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by WizardClickBoy 573 days ago
Hopefully stupid question but were you replacing the pen nibs? My screen has been solidly responsive for several years of heavy usage, but the fiber nibs do get worn down and need replacing every few weeks/months (by design) or the pen starts exhibiting this behaviour.

I have to admit I have also switched back to real paper for a lot of tasks but I still like the remarkable as an e-reader, and enjoy writing on it occasionally, so I wouldn't say it's a big regret.

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I replaced the nibs when I first noticed the issue, and a few times later. It did not resolve the problem, sadly.

I'm also using a lot more paper and have gotten into fountain pens for some kinds of note taking, which is about as economically ruinous as mechanical keyboards.

In the future, I have it on my list to change it into an eink linux box to use to connect to remote machines with the attached keyboard. At least the hardware will be used eventually. Probably won't use the pen in that configuration.

+1 — almost certainly the pen nibs