One year of using the reMarkable 2 - don't buy, before watching this long term review 

The monthly fee is a deal breaker for me, as is the ridiculous fact that they charge extra for the pen. This is a device segment that could be great, but this company seems to have been too focused on profits.

The fact the pen doesn't come with the remarkable 2 itself is a huge L 🤦‍♂

An e-notebook that doesn't come with a pen is like buying a car that doesn't come with tires. And a monthly fee for basic syncing? What an insult.

I've had my Remarkable now for around 15 months. I absolutely love it. I am a private health professional and keep all my handwritten session notes on it. I also have my forms in PDF and hand it straight to my clients to complete them. It has saved me so much time compared to my old paper, photograph, folderize, shred system. And the other psychologists I know who also have one absolutely love it too. I guess it's all about the use case.

REMARKABLE video on the product. I was considering this as a note taking replacement to my Surface device. Your in depth review has changed my mind and you answered literally every question I had about the product. Well done.

Thank you , this could not come for better time for me . It's really an eye opener . Skipping it for now , maybe a new version of it would be better at integrating with modern day services.

I appreciate a video that evaluates the product after a fair trial period. Given that you have used this item for 1 year adds complete credibility and that is obvious from your remarks. I've been going back and forth about the Onyx Boox for a couple months now. This video came at a great time for me. So, thank you. And I have to agree with T HOFF on your Dutch accent, it reminded me so strongly of my Dad who came to Canada from Enschede when he was 17 years old. My Mom always said, "Wooden Shoes, Wooden Head, Wooden Listen" Ah...but he was a good man.☺

This saved me a purchase. These issues would seriously annoy me. Thank you! If reMarkable 3 won't come with Kindle support and better export of notes, it won't ever be used by me other than as a brief novelty.

This is one of the best, honest and most balanced reviews I have come across. Well done!

Two and a half minutes in and you have saved me a bunch of money. Thank you for your honest review. Much appreciated!

Great review, thanks for the honesty and getting to the point without talking unnecessarily long just to break the 10 minutes barrier

*Longer written review* Is that all you can say about the device? No, an in-depth review can be found here: EN: www.voys.co/blog/long-term-review-remarkable-2-buy-or-pass/ NL: www.voys.nl/weblog/long-term-review-remarkable-2-kopen-of-niet/ *The alternative* I got some questions via Twitter and in the reactions about the alternative I was mentioning. It's the Onyx Boox Note Air 2, which is based on Android. That means it does have an app store and a bookstore and does work with your favorite sync service like Pocket. The Supernote A5x is also advised in the comments by Don who added some nice thoughts. *Chapters* 00:00 reMarkable2 intro 00:23 The true price of the reMarkable 00:43 Which pen/stylus to choose 01:10 Getting stuff on your reMarkable 02:04 Reading, annotation and highlights 02:44 Taking notes 03:17 Drawing 03:35 Does the reMarkable 2 suck? 04:23 The competition

Thanks for the honest review - not often you see people take the long-term perspective when creating these reviews for us looking for real information on the product

After dozens of reviews over the years yours was easily the most helpful and insightful. Thx.

Excellent all around review, short and precise, the way all reviews should be, thank you, I was very close to buying one but the issues that you highlighted would make it a poor purchase for me.

Thank you for the honest review. You have truly broken down the pros and cons of this device and made it very easy for me to decide if I should buy one or not.

A fair review which i would agree with. Unfortunately our IT Dept said I couldn't use it and provided an iPad pro instead. So now my granddaughter is loving the experience of using it.

I love how clear and opinionated you are. I am glad your verdict wasn’t one of those “it depends” kind of verdicts. Thank you.

FINALLY AN HONEST REVIEW! NOBODY DISCUSSES THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MOST NECESSARY FEATURES! AND ABOUT UNABLE TO USE EBOOKS ! SUBSCRIBED!

Thanks for the honest review! I’ll be reconsidering getting this and will look into other competitive products.

