reMarkable, a New eink device with pen support - Page 14

Philippe D. · 10-21-2017, 01:46 PM

Short version: file transfer through a USB cable works OK, the battery indicator seems to show contradictory results, the Remarkable developpers seem responsive but they don't commit to too much. And Vojislav has a nice cat.

psv · 10-24-2017, 12:35 PM

I originally bought remarkable for reading pdfs (mostly math related), as the preorder price was quite reasonable (compared to sony). After almost a month I have to say - it's good for this (though I hope the reading software will improve), but I actually use it most of the time for writing. Despite all of its imperfections it's simply great (there are many imperfections in the software).

BTW if anybody has still any questions you can ask me - I guess all interesting questions were already answered in Vojislav's videos, but still.

Klerelo · 10-24-2017, 05:37 PM

I have received it a few days ago and I am delighted with it. I didn't expect to receive a cover case along with, actually I didn't expect to ever receive anything from this company with all the delays and excuses... but now, I am happy to be rewarded with my patience (ordered it last November!).

I have own many ereaders (Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura, Kobo H2O, Kobo Aura One, Nook Glowlight Plus, Sony PRS-160, Sony DPT-T1, etc. so eink technology is a familiar thing to me. I love reading books with ereaders. And I already use the Sony DPT-S1 as a notebook. I also own Wacom Cintiq tablets, among them the Cintiq 13HD which I use on a daily basis.

The reMarkable is better for writing than any other electronic device I have used so far. The feeling to write on real paper is much better: no lag, no gap between the tip and the written surface.

However, my main concern is that I cannot get it connected to Calibre (on a Mac). Could someone please help me? Thanks

Philippe D. · 10-25-2017, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by psv

BTW if anybody has still any questions you can ask me - I guess all interesting questions were already answered in Vojislav's videos, but still.

We basically have the same use case (down to the scientific domain), so basically I just have to wait for my unit to arrive (preordered in august, so it should be about a month).

From Vojislav's videos, it looks like switching between reading a document and writing in notes (not on the document itself) will take some time and a number of taps. What's your feeling on this? (read page in book, switch back to personal notes and calculations, go back to book...)

Also, my understanding from Vojislav's videos is that the software is not best possible when it comes to moving stuff around in notes, other than in the same page - no moving pages around, no copy/pasting from one page to another or one document to another. Is that correct?

psv · 10-25-2017, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Philippe D.

From Vojislav's videos, it looks like switching between reading a document and writing in notes (not on the document itself) will take some time and a number of taps. What's your feeling on this? (read page in book, switch back to personal notes and calculations, go back to book...)

Also, my understanding from Vojislav's videos is that the software is not best possible when it comes to moving stuff around in notes, other than in the same page - no moving pages around, no copy/pasting from one page to another or one document to another. Is that correct?

You're right on both things - to move between notes and documents requires 3 taps (or at least I didn't find a method for doing it faster) and there is no rearranging/copying/etc between different pages. I don't find the first thing that bad (though it could be way better - not sure whether a sony-like split view, with a document on one side and notes on the other would be reasonable on a screen of this size), but the second one bothers me quite a bit.

Xen · 10-25-2017, 01:55 PM

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Question Mark · 10-25-2017, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Philippe D.

Also, my understanding from Vojislav's videos is that the software is not best possible when it comes to moving stuff around in notes, other than in the same page - no moving pages around, no copy/pasting from one page to another or one document to another. Is that correct?

That would be a major deal breaker for me. Guess I'll just have to save my money a wait for a second generation model or hope that the upcoming Onyx Boox products live up to expectations.

psv · 10-26-2017, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Xen

Does anybody know if it supports landscape mode? I don't think I've seen that mentioned and can't remember now if I saw it being used in landscape mode in the video review I watched. It's not a deal breaker but it is a feature that ought to be added if its not already incorporated.

Landscape mode works for writing (it just rotates the menu) but not for reading.

HarryT · 10-27-2017, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by psv

Landscape mode works for writing (it just rotates the menu) but not for reading.

