I just invested in a printer that works and print out a lot of stuff I want to deeply annotate. Otherwise I have the ipad for some other stuff.
I really enjoy eink for reading but it's really a super specific market. Competing against the ipad is tough! The generalist devices tend to get so good that the specialized devices stop being worth it.
So I’ve a custom GTD-like system build using iOS reminders, .md files, and a couple of scripts.
For mobile (Android) I use Orgro.
The beauty of physical interfaces like for paper is that you really can just flip through a stack while talking to someone and find what you need.
The big thing that I think works well in paper world is simply having things organized chronologically. I often remember around when I collected a piece of info.
It was my last ditch effort to make me use my RM2 but I found it didn’t fit how I wanted to take notes and was still pretty clunky.
Just curious if there were any problems specifically with the planner, or if it was just the fact that the rM really didn't work for you at all? Always looking to improve it and fill in any gaps in the product.
Also when did you try it? Because I will admit the first version was definitely clunky
I do wish they’d improve the PDF usability or embrace open sourcing the UI. There’s a lot of features that should be easy to implement, like split screen or floating sticky notes, but they seem almost wholly focused on the hardware. I thought it’d be the ultimate tool for studying math and saving money on books, thus paying for itself, but it’s just not there yet and I’m not sure they plan to get it there.
> Customize Your System
> A Linux-based system will be open in the future for community modifications and customizations.
> *Not built-in with the device
Anyone have details? Internet says it's a very custom Android. https://www.ereaders.org/supernote-manta-versatile-durable-e...
The standard OS is derived from Android, but has no Google Play services and only supports side loading (which works well via ADB; I've not tried other app stores like FDroid). It doesn't have a lot of standard Android things like a home screen/launcher, no notifications, and no UI for switching between apps other than using the sidebar to bring up the application list and going back that way. There are no speed modes for adjusting refresh rates.
IMO, it's a great eink notepad & sketch book, and makes a good ereader with something like koreader, but it's not good as an Android tablet.
It will run most Android apps (modulo Eink screen support). The built-in note taking app is terrific.
My reasons: much better software for sketching, not bound to a single ereader app, multiple ways to send stuff around, perfect size.
Many years later, I would still choose the same. I use it to annotate webpages, sketch, read books and read queued articles in instapaper. It's distraction-free but still connected. I can Airdrop drawings or load my handwritten notes on the Macbook app. Tap to define is so good I've absent-mindedly tried it on a paper book.
The LED screen is great for some things and bad for others. You have to turn it on and unlock it. You can't SSH into it or sync your drawings as simple files. Otherwise, it's really good.
However, one thing that I think makes the biggest difference is adding a screen protector. I particularly like the ones from https://paperlike.com/. It adds a layer that makes it less like writing on glass and more like writing on paper. For me, this was the biggest increase in usability for taking notes.
That's exactly the use case though. It's a replacement for pen and paper, and the lack of functionality is seen as a feature.
I mostly have a very aged Kindle that needs replaced and I would like a small digital notepad. Boox fits the bill generally. I have a larger boox, it's a little quirky and a bit too heavy to hold comfortably but works fine after some configuration.
I have been looking at the Boox Go 7... I have a Boox Note Air and generally like it a lot after the major software upgrade it got when Air 2 was released and also particularly running Android has been quite handy (for syncing journal articles with Zotero). But I am also very curious about Supernote Nomad and may go that way if I decide backlight doesn't matter. I do like backlight for reading in be without bothering my wife...
And so I keep spinning in indecision...
There's also a company called Viwoods making "AI" enabled e-ink tablets. I have heard significantly less about them so far, but they have a mini version which is roughly e-reader sized.
and I loved that until amazon killed "download" for kindle books.
Format support wasn't great either, only PDF and EPUB. Which does cover most bases, to be fair. AZW3 and MOBI aren't dealbreakers, but... really, no TXT?
I don't understand why this is such a necessary feature. Most people don't read paper books with a dictionary handy.
I suspect if you compare the usage of dictionaries among paper book readers vs ereader users, the latter use them more often - probably at least partially because they're so much easier to use. I suspect the incidence of not understanding a word would be pretty much the same.
For myself, I read a lot of older books with archaic and niche terms, so it's practically required to be able to look things up if I want to really understand what's going on.
(As an aside, I looked up a definition on Google just writing this to ensure I was using a word properly. :P)
Each their own of course. I can imagine if I was looking up 2-10x as many words as I am now then the convenience would indeed be much more important.
I find myself really missing this feature when I occasionally read a paper book, thinking about clicking the word on the page to get a definition.
