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ChrisHistorian76 · 07-12-2025, 08:21 AM

Anyone have any experience with the XP Pen Magic Note Pad? If so, how does the handwriting/notetaking experience compare with the Kindle Scribe and the Kloudnote S 10.1"?

Secondly, if you've tried the Kloudnote S 10.1" device, which version of Android does it run?

The device's product page on both Amazon and the manufactuer (Geniatech) don't have the specific version the Kloudnote S runs. I'm a little concerned about that, because I was considering the Kloudnote Mini 9.7" device until I read it on the device's page on the Geniatech site that it runs on Android 8.1! It's also a little suspicious to me that both Amazon and Geniatech's product pages for the new 2025 Kloudnote Slim 10.3" device don't mention which version of Android it runs on, either.

If I'm going to replace my Scribe, I definitely don't want to replace it with a device running a badly outdated version of Android. I'm considering the XP Pen Magic Note Pad, and potentially the Kloudnote, because I'm looking for something that "feels" more like writing on paper, without paying for a Remarkable, which, IMO anyway, are overpriced.

07-12-2025, 08:21 AM	#1
ChrisHistorian76 Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 4282588 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Alexandria, VA USA Device: Onyx Boox Nova Air & Kindle Oasis	XP Magic Note Pad vs Scribe vs Kloudnote S 10.1"? Anyone have any experience with the XP Pen Magic Note Pad? If so, how does the handwriting/notetaking experience compare with the Kindle Scribe and the Kloudnote S 10.1"? Secondly, if you've tried the Kloudnote S 10.1" device, which version of Android does it run? The device's product page on both Amazon and the manufactuer (Geniatech) don't have the specific version the Kloudnote S runs. I'm a little concerned about that, because I was considering the Kloudnote Mini 9.7" device until I read it on the device's page on the Geniatech site that it runs on Android 8.1! It's also a little suspicious to me that both Amazon and Geniatech's product pages for the new 2025 Kloudnote Slim 10.3" device don't mention which version of Android it runs on, either. If I'm going to replace my Scribe, I definitely don't want to replace it with a device running a badly outdated version of Android. I'm considering the XP Pen Magic Note Pad, and potentially the Kloudnote, because I'm looking for something that "feels" more like writing on paper, without paying for a Remarkable, which, IMO anyway, are overpriced.