The Ultimate e-Ink review for note takers - Remarkable 2, Kindle Scribe, Boox Note Air3 C and more.. 

I love the linear storyteller-style narrative you chose for this video, very engaging.

I watched a thousand videos comparing all of the options, none of them really answered what I needed to make my decision. Until I saw this video. For real, your story was 100% exactly a direct answer to all questions and doubts I had. Thank you very much. And remarkable 2 it is, then.

This has been insanely helpful. I'm going through tons of comparison videos trying to make a final decision. Oddly, I felt myself also going full circle and landing back on the Remakable, as my use case is all about note taking and managing notes. Thanks for an excellent video!

Love the video! The story line was very well done and helped me relate better to the decision making. As someone with a similar background and priorities this helped a ton. Thanks!

Thank you for putting this review together and helping us narrow down our options on what the most appropriate note-taking device is

Absolutely great overview over a wide range of devices

Great video. Been looking for such a comparison for some time and this was the only proper comparison that made good points. Now I know what I am getting.

I have gone through a similar journey in search of the perfect e-reader (notes optional for me), so I can relate to your thoroughness and passion. I've settled on the Kindle Scribe and the Boox Palma. Brilliant storytelling, by the way. It's hard to imagine a more compelling video about e-Ink devices.

I loved your review! Straightforward and helpful. Thanks

This is some absolutely excellent and to the point review. I started getting in the e-ink tablets world and I was overwhelmed and was going on circles between Remarkable 2 and Boox note 3 monochrome. People on reddit kept saying that there experience with Boox was worth and they were disappointed and for me, having a fully functional Android device where I can install kindle able on it was getting the best of 2 worlds. But for me having a superior note taking app was more important. So you video helped me a lot, Thank you!

Wait, did you know you can do all of that with the Boox Note Air 3C? You can even use it as a secondary display with the Spacedesk App, run Zoom, sync with Google Drive, utilize its own cloud service with autosync, and even use Obsidian instead of the rather subpar Evernote. I don't think it's even expensive. Unlike a phone or any Apple device, it's a one-time purchase that won't become obsolete in six months, especially being an e-ink device.

Thank you so much for the review! At the moment I'm looking for a note-taking solution for school, and your video was very helpful 👍

Thankyou for this much effort to giving us inside

Currently, that's probably the most reliable review on RU-vid. Thanks!

Absolutely great review! I wish I waited for the review!

Thank you for doing the heavy lifting on this. I have been using a Rocketbook for a couple of years and I really like it, but I do often fill up the pages and have to revert to paper again. You did the hard work on evaluating alternatives so I won’t have to!

Fantastic review, thank you !

Thank you so much for this useful review, you have saved us a lot of money and time, for sure!

This is an awesome review, thank you

wow, this is such a great review, thank you so much!

Nicely done! You helped me out greatly.

Thank you. Top review. Love your style.

Hi, Great!!!. Marvelous demo of the devices. I like the Remarkable 2. Thank you

Thank you for saving me a year 🙏🏻 I have been comparing all these tablets for just one afternoon and I beyond exhausted 😅 And in the end, I got to the same conclusion. So Remarkable it is.

thanks for the review!!!

I want to commend your hardwork. Appreciate the effort so it would be somehow easier for us to decide what to get for a digital notebook for our productivity! Thank you!

I'm confused, the Note (+case) was too expensive at £550, but the remarkable (+case) was not at £477 when it seems to come with less features? Remarkable get's points for sync, but only with their own app, which is what you gave negatives points to both the Scribe and Tab for? I don't own any of these devices, but from only what you said, not showed, your scoring seems weird?

Thanks for the holistic long-term view and insights!

For me, I initially liked the Kindle Scribe more than the iPad Air 5 because I wanted better visual health and for my eyes not to burn when writing down and reading for so long, but then I missed some functions of the iPad and having even a minimal color in my notes, that's how I found the perfect one for me, the boox note air 3c, in my case it's great, I sold the iPad and the kindle and I kept it and in my case there is the better device, it's worth every penny , very fast, electric screen and almost all the functions of an iPad or a galaxy tab.

That was great, and helpful. Thanks.

Very much appreciated review.

Very helpful. Thank you 🙏 😊

This is one of the best product reviews/comparisons I’ve ever seen

Thanks for your video. You’ve helped me decide.

