How exciting! I have to say I have seen people make negative comments about what it doesn't do too. Although I can't help but think they miss the point, it specifically aims to be a paper replacement, not a full-featured tablet, and as a paper replacement, it is IMHO the best. I hope you don't have to wait too long till you get yours.

@@AlexSamuels I totally agree. From what I understand, everyone has fallen in love with the paper screen feel, but because it doesn’t have all the fancy bells and whistles the tablets have, they complain about it.

@@joshsabin4431 👏

Which is why I bought it and now I regret that decision. I have two main issues with the device. I found the responsiveness 50/50 at best. There are times I start to write and the letters appear immediately and other times there is a frustratingly long pause before anything appears. How long you ask? If I'm writing the letter t, the vertical line will not appear until after I complete the horizontal line. Mere seconds, but if you write quick enough, you can be a letter or two into the word before the first letter appears. But that isn't my biggest problem. The most frustrating part for me is the character recognition. I found it frequently misinterpreted what I wrote and correcting made it worse. It would place my corrections at the end of the line instead of where I wrote them. I wrote something that was basically a check list. I corrected something that was on line 2. It placed what I wrote at the end of line 3. I hate using pen and paper, but what I write is where I place it on the page. It doesn't magically jump to another line. For the price this item costs, it should perform much better. I can't image trying to write long detailed notes on this device and having it mess up the lines when I convert to text.

Okay, so, I'm still not thrilled with its performance, but I'm changing the way I write and it appears to be improving its performance. I need to write more slowly. However, It wasn't my handwriting that caused text from line 2 to be appended to the text on line three. But I've only managed to recreate that particular problem one additional time. I'm going to use is a lot in the coming days to really stress test it. It it performs at least as well as it did a moment ago, then I won't return it. I won't return it as long as I believe my problems are caused by my poor handwriting.

Thank you Matthew for your very kind words that means a lot.

@Michael Berstein A little bit harsh, Michael, 😉 I am not on the spectrum; it's just when you turn the camera on, I become a lot more serious, 😂don't know why. Sound like quite a nice calm life if it took that much to get me to shout 🤔. I am sure my kids would be happy if that were the case 😊.

Thanks for letting me know 😊

Thanks Jeanie, your welcome 😊

Hi Vicki, thank you for your comment. It's great to hear. To check, have you seen my video on handwriting to text kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7eof9xmqpbbj40.html. Your right; I find handwriting notes much better for retaining information also 👍.

Pleased to hear it, and I hope you enjoy it 👍. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the comment 👍

Thank you for taking the time to share those kind words 🙏

Thanks Chabe 👍

Very welcome!

Thank you Netse for you very kind words 😊

Thanks, Wayne, for the compliment and for letting me know; I hope that when you get yours, you enjoy it 😊.

Glad I could help!

My pleasure. I'm pleased it was helpful 😊.

Agree. Great introduction and ads timed in such a way, I didn’t begrudge them (thinking, he deserves the income from that ad 😆).

Thank you, I am glad you find it helpful. I hope it works well for you 👍

Thanks for the comment; I love your RM2 video also. The start is fantastic 👍, as are your drawings 😀. Keep up the excellent work.

Thanks Luigi 👍

Thanks John, for positive comments and constructive comments I think you make a very good point 😊.

Thank you Maurice for your very kind words 🙂.

Hi Andrew, thanks for the update 👍. I hope you enjoy it, I use mine daily it is my writing instrument of choice 😊.

Thanks 👍.

Now review reMarkable’s customer support.

@@pikabill I have had limited experience with Remnarkable's customer service, once or twice I contacted them about delivery they responded promptly and they kept me up to date with automated e-mails regarding the sipping and production process. I have heard mixed things about their customer service but my experience has been good although not extensive enough to review.

Thank you for your vey kind words. 🤓

Thanks for the comment; that was a lovely thing to say 😊.

OMG Jay!!!! That sounds awesome. Thank you for your kind words. I hope you have the most amazing time out there and that the RM2 adds to the experience. 👍

Your welcome; I'm pleased it helped 😊

Thanks Janet 👍, "mydeepguide" will blow your mind with information 😊. If you haven't found his channel already.

Thank you for letting me know, I am pleased it helped.

Thanks Telle, for the comment and compliment. If cost is an issue remember that the reMarkable 1 or maybe even a refurbished version if reMarkable have them in stock saves a lot of money for identical software. The hardware is different but not night and day. If you ever do get one I hope you love it 😊.

Thank you so much for your comment Charlie, in the next month, or so my current plan is to do reviews of screen protectors to improve the writing on the iPad, and I think although I have been putting it off in the next month, I will do a review of the Onyx Air 👍.

Thank you for your kind words, in a lot of ways most the of that review is still relevant however I did also create this video Should you buy the Remarkable 2 in 2022 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp2PZ8unqJfHYnk.html earlier this year.

