reMarkable's New 'Paper Pro Move' Takes on iPad Mini

[gregmac19]

This tablet is being slammed hard on this forum, but the reviews from people who have used it are largely positive.

And you don’t absolutely need a subscription to use a Remarkable: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Using-reMarkable-without-a-subscription

 

[supertomtom]

Loved my RM2 - however it was impossible to read when darker. Remarkable Paper Pro with backlight was my hope for a solution, but it was HORRIBLE to use since the backlight was not strong enough and hence useless and most annyingly the screen refreshes 3 (!!) times after every input. Constant bliniking. If this new smaller one also has the same tech it is a useless paper weight.

That said, the RM2 monochrome with a strong backlight would be still amazing. The software is 10 times better than all the writing software for the iPad and it gives a clear folder structure and good sync capabilities for your documents. Loved that and miss that on my iPad.

Completely agree. I love my Remarkable 2 and was disappointed when I got the Remarkable Pro. Pro just doesn’t have the same softness and sense of contact with the pen when writing, to me Pro just feels like writing on a scratchy hard surface.

I wish they would do this form factor based on the RM2 tech rather than the RM Pro. I don’t need colour for a notepad.

 

[ksec]

I wonder when we could shrink it down to 6" Smartphone Size and ultra thin, compact and light.

 

[grammatica]

Not sure about this product, but I'm glad there are still companies innovating and releasing new products. Take the risk!

 

[apple2022]

looks like they already made a liquid glass inspired page for the device too. go look at it.

 

[baconcat_8964]

If they are trying to sell me a PDA in 2025, with that price, I would expect the device as durable as the thing I bought 20 years ago.

 

[adib]

Just as a warning to anyone who is tempted, you have to pay a monthly subscription to sync this:

reMarkable

reMarkable - "Replace your notes and printed documents with a digital notebook that feels like paper."

remarkable.com

A tip for anyone who is tempted: look at competing offerings from Boox. With apps (Google Play Store), no subscription.

 

[adib]

First, let's admit it. iPads are mostly used for media consumption. Watching movies and YouTube. Or maybe web browsing. E-ink can't do that. This is a very Niche product

Web browsing, watch movies and YouTube? E-ink can do that, albeit at ~10 fps. Enough for most Japanese cartoons.

 

[Starfia]

It looks great.

But in making something that so closely emulates paper does beg the question … umm why not just use paper?

Paper is notorious for buzzing at you and sucking you into social networks. We're trying to help people think here.

 

[ds2000]

That price , plus the subscription to get the full advantage and still no "apps"

Thats a $200 device without a subscription, the price is obscene.

 

[throAU]

"Despite its reduced size, the Paper Pro Move maintains the same 64GB of internal storage..."

Wooah.. That is incredible. How did they do that?

Dunno but I can get 1TB on a microSD card.

 

[throAU]

My note-taking is still done on a spiral-bound steno pad and an actual #2 pencil (non-mechanical). I've yet to find a better substitute.

I gave that up years ago and as a result I still have notes that I can refer to with full handwriting search (on any of my devices) going back to 2016.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I gave that up years ago and as a result I still have notes that I can refer to with full handwriting search (on any of my devices) going back to 2016.

What app do you use?

 

[throAU]

What app do you use?

Both "notes" and OneNote

 

[FriendlyMackle]

A tip for anyone who is tempted: look at competing offerings from Boox. With apps (Google Play Store), no subscription.

One thing to say about Boox and other Android eink tablets/notes, is that they only have battery life comparable to a traditional LCD screen tablet.

I did a good amount of investigation on eink devices late last year and early this year, as I wanted something I could write notes on, with an eink screen and the battery life benefits as well as being supremely readable in sunlight. Many of the big sellers run Android or a forked version of it, with optimizations for eink, but there’s only so much that can be done with Android and eink, it seems.

But some other devices run a Linux-based OS, which is the case with Remarkable and some few others with leading battery life and screen/writing feel and responsiveness.
You can use the Remarkable without a subscription, as others have said. I didn’t get one solely because the Remarkable Paper Pro was just too huge for what I wanted - a paper notebook replacement with digital capabilities and a non-emissive screen.
If I had known this was coming I would have held off! At least to try it out. As it stands, I bought a newer company’s device, which is decent, but runs Android, so there battery life does suffer. Though I can get around 25 hours out of it.

 

[adib]

One thing to say about Boox and other Android eink tablets/notes, is that they only have battery life comparable to a traditional LCD screen tablet.

I did a good amount of investigation on eink devices late last year and early this year, as I wanted something I could write notes on, with an eink screen and the battery life benefits as well as being supremely readable in sunlight. Many of the big sellers run Android or a forked version of it, with optimizations for eink, but there’s only so much that can be done with Android and eink, it seems.

But some other devices run a Linux-based OS, which is the case with Remarkable and some few others with leading battery life and screen/writing feel and responsiveness.
You can use the Remarkable without a subscription, as others have said. I didn’t get one solely because the Remarkable Paper Pro was just too huge for what I wanted - a paper notebook replacement with digital capabilities and a non-emissive screen.
If I had known this was coming I would have held off! At least to try it out. As it stands, I bought a newer company’s device, which is decent, but runs Android, so there battery life does suffer. Though I can get around 25 hours out of it.

Which is fine, since they also have the capabilities of a traditional Android tablet. With the additional benefit of less insomnia-inducing. The bigger tablets work great for late-night word processing.

AFAIK, Remarkable can't run OneNote, Word, or Apple Music. Much less Libby.