I just finished writing up another KZfaq script for an upcoming video - it totaled 13 pages on the reMarkable 2 tablet. I was really excited about this new video concept so... I wanted to share it with a creative friend of mine in Arizona. I closed the notebook and the reMarkable returned to the main screen. I did a long press on the notebook icon and then a menu appears. I clicked on the "Share" button, chose the email address, typed in a subject, chose the pages I wanted to share, and then clicked on the "Send" button in the top-right-hand corner. Circa three seconds passed by and then everything went blank, no text, no screen, just a blank slate on my piece of electronic paper - UGH! My worst fear had just come to fruition and I lost hours of creative thoughts! The reMarkable 2 tablet choked and restarted all by itself after a Linux lockup. It was exactly 98 days ago that I unboxed and began using this e-tablet. Over those 98 days this the second crash. After the RM2 restarted and total of 30 seconds had passed since I pressed that adorable-looking button labeled, "Share", the device was fully back online. I waited another 88 seconds and then clicked on the notepad of KZfaq Video Ideas. And what did I see...? Not a character was missing - wahoo! What are the most important things for gadgets? 1. usability - they customer, Users, should be able to use the device without fully reading a manual 2. data integrity - when the device is used any data inputted, modified, or accumulated must be saved quickly and securely 3. UI - the User Interface for any gadget is a huge deal breaker for me - it must be clean, intuitive, and without grammar errors 4. battery power - if the gadget cannot last one weekend trip from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, nope, not interested. I call this battery theory - "The Weekend Battery Warrior" 5. customer service - gadgets are only as great as the organization and their reMarkable Support Team. I have another video about this exact topic going public sometime in the next 88 hours Thank you for listening and I am glad this comment has a happy ending. 98 days later and I have yet to lose only 20 characters from using this electronic-ink tablet. The characters lost were when I was cutting and pasting and it was at the end of words when certain characters got truncated. No, gadgets are not perfect - not even when they are endorsed by a fruit company...

* Buys a 400 USD device for taking notes* * Opens up the video showing notes from a tiny notepad *

I am wondering why it flicks black so frequently

I have an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, is it worth moving to the remarkable 2? if yes , why?

Finally a good and useful review! Thanks!

Can it covert hand writing to type?

I have one ! The unit is great !drawing is great! But and a very big annoying but !!! It has a very annoying line across the page ! When I try to get a replacement ..... it is almost impossible to find out how to return or complain on their website. Then when I do I get a reply 3 days later saying I have complained incorrectly and need to register a different way with photographs .... ten days later still no reply !!! Not impressed !!!

Nice video, but are ye seriously suggesting that the pen makes a different scratching sound depending on which tool you have selected

Can you duplicate pdfs to make them as a custom ‘template’?

Not sure if you mentioned it but can you use any stylus pen with this device? I'm sure thats a silly question but thought I'd ask anyway.

Does the device support WPA3 wifi?

Hi, Is it have a squared page option or just with lines and white?

If this company goes out of business would this device still be usable. I heard that to transfer files it needs to connected to the remarkable server.

Loved your recommendations. Is there any word on the 3.0?

In order for non branded stylus to work, it has to be EMR capable. Try Staedtler Noris Digital.

Templates and hand writing recognition?

Apparently you can't buy the stylus on its own. What happens when the nib is worn?

thank you this is really informative, despite the battery not lasting as long as two weeks I think I would definitely get this it looks amazing

I wanted to ask you a question: the books bought in the apple store, through the application "books" in epub format I think, can I pass them without problems to Remarkable 2?

Hi Peter thanks for your review. Just wondering is it possible to move a notebook from one folder to another folder once it has been created?

Congrats! Awesome review

I got mine for Christmas, and I can't let it go (I fell asleep using it just yesterday). So far, it proves really useful !

You can't have backlight in an e-ink device. You can front light them, but with the drawback that it will create an additional distance of the pen tip from the writing surface, making drawing less accurate, and, when the light is not on, making the surface look a little dimmer.

