don't worry TOO much about paper, because at least it's renewable and recyclable, but the idea that it could read my handwriting and make it into text is amazing! I got a Rocketbook because you can take pictures of the pages, it uses Frixion pens which I already loved, and it automatically sorts pages on its app by which symbol you cross out on the page. But mostly because it was supposed to transcribe my handwriting... which didn't work AT ALL. SO. Does the reMarkable read cursive?? Can it be trained to?
I have another friend who LOVES this device and it sounds so tempting... But I don't think I like handwriting the same way you do. I just want the fun toy.
But I like this review. It's good to have multiple Trusted Friends who think the reMarkable is all that and more.
This is so cool! I actually love that it is just masterful at the one thing it sets out to do, I feel like I could use more things that aren’t trying to be my everything. I am wondering about the cloud subscription long term—does it synch physically if you want?
Just a note for anyone who has adhd and lives in the UK - I had an access to work assessment through DWP and they recommended the remarkable, so it was purchased for me as part of my support package. It’s been so incredibly helpful
I've been eying this device for some time now, but the cost is, as you said, ugh <G>. But, that hasn't stopped me from making a note in my calendar to see what Black Friday deals might crop up for this device in 2024. This past November, they had some discounting on the bundle, so...I'll hold off for now and hope that there is a similar deal in 2024. Thanks for all the posts and content - always informative and interesting!
Asimov omg Susan 😭 truly, can you catch a break wow I hope he gets better and that 2024 chills out for you!!
I’ve been looking at this since you mentioned it last time and 🌚 it’s so tempting. I also am a paper-drafter and editor and even though I love my iPad and its 173637374 note-taking apps, nothing quite has compared to the feeling of plotting in the margins during Chemistry lecture while absolutely not listening to anything the professor says. Also, truly, I’m just a stationary hoarder, but I wonder if this would help keeping everything with me at all times, instead of being limited by how many notebooks in a bag my shoulder can handle when I want to write outside.
I recently got the freewrite and WOW the BENEFIT of that limited functionality is truly a game changer. I knew but didn’t *know* how wired my brain was into so much distraction, and I feel like this hits some of those points too.
I do my first drafts completely by hand (I KNOW!) and it would save me so much time if it could convert my handwriting to text. Is it powerful enough for a full first draft? Scene by scene would be great!
Of interest to folks on a tight budget, I acquired an AlphaSmart 3000 this summer for about $30 on Ebay. School districts bought them by the pallet 10 years ago for keyboard training, but they don't have the network connectivity needed for remote learning, so they are liquidating them now. Fortunately, the damn things are nearly indestructible. I've found it useful for leaning back in a recliner and emptying my head to a keyboard. I figured out a few tricks for using it and ramble on about it here: https://vinemaple.net/studio/alphasmart/
Thank you for this review. I have been debating for a long time if I should get one of these because I notice I am way more focused when I write by hand. If I have ideas late at night or early in the morning I want to be able to write them down, but the thought of typing all that into a computer seemed like a waste of time...to the point that I wouldn't write it down. Sooz, I think you've sold me.
I found the marker that Remarkable comes with too thick. I now use a Staedtler (spelling?) pen which also works and is significantly cheaper than the Remarkable marker, but it isn't magnetic. I didn't get the keyboard with it, but I did get a different Remarkable 2 case on Amazon that has a pocket for the pen. I am using it to mark up my third draft, and it is so easy to take it on the train while commuting to do my revisions! Highly recommend it to anyone who likes handwriting and is thinking of a tablet for revisions and is trying to stop using so much paper.
Also by the way, without the cloud subscription, you can still email yourself the documents. It is just a little bit more annoying then just having it sync. I really love that I can use a Google Chrome extension to send a web page straight to my remarkable (e.g. to read an article or essay that I want to keep), and print send to remarkable any PDFs or anything I can print, like research articles! I also really appreciate the Microsoft Word extension that directly connects a Word document I'm working on and sends it to the remarkable. Finally, I haven't messed with the Google Drive integrations yet, but I'm wondering if you're editing a document with your pen in real time, if it automatically syncs to that Google drive?
I bought a ReMarkable tablet just to try it out, thinking I would probably return it, and I loved it so much I kept it. Have you tried changing the pen color to red? That might stand out enough that you don't need the green highlighter.