Hi Edward, thank you for the comment. I could not say this in the review because it will not be relevant to everyone but the fact that it's a business expense helps justify the price! 😊

Thanks for your comment Eliot 👍

Thanks Mike 👍

Glad I could help 👍

Hi Renee, how exciting. I am sure you will love it, and the new studying sounds like an exciting new chapter of life. Although it might lead to nothing, you could always contact customer services and tell them that you have just realised a friend of yours has this discount, instead of having to return it to get a discount, they just refund £40. It's worth a try, I always think 🤔. Either way, enjoy the studies and the Remarkable 😊.

Hi. Thank you for your sound review. Windering where can I find the discount code. Cheers

@@summitcg5797 this should work remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR

Thank you very much for your kind words. What's the choice between? And why it difficult?

@@AlexSamuels As a life-long note taker, the move from paper to electronic format has been tied to the hardware available. Example: I use Note 10 phone and have paper notebooks everywhere. I've begun to seek a larger formate. Plus, I sketch to maintain drafting skills. The larger formate is needed. You've helped define search.

@@wesleylee4962 I can't seem to get my hands on one yet but you might also be interested in the Fujitsu Quaderno A4 2nd Gen. Gets good reviews and is full A4. I know someone who might benefit from it but I can't seem to actually get one delivered.

Thanks for the comment Alessio very succinct and helpful. Who knew software developers still used fountain pens and paper 😉. Continue to enjoy the Remarkable 2 😊

Thanks Kit, really appreciate your comments, I have watched some of your videos over the past year and you come across so well. It's interesting that you mention the Papyr because I didn't fancy it because of the legacy hardware, but the newly announced Sony colour e-ink device sounds like it is going to take digital note taking in e-ink to a whole new level.

@@AlexSamuels oh I know! Amazing future for these devices!

Hi Bobbie, thank you for your kind words; you might not want to watch any more of my videos as in the latest ones, I replaced the plant with a Dyson fan 😂. I have never lost any work; one of the Remarkable ecosystem's advantages is how easy it is to transfer files on and off the device. So if you have a few PDF's you need to review for a case, you can load them onto the Remarkable cloud system and make notes on them and then take them off and, if you want, e-mail them to someone else if you need. I now also use the Remarkable to electronically sign documents by converting them into PDFs, putting them on the Remarkable, signing them and then e-mailing them where they need to go. The could storage is Google's encrypted servers, so it is as secure as you believe Google to be. You can find details here: support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002648297-Connecting-to-the-reMarkable-cloud I will not say that writing on the remarkable is as good as writing on your chosen paper with your favourite fountain pen and ink. However, as you know, having so many paper notes has it's own issues and using the Remarkable tablet for me is a much more efficient system that allows me to have the notes I need where I need them. I hope that helps, but if you have any more specific questions, please let me know.

Your welcome 😊, just out of interest if you have decided to get the Remarkable does this reduce the price by £/$ 40? remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR

@@AlexSamuels It does. Thank you for the code. I'll be buying it from a local reseller, but will enquire if they honour the campaign too.

@@Helleynea Thanks for checking that for me and hope you manage to get the discount.

Thanks, Florian, for the comment. I have never used Paperlike, although I have heard good things. However, I use my iPad practically as my primary laptop, and I am about 99% sure that the matt effect that improves the writing will drive me mad as it slightly distorts the screen 😂. With the iPad Pro, in comparison to the Remarkable, I would say I don’t like the writing experience but say I have written on an iPad screen for over 1,000 hours over the last few years, and you do get used to it. Thanks for the thought, though, because as the channel keeps growing, I might try it out to see 🤓👍.

Thanks Anthony that's a really good idea 💡 👍 🤔.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍

Thanks, Maria, both for the comment and for being the first person I remember to thank me in advance for responding 👍. Yes, you do have different pen thickness options to chose from; I am not sure you know, but there actually is a calligraphy pen. You might want to read the remarkable support article on the subject support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002661597-Pen-pencil-brush-highlighter-Writing-tools, and my most relevant video is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/br2AgslqqsfJgas.html, and you might even find this video relevant also kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8CDaNmjmLfLlXk.html. I hope that helps, but please feel free to ask any more questions. 😊

Thank you Myriam 👍

Your welcome Duncan 😊

Thanks, Camilo, I have thought about it for a while, but I have moved it up my to-do list, so I will see what I can do 😀.

Thanks, @@AlexSamuels !!!

Thanks for the comment 👍 and I couldn't put it better myself 😊.

