[Jedd]

I've been entertaining either a Remarkable2 or a Boox Note Air, but with remote-work over the last year it's been much less compelling.

Plus here in Australia we pay a significant premium for these types of devices - f.e. they're advertising the remarkable2 with Connect for USD$299 - but for Australians it's AU$499 (~ US$366).

On top of the death by a thousand cuts that is yet another subscription service, the AU version of that page indicates a subscription price of AUD$12.99 / month - compared to the USD$7.99 / month. USD$7.99 is around AUD$10.89.

The AU page's FAQ retains the ".. bought your reMarkable before 12.10.21 .." qualifier, and I think that translates to 2021-12-10, which sounds like an encouragement to buy before December to get this offer grandfathered in, but 12.10.21 (if assuming dd.mm.yy) would make more sense given today is 2021-10-13. (This is why we have unambiguous, international standards.)

[sundvor]

$500... that was still of interest. Until I saw that the pen is not included in the price. And then the price of the pens -$170 for the version with an eraser (how could you use it without!?). I'm always adding a leather case to my devices too, and this didn't disappoint either - I'll never think my Kindle leather cases as expensive again.

If ordered, a cool $956 delivered. So this isn't happening, what a rip off those extras etc are for us down under. (Switching to US Store: USD $570 = AUD $776, maybe add 4-5% sales tax?).

PS agree completely about the date confusion. They should simply use 12-Oct-2021 or Oct-12-2021 to make it truly readable by as many as possible, as much as I like YYYYMMDD.

Edit: An Intuos Pro pen is $100 AUD, by comparison. This has tilt and pressure, with eraser and extra buttons, and comes with a number of nibs - https://www.kayellaustralia.com.au/product/2681-wacom-intuos...

[abawany]

I bought the device via pre-order and didn't order the Marker Plus at that time (mistake). However there is a soft-erase tool that works pretty well. Also, the Staedtler Noris Digital Jumbo, which can be typically had for around 40usd does have an eraser and I can verify it works well.

[shepherdjerred]

> how could you use it without

just don’t make mistakes

[sundvor]

I very much liked your response. :)

[xnzakg]

Either rM pen also supports tilt and pressure. Still fairly expensive though

[m-p-3]

Just in case you're unaware, Onyx is well-known for violating the GPL license and not releasing their source code. Something to consider.

[InvertedRhodium]

> Customers who bought their reMarkable paper tablet and registered a cloud account before 12 October 2021 get a free

Looks like the cutoff date was yesterday.

[killingtime74]

Hey as a fellow Australian, have you heard of freight forwarders? I use them to avoid the Australian tax

[dannyw]

australia has 10% GST included in the price

[sundvor]

$776x1.1 (for my build, see sibling comment) is $853 - well short of the $956 charged.