Very helpful and honest review. Thank you. I'm looking at the Remarkable, but some of the downsides were not so apparent until I saw this review. I'll take a look at the ONYX book as well.

Thank you for the great review. Short, but answered every question that I had.

I've owned my Remarkable 2 since they were on pre-order. I absolutely LOVE this device. I never leave home without it. I purchased a custom leather cover from a gal in the Netherlands.

I enjoyed your review for the fact that you managed to accentuate several good points about the devices in a concise way through fair and straight comments on its pros and cons, all within 5 minutes.

I might be the only one who's decided to buy this based on your video. I want it simply take notes in university. Nothing else. I just want to replace paper without needing to type on my laptop. I don't need them to be moved to the cloud or anything, just a simple device to write on and store my notes.

THANK YOU for actually getting to the point and not everything else! Great review.

thanks for helping me out with this super on-point review!

Great review! Love the honesty. Could you pls tell us the name of the competitor you mentioned in the video?

I think the Kobo Elipsa is a much better deal: has the pen included, far better handwriting recognition, no subscription fees and built-in Dropbox integration. Granted, it doesn't look as sleek and the cover (which is included) is not nearly as nice. But if you want something that actually works...

thank you! most useful review I’ve watched on this!

Love the idea of the reMarkable2. My challenge is that I move between paper note-taking and typing on my computer, and I'm interested in being able to move more fluidly between these note-taking styles - plus have less paper floating around generally. But I think I will wait til 1) integration with other office tools improves, 2) price comes down. Agree that it's a bit bogus to sell the marker separately. Thanks for the review!

Thank you for the short yet in-depth review of this device. I truly appreciate it!

you really skipped passed the fact that they are charging you 8euros a month to access free services. what exactly are you paying for?

Wow! You killed it (the remarkable that is) Dutch directness is so honestly refreshing! Thanks!

I've been using the Remarkable for 1 year and I love it. My needs are very basic - I use it as a note book instead of individual pieces of paper which used to end up all over my desk. The writing experience is great, as is hand sketching mind maps etc... This single use is a major benefit. I hate devices capable of ruling the universe, which make me feel like an idiot because I'm only taking notes. By the way, I'm not sure if the review mentions this but it's important - the device isn't back lit so you can't use it in low light conditions.

appreciate your honest review 👍👍👍

Very helpful review as I consider buying this for my husband after seeing constant ads on Tiktok for this.

Good review. I’m a writer-artist and I’ve been looking for a tablet/enotebook that does exactly what this tablet does. I don’t want any other features, I just want a notebook that is digital so I don’t have to go through so many chunky notebooks for different purposes. My workstyle is to sketch and make quick drawing drafts alongside my writing, so the built in drawing software actually looks perfect to me. It replicates the experience of sketching with nothing but a black ink pen, and that’s what I need on a notebook. But the price doesn’t include a pen or cloud integration which makes it seem overpriced for what it does. In fairness, I know the original model used to be $600-700 so $400 for the 2 is a respectable cut. I think I’ll still hold off on buying given the information you shared, and wait for a new model. Or possibly a new brand that does what reMarkable does, but I doubt it, it’s too niche haha None of the competitors interest me since I am not looking for an ereader.

thank you for point out the ebooks arent supported!

This review is the first honest review I’ve found. Thank you.

Thanks for the review! I've been checking out people's responses and uses over the past few weeks and I decided that this is still the gadget I should try right now. My office space is chock full of sticky notes that, in the past (hopefully??), I would transcribe to an actual notebook. While the process of transcribing notes helps me learn/remember what I've noted, these days I just don't have time to constantly collect and rewrite my notes just to clear off my desk. So I'm really interested in the reMarkable as a never-ending notebook. I bought it a few days ago and I'm actually opting out of the whole cloud/syncing function for now because I really just need to write somewhere that doesn't make a mess. I'll likely have to set up the user account, though, because at this point, the writing-to-text function won't work and eventually I'd like to be able to search all these sticky-note-like notes on the device (especially for things like folder pathways and filenames that I seem to write down a lot). So I can relate to the downside of the whole subscription/paywall thing but maybe I didn't need those functions so badly anyway?