Hi Ricardo, thank you for the comment. I think the answer is yes and no, depending on your specific use case. So daily, I use this device with PDFs. It is straightforward to transfer PDFs on and off the device from a PC or Mac. As a reader, the device works OK Its a decent size And clear enough. Writing on PDFs and transferring them and what you have written is brilliant and one of the best use cases for the Remarkable 2. Separately taking notes as you would in a notebook works brilliantly too. So the limitations of PDFs are three-fold: 1. You can't add new pages into a pdf if you wanted to put your notes on a separate page but in the same document. 2. If you are writing notes on the document that you're reading on the Remarkable 2, it can be a little bit fiddly but not unworkable to transfer from your notes back to the separate file that is the PDF back to your notes again. 3. Finally and I just mentioned this in my latest video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7eof9xmqpbbj40.html. If you want to use handwriting to text conversion, you can't use this in a PDF for some reason. To summarise, this device works well, as a PDF reader and really well to write on PDFs and separately to take notes as long as the limitations above won't be an issue. I hope this helps.

Thanks for the comment Rich, could you not convert photos into PDFs? I can literally do that on my phone, by going to print a photo and choosing save as PDF. I could then from my phone transfer that PDF to the remarkable. Just a thought. 😉

Hi Sam, thank you for your kind words. You quickly get used to the screen size; I made that transition about 4 years ago (from paper to this size screen). The device is designed specifically for intensive writing; it has great battery life, and after you have written for hundreds and then thousands of hours on it, paper can seem very last century. Hope that helps; let me know if you have any more questions. 😊

Hi Lisa, great questions 👍. I am going to ask one more you didn't ask, is it worth buying the Remarkable 2 (RM2) now you have to pay £7.99 pm to use it properly, for me, yes but it is a consideration. OK, so the iPad is great to write with and using an app like Notability is much more powerful than the RM2. I use my iPad daily basically as my laptop, and honestly, if money is no object, I would get both. I will assume you have a computer and don't need an iPad to be a computer. I only have two issues personally with the iPad to write with, and if neither is a concern, get an iPad. 1.) I was getting headaches from looking at the iPads screen too much; the remarkable 2s screen stopped this, and this alone is worth it for me. 2.) there are no distractions with the RM2; I am more creative and focused on not accessing the web or games or e-mails. If neither of my two points above is a concern, I would go for the iPad. So with the RM2, I don't render and zoom too much; I don't need to for my notes and most other content I put on it is made for A4, and I find it OK to read and write on in A5 without zooming. If you need to zoom on occasion, I honestly don't think it's too bad (although not as smooth as an iPad). Personally, it would be great to have more clours, and I know what you mean however it's not just back and white there is also grey, so you can highlight things that you need to stand out, it's not as good as lots of different colours but is so much better than not having that option. Because you can highlight, I don't find the lack of additional colours an issue, although it would be nice to have. You can write in landscape; I only do that if I am working on a PDF that is formatted in landscape. I prefer to take my notes in portrait, but that's a personal preference thing. Regarding the pen, it's a money thing again. Is it worth £80 to have a rubber at the end of the pen 🤔? Probably not. Do I use it daily? Yes. Would I personally spend £80 on the better pen? Yes. However, I am not a student, and I am getting money off this device as, for me, it's a tax-deductible business expense. Would I have saved the money when I was a student? Yes. I would have bought the cheaper pen at university and got slightly annoyed every time I needed a rubber 😂 but back then, it was my parent's money, not my own. In summary, if I were going to be taking a lot of handwritten notes at university, I would go for the RM2 over the iPad. I think I might also go for an iPad over a laptop unless I needed a computer. I hope that helps; I know it's been a lengthy response, but please feel free to ask any more questions you may have. 😊

So it is very easy to transfer files between PC and the device a simple drag and drop. Honestly I hadn't considered getting a client to sign (although I use it to sign documents regularly) I don't see any reason you could use it for that reason 🤔 great idea 👍.

Hi Mike, thank you for the compliment and question. My watch is a Garmin vivomove luxe, it's a smartwatch designed not to look like a smartwatch, and I really like it. If you have any more questions about the watch, please feel free to ask, I keep on thinking of doing a review of it but then things like time get in the way 😂.

Hi Amanda, thank you for the comment. So the answer is there are lots of things, but nothing exciting like there are checklists and storyboards; however you can put PDF's on it, so I have got a 13-week journal from bestself.co over 100 pages long, and I fill that out every day. Because you can load any PDF onto it, the stock layouts are not a limitation. I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels Of course, it makes sense! I forgot this was an option. Helped loads. thanks! x

Thank you for your comment. So I know what you mean about it annoying you, and in a way, the software is laggy compared to a decent tablet or phone, but if you are using it 95% + of the time to write and take notes, it doesn't feel at all laggy. When your writing, it just feels natural. If you are going to buy and there is no pressure from me, you might be interested in this link which knocks £40 off. remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.

@@AlexSamuels You straight-up just helped me save $40 on the ReMarkable, especially when it is that expensive, any discount like that is worth it. Thank you so so much, wasn't even expecting to save money from reading through the comments XD.

@@nathantran471 Thanks for the comment and Sub 👍. I am pleased that you were able to find the discount and use it 😊.

