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Originally Posted by tayseidel
One reason why I like the Remarkable 2, is the single-use oriented OS.
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Almost all non-Android ereaders are just ereaders. The reMarkable is dual use. It's a PDF viewer (quite good one) with annotation and a Sketch pad app updated to allow text input from touch keyboard.
It's a networking only connection PDF tablet you can sketch on. It's not an ereader. It has no meta-data support, just a file manager. Many of the Android models have that problem.
I gave mine away. It's a bad copy of the Sony DPT and Fujitsu Digital Paper Tablets. The reMarkable can't be managed by Calibre. The Kindle Scribe, Pocketbook (note taking models), Boox (note taking models), Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa models are all superior to the reMarkable2. The original reMarkable has page turn and home buttons and a better writing surface. It's just a bit larger and heavier than the (cost reduced) remarkable2.
Also the only advantage of reMarkable 2 over the original reMarkable is that it's a bit lighter and a bit faster with a little more RAM and costs less to make. They run the same firmware. Original is nicer to write on. Poor amount of Flash memory. No on-device handwriting conversion (uses Internet service). Only use reMarkable Cloud, desktop program (not on Linux) or drag/drop one file at a time on browser. USB networking is a crazy interface.
Both reMarkable models are the same screen panel as an Elipsa. The original textured plastic for paper feel writing and 2 has glass.
Some Kobos are better contrast and sharpness. The Sage has same contrast/brightness but 300 dpi instead of reMarkable / Elipsa 227 dpi, so more pixels and sharper. Sage & Elipsa 32G storage vs 6G on reMarkable last time I looked.
Brightest/best contrast Kobo with front light off seems to be the 6.8″ 265 dpi original Kobo H2O with SD card slot.
The Kindle (apart from Scribe), Kobo (apart from Sage & Elipsa), Nook and old Sony PRS models are true single use ereaders that don't need a file browser due to meta-data Library use. The Scribe, Sage & Elipsa add notetaking.