Wednesday, 1 April 2026

reMarkable new toy

I've been thinking about getting a device that allows me to input using handwriting for a while now, as I like to take notes while I am reading non-fiction, and a laptop or other keypoard device is too clumsly for this use in places like on a train.  I've tried stylus-on-tablet a few times, and never liked the feel.  Also, they too are a bit big.

A collegue of mine used a reMarkable notepad, and liked it very much, and said the writing feel was good.  But those are also a bit big: fine for meeting, but not so much for casual note-taking.  Then I came across the reMarkable Paper Pro Move, with a much smaller footprint.  I dithered for a while, then decided to give it a try, as it has a 50 day trial period.

Here it is, against a mass market paperback book for scale:

I haven't gone for the cover (as the point is to have something I can use easily), or the fancy marker with an "eraser" on the end.

I'm off to Eastercon in a couple of days.  I'll use that to try out how well it works.  Review to come!