This is what I was hoping to see, no one else is talking about graphic novels/comics. Or really any reading but documents. At that price it needs to do more. Thanks!
yeah, cbz/cbr really should be supported by now. But that's only a minor software update I would assume. Let's hope it'll be soon! Regardless I purchased!
Subbed based on this excellent, well-balanced review. And I say that as an owner (since yesterday) of the Paper Pro, so I can rightfully say I agree with everything you say…except one important thing: What you (and formerly also I) called a „backlight“ is in fact not a backlight, but rather a front light. And although you mentioned how comparatively dim it is, I feel that point wasn‘t stressed enough. I find the display way too dim for my taste, e.g. for reading PDFs or an occasional eBook at night with no ambient light or even in daytime settings with no reading light available, as I regularly do with my Kindle Scribe. The Scribe is vastly brighter and of course nicer to adjust due to different shades of „yellow-ness“ if desired, which is great for reading in a chair next to my twin toddlers as they sleep. Also, although the Folio (w/o keyboard) is great, it adds a bit of weight to an otherwise not-so-light device. I‘m thinking maybe I can do without the Folio, and just get a felt sleeve, instead (as I did for my Scribe, too). One more not-so-great thing about this otherwise highly appealing device: While writing in black (e.g. using the fineliner pen) is highly responsive and enjoyable, if you choose to use the same pen with, say, blue ink, the writing experience is incredibly sluggish. Perhaps Remarkable will fix/improve this with time, but I fear it won‘t be possible due to presumed limitations of the color screen technology used. Otherwise, my (first!) experience with the Remarkable lineup is highly satisfying. The tactile feel is stellar, and the way the menus work, too. If only that front light was about 30% brighter…. That, alone, might prompt me to return my brand-new Paper Pro with a very heavy heart. :(( But I‘ll give it a little more of a chance to convince me. In closing, here‘s a helpful tip to you as the reviewer/user: It is indeed possible to switch off the passcode entirely! I was also annoyed by having to type it in upon every re-awakening of the device, and I‘m not concerned up security in my setting. Just go to the settings and to „Security“, and when you toggle the passcode off, you‘ll be asked to enter your old code. After that, the passcode entry screen is gone. :-)) And if you are ever in a situation where you feel you need more protection, it‘s easy enough to switch back on. -- P.S. a day later: I have just initiated the return process, with a heavy heart. The long-awaited front light is simply far too dim for my purposes, and writing in color ink is far too sluggish.
Very interesting remarks. Thank you very much. I am hesitating to switch to this model as I've used the R2 for some years now and have indeed some reserve about the writing lag, file size, overall reaction time, no backlight, very slow "software" keyboard... Some of these issues aren't addressed with the new version either apparently.
@@fullframepix Not sure about the slow software keyboard. Only used it briefly and found it OK. File size shouldn‘t be a huge issue because there‘s plenty of storage (64 GB). But I‘d only recommend switching from the R2 if you really want the larger screen and a bit of occasional color, albeit at the cost of a heavier device. If the screen space available on the R2 is enough for you and you don‘t thirst for color all that much, the R2 will probably serve you better.
Thanks for sharing, was also concerned about these things. The screen looks overall darks which might make it difficult to use without a frontlight I think? I like to work without a back or front light. I owned the Boox 3c for a few days and returned it for the same reason. Unusable (for my taste) without the backing light and overall sluggishness when using colors. I will wait until some more reviews come out that will test these features a bit more.
@@mbsgt112 As a Boox owner (just the black and white one), I totally agree with your assessment of the screen being a bit hazy - and that must be much worse for the color version. The Paper Pro is far better than that, but apparently somewhat less white than the R2. You are wise to wait for more reviews.
Fantastic review! I appreciate your calm voice, attention to details, engaging video B-roll, and the best review I've seen so far on the new Remarkable Paper Pro. Thank you for all your hard work on producing a quality initial impressions review.