Thank you Peter for your test. There are comments elsewhere stating that the zoom function on documents is quite slow. I notice you didn't show this. Can you comment further, please?

Thank you for the test! I can’t wait to get mine!

Great close-up shots and your audio was great too!

Hi Peter, great review and glad that you didn’t lose your notes! @6:50 you mentioned you contacted RM about how their pen works. What insight did you get, I’d be interested to know. I like the X days later - subbed!

I have a question, is it possible to take a screenshot from a PDF and paste it on a hand note page ? Thanks for all your explanations

Great info, thanks. If you ever figure out a way to delete the quick sheets, would you please add a video? I was so excited when my RM2 arrived, I added those sheets and I despise them!

I understand the interest for private notes, but I am surprised to see that so many people say they use it for work. All the work places I know require their documents to be processed through an office suite.

Thank you! Great experience !

would u recommend this for a freshman in honors high school classes who would probably use this for the rest of their high school careers?

Thank you for doing this!

your choice of sound effects is like from horror movie :D

Why can't I but it in India?

How much time does it takes to fully charge?

Beside the note taking, how’s the reading experience?

Is it possible to catagorize your notes ? Like science, chemistry, math, like different folders ???

One main thing I want to hear from all these reviews is comment on all the bad reviews. Facebook comments, google reviews etc. TONS of people complaining they’ve never received their tablet, that the tablet and/or pen was broken, that nobody replies to customer service requests and even that the company is actually in Hong Kong and not Norway. I’m worried. I bought one, and *supposedly* it should be shipped soon (from where tho?) and I truly truly don’t want to deal with being out $600 because this company can’t be bothered to spend as much on service and support as they do on marketing..... Definitely not okay with being out $600 when/if I decide I don’t want it, and either cancel, or return for a refund (also complaints that refunds are never issued, and instructions on returning the tablet aren’t forthcoming). What was your experience, ordering and receiving this? Have you spoken DIRECTLY with anyone at Remarkable?

I am updating my Remarkable2, as I am still watching this video. I love my Remarkable2. Even with its limitations. I want the option for less latency or smoother lines.

Hi, thank you for your review. I'd use it for notes on several projects that are related. Do you know if tagging notes is an option? It would help to organize related topics in the notes and notebooks.

What's the integration with note tools like OneNote and EverNote? I'd love to dictate directly into it if possible.

Great review, thanks for making it :) but it is a front light we want, not backlight (as then it is better for the eyes and the purpose of e-ink screens) I guess in the remarkable 3 we will get those and also removal of the chin, maybe a flush screen like the paper white, and maybe waterproof? :)

Hello, from the design perspective the bezel on the chin and the bezel on left are same thickness. For holding it with Your left hand and resting Your thumb there. In Portrait or landscape. :-)

Tank you. You can test the reading of epubs and pdfs, as well as notes in these books and the possibility of saving only the notes made in the body of the book?

Can you import and annotate pdfs and then export on the reMarkable?

Love the idea but we’ve had another performance on tablets and phones for years and these still run off a potato. I want one bit with faster refresh

Cool! Also wondering if this works in landscape mode ie the handwriting recognition.

Fantastic review & excellent outline! Thank you so much for sharing. Question: what lens & camera re you using to shoot your reviews?

As much as I enjoy the rM2, the lack of customer support is a deal breaker for me :-/

So it has 8gb of memory on the device, can it connect to external hard drive? How much memory does each notebook take up? Let’s say I use this for work and am taking notes during meetings everyday and average 2/3 pages each day-how much space would a month or years worth of notes take up?

Does the screen is easy to get scratches from that pencil ?

Can the OCR work on mathematical or chemical equations? Or will it see it as just some doodles? I teach sometimes, so if this tablet can read equations, that would be so cool!

Thanks, this is a great video, very comprehensive. I wondered about highlighting. Does it also give you different ink colour options when using the ballpoint pen or fine liner?

Hi! Very interesting video and thanks heaps for making it! I became intrigued by this device once I got an offer into University (studying maths and education btw), and would like to know: for 4 years of studying, do you think, with the available storage space, that i can store all my notes until i finish? thank you, and very nice review!

