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I’ve had the scribe since launch day. Tried using it for daily note taking but it lacked basic functionalities that kept it from becoming my EDC device for notes. Even with the “updates” from Amazon, it’s really an over glorified oasis. I truly think Amazon has abandoned the scribe. Mine sitting in the drawer most of the time.
I have both and I really struggle to decide which one I prefer overall, lack of a quick drawer is super annoying on the scribe, but the backlight and higher PPI screen on the kindle is really nice, the pen is more premium on the reMarkable, but the the Scribe smart cover has a place to securely store it's pen and a really nice vertical stand. Also the kindle app for reading is nice to have, a reading/writing device in one feels right. But his is if they were priced the same, considering the Scribe can be found at less than half the price? - it has to be the scribe.
You convinced me to get the Supernote. I’m just back and forth if I should wait for the A5X2 or get the Nomad. Some complained that the Nomad is too small for note taking. What’s your experience with the size?
I'm a reMarkable 2 user with the type folio keyboard, and have been very impressed with the device quality and attention to detail that has gone in to its design. But I'm starting to think Supernote are doing a much better job of the software and workflow support, at least for my use case which is reading, annotating and idea generation in a research and design context. The A6X2 is a little small for my liking, so I'm really waiting for the A5X2 to come out.. I read on Reddit that there may be an announcement this week...
Holy shit, a D&D character sheet. It's one of the things I want most in an eInk writer. Just chilling, reading some Brandon Sanderson, then flip over to a digital character sheet where I can free write and make notes in the margins.
I bought the very first kindle within six hours of it being available for sale on the Amazon website. However for the past few years I've been simply using the Kindle app on my iPhone or the Kindle app made for my iPad, or the Kindle cloud reader on my PC or Chromebook. But last month I bought the Amazon Kindle scribe because I wanted the ability to take notes by hand rather than use scrap paper when I solved math problems on the Khan Academy website. The Scribe has been perfect for that humble need, and today for the first time in years I began reading a book on the Kimball scribe. I'm delighted with the larger size of the Scribe and the ability to associate notes to specific parts of paragraphs within the book. maybe after many months of use I'll become bored with this simplicity and ease of use and want to move on to a more complicated note taker. But for now I'm very pleased with the Amazon Kindle scribe.
I have the Kindle Scribe and I love it as a Kindle. As a notepad, it is very limited and doesn't have nearly as many features as even the Remarkable. Then I read that Amazon can access the information on your Kindle for marketing purposes. Not sure if this is true, but if it is then it is pretty scary.
That specific scenario in terms of notes sounds a bit fearmongery, but to be honest, if the idea of them getting marketing data is a concern I would avoid even buying anything from Amazon at all. For the privacy-centric, I would recommend the Supernote as they ensure the functions can be used fully offline after setup, you can load files and updates via USB (so it never needs to connect to your computer) and it can be HIPAA compliant.
My dealbreaker was bad export quality. I would have used the Scribe to sign documents for example, but I once got really bad quality on export. Also exported notes always are suffering from aliasing. Also, templates' lines or dots on the page are pretty distracting and kind of clash with the handwritten content. Pretty unfortunate, otherwise I would have kept it. I'm currently using a Note Air 2+ and 99% of the time I'm in the notes app.
That’s true, wish they supported export as vector. Re: templates, I always just use blank pages for notes because I find the ones that come with it so clunky-the dots on the dotted template are massive 😅 But the friend I mention had no problem with the lined template so I suppose it’s personal preference!
As you probably well know, with a young kid around it’s hard to find time to *quietly* shoot or edit videos nowadays… Thanks for checking out the video and the kind comment, means a lot coming from you! :)
It's unfortunate that the deal breakers are for such common use cases. It seems like such a simple thing for them to update the software to allow for duplicating PDFs on the device so I can keep daily and weekly planners without resorting to thousand page linked documents, and to allow me to see marked up PDFs on my phone so I can see my planners and other lists on the go. It's also really unfortunate that all PDFs are listed as books rather than notes and you can't organize them into folders. Planner PDFs are such a common use case, it's baffling that they can't accommodate them well. I would love to get a cheaper device from Amazon with better hardware than the aging Remarkable 2, but they've forced me into going for a competitor. Maybe the scribe 2 in a few years will be caught up finally.