I am working in the sales market and the remarkable 2 is by far my most Used Toy, beside my Samsung Tab S9 Ultra. I always thought, how nice it would be to get a remarkable with color Ink. Special as Coloring helps alot on remember notes, make Prio Lists etc etc.. Now my Dreams come true. As i am really happy with 2 years of using my remarakable 2, i am sure i will by a pro soonish. Nice Point, they finaly made the Pen holder on the side, so you dont loose it all the time. That was one of the bad points, why i bought a different case to store my pen safe. Thx in adv, for all the nice information.. and good review.
Fantastic review - yours is the second one I watched. The first reviewer didn’t know this market, so they said “the only competition to this device is a pen and paper”. You’re clearly aware of the competition and are actively comparing them side-by-side in the video. I also didn’t realize it was larger than the RM2 - something I must have missed on the website. Seeing them side-by-side really helped, thank you! Finally, I didn’t realize they switched to an active stylus. I would have bought this, assuming my 3rd party stylus would work on it!
Came here to snitch on Austin Evans too lol. As a remarkable 2 user looking for good comparative reviews, I feel like he wasted my time as he knew NOTHING about the device or the market it belongs to. THIS is a good review! Good job, and thanks!
Now give this to a 2 year old kid. Congrats, you invented an ultra rare breed of human who is not addicted to social media & actually will enjoy learning & studying.
I believe schools should use these kind of tablets as opposed to other non-ink tablets that they are currently using. Other tablets are only making our kids worse as opposed to better if not observed properly by parents. I am sure working parents just can not do all the parenting control that they should be doing on their kids and this is causing nothing but the breaking of families and deviation from the norms.
This is what I have been waiting for as a original kickstarter backer for RM1. What kept me on the RM1?… the remarkable hardware and software support provided since 2017… My RM1 never stopped being supported. ReMarkable simply delivers as a company like no other.
Excellent review- I was lucky this was my first (and now will be the only) one I watched. As an RM2 user, I do wish they offered a loyalty discount for this hefty upgrade. I previously interacted directly with reMarkable about needing to change their desktop software updates, so they do not require IT support for corporate managed desktops, including a workaround necessary because the software won't allow an install to the original program folder. Unfortunately while they are pushing for bulk corporate buying, they didn't see this issue as a priority. Please continue to share your experience-thank you!
I agree about special pricing for existing users. I have purchased the original and 2nd gen versions. When I got an email announcing this new one, I was sure there would be a special offer in there for my loyalty, but no. I just might enjoy my 2 for a while more then.
Really hope they can add the bookmark function. It is incredibly useful for reading textbooks or even organizing notes, especially on E-ink tablets as it is quite difficult to scroll through pages.
It is expensive, hope the sale helps offset the cost! From my experience with the reMarkable 2, they make pricey, quality products and accessories. Hope the Paper Pro lives up to your expectations and is worth the price for you! Basil
I find it very expensive indeed ( basic config and accessories as well...). Furthermore, they do not present any redeem or trade-in offer which is a pity 😕 I think I'll stick to my R2 for the moment.
This looks great. I really enjoy my Kindle Scribe and I've taken hundreds of pages of notes on it. The Remarkable looks great but the fact that I would still need another device to read my large Kindle library is a bit frustrating.
As someone who has a collection of Wacom EMR pens, them changing one tech is rather crap. Latency is not an issue and Wacom just does it better. Especially for drawing. Also the pens will last longer. As there isn’t a battery getting weaker inside.
@@tech_edit awesome! Maybe asking too much, but I would really like them to overhaul how the images are exported. It’s a shame that I can draw beautiful clean lines on the tablet and I can’t export them. It’s either a low resolution raster, or that low resolution image vectorised. A clean and accurate pdf or svg of what I drew would make the world of difference. Especially as it’s marketed for artists too, not just more takers.
@@FlavioLanfranconi 😢 I don’t get this though. I get that these things are low spec with limitations, but the OG iPad from 2010 with Adobe sketch on lower end hardware could do this. I get it if it was just a note taking tool, but they clearly advertise this for artists too, and I don’t see how note takers would be against this either. I’m sure this effects clarity of handwriting
For those who don't like flashy colors, this is a good product that adds color on the ink screen technology. The large size allows you to read more content, but it is not so convenient to carry. It would be better if there is a folding screen.
Assuming Scribe belongs to Amazon, if they get as much development resources as Alexa, I'm confident it will bring a lot of funny jokes about how bad it is.
