Hi All,

I guess Remarkable’s marketing budget strikes again - I wasn’t looking for a Digital E-Ink Notepad, but I do wonder now if it’s a thing that might work for me?

I already own a first-generation Kindle, so don’t need an e-reader, and I and it seems a lot of the critcism levelled against Remarkable is that it just does the one thing.

So, I am wondering if the Remarkable 2 is for me? I have a few questions;

  • I was initially turned off because of the Subscription element, but investigating it further - Can I just download/export documents I’ve created via USB?
  • Does Text Recognition only work with the Subscription?
  • Can I upload templates, or documents to annotate? I.e. Process Documentation, etc?
  • I already own a first-generation Kindle, so don’t need an e-reader, and I work in a fairly text heavy field, of Records and Information Management, specifically in a Regulatory Capacity. I am always reviewing PDFs, annotating Process Documentations, etc.

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Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I take the plunge (I imagine this gets asked pretty much weekly)

  • jabruegg@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The subscription element just adds extra functionality and saves documents permanently. Without the subscription, it’s still totally functional, it just won’t save documents in the cloud more than 50 days since you last edited it.

    Don’t need Connect for text recognition either

    Yes (although it’s restricted to pdf format, if that matters at all to you)

  • TheKBMV@alien.topBEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago
    1. Yes, file transfer is entirely possible through USB, that’s mainly how I use it
    2. No, since a restructuring in subscription tiers the conversion feature is available as long as you are online and have an account with them that you are logged into.
    3. You can upload pdfs to the device and you can take notes over them so yes, annotating/filling documents is possible. Uploading templates is technically possible but not supported out of the box, you have to dig a bit for that.
  • kg4zow@alien.topBEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    • Download via USB - yes, using a built-in web interface. You can SSH into it, but the files are not stored in a format that you’ll be able to do much with.

    • Handwriting recognition - requires a cloud account and that the tablet be connected to the internet (the handwriting recognition works by sending the pen strokes to reMarkable, who forwards them to a third party) but it doesn’t require a paid subscription.

    • You can upload PDF and EPUB documents via USB, using the web interface. Templates … not officially, but directions are out there for how to do it, and there are third party programs which make it simple.