This is a good outlining of your process and how you use the device. I looked hard at the Remarkable 2 but ended up with the Supernote instead. I haven't used paper in almost 3 years as a result.

The struggle is REAL -- I have suffered from the same series of failed devices! Thank you for this!

very cool review. I had the same problem, until 10 minutes ago :). Thankyou for your time!

Supernote for me every time. Been using one for 2 years for all of my work notes. Looking forward to the A4 version being released next year

The remarkable is excellent. In the end the simpler os makes it’s battery last the longest and the write feel is amazing. I wish they’d add the possibility of creating links both between pages on a notebook and between different ones but the first can be done with linked pdf “templates”. And also it’s great you can add and move pages from a pdf document. About the light: I’m glad it doesn’t have one actually. It’s easier on the eyes and the “ink” is much closer to the tip of the pen

Thanks a million for your excellent review, it would be very good to tell about batteries too.

Fantastic review, well presented and relevant

you just earned another subscriber! thank you :) really helpful

Great video. I have the R2 and at first thought - oh no! But was glad to see you came around to it in the end. Thanks for this. Very thorough.

Totally agree ... Remarkable for the win ... Almost in my case. I wish - it was powerfull enough to manage oversized PDF (Architectural plans) which require fresuent zoom in and out while annotating. - Ligth for on sie ease of use while in dim locations Still on the hunt for the perfect device for my paperless jouney in this use case. Remarkable is perfect for pages size to A4, bigger is a pain as lagging and showing it's power limitation. Hoping for a beefier remarkable 3 !

Great video and very informative but you never reviewed the King of note taking... The Supernote. I've been using mine for a year now and the speed you can crash through different notebooks and back again, organise, link, search through and build structures is really productive.

Thank you so much. You've done a lot of the hard work already. I am looking for a digital notepad myself,primarily for note taking as yourself. The one I noticed you didn't include was the Supernote. I'm curious if you looked at that one as well because i'm comparing that to the Remarkable 2 as well. Love to hear your thoughts.

great video! You should make more! I really liked your style

Very underated channel! Had the same issue I have and just did not want to spend the $$ like you did!

This is so, so helpful. I really just want to take notes and journal. I don't even mind the feel of writing notes on my iPad; I just don't want to haul it around where I could lose or break it. I'd rather be out $400 than $2000. I've been watching all the comparison videos, but this is the most succinct and yet covers the most important features (or lack thereof). Thank you!! ❤

Thank you so much! you are the only one who has reviewed all the devices and is truly honest🙏

I went through a similar journey and came to the same conclusion :-) though I would say each of these devices is the right tool for the right job at the right time. I ended up with the reMmarkable and ordered a new KindleSscribe on Black Friday. I gave away my Rocketbook :-)

I’m surprised the kobo elipsa 2E didn’t end up on ur review list. I’ve recently been watching these sorts of videos and it seems to do quite a bit more in many areas compared to others especially if ur wanting to use it as an e-reader and annotate directly on the page. It has many other note specific features too so I think I may pick one up soon. I’m from London and I got a kobo libra 2 earlier this year and it has been amazing especially being able to read my borrowed library books from Libby on it without having to sideload or anything just pops straight up on my kobo as soon as I borrow a book. This is amazing to me as here in the uk we don’t often get these sort of perks like many other overseas countries do. Even more so that kobo seems to often been seen as less than kindle where in fact the quality, ease of use and integration definitely surpasses my kindle paperwhite. I enjoy them both but definitely think people need to look into the underdog a bit more. Great video at least u can say u got to try various products.

you returned the remarkable the first time because of its "limited use" when you were really only looking for a digital notebook lol remarkable is a great writing device as I had the 1st gen but then because of its limited functionality, I don't often use it. The best bang for the buck is the amazon scribe as it takes notes and it's the arguably the #1 e-reader / e-book ecosystem. Now I read more often AND take notes. Btw the dark mode in the scribe is just amazing for the eyes especially at night

Great video, I've been searching for a true and honest review of the Remarkable 2 and I've found it, you have convinced me to make the purchase. :)

Cool video, I really like the way you did the storytelling

Awesome review thanks. I was looking at buying the Remarkable 2 but reviews about poor connectivity turned me towards the Onyx. But, reviews about the poor colour and laggy refresh put me off that too. So I was stuck until I came across your review. Now, like you, I've come full circle and will look at buying the Remarkable 2. Cheers.

Easy solution: Supernote A5X

Thanks!