Imho not being able to see writing on your PDFs in-app is the worst offender, it just makes it so much less useful than it could be… A bit out of scope since it’s more on the book side of things, but not being able to write directly on Kindle books is the thing that has got me considering a Kobo for language study
@@SpikedSilver Personally, I find the Supernote much smoother to use/get into a flow state with when it comes to note-taking. But it's really down to personal preference
I have Scribe, and I'm getting Boox Go 10.3. I review books, and the inability to write directly on the screen is a deal breaker for me. With Boox you can have the reading app along with the note taking app side by side. Multitasking is really needed. Scribe has great hardware but it's software is very lacking.
For sure! Like I mention in the video, it’s actually my personal favorite platform for more intensive note-taking. But I wanted to acknowledge the reality that some people won’t maximize their use of the different features and/or don’t have the capacity to spend that much on a niche device… and reassure that there are other good options depending on their needs
You make a good point about "needing the basics" and that's really what most of us need at a reasonable price point. The RMPP coming in at ~600 competes at the iPad price and does not even half the things (by deisng ofc but still looking at value it's crazy). If Kindle could lighten the device, streamline the upload process it would be great for the everyday user. I would like for it not to be restricted to the Kindle book ecosystem but that won't happen haha
Yeah, they’re definitely able to price it that way because their goal is to get you in the ecosystem (and make their money off you buying books). I doubt they’ll ever open it up, but there’s always Calibre!
Not everyone can/wants to spend a lot of money to try e-ink, and that’s why I focused my last two device videos on *relatively* more budget-conscious options compared to what's “hot” in the space. (My last video on an e-ink device was this one: 🌿 Inkpalm 5: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkWDhnjiU20.html ) I'm such a long-time fan of this tech in general, and hoping more accessibility and popularity means more companies making devices for us to use! Interested in topics like this too? I talk about interesting developments in e-ink, intentional tech, productivity and more in my free newsletter: pixel-leaves.com/theleaflet 🌱
I just wanted all the reading apps on 1 device without having to mess around with files. In the country I reside in kobo reigns supreme due to local retailer of it's ebooks. But sometimes your forced to use Kindle (amazon) or play books (Google) for things they have on lock down. I don't want to reward company's anti consumerism by buying for example a Kindle. But I'm to lazy to sail the seas for those books. So I use boox. It's sold through my local retailer, so it has to comply with EU laws. If it can overcharge without having been neglected, they would not be able to sell it through said retailer.
Even though this video is now 2 years old, the tips are all still relevant today. I too decided to use Note and Document folders for Personal and Work root folders to keep the structure as flat as possible. I like the idea of using the root folders as inboxes and having an archive folder in each. Many thanks for sharing the tips. If you happen to use Supernote with Notion, I would love to get a sense of your workflow.
You have no idea the journey you've started me on. Er... maybe you do. So glad I found this now instead of 5 years into my PhD program. Just got the SuperNote Nomad and tying it with Obsidian makes so much sense.
Hello, thank you very much for your videos! They're really clear and instructive. Can you describe your experience of reading epubs on the A6x2? Is there a video where you describe this experience and compare it to reading on a Kindle Sribe, for example? I'm very interested in buying a Supernote but I'm afraid of losing the reading experience I have with the Kindle. Hello, thank you very much for your videos! I'm very interested in buying a Supernote but I'm afraid of losing the reading experience I have with the Kindle Sribe, for example. I'm very interested in buying a Supernote but I'm afraid of losing the reading experience I have with the Kindle.
I am about to start graduate level studies. I just got my Nomad. I have Obsidian as well (new to it) Can you please help me, how can I set up the templates and notes for organizing my notes for school?
Hi, thank you for your tutorial. I wonder if LingQ work well on this Boox or not? I’m afraid lagging when the text go along to audio? Could you please tell me how it work on your device?
I still have the 2018 Onyx Boox Nova with 2GB ram and 1.6ghz quad chip. Yesterday I went to a store to try Kobo Libra 2 even with 512 ram and 1.0 ghz, it still feel faster and more responsive than Onyx, I don’t know why. My Onyx with better spec but is very slow.
This won't fix your self control issue, this is only an accessibility option. you have to be deliberate with your time if you want to stop doom scrolling.
Willpower is a myth. If you're trying to lose weight, you throw out the bad snacks. If you're not holding your phone you're less likely to Doom scroll on it. It's called intentional friction and it's actually a very effective means of breaking bad habits.
