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At its recent September hardware launch, Amazon showcased its two new e-readers designed for note-taking: the Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, solidifying its position in the premium paper tablet market.
The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the first full-color note-taking e-reader Kindle and competes against the ReMarkable Paper Pro, a colorized paper tablet and fantastic device in its own right with a stalwart following for its robust feature set and smooth writing experience.
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Both the ReMarkable Paper Pro and Amazon's new Scribe Colorsoft aim for the high end of the creative productivity market, with the Scribe Colorsoft starting at $630 and available later this year, and the ReMarkable Paper Pro starting at $675.
Neither of these tablets is cheap, so what's the difference between them? Let's examine some of the main features.
The writing experience
When it comes to pen-to-paper emulation, both tablets succeed in delivering a satisfying writing experience with their own versions of textured glass, premium pencils, backlit displays, and color screens.
ZDNET's Nina Raemont recently tested out the 11-inch Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and noted the tablet's smooth texture-molded glass that improves the pen's friction. In addition, the tablet's increased memory (32GB or 64GB) results in zero lag from the pen to the surface, even with rapid movements.
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