reMarkable 2

I've had a DC-1 for several months now. [...] On the notetaking side - hands down, the best experience I've had with a digital product - for comparison, I've got a Remarkable 2 tablet sitting on my desk, and by comparison, remarkable's writing delay is noticeably uncomfortable. [...] And the software support will improve with time.

i have had remarkable 2 for about 5 years now totally different than ipad i use it every day at work for notes. what i find it best for is pdf arch drawing markups, project sketches and planning think of it as a notepad replacement. i highly recommend remarkable 2, the new one for color

I did not update my ReMarkable 2 for years either and had probably the same clock issue. There was an article on the FAQ website from remarkable, if I remember correctly, that took me to a step-by-step process by which I could update it. [...] Nonetheless, this hackabality is the main reason I got mine (although I don't hack it, the optionality and thus probable longevity made the difference in my buying decision. [...]

The problem is that the screen surface and the pen are fairly far apart, so the stroke appears "floating". [...] So far, the only device that semi-worked for me was a reMarkable 2 tablet. But its software is too shitty to be useful. [...]

I had a ReMarkable2 for awhile and don't really recommend it. It's not the same as writing on pen & paper and I like the aspects of finding different papers, pencil lead, pens, etc. [...] To be more specific, the ReMarkable 2 had a wildly inaccurate pen tip, but only on like the bottom 1/2 to maybe 1/3 of the screen, which was enough to completely destroy my desire to use it at all. On top of that the software is pretty meh. [...] The UI was clunky and slow. Any real advantage to digital nature (built-in OCR, sorta search) was so poorly implemented that it wasn't worth it.

I've got a reMarkable 2 whose USB-C port just decided to break one day. [...]

I have a Remarkable 2 that I used to use religiously, now use sporadically, but cannot recommend because of the user-hostile changes to the subscription and the very restrictive underlying software. [...] I think something like a Boox, which runs Android, might be more open to customization, but for now I am back to pencil and paper. [...]

The value is in the lack of features. [...] My reMarkable 2 is the best focus device I have. It's the best writing device by far, the best "draw some woodworking plans" device, the best "work on a crossword puzzle" device, and a very good reading device (page navigation is slower than Kindle, but being able to read PDFs designed for 8.5x11 which are unreadable on Kindle makes it a wash). On an iPad, at any moment there could be a toast from Signal, or Discord, or Messenger, or whatever. [...] I can go on a plane and have a physical book in front of me but it's no match for the allure of the internet if there's Wi-Fi. [...]

I used to be a huge fan of these guys, going as far as buying their extremely expensive $800 device as gifts for a few friends, but now I advise anybody and everybody against ever giving them money Two separate reasons. [...] This has been the cause of a lot of broken USB C ports on remarkable2. I have documented this extensively with photos on multiple devices. [...] Photos: . [...] Larger photos show the PCB and how the connector is "affixed". Final photo is after it was fixed, but before the epoxy was added by me Two: they took features that were part of the original very expensive product, bought under the understanding that "I pay you much $$, you do not nickel and dime me ever again", and locked them behind paywalls of monthly service years after original purchase. [...]

I use pen and paper for the majority of my journals and a Remarkable 2 for some. [...] It's slower and that's the point of it. [...] Software forces me to switch tools and my mental context to add diagrams. [...] The Remarkable software has improved with time and with the addition of the keyboard I can get close to the best of both worlds. [...]

I bought the paper-like screen protector for my work iPad, some ballpoint pencil tips and now I like using the iPad as a notepad more than the reMarkable 2. I have colors!!! As someone that likes to make thing aesthetically pleasing, the drab black and white was killing me.

I bought a Remarkable 2 tablet a while back. [...] Remarkable's own software is a steaming pile of poo. Their inbuilt web server for uploading files is extremely buggy and unusable. It's dog slow. You can't try to drag many files in one go, or it crashes. You can't try to upload a large file, or it crashes. [...] Most of the "hacks" online are written assuming that you can install toolchains like Toltec on the device, and they are NOT updated for the newer firmware. [...] So I stuck with the subpar software and reading experience... [...] It just worked out of the box, did not require a firmware update, and I was able to install KoReader and other goodies (such as some launcher improvements). [...] EDIT: Also must point out a cool thing that I discovered recently - ReManager comes with a one click installer for the Zig toolchain on the Remarkable 2! It is slow, but I was able to compile and run zig programs on the tablet.

