All iPads iPad e reader - any takers?

[ignatius345]

Damn! This looks amazing. If I had known about this before I bought the iPad, I likely would have bought it. Price wise though, including the “marker with eraser” it would be a bit more expensive than the iPad Mini. But still, from reading a bit about it and watching the videos on the site, it seems like it would be worth it. Maybe instead of upgrading my iPad next tie around d, I may just get this. Or, I could just get it to try it. They have a 100-days trial period, which is quite good too.

Yeah, it's really expensive -- particularly the accessories. $299 seems quite fair for the tablet, but once you add the stylus and cover you're around $500. I will say this: she's been using it daily for a couple years now and it's holding up great, cover and all.

 

[kristalsoldier]

Yeah, it's really expensive -- particularly the accessories. $299 seems quite fair for the tablet, but once you add the stylus and cover you're around $500. I will say this: she's been using it daily for a couple years now and it's holding up great, cover and all.

Thanks. Since your wife has been using this for a while, perhaps you could tell me how does she handle the notes she makes, the notations she makes in ePub/PDF docs, how does she (if she does choose to) sync with the cloud (using services like OneDrive etc.)?

As an aside: another thing I would miss is OneNote integration. I think I will email the company and ask my questions and request them to tell me how, if at all, my requirements may be addressed using their device.

 

[gregmac19]

The Remarkable looks like a really cool device, but it seems like it would only be good for taking notes. I considered buying one to use as an e-reader, but there doesn't appear to be a integrated dictionary, which is a deal-breaker for me.

 

[kristalsoldier]

The Remarkable looks like a really cool device, but it seems like it would only be good for taking notes. I considered buying one to use as an e-reader, but there doesn't appear to be a integrated dictionary, which is a deal-breaker for me.

It’s just not the lack of an integrated dictionary that seems to be a deterrent; the paucity of options to connect/sync to cloud based systems is another really big deterrent for me. Otherwise, the device looks fantastic.

 

[ignatius345]

Thanks. Since your wife has been using this for a while, perhaps you could tell me how does she handle the notes she makes, the notations she makes in ePub/PDF docs, how does she (if she does choose to) sync with the cloud (using services like OneDrive etc.)?

I don’t think she annotates a lot of pdfs actually. And if she does I don’t think she really looks at them anywhere else besides the device itself so syncing isn’t really something she worries about. (Though I suppose I should check into whether or not there’s any kind of online backup of these.) As far as the notes she makes, I believe she just uses Remarkable’s own sync service.

 

[Traverse]

I redeemed some of my work’s “appreciation points” to get an iPad mini with a goal of getting back into reading. I just installed a Moshi iVisor anti-glare screen protector to see how I like it. The lack of glare and fingerprints is nice, but there is a slight loss in sharpness.

Anyone here keep an anti-glare film on full time?

 

[BigMcGuire]

I redeemed some of my work’s “appreciation points” to get an iPad mini with a goal of getting back into reading. I just installed a Moshi iVisor anti-glare screen protector to see how I like it. The lack of glare and fingerprints is nice, but there is a slight loss in sharpness.

Anyone here keep an anti-glare film on full time?

I have for the last three years on my iPhones and iPads. I use iCarez as they seem to be the sharpest from what I’ve seen. However the mini had the most loss in sharpness vs the iPhone and iPad Pro 11. But no glare is worth it. I did dark mode full time and brightness down. That helped.

 

[jdb8167]

I redeemed some of my work’s “appreciation points” to get an iPad mini with a goal of getting back into reading. I just installed a Moshi iVisor anti-glare screen protector to see how I like it. The lack of glare and fingerprints is nice, but there is a slight loss in sharpness.

Anyone here keep an anti-glare film on full time?

I just removed the Moshi iVisor. I tried to like it because of the added texture with the Pencil but the blurryness with the screen is just not acceptable. I tried it for about 2 months but nope.

 

[LibbyLA]

I redeemed some of my work’s “appreciation points” to get an iPad mini with a goal of getting back into reading. I just installed a Moshi iVisor anti-glare screen protector to see how I like it. The lack of glare and fingerprints is nice, but there is a slight loss in sharpness.

Anyone here keep an anti-glare film on full time?

I have used matte screen protectors on my devices since the old Palm IIIc. I’ve recently started using the Ambison matte glass screen protector on both my Mini 6 and iPad Pro 11 2021 and really like them. They do give the screen a different look, which I can’t really describe, but they don’t have that sparkly effect that the PET matted protectors create and they don’t seem to show pencil marks like the PET protectors do. I got mine at Amazon.

 

[sracer]

I redeemed some of my work’s “appreciation points” to get an iPad mini with a goal of getting back into reading. I just installed a Moshi iVisor anti-glare screen protector to see how I like it. The lack of glare and fingerprints is nice, but there is a slight loss in sharpness.

Anyone here keep an anti-glare film on full time?

I have matte protectors on all of my tablets except for my Galaxy Tab S6... the protector interferes with the in-glass touch ID. In my experience, the cheapo protectors on Amazon look better that the more expensive "good quality" ones.

For me, the slight loss in sharpness is far better than straining to see past the glare and fingerprints on the sharper naked screen.

I wish tablet makers would offer a matte option.

 

[LibbyLA]

I have matte protectors on all of my tablets except for my Galaxy Tab S6... the protector interferes with the in-glass touch ID. In my experience, the cheapo protectors on Amazon look better that the more expensive "good quality" ones.

For me, the slight loss in sharpness is far better than straining to see past the glare and fingerprints on the sharper naked screen.

I wish tablet makers would offer a matte option.

I would choose a matte screen every time if given the option.

 

[rui no onna]

I wish tablet makers would offer a matte option.

Yep. All my Windows laptops have matte displays (mostly ThinkPads). Glossy might be nicer for watching videos in a dark room. However, I’d still rather have matte since my usage is mostly web browsing, reading, etc.

 

[sracer]

Yep. All my Windows laptops have matte displays (mostly ThinkPads). Glossy might be nicer for watching videos in a dark room. However, I’d still rather have matte since my usage is mostly web browsing, reading, etc.

I currently have 3 ThinkPads... all matte. Love 'em. My Lenovo Yoga 6 is glossy, and I need to buy a matte protector for it.

When I used to buy Macbooks, I'd always spring the extra for the matte option. It was a ridiculous up-charge but it was that important to me. Years later, I bought the last of the "classic" MBA 13" (which is now my wife's primary system) and bought a matte protector for it. The best $10 spent.

 

[kristalsoldier]

I bought my wife a Remarkable e-ink tablet a few years ago to use to take notes in her therapy practice. It's a really slick and beautiful device, and closely approximates writing on paper -- but with niceties like OCR, syncing/backup, password protection, etc. Obviously you could do all this on an iPad, but she really appreciates the fact that this thing is basically just a magic notebook and not a distracting "everything device" like iPads are. It also works nicely with PDFs and will let you annotate them with the stylus. It also works with ePub files apparently. If you like working with e-ink, it's a very capable device.

Just wanted to flag that I came across the Huawei MatePad Paper, which looks interesting.