As long as you can import the files in PDF format, it should be easy and work perfectly. It is easy to import pretty much any PDF on and, just as importantly, off it. So you would then be able to send your compleated form via email from your PC later. You need a WiFi connection to get docs on and off the device. I hope you're enjoying the night classes 👍

So to answer your first question, it should not need to “catch up” it should not be possible for you to outpace it in terms of writing speed, and there should be no smudging. I am assuming that you are not writing at superhuman speeds; it will be fine. 👍 Writing to text, it’s more interesting 🤔; you can only keep your handwriting on the device. You have to send your conversion to text to an e-mail when you are converting it. No, unfortunately, you can’t search your notes. 😔, It’s annoying because the technology must be there, but as of today, you can’t. I hope that helps, although I appreciate it won’t be some of the answers you wanted.

Thanks Alex!

Thanks for the question Hana. After storage for the OS it's about 6.5 GB; you can store many PDFs and leave the wLan connection. I do it most days.

Hi Aditya, I get it totally, and I had the same dilemma. For me, I would say if you can afford it, purchase it. Here is my rationale. 1. Your eyes hurt; your eye health is so important, and if they are hurting, it has got to be worth seeing if the remarkable can reduce or stop that. 2. Your studying medicine, the right tools to help with your education now could pay off significantly in the coming years. 3. I love my iPad, which is essentially with the magic keyboard case a laptop, but I love the distinction between the devices. The remarkable helps me focus as it's distraction-free. Overall, if reading PDFs and making notes is something you are going to be doing most days, I think this is an excellent investment. I know what you mean about the iPad, and you will obviously still use it, but it is not as good a transition from book pen and paper as the remarkable 2 is. Btw, if the price is a concern, the actual experience of the original remarkable is similar enough that it might be a way to get the benefits at a reduced cost. I hope that helps, but if you have any more questions, please let me know.

I own a Remarkable 1 and I love it. I used it for transferring documents that have to be signed when I didn't have access to a printer. I constantly download PDFs, files for editing, ebooks, etc. I used to have the projects I was going to be editing printed for me because of eye strain, so the Remarkable really made my life significantly simpler. Also, the fact that my notes are accessible from not just the Remarkable, but also my phone and my computer is awesome. Just my two cents. Hope it's helpfull.

Thanks for the comment 😊. Re the question, no spell check, but as it's primarily for handwriting it would be difficult to use. You could use the handwriting to text conversion, which is decent and transfer the text into something that does have a spell check. But the simple answer is no 😔, hope that helps though.

Hi Lisa, I have used notability for years. I tried loads but I found that works well for me. I hope that helps. 👍

Glad it was helpful. 😊

Hi Mary, thank you for the comment and question. So the good news is the text that Remarkable converts gets sent to an e-mail address as text and not as a PDF, so then it is a simple job of copy-paste to your word editor of choice. It talks about PDFs because you only put PDFs and EPUBs on, and that is how the document files come off, but the text conversion itself is plain text like you want. Hope that helps 😊

@@AlexSamuels does it work to convert all the punctuation, as well as with syntax characters for programming, like: ~#={}[{] etc... and typical algebra in math?! That is my concern... I like to handwrite all my code and then get it converted so I can copy and paste it into my coding editor, like Atom or Sublime Text and just push Run and have a program run in my computer! That would be just Amazing 🤩 😊 thanks and hope you can reply! I wrote on one ReMarkable 2 today, it felt pretty good! I am a programmer student and also a fiction writer and I prefer handwriting as it helps me think deeper when formulating ideas and concepts...

@@SimplicityForGood So it's a great question, the answer is it does convert the syntax, so in theory you can code. But the accuracy is not 100% so in practice I don't think it will work for that although I love the thought. I will normally but handwritten words in Grammarly or word which will work out errors that don't make sense but I am guessing you won't have that option with code. I think the system is more designed for occasional syntax rather than full-on code. Sorry, but I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels thanks! I will wait for a better product down the road then... Read that Supernote is in the making of a totally new device that seem promising if it uses Linux! 🐧

@@SimplicityForGood I have to say although I have never fallen in love with supernote products I think there rate of progress is second to none 👍

HI Israel, thank you. Re the referral link, you simply follow this link remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR and it should nock 40 £$ or € off the price. For about the first 13 referrals I got £40 back towards the cost of my original device but the code has now been used over 500 times!!! I don't get any monetary benefit but I am just pleased that Remarkable continue to honour the link and give the money off. Hope that answers your question.

Hi Eva, thank you for this comment, so this is my old video when the subscription didn't exist. I made this earlier this year kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp2PZ8unqJfHYnk.html which might help. 👍

I also made this last month, slightly different but maybe helpful kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZd9apRyzbiVqqM.html

Thanks James, very well summarised. There is only 1 shade of grey. The colours are black grey and white. Although the DPI is lower than you might expect I never think about it so I don't think it's an issue in the real world. This link should save you £40 which might help of your going to get one remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR. 👍

@@AlexSamuels Thank you. That £40 off might do the trick for me :-)

Hi Arne, Thank you for your comment. I am pleased you have been able to use yours since October. I am sure it was a long wait to get it. I don't use the file system much; I think the file system is ok, but for me, it's not complex enough and to limited to the Remarkable ecosystem, but yes, your right; more of a focus on it would have been good. I appreciate the feedback. Have you seen my video covering handwriting to text? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7eof9xmqpbbj40.html, your right; it's useful, which is why I ended up covering it separately. On that note, I will add the file system onto my list of video ideas potentially do as a separate video. I like you am looking forward to the 2.6 updates to see what it brings.

