GoKawiilFor years, the central ethos of reMarkable has been to get you away from screens and create an experience that emulates the feeling of writing with pen and paper. With its new device, the reMarkable Paper Pure, the company continues the trend of creating a device counter-positioned against phones, iPads, and laptops. As it lacks notifications and multitasking apps, the Paper Pure aims to attract writers, designers, and researchers looking for reading and writing without any distractions.
When reviewing devices, I typically write down or record notes in different forms, across different apps, and, at times, on different devices. But since this device is meant for writing, I thought it would be fitting to write the review itself on the new reMarkable Paper Pure. I have written this whole review on the tablet using its handwriting conversion feature and edited it on WordPress.
The new $399 reMarkable Paper Pure tablet is the successor to the reMarkable 2, which was released six years ago. In the meantime, the company decided to release the $499 Paper Pro with a color screen and a smaller Paper Pro Move with
better portability.
The Paper Pure goes back to basics with a monochrome display in notebook size. It has a 10.3-inch
screen — the same size as the reMarkable 2. But the company flipped the resolution to make the display both wider and shorter. This means more text fits on the horizontal line, both when reading and writing. I’ve tried the reMarkable 2 in the past, and with the new tablet, the writing experience is crisper.
Apart from the hardware revamp, the company included software features that make it easier for you to access content outside of the tablet. It also improved its handwriting search to let you search across notes.
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One neat new feature is that you can now sync your calendar to the tablet. This allows you to access meeting details from the calendar icon on the device and then start taking notes within that particular meeting block.
When you’re done, you can convert handwritten notes and share them with one tap. You’ll get a link in your email to access these notes and share them with others. When I use meeting note-takers for transcriptions, I find it helpful to look back on my notes so I can add additional thoughts or follow-up questions to ask later.
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