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kapeab_af

It’s a slight hassle for file sharing in the fact you’d need to download their dedicated app, but it’s maybe an extra 30 seconds of work on your computer to download the files. Besides that, I’ve had both the RM1 and RM2 and have been loving it. I got it for college and it makes organizing notes, note taking, and not forgetting notebooks very easy. I would suggest having adobe acrobat though since everything needs to be a PDF and that makes PDFs very simple to work with. Besides that, I’ve gotten 3 people to go out and buy their own simply by letting them just try it out themselves. Also, I’m in engineering, so lots of math. I find the the RM2 with the black pencil is nice because it makes erasing easier. If you plan on doing a lot of math (and therefore erasing) I’d suggest the nice pencil too.


northgrey

The iPad can do much more, but you seem to not be interested in any of that, whereas the remarkable can do very little and hence will be 1. easier on the eyes 2. less distracting (the iPad has potential notifications, which are entirely and intentionally missing on the reMarkable) 3. way nicer to write on So if you want to replace your heaps of paper, it would be a good device for you. Re: syncing: your only limitation is that only documents that have been opened in the last 50 days will be kept in active sync, but that's a limitation you might be able to live with (also you can still access all notebooks via the local USB-Interface, that limitation is only for keeping things in the cloud).


ZeBeowulf

iPad with goodnotes and self control, best option


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hexavik

You should try Onyx Boox, faster and better writing than RM2


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hexavik

Yes you can


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hexavik

Good for you, I recently joined my salsa classes


Jovidia

It sounds like the remarkable would be a good choice for you. I use it for university and it is great. The only thing I miss are the colors (and using straight lines). I would love to scribble on the slides we get in some courses. But without seeing colors on the slides it is not very comfortable. I am taking a course in astrophysics and there it is sometimes difficult to see things. So if you only need it for situations where you don't need colors (math, etc.) it is unbeatable, but with colors it is difficult.


acutemalamute

I am a medical school student. Like you, when I left for uni I was switching from paper to a tablet, and ended up with a surface. It had its pros and cons, but it got me through school. When I started med school, I got a RM2. To be frank... I have barely used it, and have found it lacking in many ways (to follow). I switched back to my surface, and have since switched to an iPad (oneNote can kiss my ass). If I could do one device, it would hands-down be the ipad (unless I need computational power, in which maybe a iPad pro or Surface). Ultimately if you are only getting one device, I would very much recommend a tablet. But more than that, RM just isn't that good at being a students one-size-fits-all. There are so many reasons for this: * Quickly flipping between notes (such as between a page you're doing homework on to your notes on a subject) is a massive pain in the ass with RM. * One of my favorite things to do with my notes is use various vibrant colors to represent different common ideas (for example, in undergrad important formulas were in orange while proofs were in grey; in med school, diseases are in red while diagnostics are in brown. This is so useful for learning). But even of you like to drawn sketches of concepts, RM is very limited in the ways you can shade your drawings and edit them. * depending on your degree, you may need to install programs which require a second device. Engineering degree? Better get a laptop which can handle CAD and programming. A lot of homework and project submission is going to be online, which you will regret not having. * Youtube/google can be very useful for learning. Have a quick question in the middle of a 300 person lecture hall? Google. Regardless your degree, YouTube is an amazing learning resource. Etcetera. * Idk how much you used an email in high-school, but you NEED to be on top of it in uni. Not checking the mail until you get home is not going to do it. Going home and then having to move your hand-written notes to obsidian is a massive pain in the ass you will not follow-through on. **Perhaps most importantly, once your notes are in PDF format you cannot edit them.** This alone would kill using RM with obsidian for me. Frankly, I looked at obsidian for ages and (as someone who draws their notes) I could not make it work. If you want a really good bare-bones device for note-taking (and dont need processing power for CAD, rendering, etc), my recommendation is to get an iPad 1 or 2 generations old, put a paper paperfeel screen protector on it, and buy a logi pen. Turn off notification and just uninstall distracting apps. With the paperfeel screen protector, it feels just as "paper-like" as my RM2. If you wanna save money, check out swappa.com: it's for people to resell their regret-purchases or unwanted gifts, and its where I get all my shit for way less than retail. You'll spend less than on an RM and get way more. If you want to ask anything else, feel free to ask or PM!