Hi again, I watched the other video. The iPad offers more possibilities, no doubt. But I chose the Remarkable 2 mainly because of the screen and the feel of writing. I have the same cover and the same pen as you. So far I am happy and it is easy to take with you to meetings (on Zoom or Teams) or on trips (at the moment rather rare).

@Arne Marco Kirsebom Absolutely, hopefully, more trips to be able to take it on in the future 😊

I’ve watched several reviews and no one talked about organizing notes on the Rm. so glad I saw your comment. I have so many notes on diff topics and I need them organized. It sounds like this is a feature. Thanks for commenting.

@@May-xt9pv Hi Mary, the file system on RM is robust. You can create folders and folders within folders. You can name and search for files, actually, I usually name files on my PC, and it updates on the device. I do use the file system for short term storage, and I have no complaints. The only "issues" for me is I need to share my notes with my team a lot of the time, and RM is an individual system rather than a group system. But it is so easy to transfer files both on and off the device I do it daily. I hope that helps give you a bit more confidence in the files ecosystem.

Hi Yulin, thank you for the comment; the RM1 functionality is identical to RM2. There is a minor difference in screen texture (I prefer RM1) and a negligible difference in writing latency (RM 1 is sufficient). The difference is only really the casing and the astatic. The astatic is important to me because when I have face-to-face meetings RM2, it looks slicker, which will be noticed by some of my clients. The choice is, are the design ascetic and metal vs plastic important enough to justify the price difference. I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels That helps a lot. Thank you, Alex...I really appreciate it!

@@yulinmazarin3153 I hope whatever device you go for works well for you 👍.

😂, As I am a bit older, I at first thought that would be overkill 😂. Having taken some time to think about this question more in more detail, 🤔 it would be fantastic for a grad student to have all your notes in files in one place and work on PDFs. You might be able to download PDFs before a class online, maybe even converting a PowerPoint into a PDF. I wish I had one at university. I would have loved it and the ability to convert to text. Wow! As long as it’s affordable, you realise that it is just a note-taking device, and you can still have a laptop and or iPad; then I think it would help. 👍 Awsome question 🤓

Thanks for the question; so there is a feature called live view which via wifi allows you to connect the tablet and a PC/MAC and update live. You can't do it with a cable or link to a phone. I hope that helps; you can find more details here: support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002674478-LiveView

This comment is an excellent point and does not just apply to doctors; as a regulated Financial Advisor in the UK, I have a similar issue to your wife. I think there are two things to note: 1. Remarkable don't store the data Google do; this is what Remarkable say: "The reMarkable cloud service is hosted on Google's Cloud Platform and stored in Europe. The reMarkable cloud is secured with Google's encryption at rest, trusted boot, and physical security. All data is also encrypted on rest and on transfer." I don't know if you trust Google more than Remarkable, but that is who is storing the data and how and where it is stored. 2. One of the things I like about the Remarkable ecosystem is how well the cloud network works and, importantly, how easy it is to transfer notes off the Remarkable and onto another system, so I do not have notes on my Remarkable for more than a few days. I hope that helps.

@4tran Definitely a very complex area, I found this article which suggests some Google services can be compliant. blog.netwrix.com/2020/08/13/hipaa-compliant-cloud-storage/#compliance Maybe it's worth reaching out to remarkable directly and asking they might say they don't know but you might not be the only one who has asked.

I move my notes from the RM 2 system once I don't need them on the device anymore; my personal notes I put in one place, and at work, we use Microsoft Sharepoint. You can leave them on RM 2, but I would say the file system is decent, but if you already have a digital file system that works, I would make RM 2 fit into that. RM 2 is expensive. I am sure it will come down in price eventually, but it is still relatively new, so I wouldn't wait personally. I will be open and say I bought it as part of an early bird discount, so it was cheaper. However, the more significant thing for me is that this is a business expense as I use it for work which significantly reduces the net tax cost for me. If the price is an issue, you can buy just the RM 1 no cover for £299, RM 1 and 2 feel different plastic vs metal, but the functionality is pretty much identical. Both RM 1 and 2 have a 30 day returns policy, so there should not be much risk with either if you don't think it works for you or represents good value once it's in hand. I hope this helps.