They don't have support for Google drive or Dropbox on the remarkable. They have an extremely simple container where you can see the folder. That is not synchronized. It's simply manual Network access.
A few of steps forward from Remarkable 2 but until they make changing pens/modes less clunky I won't swap my Remarkable 2 just yet. It's just too much of a price huck for essentially colour, backlight, and screensize adjustment (and I only had my R2 for a year or so). Then you might want a typefolio and better pen and the price becomes extortionate. I think this is a hop and skip before a jump they will probably make in the next year or so (Remarkable 3). This the pro stands for 'prototype' as now they have the technology foundation to build on, they just need the user features to make this amazing. As an example: They have an active pen now so they should have the foundation technology in place to add a pen with buttons etc. I feel like that is what a 'pro' pen should include not simply an eraser. Also, do you know if they are going to hide certain features behind a subscription paywall (Connect) like they do with Remarkable 2 or provide a discount to Connect subscribers? They did that with R2.
This us super tempting. I bought the Scribe, but it's screen us too small, so I only use it for reading. Ihave Good Notes on my iPad and I like it, but I have the 12.9 which isn't the most comfortable thing to hold for writing. It would be awesome if you'd do a longer term update possibly in a couple months. Thanks for this 😊
Can you highlight text by selecting it or there’s only a brush tool? Also, when annotated, is the file saved in another proprietary format or it’s still PDF? Finally, do you have to pay to sync stuff on Dropbox? Thanks.
I have the remarkable 2 and love it. I use it for rental contracts this is the easiest thing i have found to both add the pdf's to the tablet and to edit the pdfs without downloading an app for it. I have an Ipad and tried it on that and dont like but maybe that is because i am used to the way the remarkable feels and writes. I also add math worksheets on them as well so my kids can practice their math skills. The only thing i hope that is improved on this is the lag. On the remarkable two when you slide your finger to change pages it has that momentary lag. Hopefully that has improved. I am very glad it has color now!
reMarkable needs to keep it right where they have it now. Just firmware updates, no more or less. If reMarkable starts adding more "features" then they'll be just like every other e-ink. I'm surprised they have a backlight on the Pro, I would have kept that feature out to give the device more battery life. And I think the price is justified.
Technically it is a frontlight! And it looks like it can be turned off. I suspect from personal RM usage that (unlike when reading a kindle) the light will be mostly off unless needed.
Would this device be good large and fast enough to read academic journal papers? Would this device have fast-enough refresh rate to zoom in and zoom out the pdf file of the academic papers? As a student, I am torn between boox tab x (13 inch device) versus this one.
Is the color brilliance noticebly better than Boox Tab C Ultra? I understand it's not an lcd display. Just wondering if it was noticeably superior to Boox regarding display.
They just fixed the column width issue when typing, offering wider margins. Awesome. Now, if only they add auto-trim when reading PDF files, like Onyx or Kindle have done for years...
I’m really exited. But the team behind remarkable should put more focus on writers - with the type folio. And by that I mean a simpler version of scrivener should be possible. To write drafts of a novel with dedication on the remarkable pro, is absolutely necessary to put more effort into the word processor aspect of the tech at hand. I would love that.
@@tech_editI appreciate that. The RP is a dream machine. Me as a writer wouldn’t use any other device to create the first draft of a novel. But to be able to do that, certain key features are missing. For example a type folio full screen mode, combined with a word count.
Can you please tell something about the new tip: The one from reMarkable 2 was worn off very quickly. How is the new one? Can you give an estimate what do you think how long it will last per tip?
Yes I agree, the new tips for the R2 are very bad. I got replacements and I am changing them pretty quickly. The tip gets flat right away and I don’t apply a lot of pressure
@jonb8633 I use a regular emery board for nails to file and sharpen the tip when it starts to get flat. It's as good as new. This really extends the life of my tips.