[...] It is the same on an iPad+pencil with a Paperlike screen cover. It was impossible to read on my Remarkable 2 - the resolution just isn’t there for me. I think it’s important to have that friction between the stylus and the screen. And if you have that, I am pretty happy with notes on either my iPad or paper.

I have found the use of e-ink screens has not only given my eyes a rest, but reduced distraction as well. Short review of what I've tried: POMERA/KINGJIM: This is great and pocket sized, but the keyboard is rather small. Very simple text based file system, I haven't tried their software and just use the microSD. [...] REMARKABLE2: Really nice handwriting system, terrible sync software. [...] The included keyboard is great. [...] Handwriting is useless, and you have to buy your own keyboard which is annoying since its so expensive, and the case options are highly limited. That said, I can use my apple magic keyboard with it so it's fairly natural, but the whole setup is rather bulky. BOOX external monitor: This is a bit clunky but offers a big screen, which is nice. I don't trust the software on their eink readers and whatnot, but it's fine for desktop use. [...] More recently I've been using Daylight Computer

I also have a fairly light touch normally, and the pressure curve on either the Remarkable 2 or Pro requires me to press too much for comfort to get any “width” in any of the tools. [...]

I have an iPad Pro, daylight and remarkable 2. [...] The daylight and rm2 are slightly slower and I do notice it, but they are definitely fast enough. The RM2 is the slowest and that is just e-ink physics at that point. [...] I find the RM2 frustratingly slow for an epub e-ink reader. Compared to a kindle or others it's weirdly slow, even when pen input is fast. [...]

handwriting lag, the input lags when I use the pen is so much that it distracts me while writing a sentence Oh, that's a deal-breaker for me. I currently have a Remarkable 2, and the handwriting latency is imperceptible - it feels like I'm writing with a physical pen. [...] The advertised 60Hz display of the Daylight and the underlying Android platform (that makes it possible for me to write my own applications, something that is technically possible but difficult and unreliable on the RM2) made it sound like an upgrade, but if handwriting latency is bad enough that it doesn't feel like paper anymore, I think I'll stick with a combination of my RM2 and desktop. [...]

[...] I toyed with getting a Scribe because I read a lot of full size PDFs which aren't a great experience with such low refresh rates and small screens, but opted for an iPad instead. I owned a ReMarkable 2 a few years ago and don't really have anything good to say about it.

I've had a reMarkable 2 since 2020 or so. [...]

I bought a ReMarkable 2 a couple of years ago with far higher hopes of hackability than it ultimately ended up supporting. [...] I think ReMarkable is wasting a TON of potential at their price/form factor/ux. [...]

I love mine - I've had it for over 5 years now. So I have a reMarkable 2, which is the same size as the new Pure I think. I use it daily at school - and the new addition of screen sharing on the web app is a massive plus for teaching now.

It's the reMarkable 2, and I've apparently had it since 2021, didn't realise it was that old! It is worth it for me, but it was a lot cheaper when I got mine, I don't think I paid more than £400 for it.

I got a remarkable 2 a few years ago instead of a traditional tablet. I use it almost everyday. One of the best tech devices I own. [...]

I've had a remarkable 2 for a few years now and found it really satisfying -- though mostly for the ways it reproduces a paper-like feeling in writing and in the shape of its brushes. these factors probably don't put it over a physical notebook if you're already accustomed to those

[...] I've had my ReMarkable 2 for five years. [...]

I got my remarkable 2 3/4 years ago and I still use it as my daily driver and it feels amazing; the high end devices in this space are really amazing the only tradeoff is that they're locked down. the BOOX is something a bit cheaper, I don't love writing on it but it is stock android and extensible

i have had my remarkable 2 since early 2021 and the only thing i wished was that it was a bit smaller. i don’t have a need for this, but i do recommend it, especially if you have no e-ink devices yet. e-ink is one of my favorite technologies

I had a reMarkable 2 for a few years, and seriously loved it. I got a Boox to go with a color eink tablet, and I love it too, they are meant for different things. A palm sized ebook reader and note taker with a stylus is THE DREAM. [...]

Idk what a digital typewriter is BUT I bought myself a reMarkable 2 during the Cyber Monday sale in 2023. [...] The screen looks like a Kindle with no backlight. It uses both a pen & a keyboard. [...]

writers Friday it’s good to have tools that work for the individual writer. Mine is my ReMarkable 2 that I have used for the last two years.