Good, fair, impartial review. Thank you

Thank you. Very useful review

Brilliant! Just had an ad for the Remarkable on my IG account so googled it to check it out - and then came here. Excellent summary of good and bad in 5 minutes. If only ALL reviewers could do that. Thank you. I'll check out the competition next.

Thanks for the clear and succinct review. Helped me a lot.

Clear, concise and straight to the point. Brilliant review.

Thanks for the honest review❤

Thank you for this honest review. I will be sure to take a look at the alternative you mentioned.

Thank you so so much for this honest review!

This is an amazing review. Thank you so much. So helpful.

Thank you. Valuable info!

Clear concise and honest. Thank you Mark.

Glad I watched this review. I wasn't planning on buying this but this video saves me the trouble if I had planned to buy it. Thank You.

Thank you truly !! I have ADHD and single-purpose devices really help!!! so even though I have a tablet, I got a kindle for reading. And I have a watchminder just for reminders instead of a smartwatch. Off I go to review the Onix, thank you again. I am currently drowning in paper notebooks, they are so pretty, but what a mess!

Very informative and useful to know. Thanks!

Very well put together. Thank you for sharing this information.

Thankyou for the true opinion! Helped me a lot

Great honest review. Love that dutch accent btw - reminds me of my days in Europe. I want to get an e-Ink device, but can't see it replacing my OneNote / Suface and iPad workflow. Pens with colors, highlighter and the incredible search and synch capabilities of OneNote make it impossible for me to take this big step back.

very concise and straight to the point, thank you!

Very informative review. I’m glad I watched this before investing in one. I think I’ll stick with my iPad for now

Thank you! I’m waiting for mine in the mail now- Can you provide a link to the competitor that you recommend please? Thanks for the great video!

Good day Mark, I would like to know which of the writing pads has a audio recording and playback ability? Which one makes it easy to find past scribbles or notes? Which of the options has the least breakable screen?

Objective and Honest review! Thank you Mark!

Great review. Thank you. Very helpful. The monthly subscription fee was a dealbreaker.

I have a computer, a phone, the remarkable was a gift. I love, love, love it. It has taken the place of all the spiral notebooks I only stopped using once I got it. It does what I need it to without interjecting it’s own thoughts as does my computer at times. When I finish something I want to them send to my computer I can do so, or mail it. I can’t draw with my computer as if it were paper. It’s just more personal.

Excellent review!

Honest review, not like the others who felt more like paid ads. Keep it up.

Thx for the review, lots of helpful advice! I ended up not buying it, based on the disadvantages like the ebook issue (I was going to go for an upgraded e-reader). Cheers!

I literally was about to purchase this to replace my daily / weekly planner. I'm very much connected outside of this device and may want to bring my data from inside to outside. I'm looking at The Onyx Book. Sounds like the functionality is more modern.

Thank you so much !! You the best

Thank you for this!!!

To the point. Thanks for your review!

Thank you, i was about to buy it. I’ll take a look at the Onyx book sounds interesting

Nice video, well organized, thoughtful!

Thank you for this review. Very much to the point and clear.

Thank you for a shortened, in-depth video on this tablet. I was seriously considering purchasing a reMarkable 2, but after watching...No!

Hi Mark, The content of your review is great, especially the parts about: -how much do the different types of pens cost -how to send articles using the Google Chrome extension But, if I would be able to suggest a possible missing on your vid is the following: When you talk about the layer on top of the document, it will help you see your screen on the 'remarkable' to understand what you refer to. Apart from that, your review is really helpful. Congrats!

prima review Mark, zie nu dat je uit groningen komt, dacht al, bekend gezicht...