AMAZING - thanks for putting all this together!

thanks a lot. i have been looking to switch from paper. idk how i feel about not having color though. kind of needed in my usecase.

I think indeed supernote a6x2 will be the best fit. I also used rm2 (sold, used for 3 month), boox air 2( that one j returned the same day), supernote a5x(sold it. Too big). In love with mu a6x2. Small , portable. So easy to take with yoy.

Loved that video lol. Went down a simlar route. However as a non apple guy settled for the Boox. Did try out the ipad mini. Awesomw device but not so grear for writing. Boox works well for reviewing docs on word, etc and the notetaking app isnt too bad.

I made a rocket book frame that I could use around any document I wanted to digitise, it is essentially a rocket book page with the centre cut out. Most of note taking is done on my iPad Pro 11", if the remarkable 2 run OneNote and the Kindle app, it would be a winner for me.

Just wondering, with the remarkable app on the iPad can you edit your documents there too? Just thinking of my use, I'm looking to get an eink but leave it at the office since I use my tablet at home but wondered if I'm at home and need to add something to the document I don't on the remarkable that's synced to the cloud can I do it on my tablet? 🤔 Great video btw, very thorough

But a very well created video. Kudos.

FWIW, for the Kindle Scribe, you can actually view your notebooks on the iOS, Android and Mac apps. I have the Nova Air 2, Scribe, ipad mini, and 12.9 inch iPad Pro. I love the Scribe the most amongst all of them for writing/journaling. Only thing I wish they add to the Scribe is support for searching handwritten notes. While I love the Nova Air's size and screen clarity, I disliked how slow and cumbersome the software is. I think Amazon has the most performant/responsive e-ink software out of all which is also why I'm happy to stick w the Scribe. I'd love to try out the Supernote but it's not easily available in my country.

I went with the Boox Note Air 3C. Total winner for me. Does color, runs Android apps, if I use Google Keep or OneNote it automatically syncs those notes across all my devices (laptop, smartphone, Android or Apple tablets), has expandable storage, has speakers, has Bluetooth, has a microphone, etc. I love it. Some people want to be limited, so they go with other e-ink tablets. I don't want to feel too limited. I love the fact that I can go into the Android apps store and I have a world of apps to choose from, or I can just keep the Boox as bare as I want.

That is EXACTLY my use case. Its why I am thinking E Ink.

What about the Kobo Elipsa 2e?

OneNote works quite well on Hold devices. I have the Ultra C and with the latest updates it works great. Having the possibility to add an keyboard makes it brillant. I advice you again to use the Bold Note Air 3C with OneNote and put the screen to high contrast and in fast mode...

This is incredible review!! Could you please help me? I am a student. I want to read and annotate/highlight PDFs (scientific), Substack newsletters, and Reports. I also want to get it back in Google drive (ideally a sync feature will make the workflow seam less: put in GDrive, access in eReader, annotate, access it back in GDrive). 1. Is kindle scribe the device for me or should I look into Boox Tab/Note or Kobo Libra? 2. Is there a good resale market in California? 3. Also, how is the annotation/highlighting and PDF reading experience in general ?

i feel like the remarkable 3 or 4 will be perfect for me. just needs some development here and there before it will be an amazing writing device

good job Mate!

same story as mine. nice recap

I liked the narrative which took us through your journey! I wonder why you didn't try an A5X? You seem well-informed and must have done your research, so maybe it was an aesthetic choice? Pity, because the Supernote is better than any of these for putting your notes onto the "paper" and then getting the notes off the device: your requirements seem to point rather clearly toward this device or its A6-sized sibling.

thank you so much for the review, i actually just bought the remarkable 2, and was going in the loop EXACTLY like yours, my notion is actually on its way here! but i think i should also buy an ipad with a paperlike screen, in order to review or to reread material in color and such, right? thank you so much for your story telling!

Thanks, this helpmed in my decision. Two questions, please, for me to have a complete picture: 1) do you have to pay something for the cloud storage/synch in the Remarkable? 2) Can we open Amazon books in Remarkable, or will DRM prevent it? Thanks!

I’ve tried most of these devices and also thought the RM2 was the most attractive device to use. The only reason I didn’t keep it was the return window was closing and I just felt I N would feel stoopid when Boox or Supernote released 2024 machines which operate much faster than the RM2 leaving me feeling the money was wasted. I have mild regret but hope the near future will prove me right.