Yeah, this is the ReMarkable, a surprisingly fantastic e-ink reader/writer. I've had it for a few years and it keeps getting better. I think they've at least made the Remarkable 2 by now, it's lovely.

haha, we had it right in our pocket all this time. I got a Remarkable 2 a few months ago and that also has helped. I'm saving blog posts to read later and using it instead of the phone to avoid distractions

100%, and I go further to "don't buy hardware until it hits version 3" - version 1 is full of bugs, version 2 tries to include all the stuff they couldn't fit into the original version 1, so it's not until version 3 they've got a clear idea of what the thing should be and how to make it without bugs. I have been wrong (I love my Remarkable 2), but it still holds as a principle ;)

I am working on an update to my mobile client for Learnalist, specifically bringing upgrade path to gate 200 free flashcard entries before payment. [...] Aside from this: - I asked codex to use my mobile app and web page for the flashcard UX, and make me one using qt + qml so I could run it on the remarkable 2, super happy with the initial results. [...] Currently, it only accepts one photo, but it is cool throwing it up on the tv. [...]

[...] I got a remarkable 2 precisely because it was known to run it well. When I got a new kindle, I went for a refurbished one hoping it'd be one FW version behind (it was! [...] - I've never given them a cent or contributed a line of code or even filed a bug report. [...]

Not a blog, but I handwrite presentation slides sometimes. And, of course, pages of notes. I use my ReMarkable 2 for that, so it's pretty easy to import to desktop and run scripts.

I have a PineNote but also (had a Remarkable 1 a while ago) a Remarkable2 and RM Pro. [...] It's heavy and think but powerful, all the way to having a browser, audio, microSD, etc. [...]

Remarkable 2 is pretty good, though last time I used it the search feature for large pdfs was pretty janky. The BOOX eink devices are also perfectly fine; they're really just android tablets with a special build of android for eink devices. Those are the ones I've used personally. [...]

Yeah my remarkable2 was the only way for me finally to break free from paper bullet journals. And using a custom hyperpaper.me navigable pdf template was a game-changer. A few months ago I sold the rm2 and got an rm3 "paper pro" and despite the $$ it has ROI as a daily driver (alongside Obsidian running on my M4 macbook air).

The remarkable 2 is entirely separable from the cloud bullshit. You have root SSH access out of the box and the community has several sync replacement options for most needs. You can also install a terminal emulator and do all the usual linux CLI stuff like vim and SSH on a pleasant e-ink display. The keyboard does have a good feel, but I hate the layout and it's a bit too fiddly.

Agreed, I really prefer using my reMarkable 2. I see it less like an iPad and more like a bottomless pit of scratch paper and printouts that I can carry more conveniently than individual dead tree products. This is probably furthered by my not using their cloud subscription and using a USB cable or SSH to transfer files instead.

I used to use my remarkable 2, but it just sits now. The change was when amazon stopped allowing access to kindle book files, which I could convert to epub or pdf for viewing on remarkable.

I got a remarkable 2 roughly when it was released and as far as I can tell the company never supported third party devs. They gave you root access but no relevant source code... Really quite disappointing, the device could have been a lot more useful with even a tiny bit of energy spent releasing source code for things they already developed.

[...] I'm using reMarkable 2 as an e-book reader, using KoReader. It's almost perfect for me, the only thing that I'm missing is Bluetooth. And its WiFi is sometimes a bit flakey.

[...] I locked the fw on my remarkable 2 to 2.x and used ddvk hacks and it's just worked for years. [...]

I had a remarkable 2. I loved it until I got a pocketbook inkpad lite. [...]

I have the ReMarkable 2 so I am biased here but these devices do more than replace paper. My fav feature so far has been screensharing from the ReMarkable 2 while on online meetings. So while their whole thing is about replacing paper, it actually does a lot more than just that.

I have the Remarkable 2 and my only gripe is being unable to use a mechanical keyboard with it. In every other regard it is truly a delight, perhaps even a perfection of certain modes of thinking.

Pretty disappointing release. Over the years, I have bought 3 reMarkable 2 and 1 reMarkable Pro. That move to colors and having to charge a pen instead of more features (a Kindle integration will be sweet), faster devices, and focusing on better feedback on writing seems a bit of a fumble.

Most jobs I've had I use a macbook and I take daily notes in the Apple Notes app Ex: W22 D111 Wed May 28, 2025 (7) The (7) means hours since I'm a contractor and I do walks/subtracts time that I fill in with PTO I will probably get a remarkable 2 again at some point, it seems redundant if you have a tablet like device (I have a Surface Book 3) but that is rarely used funny. I used to use an RM2 a lot but had to sell it when I needed cash. It's cool that it's programmable.