Thanks for sharing such an informative review 👍👍 It would have been nice to have more insights of the shading tool mentioned during the official launch, as colors is one of the main new features. I haven't seen any demonstration of what's possible to do with the colors. Anyway I'm glad to know it can now support Epub 🎉 Somehow this info didn't strike me at first when I looked the Paper Pro features at rM website 😱 Does this mean we don't need anymore to manage DRM by ourselves⁉️ It's really nice to see how a comics looks like on this new device by the way. It didn't even cross my mind, as I wasn't as fond of reading ebooks on rM as I thought I would be in the end. I kept going with my Kobo for that purpose. Now I see even more new possibilities with rM Pro thanks to you 🤩 THANKS! Also, about typed text, I'd like to know if we can move it around the page (place it anywhere we want easily) I'm wondering if it's possible with the Pro 🤔
No, text is still fixed in place. I'll use it more and respond to your other questions hopefully with a Q&A video if I have time! Thanks for the comment. Basil
Backlight.... This!... Is!... Frontliiight!!! ;) Not that it matters all that much :P. Good early review. Although, Kindle Scribe is not a competition to Remarkable in my opinion.
Why I am Returning my Pixel 9 Pro to the Google store. The volume on the Pixel 9 Pro phone is too low to hear when I’m outside, especially compared to my Pixel 8 Pro, which is louder. Additionally, the outside display is smaller than my pixel 8 Pro, and the inside display quality of the Pixel 9 Pro fold does not justify the price being offered for the device.
How feasible is it to do color sketches on this? I know it only allows you to select from a fixed set of pencil colors, but if you treat those as a set of color pencils is it possible to do a bit of shading with them?
@@freddiepitts7611 I did, but he only showed off the highlighter pen and with that a single stroke was treated to be a uniform color blob (even if the stroke crossed itself), which is why i'm asking :)
All the old pen styles (from the RM2) just draw with one of the standard nine fixed brightness colors on top of the old color. There is however *one new* pen/brush style that is designed to merge your current color with what is already on the screen, with some sort of darkening feature, so you can do shading & mixing. It seems a primitive but possibly useful feature!
Not bad, but if you're hunting for a killer color e-paper device at a competitive price, Boox options like the Note Air 3C and Tab Ultra C Pro are serious contenders. They pack way more in their devices and not just a vibrant display-think smooth performance, full Android flexibility, next-level note-taking, and battery life that keeps going. Perfect for both heavy-duty productivity and casual use! And if you want something more streamlined, the Boox Go 10.3 is your go-to-lighter, faster, and still packing all the punch for a seamless, high-performance experience.
I love my Note Air C! The bigger size of the Paper Pro is appealing but for functionality it doesn’t beat the Note Air C. I do own a Remarkable 2 and gave up using it. Just too limited. Having to hack it just to get basic functions like split screen shouldn’t be necessary.
I gave my daughter my remarkable2 cause I didn't use it found myself using the scribe instead. This looks amazing but I cannot justify the expense of this thing. To get a color remarkable2.... With the keyboard case....
Great review, thanks! Maybe I missed it, but did they give you this unit to review or did you need to purchase it yourself? (And if the former, would you be willing to pay full price if they asked you to give the review unit back?)
That's a slightly difficult question to answer. reMarkable sent me the device to review for t3.com, a website and magazine in the UK. As a tech journalist, I have a lot of tablets, so probably wouldn't buy a new one. If I didn't, though, I would definitely be inclined to integrate the reMarkable Paper Pro into the following setup: MacBook - video edits and advanced computing reMarkable Paper Pro - Reading, note taking and distraction-free typing Foldable (Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 or Honor Magic V3) - Phone and entertainment device Hope that helps clarify! Basil
I am so much more organized with my Remarkable2. Color and backlighting is a nice addition, but I am waiting for it to sync with google docs and not as a PDF. So many schools and colleges are moving to Google Docs.
How well can thus handle something like a several hundred page PDF comic? Is it slow to flick between pages, to find words using search, or to zoom in?
This great review rekindled my interest in e-readers (see what I did there?) As I commented elsewhere, the lack of a Kindle reader is a deal breaker for for me, but I did order a Boox Air 3C, so that's exciting!
What about the file size? I did notice that even when using one pen or another on Remarkable2 makes already a huge difference in size of the file! How is it translated with documents from Paper Pro? Average size per page? Thanks
Why do they still, shamefully, cannot change the width of the typed text when changing orientation? Cannot connect (or don’t want to) an external keyboard?