A week ago, I would have said it’s good and buy it, which still holds. But honestly, now, for what you have described, I would say buy the Kobo Elipsa kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idZ2YKlpu57Rf6c.html. The Kobo is a better reading device, and you can take notes efficiently and well on it. I am not going to lie the Remarkables note-taking feels better, but for me, as you described, the Kobo as the superior reading device, with a backlit screen, would be the way I would go. I hope that helps; I think it answers your question but maybe not in the way you expected, so if you have any follow up questions, just ask 👍.

Hi Tim, you are right and it's very frustrating, I still this is a great device but paying £7.99 pm basically £100 per year makes this a much more difficult decision. Thank you for taking the time to comment 👍

@Bessie Hillum I get it, I really do. I still recommend the remarkable 2 even with the subscription but it does mean that people who were struggling to afford it before might not be able to now. I think there is a bit of a global subscription bandwagon now though and although I don’t have an issue with any, it can make life very expensive. One time licence fees used to be an option and a valid way to pay developers but now you are not given the same choice.

​@Bessie Hillum Now that is a fascinating comment, and I half agree with it 🤔. I think you are right about the false economy with so many tech products. However, I think that misses the profit made through subscription models; it is not all for the good of poor software engineers 😉. Don't get me wrong, I get the point of the subscription model, and I get the costs behind the scenes. I can also understand peoples frustration when it leads to increased profits and company valuations. It's funny, I work in the world of wealth management where people do make money, and companies do make profits from, in essence, a subscription model. There are often calls for reduced costs partly because of a lack of understanding of the costs involved in providing a service. Thank you for this very thought-provoking comment 👍.

If you don’t buy the subscription, what other features are missing besides text conversion, Dropbox and cloud storage? I mean, let’s say you use it for two years, and you don’t give them the extra $200 in subscription fees, what basic features are you actually losing? Can you honestly really use this device easily and properly without those basic features? Could you even install updates? In a way, it almost feels like they want to hold our files hostage and charge us to use our own content. But maybe I misunderstand?

@@jtaylor7572 It's interesting as I was thinking about this yesterday and you're right especially regarding the files. But I think people could use this to take notes and not have a connect subscription especially as there is no commitment to connect you can always pay for a month if you say needed to make a presentation with it occasionally. As a minimum I would need the have connect light as I do leave some files on there and it would be more work to take them on and off. Concerningly it says you get access to fast sync. I use almost instant online file transfers all the time, if it is much slower without connect then that would be a deal-breaker and by deal-breaker, I think I mean I would pay for it. However, some people might not need any additional features or storage so it's a very good question.

Hi Jordon, thank you for the question; I think it depends on your use case. My reader of choice is the Kindle Oasis for books or Instapaper. For PFD reading (no notes), I prefer the Onyx Boox Air. I also love going on the web directly on it. So if you're looking for a reader that stands alone and doesn't need to be too big, I would go for Kindle or Kobo. If you are looking for something bigger, I would look at Onyx Boox products. However, as a writing device for me, it's got the be Remarkable. I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels thanks!

It's a great question, and something I have only just realised is that I only take it out of the folio cover for videos to be neater for the camera 😂. In day to day life, I always write with it in the folio. If it's on the desk being right-handed, it makes no difference in or out, and in hand, I prefer the feel of the cover.

Hey, thanks for the question. Unfortunately, only a charging cable is included in the box with the Remarkable 2; everything else you would have to get separately. That means it is going to be more expensive. I did a video on using a different pen kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNt0YMSFs-ColGw.html, but it still involves spending more money. Sorry I could not give you a better answer.

Hi Sheral, that makes perfect sense, so you have a few advantages with the Remarkable for your needs. Obviously, you can run a few notebooks in a meeting and flip between them for different topics, which is easier than having numerous real notebooks in a meeting, and this is something I do most days. However, something else you can do on the remarkable which you can't do with a notebook (as easily) is copy and paste. Sometimes I want to move notes around a note or between notebooks, and cut, copy and paste are really easy to use. You can print your notes but not off the device directly, but from a PC/MAC; it's easy enough. I hope that helps, but please feel free to come back if you have any questions. 😊

Hi Kei, I have the A5X also and I don’t like it. There is practically no lag on the Remarkable 2, and lag drives me mad, I had to get the iPad Pro for the faster screen because the older iPads have lag. This video was done quickly and I am going to try and get a more detailed one up but this might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erikZc9617SZe4E.html please feel free to ask me any more questions and I am happy to try and film another short if that helps. Thanks for the question.

@@AlexSamuels Thank you for the kind reply. I really disappointed with A5X. I think I wasted money.. Do you think Remarkable 2 is better than A5X in terms of note taking function (I am not interested in other functions since I have iPad Pro).

Hi Kei, the Remarkable 2 is so much better for note taking than the A5X. I also feel like I have wasted money with the A5X. The RM2 feels like having a paper note pad (although it is heavier than a note pad). The other advantage is the cloud access is good so you can download the RM app on your iPad and see all the notes, share them and export them from your iPad (as long as both devices have WiFi). As there is a 30 day money back guarantee with the RM2 there seems very little risk to try as long as it’s affordable in the first place. I, hope that helps.