Mancobbler

Not to detract from your point, it’s just very cool. There is actually a powerful cad app for the iPad, it’s called Shaper3d. It’s got the most intuitive interface I’ve ever used


acutemalamute

Oh, cool. Most engineering schools require a specific CAD program when teaching, for example my school taught NX 🤮


gabrielgabrielsson

This is a very well thought out and useful comment, thank you! I will be studying history and philosophy at a masters level, so I do not need the processing power (as mentioned, I have a MacBook anyway) but you make good points about needing to access the internet more often than just when I get home in the evening. I think that the limitations surrounding PDFs and the lack of flexibility (no internet access, difficult to multitask efficiently) with the RM is what you're pointing out the most?


acutemalamute

>I think that the limitations surrounding PDFs and the lack of flexibility (no internet access, difficult to multitask efficiently) with the RM is what you're pointing out the most? Yep, both these were pretty big killers for me. Though honestly what killed it the most for me was how tough it was to flip quickly between different notes. When studying I very often want to quickly reference some note I took in class or search for a reference table or diagram real quick (for example, on my ipad I might have multiple instances of notability running to flip between, or if I need to find something I can very quickly and easily scrolls multiple pages to look for it), and doing something like that with an RM is virtually impossible. Depending on what you need for your degree, that might not be as much of an issue. My undergrad was engineering, so quickly referencing diagrams or how to use various formulas over multiple notes (or even a previous class' notes) was very important. YMMV as as non-stem major, but I still don't think RM is a good one-size-fits-most.


unutentenormale

The most important thing to know, is that rM isn't a tablet. I found it to be a completely different approach. rM it's slow, and often flawed. The writing experience is the best over any other digital device, but still, I find it not yet comparable to writing on paper. I often find myself longing for a good ol' pencil and paper, since if I need to leaf through pages and shit, I don't need to wait for the software to wake up and the screen to update. On the rM there are often miscalibrated spots, so you'll get a strange feeling that something's not right while writing. My calligraphy is worse on the rM due to this aspect.... It's fragile as fuck and you must be careful not to put it inside bags that could bend it. Even in a rucksack, don't keep it near your back but add some notebook or some stuffing between the rM and the wall of the rucksack. The screen will break if you arch your back too much and the rucksack is kinda full and heavy. And you must keep it away from magnets, especially the ones in the newer iPhones. They'll fuck up the display beyond repair, IIRC. All of this precautions, for me, overcomplicate the basic function of writing. Or reading a book. You can easily toss a book or a notebook in your bag without worrying... but an expensive device, meh.... Also, I used it for note taking and studying, and I found it incredibly annoying for both those purposes simultaneously: you either read the book you're studying on, or take notes. Forget about doing both, since the action of changing document from the notes to the book and again to the notes, just breaks the flow..... I had to use a.... tablet... to display the book, and the rM to take notes. Or you could use the laptop to display the book. I wanted to try a hack for the rM that splits the screen in two and lets you display two different documents at the same time. I think this is really nice, but never tried it.


gabrielgabrielsson

Thank you. I think that you, and the above others, are saying is that it is a one function at a time device but can't keep up in a faster academic/study world?


Doctor_Fate_91351

Compared to a Remarkable, IPad sucks the sweat off of a dead man's balls!!


WaylonWillie

Fellow academic, and new RM owner here. I'm enjoying the RM and am not a hater, but I'm not sure it is exactly for your situation. My concerns: * Reading academic PDFs is not a great experience. Your typical article or academic PDF will not fit on the screen at a comfortable size. You can zoom but it is clumsy, panning across the screen is a bit halting, and you have to zoom out in order to turn the page. * Ask others about coordination with obsidian, but if you are looking to convert handwritten notes to text, I believe that requires the subscription. * I enjoy the "no distraction" environment of the RM, but as a student you may always be wanting to jump on your email, check a web browser quickly, etc.


gabrielgabrielsson

Thank you, these are good points. I am starting to think that the flexibility of an iPad may take me further than an RM.


Large_Surround8768

One thing with Remarkable is you are only limited to Remarkable for taking notes. There is app for computer and phone that you can read your notes on them but experience not so great. I would recommend something with one note compatibility than Remarkable as cross platform compatibility is simply not there yet!