Overall a very nice looking device. Although some concerns I have not seen addressed in the existing reviews so far. My first concern would be durability. Is it even possible to repair the device let’s say the screen breaks or the battery fails. Keeping in mind we only have one year warranty if you don’t want to use a subscription. Other concern is the darkness of the screen, is it comfortable to use without the frontlight? Some people like me prefer it without the front light. How is the responsiveness when using colors? How are the blacks on the device? Compared to the RM2 is there a noticeable upgrade in sharpness and smooth edges. The RM2 is quite bad at anti aliasing the edges, even noticeable when you export it to your computer for example. These concerns make me wait a bit longer, also to wait for the Supernote A5x2. I think it will be a better device overall. Although the colors I find very interesting and attractive.
Good review, but has not mentioned and addressed the disadvantage of this product with only 229 PPI with taking the panel of E Ink Gallery 3 (300 ppi), I am confused, Perhaps the original PPI of the native panel is two slow.
Could you demonstrate if there is any color ghosting in comics? Meaning when you jump from one page to another - are there artifacts from the previous page on the new one?
@@ALLinHerMovements Ok, then i apparently missed it 🙂I just checked it again, and now it tells me "Due to high demand, your order will take 10-22 business days to arrive."
How is the contrast and the whiteness compared to rM2? Is it faster? E.g. when loading PDFs with images like scanned books with images or when searching?
I think this device is a good concept, but i can't stand the lag/ delay of the screen. I know it is what it is at the moment with ink screens, but everything looks so laggy. For an impatient person, this is like a turtle. No thanks.
I feel that with buying such an expensive device, there shouldn't be a subscription. For example, it's competition - Supernote - does not have a subscription for their e-notebooks. Still, this is an impressive device. Not for me personally, though.
Remarkable Pro looks like a good update from the Remarkable 2. My main question, which I’ll ask Remarkable, is can I use both Remarkable 2 and Remarkable Pro on the same account? It was not an issue when moving from Remarkable to Remarkable 2, but I want to test both side by side for a bit if I do buy the Remarkable Pro.
Good review but, are you reealy fine with tat price tag? I get tat its a vary nice product, but i feel its quite on the cheap side for a premium product to not include the good stylus and a folio as standard, and price them the way they do.
@@КриптоНовости-х1о no, without a Subscription you’re limited to 50 days of synced notes. If your tablet hasn’t synced for longer than that you need to sync it again before being able to access notes on your phone.
So you cannot use any other pens with this other than the one that they sell? If so that's disappointing :( I found their brand of pen very fragile and broke 2 of them previously. I ended up getting a staedtler noris which was much sturdier
would greatly prefer narration with continuous long clips of the device, particularly you using it over rapid jump cuts to you interviewing yourself mkbhd style
The entire point of the device is to be distraction free and really specialized to writing on that ink screen with a battery life that can outlast you multiple times. A galaxy tablet gives you a split screen between news and note taking, along with an excellent stylus, but not the great battery life of an ink screen device.
Thanks for the review! I love my rM-2. Sure, will take rM-3 when it will be acceptable in the nearest countries. But from a practical point of view and functionality, no apps from other suppliers, like for ONYX Books ... It's clear, not much for Linux, but As it is an e-paper, why is it 120!!! grams heavy? It's really bad that there are no micro-SD options. If you will recommend Onyx or Android to me, I have both 13" and 14". But both are too heavy and not so comfortable, like e-paper rM-2.
Great question. You shouldn't buy it if your primary goal is reading via apps like Marvel Unlimited, Shonen Jump, DC Infinite etc - you should get a Boox Tab. If you just want basic B&W Kindle + note taking, the Scribe is fine, I just hate sticky notes as a means of writing on a page. You SHOULD get the reMarkable Paper Pro if you love annotating directly on a page and are happy getting your offline files/comings/books on here manually rather than through a subscription comic or reading app. Hope that helps! Basil
I would try an e-ink device, but I think it’s a thing out of my system (IMHO) composed by MacBook Pro, iPad Pro 13” M4, IPhone where all notes are synced through iCloud. I’m looking all reviews and I’m really curious to see how responsive is handwriting compared to iPad + Pencil Pro.