Hi Danetra, the answer is it works fine but because this is the question I get most often I created this video to help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNWTZ5WEqZeugmg.html. Thanks for the question, 👍.

So you can write notes and e-mail them and then erase each page, or you could do what I do and put multiple versions of the PDF on the device to start. Then they can be in the cloud, and someone could pick them up from there. However, if you see my video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7eof9xmqpbbj40.html, I say handwriting to text does not work on a PDF on the Remarkable; it's a frustrating limitation. My view is, if the iPad is working for you, I would suggest buying heavier duty cases like this: geni.us/Sp6PB. Hopefully, that would address the issues you have with the iPad. Although I have not had any problems with it, you can damage the Remarkable 2 as well, so making the iPads more rugged might be your best option. I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels Great thank you for the response.

and thank you Deborah for your comment 😊

Sorry Lisa 😂, your right and nice spot. I got it out because it looks cool and I have used it for a couple of months but I never really took to it. It didn't feel like a big enough evolution over scanning a paper document to me. There was just too much friction, then wiping the pages and I wasn't sold on the writing feel. Any questions though and I would be more than happy to help if I can 😊. Sorry again I think it was unintentional click bate 🙈.

Hi Simon, this should knock £40 off the price remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR. I hope you enjoy the device if you end up buying it 👍.

@@AlexSamuels Thank you very much Alex. I am going to buy one of these and will use your discount. Many thanks. Simon King

@@simonrichardjking Good to hear, hope it works well for you 👍

Hi Nabil, thanks for the comment and question. So, my setup is now a c stand and a mobile phone attached with a solid clamp. I find that the solidness and variable height of a c stand gives me options, and I haven't found a better small camera than my phones main cameras. I don't know if that helps you, but before I found this solution for me, it was much more difficult. The only danger is not to drop my phone when camping in 🙈, I haven't, but there is always a sense of dread 😂.

Hi Mariann, yes there are different what Remarkable call templates including one for music. However what I always say is because you can use PDFs, if you can find the perfect background you can always import one in PDF format. I hope that helps. 😊

@@AlexSamuels Thank you very much! Yes, it is a great help! Awesome review! :)

Hi Ainslie, the short answer is yes just do it 😂😉. But the longer answer is. 1. I ended up designing my own template from a few sources and used that daily. The ones from Etsy should work fine, I think I tried some a while ago but didn't find any that quite fit my use case. 2. Absolutely, for a long time I ran daily, weekly and monthly planners from the RM2. I split them into 3 months to make them a manageable size it worked well. I have changed my personal system recently but not because the old one didn't work (I am just going through some life changes that became so big I found trying to plan it normally wasn't working for me 😂, but that's not Remarkable's fault 😉). It can handle complex PDFs if you can find a template in PDF that can work for you the RM2 is a nice place to update it daily. 3. Yes, Remarkable have apps for every platform. I use a mac myself and my notes are just there. As well as a tablet and phone. If once you have update your note you go out of it, it will upload to the cloud (automatically). Then in an app your husband or you can see your files (see but not edit). Although you can export the PDF from these apps. You can also upload from these apps PDFs onto the RM2. I have used it basically as you described and it should work perfectly. 👍, I'm sure there will be a small learning curve, but ironically I have just filmed next week's video today, why I use the RM2 daily (or something like that as a title) because for as you have described to not get eye strain or be distracted I don't think there is anything better that I have used. I hope that helps 🙏.

Yes, I would recommend the RM1; It is lighter than the RM2, which is good. When I first got the RM2, I thought the weight was not pleasant; you get used to it, but if I could have the RM2 weigh less, I would. The functionality is identical, and I marginally prefer the RM1 writing feel. So yes, I like the RM1, and if the price is a consideration would go for that. That said because so far, the RM1 sounds better, the RM2 does feel better built, and I find the magnetic attachment of the pen a big thing, and I like the eraser on the back of the RM2 marker plus (even more expense). When I bought mine, I did get an early bird discount, my device is a business expense, and the ascetics are essential for me as I will be using it in client facing meetings. I hope that helps and if you have any more questions, please come back to me.

@@AlexSamuels thank you very much

Thanks, Alex P, for the compliment, so there is good news and bad news. The good news is I find the convert to text feature accurate enough. However, there are two severe limitations. 1. Once you convert to text, you have to e-mail it; you cannot leave it on the device. So it is useful for occasional use but not as practical as your primary use for the device. 2. You cannot use the feature at all on an existing PDF. From your description of your use case, it sounds like this might mean that this is not the right device for you. However, if you are still interested, let me know, and I will film a demonstration. If the limitations put you off the Remarkable 2 let me also know because I might suggest a better solution for your use case. Is e-ink a must for you?

@@AlexSamuels thank you for a detailed explanation! I also checked some articles and you are absolutely right, looks like this device doesn't match my goals. So will try to find something else.

