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Remarkables don’t play well with open source in general. They are a heavily modified Linux but there is really nothing left of Linux for the user. Which is a good point, but also a bad point.

They might be cloud optional, but they surely push hard on the cloud subscription and paywall features.

I did my research in Feb 26, maybe things are different now. I went with a different brand. Pretty happy, but read below…

Also, don’t expect too much from displays. Lag is significant over the board and the overall experience is meh at best, on all of them. Maybe I am too picky, but it’s not paper and it feels like it’s not paper. And the pen lags. Forget using any non native app for the pen … only the built in apps feels remotely nice to use, and any app you install just don’t integrate with the screen hardware deeply enough to be actually usable

My experience with e-ink notebook like devices has not been satisfactory. It’s not a matter of cost, even the costier ones have the same limits. It’s a technology limit .

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Remarkables don’t play well with open source in general. They are a heavily modified Linux but there is really nothing left of Linux for the user. Which is a good point, but also a bad point.

They might be cloud optional, but they surely push hard on the cloud subscription and paywall features.

I did my research in Feb 26, maybe things are different now. I went with a different brand. Pretty happy

Also, don’t expect too much from displays. Lag is significant over the board and the overall experience is meh at best, on all of them. Maybe I am too picky, but it’s not paper and it feels like it’s not paper. And the pen lags. Forget using any non native app for the pen … only the built in apps feels remotely nice to use, and any app you install just don’t integrate with the screen hardware deeply enough to be actually usable

My experience with e-ink notebook like devices has not been satisfactory. It’s not a matter of cost, even the costier ones have the same limits. It’s a technology limit .