[mattivc]

I recently got a reMarkable 2 tablet( https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2 ), and I am absolutely loving it.

I have for along time carried around notebooks for note taking and journaling, because I felt the process of handwriting improve my experience of organizing my thoughts. But it was cumbersome and I ended up carrying multiple notebooks for different purposes.

Since I got the reMarkable 2 tablet it has replaced all my notebooks while retaining all the benefits of handwriting. With the added bonus of much easier organizing, backup and being able to view the notes on other devices.

[oumua_don17]

How close is the experience of using R2 close to using pen on paper? Can you please elaborate more on what aspects make you absolutely love it?

I tried Apple pencil with iPad Pro but couldn’t find any app and neither does the HW replicate the pen on paper exp and it’s probably not designed/meant for it either.

[waterhouse]

There was a Youtube reviewer who said it was so much like pencil on paper that he forgot it wasn't real paper and attempted to smudge the graphite on it with his finger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9wudCMFWPQ&t=16s

[mattivc]

I can attests to this. I quickly forget that I am not writing on a real piece of paper when using it. It feels very natural.

[mattivc]

The experience is very close. Much more so than with an iPad and Apple Pencil.

I guess what I love about it is that in many ways combines the best of both physical and digital writing. It feels very much like writing with a real piece of paper, and it does not have any distracting apps like social media or a web browser. It also brings the benefits of being a digital device, in that you can edit things after the fact. Such as rearranging pages. Selecting portion of a text or drawing and then move it within the page, or to another page. Do copy and paste, and things like that.

[panda88888]

I got an ELECOM paper feel screen protector for iPad Pro that gets about 70% of that paper feel. It still doesn’t feel as nice as remarkable tablet though. I own both 2nd gen iPad Pro and remarkable tablet 1.

[ismail]

I am deciding if I should cancel my order or not. I like the idea of a dedicated almost paper like feel. I hate the idea of my notes in some cloud service. You do not need anything to read a physical journal other than the book itself. Is there anyway to back note up to a physical copy (prints?

[nsriv]

I had the same concerns and didn't buy one, but a few of the projects here look like they could help: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable

Ah, someone beat me to posting it.

[messo]

Since the remarkable tablets features native SSH access, there is an active and growing community that makes really great software for these tablets. There is already quite a few local-first solutions which makes it possible to avoid the cloud: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable#gui-clients

[mattivc]

The cloud sync is optional. You could use the SSH access you get when connecting to it over USB, and possibly roll your own backup solution.