What monitor is that you are using? :O looks awesome

Hi Mark - thanks very much for this helpful video. I did not get the name of the main competitor for the remarkable you talk about. Are you referring to the Onyx Boox, did I hear correctly? Thank you so much for your help again. Best, Bertrand

Thank you. Let's wait for remarkable 4

He spoke for one or two seconds and I immediately looked at his name to conform what I heard. And yep, he's Dutch. I recognize Dutch accents anytime. My native language is Dutch and I'm from Suriname, South America.

thank you for the view.

The onyx boox is great; I have one. Having a backlight was the big difference for me. However, I still feel I need a larger tablet for the purposes I would use it for. In the future, the perfect tablet will come by.

Unlocking the eBooks is pretty simple and you can still use ePub files (i.e. scalable text, font changing, & tracking annotations)... That being said, I started using it for notes, reading, and writing. After a year I use it for reading only, using a laptop for everything else, and it is a very expensive kindle at that. It is however the biggest (full A4 page), coolest, and slimmest kindle out there. Until you want to read in bed at which point I switch back to the backlit kindle. Which means either fumbling around pages to sync to your last read page or just dedicating to read different books on different devices simultaneously. Like a kindle it also has an awesome battery life too.

Hi Mark, Thx 4 your honest review. Did you try the rm3 update version? Rm says now, the work flow with documents and their integration would be super convenient. Is this true? Could you please do an update video if so?

Excellent review. I'm so sceptical of glowing tech reviews these days. I get a lot of ads for Remarkable and it looked interesting but it seems like a gadget that I'd buy and then force myself to find a use for it. Besides the high cost of the pen and case, I'm not going to pay further for an app that should be free.

I have been using it for about 14 months now. I still use it. I would say the biggest problem is price. If price is not an issue, it is a great note taker. I still use the reMarkabl 2 and with 2.12 update, it became a lot more useful. But again, the price is high. I also have Boox Onyx Lumi Max, which is bigger and not a great direct comparison. However, it still give me a good software feel of Boox Onyx devices are like. Note taking is ok, but Onyx devices is a Android skin. It is good in some ways, including allows loading Android apps. But note taking on such an complex device feels a little too much. But if I only have the same amount of money, Onyx devices is still a very good option.

Thanks for the honest opinion

This review was very helpful to help me pass on this. Too expensive to do very little unfortunately

I teach and work in the health care field. I use a lot of ink-to-paper strategies to jot down ideas, tasks and thoughts. I've tried tablets and programs such as One-Note with varying degrees of success. One Note is great but with every computer refresh I lose things. This device looks like it will do the few things I want to do and do them very well. I'm looking forward to having a no-distraction, no blue-light device to help keep what would be stacks of paper in one place. Thanks for the helpful criticism of some of the drawbacks - still very glad this is on it's way to me.

I was super ready to get one but glad that i came across you video, i did not know that it comes with no Pen, and cover, also the monthly fee !!! No thank you I will keep stacking my notes :) perhaps in the future, they will change or a better device will be released with more affordable budget and better options.

Thanks for this review. I’m gonna bypass on purchasing this for now

Wow, very informative and insight in to the product. Thank you, for saving me money.

Thank you for the video! I really want a reMarkable 2, but I'd love to know, in your opinion, excluding the cloud features, as I don't care about them, is the ONYX still better than the reMarkable 2? How?

Thank you!! 🙏 I was wanting a device I could draw on and then print out the documents, this does not sound like the device for me

Thank you for this very honest review. I was about to buy one of these but after seeing this video, I will definitely not get it.

What was the tablet you recommended at the end? It's not listed in the description.

Thank you so much for this excellent and honest review! Has open my eyes and guide me well to not get this device.

Thanks for the review. I was considering getting this for my wife for Christmas because she takes tonnes of notes in notebooks and is always losing information, but not being able to get those notes off the device easily is a deal-breaker for me.