I _do_ miss that functionality on the reMarkable devices. It seems odd to me that it's not included; a dictionary isn't a huge file, and the devices have more than ample storage for their intended purpose. I used my daily for a couple of years, and I don't think I've ever deleted anything from them.
I guess I consider a device like that, for me, to be mostly used when traveling!
But the maintenance price of such basic features is absurdly low. Seriously, we're talking about a basic dictionary lookup. We're not talking about massive, expansive features that will require many hours of maintenance.
Anyway, if you don't use a dictionary at all, even while reading - and you think a "handful of users" use them - then this conversation probably is not going to go anywhere.
I wound up down the https://toltec-dev.org/ rabbit hole which was fun and gets me additional features but has its own issues (suspend/resume is dodgy sometimes now)
Again to be fair the rM2 is not sold as an _e-reader_ per se. But regardless I do find the e-reading experience weak.
It's just such basic functionality that... why would you not, if even a small function of the device is indeed to read files?
Honestly from what I'm reading in this thread I'm rather turned off by ReMarkable now, which is sort of disappointing. Still, I'm glad to see more and more e-ink options.
FWIW, I think that makes sense from their perspective. There are a ton of eReaders out there, but reMarkable is the only company that I'm aware of that focuses specifically on this use case, to the detriment of others. They don't _want_ them to be world-class eReaders, because then they would have to support the features that market wants. They want to support a smaller market niche.
They're clear about that, too. If anything, I wish more companies would focus on a specific use case and stick to their guns when it comes to scope creep.
I do still contend that a subscription fee on top of the cost for a single purpose device is a bridge too far, though. I’d strongly consider one to see if it’s truly that great as a note taker if it weren’t for that. I’d hate renting features on a premium device.
Anyway, I don't really see why reading a PDF means one wouldn't need a dictionary. A lot of PDFs - that I read anyway - tend to be more technical stuff; looking stuff up is helpful there too.
I was literally about to order one until I read the comments
It doesn't surprise me at all that they think there's a market for the device at this size (though the price is debatable), assuming it worked quite well. Sounds like that's a bit much to hope for, given OP's experience.
Edit: your => OP's
I say this as someone who bought a Daylight tablet for $700 and is now looking to sell it, since I didn’t fit anywhere and it just sits.
But I felt bad sending it back over that, especially for a new company, so I figured I’d give it a fair shot.
I spent some time trying to use the default launcher and figure out its quirks. Eventually I got annoyed with it and installed a more traditional launcher. At this point it just turned into a generic Android tablet with a worse screen. Since I’m in the Apple ecosystem, it was a bit of an island, and generic tablets have never fit well into my workflow, I gave up on the iPad after those sat around too.
I did like the pen, mostly because it didn’t require any batteries or charging. The Apple Pencil needing to be changed makes it a non-starter for me, I find that experience to be awful. So props to Daylight for going the battery free route, like a normal pencil or pen would be.
The pen alone wasn’t enough for me. I don’t write that many hand written notes. And while I kind of liked that aspect, since it didn’t integrate with my other stuff, it wasn’t something I could really invest in, and wasn’t good enough to find a bunch of new cross platform tools to make it fit.
The novelty of the black and white screen wore off quickly. Outside of note taking, a lot of app and websites really lean on color to provide meaningful information that was all lost. The amber backlight I found hard to see, so adjusted it more white. There were some random buttons on the side of the tablet that didn’t seem to do anything. Maybe if I spent more time outdoors my perspective on the screen may have shifted, but I don’t. Overall it was very “meh”, for me.
If you want a general purpose tablet, an iPad Air is cheaper and better in almost every way. If you want it black and white, the iPad has a color filter for that. If you want a screen that works in bright sunlight and a pen that doesn’t need a battery, those are the two areas where the Daylight can one-up the iPad, but that person may be more of a Remarkable customer.
The product seemed to be mostly aimed at tech bros with more money than they know what to do with.
I am not sure I will invest this much, but it's pleasantly surprising to see meaningful advancements in form factor and technology enabled over the longhaul in the products remarkable has made.
-No Canadian expects that. Our standard is taxes calculated in the final calculation.
-Tax rates differ by province. In Alberta it's 5%, while in Ontario it's 13%, for instance. Which is a big reason taxes are calculated in the final calculation.
So maybe they think they're simplifying prices, but it's not an advised way to do it it. And the "duties paid" for an electronics vendor is a super weird claim in 2025.
I wanted to love my RM2 so much. The write path is great. Writing notes on it during a meeting is a genuinely good experience. The read path: not so much. EInk UXs are so clunky especially when you’re used to how fluid phones are. Forget scrolling through your notes - It’s maddening.
Pretty good ereader though.