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E-ink tablet for note and reading (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by FriedRice@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Well i just saw the remarkable 2. I liked how it workes at feels. But im concerned for the update abillity, like the software support, and the abillity to decide what data is send and so on. Im a noob for Linux, i use fedora on my laptop, and thats it. So yir Pinenote isnt for me,because im not that good in linux development. What is the linux community thoughts on the remarkable 2 (as far as i know, its based on Linux) or are there good alternatives out there? I want to use it for note taking and reading pdf..

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[–] inbn@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I recently bought an XP Pen Magic Note Pad that I've been pretty happy with. It's sort of a hybrid tablet/notetaker that's going for a jack of all trades master of none vibe while still having an overall good writing experience and I think it succeeds at that

Pros:

bought for $200 refurbished on an eBay sale directly from XP Pen (I think it's $300 or so resfurbished normally)
runs an OS based on Android 14 so full play/aurora/F-Droid access easily
comes with a good pen, small folio case and notetaking app based on Jnotes
screen is matte with a slightly textured feel. Can switch between a full color, paper color and grayscale display mode with a single button. 90hz, palm rejection while writing is very good.

Cons

Came out this year but a little worried about continued OS support being a niche item
built in notetaking app is great except for the handwriting recognition. I bought Nebo for that which is a one time license of $8 which isn't bad at all and their handwriting recognition is like dark magic it's amazing
not a true e-ink, so battery life is more like a standard tablet. I'm usually getting 2-3 days of use wheras e-inks will give you weeks
not a true paper-like writing experience but better than an iPad out of the box
overall it's a mostly fine android tablet with a few tweaks aimed at the note-taking market

All in all I do really enjoy it, and for $200 including a pen, case and software it was hard to pass up. I've locked it down a bit but you're not going to get a totally degoogled experience. At $300 I would still consider it but probably wouldn't buy new. Let me know if you have any other questions!