And does it support kindle books ?

Great review, but can you please also cover reading books and textbooks on RM? What interests me is can I read textbooks on it and take notes while doing it?

Is it possible to make bookmarks there in notebooks/ebooks/pdf?

Can you input a time and date stamp your notes? Also, any improvement in searching for specific notes? How does it compare with OneNote?

Why don't you just use your reMarkable 2 to take the battery data

The battery life spec is two weeks of standby. That spec does not include any use time. Just fyi.

Thanks for the review, I'm contemplating this and hope that it can interface with Sharepoint/OneDrive as easily as it seems. BTW, you should do a review on that nice watch you have as well, as that may be next on my list. Cheers!

I have problem the pen doesn't touch the screen yet but is writes how can I fix it??😭😭😭😭

Pete, I'm lost in creating anything except quick sheets which can be moved to a folder, at 74 I don't like being lost!!! Can you help.

Starts the video with pen and paper. I see how this is going 20 seconds into the video.

Awesome review. I watched it and ordered a Remarkable right away. I finally see its potential. A silly question: has the device palm rejection? Being left handed is quite a nightmare on the iPad.

how bad is ghosting

Great overview Peter! Do you know if the PDFs generated by the system are 'searchable' i.e. is Adobe able to sufficiently 'read' the content such that if I 'control+F' for a specific reference it will be able to show those? Have looked extensively but haven't seen any mention about this and important for me as I struggle big time with being able to locate a specific note or reference using physical paper and pen.

The security part tho... Big no for me. Thank you for covering that!

I was hopeful that there would be a way to read my books on the RM2 but the only way that could happen is for Remarkable to add the kindle app to the device...

This device looks amazing. Do the files backup to a Google Drive or does it have it's own cloud storage?

6:37 - The screen seems to use Wacom tech. My Samsung s-pen works on it.

Can you try the template installer and see if it really works with the remarkable 2?

Any EMR stylus will work. Noris Staedtler and Lamy Al-Star EMR stylus are the two best options.

What is the make and model of the watch that you're wearing. Thank you for the great video by the way

Is it possible to transfer the files from remarkable to my tablet or phone and vice versa? If yes, do I need to install a specific app on my phone or tablet?

Thank you for your review. As far as I can see, this device is a bit smaller than a standard paper notebook. Did this ever bother you? Best regards, Asim

Great & comprehensible video. Thanks! According to "My deep guide" channel, there are many different markers that work on the reMarkable. He made a video specifically around this subject. They just have to use the same technology as the one used on the reMarkable.

I love your review. Unfortunately I too would paid more for an option of extra storage. I have way too many Pdf's and notes to secure. Thank you!

Hi, I really liked your video. I have one Question ;I am a student in 9th graded you think it would be a good idea to order the re2? Tank u

How's the performance really, should we wait for remarkable 3

How does it work for left handed people. Any cons ?

Hello again. Does the calendar in this device sync with an online calendar like Google calendar or something similar? Thanks!

Good channel. Donny sent me :)

If you get a chance, Noris Digital Jumbo works great. Some don't like the feel. I love it.

Walled garden and bound to the cloud. No thanks. Consumers should ALWAYS reject such products.

nice!

I really like pen and paper, but I think this would be a good option to save notes and still get the benefit of handwritten. Thanks for the review.

Does this device "save as you go" or save drafts as you go?

please turn off auto focus on your camera.

no one talking about how overpriced it is.

It will work with emr pens.

There is no difference in the sound of the various brushes.

So you start a review of a digital note-keeper, by showing us that you keep daily records on a traditional notepad rather than keeping them on the Remarkable 🙂

Shakey cam foes be warned... get your barf bag ready.

Hi, your video is really very helpful. I am debating to get one as I am sick and tired of papers and searching for my previous notes I done. I will be using this more on my accounting studies so more of case studies. I wonder if remarkable has a feature i can switch from plain paper to one with gridlines (similiar to excel with borders)? thanks