A very timely review, thank you. I am wanting to use an E-Ink tablet for language learning. I am currently learning Vietnamese. Can you tell me what languages the Remarkable Pro supports? Could I convert a handwritten note in Vietnamese into text and still get all of the tone marks (Vietnamese has 6 tones!)? Would you recommend the Remarkable Pro (or Remarkable 2) for language learning? If yes, why so? Cheers Martin D
I haven't yet found any take on my use case which would be studying and reading sheet music. In a piano for example you can spend days reading a single page while annotating a LOT of information on top of it, like left/right hand fingering, harmony analysis, voice separation, dynamic range, stroke types, notes corrections and, finally, interpretation comments. I use colors to keep a visual separation of these remarks. B&W e-ink would not make the cut so I stayed in the sidelines waiting for this day. BOOX product didn't feel right for my use case so I gave it a pass, thought I can't remember why.
As an owner of the Paper Plus (since yesterday), I can say you will probably be able to make do with the colors available, though they are not very vibrant, and writing in color is much more sluggish than in black (which is amazingly responsive). If you don’t mind the lag when writing in color (or if the makers fix that at some point via firmware), then you‘re good to go.
I wouldn't hold out hope for the color ink to get much quicker, at least not as a software update. The Gallery technology this is built on has been stretched very, very far to do what it's doing now, where its latency has been a big issue - and for many, a dealbraker. The pre-drawing thing they're doing that keeps it responsive, before it has to "render", is what makes that tech viable, and a big development from RM. But it already being a stretch and breakthrough, I'd be surprised if they can improve past some of those basic limitations of the tech.
@@bgosl Thanks very much for weighing in on this with your expertise. Yes, I‘m now certain you‘re right. After a final round of testing after 2 days of ownership, I just now initiated the return process. It just won‘t cut it for me, neither in terms of the lag when writing in color (so radically slow compared with writing in black), but also and mostly due to the very dim front light, which will not allow for proper reading in conditions with dim or no ambient light. Very hard on the eyes. For an otherwise fantastic product, I cannot understand how they could go for such a dim front light. Any Kindle with such a light does a far better job of it. Such a shame. I‘ll just go back to using my Kindle Scribe.
@@scottbecker3485 fair enough! It’s not for everyone. I’m waiting for mine, excited to try it out - it looks like it’s performing about the same as how the highlighter on the RM1/RM2 works, which I’m both used to and fine with. But I won’t know until I get mine, so we’ll see
Relevant for your use case, perhaps... - The Remarkable Paper Pro adds the three primary colors (red, blue, green) & the three secondary colors (yellow, magenta, cyan) to the already existing Black/Grey/White of the Remarkable 2. - Aside from sheet music you draw on it yourself, it would generally require pre-printed music to be in a PDF format. - You hand annotations are on a separate layer from the PDF score, so you can erase and rewrite them without affecting the score (you can't change the contents of the base PDF page). You could add additional layers, if you wish, so that left/right hand fingering, harmony analysis, voice separation etc could each be written on a different layer. If you wish to erase/alter something it does so only on the currently selected layer. Also, you can hide layers of your choice.
Great video Does it work with any active stylus or just with the remarkable stylus? I'm asking because the remarkable stylus is so horribly slim that I cannot use it. I had to switch to a third party stylus for my remarkable 2 and I regret buying the overpriced remarkable stylus.
Thank you for this great review and comparison! I have a question: how strong is the tip of the marker with the Paper Pro? I broke 2 Marker Plus tips both within 2-3 months (I use my RM2 daily for university). Not the changeable tip, not the pen itself but the tiny bit you put the changeable tips into chipped of at both pens. I'm curious if they made this better quality, especially since one (still) pays quite a lot of money for just the marker itself.
Hi, thanks for the great question. A representative answer would require months of use, but the whole pen system does feel a lot more durable at the tip end. Hope that helps! Basil
Getting files on is 'easy' when "syncing everything through the cloud". I don't want ANY cloud connection on an e-reader, least of all a closed one controlled solely by the hardware vendor. I shouldn't need a vendor account and the corresponding TOS concessions just to put documents on a tablet / e-reader.
