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I am a fan of products that is design for one thing, and one thing only. Though the reMarkable is a tablet to both fead and write on, it feels like it is heavely focused on the writing experience. And that is a good thing. You use the reMarkable when you need to take notes or write something down, and the reMarkable excels at it. Then you can use a phone or a tablet to search the web instead of getting a product that both, but then also not as well.

The remarkable is a wonderful writing device. I use notebooks for everything; I'm a make-a-list, write-it-out kind of person. That said, the Remarkable is perfect for these things. I still use notebooks sometimes, as I still love the real thing (ie, paper and pencil), but I think using the remarkable is about as close as you can get to the real thing. Pros: as close as you can get to actual paper and pencil; you can organize your notes (no more searching through 3 different notebooks to find something); the charge lasts a long time; it is small and very easy to take with me wherever I go; I home school and my daughter really likes using the device for writing (so it makes my job easier as suddenly writing is more exciting!) Cons - You can't name your notebooks on the device itself, you have to do this through the Remarkable App on your computer/phone; the convert-to-text doesn't stay true to how you write it (for example, if you write a heading BIG, and the text small, it still all comes out on the typed page in the size 10 font) So if you do move hand-written work to a typed doc there is a lot of re-formatting to do; there is no eraser on the "pencil" itself (I want to be able to erase quickly, not have to push a number of buttons to erase one or two messed up letters). So, are there a few things to improve upon? Yes. But is this a wonderful device for writing and can it take the place of bunches of unwieldy notebooks and papers? Definitely! I think it is a wonderful device!

I have always preferred to make notes by hand in meetings, thinking about new ideas, doing outlines, etc. I have a shelf full of paper notebooks from years of consulting. With this I can organize notes, have different notebooks for different clients, or individuals within a client, new ideas, etc. And having it digital and available on a desktop/laptop makes it even better. And best of all it still feels like writing on paper - the most important aspect for me.

Heavier, and just feels more pen like.

Great product!