Not me zooming in to read The Whispering Night... 😆
I don't worry TOO much about paper, because at least it's renewable and recyclable, but the idea that it could read my handwriting and make it into text is amazing! I got a Rocketbook because you can take pictures of the pages, it uses Frixion pens which I already loved, and it automatically sorts pages on its app by which symbol you cross out on the page. But mostly because it was supposed to transcribe my handwriting... which didn't work AT ALL. SO. Does the reMarkable read cursive?? Can it be trained to?
I have another friend who LOVES this device and it sounds so tempting... But I don't think I like handwriting the same way you do. I just want the fun toy.
But I like this review. It's good to have multiple Trusted Friends who think the reMarkable is all that and more.
This is so cool! I actually love that it is just masterful at the one thing it sets out to do, I feel like I could use more things that aren’t trying to be my everything. I am wondering about the cloud subscription long term—does it synch physically if you want?
Just a note for anyone who has adhd and lives in the UK - I had an access to work assessment through DWP and they recommended the remarkable, so it was purchased for me as part of my support package. It’s been so incredibly helpful
I've been eying this device for some time now, but the cost is, as you said, ugh <G>. But, that hasn't stopped me from making a note in my calendar to see what Black Friday deals might crop up for this device in 2024. This past November, they had some discounting on the bundle, so...I'll hold off for now and hope that there is a similar deal in 2024. Thanks for all the posts and content - always informative and interesting!
Asimov omg Susan 😭 truly, can you catch a break wow I hope he gets better and that 2024 chills out for you!!
I’ve been looking at this since you mentioned it last time and 🌚 it’s so tempting. I also am a paper-drafter and editor and even though I love my iPad and its 173637374 note-taking apps, nothing quite has compared to the feeling of plotting in the margins during Chemistry lecture while absolutely not listening to anything the professor says. Also, truly, I’m just a stationary hoarder, but I wonder if this would help keeping everything with me at all times, instead of being limited by how many notebooks in a bag my shoulder can handle when I want to write outside.
I recently got the freewrite and WOW the BENEFIT of that limited functionality is truly a game changer. I knew but didn’t *know* how wired my brain was into so much distraction, and I feel like this hits some of those points too.
What a cool device! It was also very interesting to see how you use it with your writing process. Thanks for sharing! lol, my Precious! 😊
I do my first drafts completely by hand (I KNOW!) and it would save me so much time if it could convert my handwriting to text. Is it powerful enough for a full first draft? Scene by scene would be great!
I’m so sorry to hear about Asimov. Sending as much love and comfort your way as I can 🫶
Oh my gosh I love the Remarkable 2 so much! I use it for drafting and it is GLORIOUS.
Of interest to folks on a tight budget, I acquired an AlphaSmart 3000 this summer for about $30 on Ebay. School districts bought them by the pallet 10 years ago for keyboard training, but they don't have the network connectivity needed for remote learning, so they are liquidating them now. Fortunately, the damn things are nearly indestructible. I've found it useful for leaning back in a recliner and emptying my head to a keyboard. I figured out a few tricks for using it and ramble on about it here: https://vinemaple.net/studio/alphasmart/
Thank you for this review. I have been debating for a long time if I should get one of these because I notice I am way more focused when I write by hand. If I have ideas late at night or early in the morning I want to be able to write them down, but the thought of typing all that into a computer seemed like a waste of time...to the point that I wouldn't write it down. Sooz, I think you've sold me.
This is awesome! A lot of indies don't use DRM (me included) so if you wanna try to read an epub try an indie book!
I found the marker that Remarkable comes with too thick. I now use a Staedtler (spelling?) pen which also works and is significantly cheaper than the Remarkable marker, but it isn't magnetic. I didn't get the keyboard with it, but I did get a different Remarkable 2 case on Amazon that has a pocket for the pen. I am using it to mark up my third draft, and it is so easy to take it on the train while commuting to do my revisions! Highly recommend it to anyone who likes handwriting and is thinking of a tablet for revisions and is trying to stop using so much paper.
Also by the way, without the cloud subscription, you can still email yourself the documents. It is just a little bit more annoying then just having it sync. I really love that I can use a Google Chrome extension to send a web page straight to my remarkable (e.g. to read an article or essay that I want to keep), and print send to remarkable any PDFs or anything I can print, like research articles! I also really appreciate the Microsoft Word extension that directly connects a Word document I'm working on and sends it to the remarkable. Finally, I haven't messed with the Google Drive integrations yet, but I'm wondering if you're editing a document with your pen in real time, if it automatically syncs to that Google drive?
I bought a ReMarkable tablet just to try it out, thinking I would probably return it, and I loved it so much I kept it. Have you tried changing the pen color to red? That might stand out enough that you don't need the green highlighter.