![]() It feels simultaneously substantial and gossamer I frequently feel like I'll snap it in half, but have also accidentally dropped it once or twice with zero ill effects. Its case is aluminum, and the whole thing weighs less than a pound. ![]() It also sports a battery that lasts three times as long and its e-ink responsiveness is greatly improved (latency is just 21ns, meaning it basically doesn't exist). It is "the thinnest tablet" in existence: at 0.19 inches, it's 30 percent thinner than its predecessor. The first reMarkable tablet ( still available, just on Amazon) was an impressive product debut, but in context, the RM2 is a huge step forward. And there's a text conversion tool that works surprisingly well, especially considering I have handwriting a friend recently referred to as "truly shocking." A just-released Chrome browser extension sends text-only or pdf versions of webpages to your device for reading and marking up too. You can import pdfs and ePub ebooks (I know) to scribble all over, and then email those documents to whomever you please. Create layers, a la Photoshop, and manipulate them separately for more complex creations.Īll of these files and notebooks and pages can be organized, rearranged, deleted, and shared between the RM2 and an app on your phone and/or on your computer (everything backs up in the cloud and appears on all the devices automatically). All your writing and drawing can be erased, rotated, copied, pasted, moved and otherwise manipulated with a tap or two. The pencil leaves an imperfect graphite line the calligraphy pen makes everything you write look effortlessly fancy. You write, notate papers, highlight books, draw sketches, etc., using a wide variety of digital writing implements, which each mimic the look of their IRL versions, thanks to the RM2's 4,000+ levels of pressure sensitivity. Like the original reMarkable before it, the RM2 lets you create "notebooks" using dozens of templates (lined rule, gridded dots, day planners, music staffs, storyboards, blank), and are organized in folders. Its primary goal, simply put, is to replace a stack of paper - and not much else besides. NC: Unlike so many modern gadgets, the RM2 is a gleeful unitasking device. SHOP NOW What's Good About the ReMarkable 2: I’ve long had an interest in e-ink devices - any tech that lets me read without the curse of backlight is appealing to my screen-weary eyes - and adding in the ability to write and draw on it as well made it sound like a potential game-changer for my daily reading and editing routine. Will Sabel Courtney: After hearing Nick’s initial report on the ReMarkable 2, I found myself incredibly curious. And after a few weeks of testing, I can confidently say that, while not without its flaws, the RM2 is not the gimmick I worried it might be. I'd been vaguely aware it for several years, but my interest was newly piqued with reviews of the new ReMarkable 2 ($299)-or RM2, as the fans call it. ![]() Nick Caruso: Have you ever wished you could write on a Kindle? If you're the type of person who has, odds are you've seen the ReMarkable tablet, maybe through a targeted Instagram ad like I did. In this piece, two of our staffers - Nick Caruso and Will Sabel Courtney - each share their impressions of this fascinating piece of tech. The ReMarkable 2 tablet is one of those products. Editor's note: Sometimes, we find products compelling, interesting or curious enough, we like to get a second opinion on them. ![]()
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