@@alexp2319 Is an iPad with Apple Pencil support an option? In my experience that might give you the most flexibility to convert text to type and then manipulate it how you want or the Samsung notes app in their tablets is also strong maybe on their tab s range of devices. I use it on my Samsung Note 10 + and it is capable software on the phone. Or is e-ink a must?

@@AlexSamuels No, e-ink is not the most necessary thing for me. Of cause it would be nice to have, but document editing and navigation is more important. Hence I think that iPad and Samsung are really good options. Do you know is it any difference between iPad Pro and Air in terms of text editing?

@Alex P So in terms of text editing, they will be identical. The hardware and software are pretty similar; to only difference for text is that the iPad Pro has a 120 Hz refresh rate and the Air 60 Hz (basically the screen on the Pro refreshes twice as often), so when you are writing with an Apple Pencil there will be a bit more lag on the iPad Air. It is the sort of thing that would drive me mad 🙈, hence why I am always looking for the “perfect device” however, most people wouldn’t notice, especially if they have never used an iPad Pro in the first place. There should be a new iPad Pro announced this month (that’s what the rumours are saying), so if the 120 Hz was something you wanted, you could wait to see if a new iPad Pro is launched, and that might be either the device you want to go for or might mean there are offers on the existing IPad Pro as they sell it off. You will know yourself if the refresh rate is important to you, if not the iPad Air should work perfectly.

No marks from your wrist just the stylus, you can rest your wrist on it all day long 👍.

@@AlexSamuels awesome thanks!!

Hi Matthew, the short answer is yes absolutely. You may want to consider the Kobo Elissa kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idZ2YKlpu57Rf6c.html. But the Remarkable is a great device and would aid your studies, productivity and organisation. I hope that helps 👍

Hi Azadeh, it can be used to read EPUB; if you primarily want to use it as a note-taker and occasionally e-books, it will work. If you are looking for an e-reader that also takes notes, then you might be interested in the Kobo Elipsa, about to be released next month. The Elipsa looks like a better e-reader than the Remarkable IMHO. Hope that helps 👍.

Thanks a lot for your complete answer. I would like to have a note-taker which I can read epubs with it too. So I guess this one is better for me :)

@@azadehgolestaneh9387 Definitely, the Remarkable meets that criteria really well 👍. If you are planning on buying it from Remarkable directly, then this link will save you £40 remarkable.com/referral/3TRV-5EFR

Hi Kathryn, thanks for the question. The short answer is no. However, the better solution is to put any PFD planner your want on it as a PDF. I was using a 150-page remarkable journal that worked brilliantly, and you can see in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8h5bKWT0NbLoXk.html it can handle complex calendars. I hope that helps with your question.

It’s a great question Raymond and the simple answer is yes. I have used it as a daily planner for over a year now. Personally I used Bestself for a while as a planner and I bought the digital version, fixed it for my needs, and put it as a PDF on the device. Basically you can used any PDF planner on this device and it works well. I hope that helps 👍.

@@AlexSamuels Thanks, Alex, for the quick reply! Do you find you use it more, the same, or less compared with when you had a paper planner?

@@raymondvasquez6967 The answer is for me personally more. I have it around me more and it has become a more integrated part or my routine. I do miss flipping through different sections of a journal but overall I think it improves the journaling process (for me at least 👍).

@@AlexSamuels It would be nice to have a left-side second screen to mimic an open book. Perhaps in the future this will happen!

@@raymondvasquez6967 I totally agree that would be a nice option but I would not get your hopes up and Remarkable tend to focus on improving writing features as opposed to standalone reading features. However, here’s hoping 🤞

If by work on them you mean to write on them, then yes absolutely it's easy and I do it on an almost daily basis. 👍

Wow! Dániel, thank you so much that makes such a difference!

Thanks for the comment and sub 👍

Hi Alex, I think I get the question and I think the answer like all the best answers is yes and no 😂. Using the device and software itself it's a bit limiting but when you use a PC/Mac with this software the answer is yes definitely. You can for example put several or even 10s of templates on the remarkable of the same PDF and then write on them and them email them and keep on repeating that. I use this all the time not print PDF documents and then not have to scan them. It's also really easy to save word or Excel documents as PDFs and then use them on the remarkable. So as long as you have access to a PC/Mac I think you will find this process a huge time saver with a lot less paperwork. I hope that helps 😊, but please come back to me if you have anymore questions.

@@AlexSamuels thanks for confirming this. I'm aiming to use this so I don't have to print a PDF and then having to scan it back to the computer after writing on it. I.e. Being able to put a PDF template on it (such as company templates for meeting minutes or interviews), write on it then moved to store on a PC is probably one of the main features I'd like to use it for. Save time and paper 😉

Absolutely, you can create files and files within files so you could create a file for each subject and one for each week or topic within each subject. My only issue would be space over a year or two, but you can always have a mirror system on a PC/Mac and transfer notes on and off as needed. I hope that helps.

@@AlexSamuels yes, thank you