If you have a PDF document that's in landscape orientation, are you saying that you can't read it that way?

psv · 10-30-2017, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

If you have a PDF document that's in landscape orientation, are you saying that you can't read it that way?

(sorry for being late)
I tried a landscape pdf, and it was automatically displayed in the landscape orientation. So there seems to be no way how to choose the orientation manually (for displaying pdf's), but the device does it automatically (at least for the one pdf I tried)

Klerelo · 10-30-2017, 05:15 PM

The dimensions (approx.) of the device are 17.7 cm x 25.7 cm x 0.7 cm

HarryT · 10-30-2017, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psv

(sorry for being late)
I tried a landscape pdf, and it was automatically displayed in the landscape orientation. So there seems to be no way how to choose the orientation manually (for displaying pdf's), but the device does it automatically (at least for the one pdf I tried)

Thank you. That's good to know.

The Great Null · 11-01-2017, 05:01 AM

Few quick questions:

1) Is there any official forum for remarkable customers? Quick googling shows only mobileread.
2) Is changelog for device firmare available anywhere?
3) Would it really kill them to provide preorder status data like occulus did? Their blogpost regarding the issue doesn't really inspire much confidence.

leselysten · 11-01-2017, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great Null

Few quick questions:

1) Is there any official forum for remarkable customers? Quick googling shows only mobileread.
2) Is changelog for device firmare available anywhere?
3) Would it really kill them to provide preorder status data like occulus did? Their blogpost regarding the issue doesn't really inspire much confidence.

No, not yet
So far there have been no new firmware versions released. If you go here you'll find their github account with commit log to their linux kernel here.
This is updated almost every day. What more would you need?

10-25-2017, 01:55 PM	#201
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10-21-2017, 01:46 PM	#196
Philippe D. Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3600000 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: France Device: Kobo Aura H2o; reMarkable; Onyx Max 2 Pro	Short version: file transfer through a USB cable works OK, the battery indicator seems to show contradictory results, the Remarkable developpers seem responsive but they don't commit to too much. And Vojislav has a nice cat.

10-24-2017, 12:35 PM	#197
psv Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 1506158 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kobo aura h2o, remarkable	I originally bought remarkable for reading pdfs (mostly math related), as the preorder price was quite reasonable (compared to sony). After almost a month I have to say - it's good for this (though I hope the reading software will improve), but I actually use it most of the time for writing. Despite all of its imperfections it's simply great (there are many imperfections in the software). BTW if anybody has still any questions you can ask me - I guess all interesting questions were already answered in Vojislav's videos, but still.

10-24-2017, 05:37 PM	#198
Klerelo Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: reMarkable, Sony DPT-S1, Nook Glowlight Plus, Kobo Aura H2O and One	I have received it a few days ago and I am delighted with it. I didn't expect to receive a cover case along with, actually I didn't expect to ever receive anything from this company with all the delays and excuses... but now, I am happy to be rewarded with my patience (ordered it last November!). I have own many ereaders (Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura, Kobo H2O, Kobo Aura One, Nook Glowlight Plus, Sony PRS-160, Sony DPT-T1, etc. so eink technology is a familiar thing to me. I love reading books with ereaders. And I already use the Sony DPT-S1 as a notebook. I also own Wacom Cintiq tablets, among them the Cintiq 13HD which I use on a daily basis. The reMarkable is better for writing than any other electronic device I have used so far. The feeling to write on real paper is much better: no lag, no gap between the tip and the written surface. However, my main concern is that I cannot get it connected to Calibre (on a Mac). Could someone please help me? Thanks

10-30-2017, 05:15 PM	#207
Klerelo Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: reMarkable, Sony DPT-S1, Nook Glowlight Plus, Kobo Aura H2O and One	The dimensions (approx.) of the device are 17.7 cm x 25.7 cm x 0.7 cm

11-01-2017, 05:01 AM	#209
The Great Null Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: kindle dx	Few quick questions: 1) Is there any official forum for remarkable customers? Quick googling shows only mobileread. 2) Is changelog for device firmare available anywhere? 3) Would it really kill them to provide preorder status data like occulus did? Their blogpost regarding the issue doesn't really inspire much confidence.