Great video but you missed the Supernote. This is rated as the best notetaker by reviewers.

You should be a full time tech reviewer!

😭😭😭😭 I am so in love with my Remarkable 2, but I recently been so tempted to use the boox Note air 3c because of the color and backlight. I am a student, who writes tons of notes, and I am hoping to use the OneNote app. Is it really not that optimized for boox? I am so tempted but your review got me a bit hesitant. Please help me 😢

Great review, but ... I missed the supernote (A5x/A6x) as an alternative.

Thanks for the video. I’ve recently bought ReMarkable 2 and looked at a number of videos on E ink notepads. Many of them talk about the importance of handwriting experience, but Nowhere have I seen a discussion of software that would LEARN one’s handwriting. I’ve used it for a couple of weeks now, mainly for writing, and it keeps on making the same mistakes. Have I overlooked something, or does a tablet designed for handwriting really lack the ability to learn handwriting? I bought a computer cum tablet in 2009, and the first thing it did, was provide reams of text for me to write out, so that it would recognise my writing. I would be grateful for any help on this.

Do you have the issue where in certain places the ink doesn't line up with the nib? Also, I'm pretty sure after an update, you can now annotate PDF's on the Kindle Scribe (from the reviews I've seen)

I have done research last 24h thru different websites and YT. All boox are really tempting and if I would gone for any it would be note air 3c. However I don't need all of its features - I need to get rid of pile of papers A4 from my meetings and to do list. So rmk2 is pretty obvious... But but.. it has certain downsides and supernote looks a bit better in terms of functionalities. So will wait for a5x2 how slim it will be and how much money they want... Then decision.

I did a whole degree and just about finished my masters using an ipad with apple pencil. At this point I can write as nicely on it as with real paper and the paperlike really helps. Always kind of jealous of the remarkable people though, it looks like a very cool product. I wish I could have installed those screen protectors for you though! Dust specs under a screen protector are the worst.

Which is the best?

currently you can jailbreak the kindlescribe and add lots of extra functionalities.

Any idea when remarkable 3?

Quick question. Will you still use the Remarkable with your iPad? Are you able to read kindle books on remarkable? I’m looking for a single device, I really don’t want 2 devices.

I own the Boox Note Air 2 Plus. Very sleek and sexy and it functions well as a Kindle reader and a note taker. But how it works to sync files and place them into the cloud is, in my opinion, very clunky. I have up on the Onyx Boox cloud and moved to Dropbox. That seems to be a bit more logical but the file system within the Note Air 2 Plus is very difficult (nearly impossible) to truly understand. If the logic behind the file system and storage was redesigned I’d love the product. As it is, it works and I have to have faith that things are put where they belong on the Boox. Give me a cheaper iPad with the liquid screen display of a Boox and I’d be a happy camper.

What about kobo series?

No backlight is a serious problem. For my use, that is really important.

Speaking as a fountain pen collector, the best non eink tablet for writing notes is Samsung's Tab S8 or S9 Ultra.

I still find it fairly limited and expensive. But compared to what else is on the market, It appears to be the path of least resistance. Appreciate the review

Even with the limitations, the Kindle Scribe is the best for me. The screen is 300 ppi, it is backlit, and I can read kindle books so it is more than just a notebook. You can also at least view the notebooks in the Kindle app on an iPad, but you can't edit them.

Wow I really did not see that conclusion comming 😂😂 I guess less is more🤷‍♂️

i had the kindle scribe and i never had an issue with palm rejection, probably because you have to swipe to turn the pages instead of tap. anyway, i sold it for an onyx note 3c and the palm rejection is absolutely terrible. probably 50 percent of the time the page changes when i go to write bc it senses my palm as a page tap to turn the page. im very annoyed by the fact that i cant seem to find an option to turn off tap to change pages and use swipe only to turn pages instead. the only option i see is to disable hand touch altogether but that is really annoying when your turning the page frequently and you want to take notes on each page because it doesnt have page turning buttons to use (like the leaf 2 or the kindle oasis). is there a software update they can do to add the option of disabling tap to turn pages and enabling swipe only? it is a really very big problem for someone who likes to write and turn pages frequently

IReader Smart 4 not even included here?

You mentioned that there's no cloud support on annotations in Kindle Scribe, but after googling a bit I read that "Kindle Scribe notebooks are backed up to the Cloud when the device is connected to the internet and Whispersync is Enabled". Have you found this not to be the case?