Remarkable 2 Review

The Remarkable 2 is the most eagerly anticipated e-note of 2020! This was worth the wait! It has an all new design that has forgone the physical buttons and everything is now controlled via the software. The company has doubled the processor, RAM and battery life. The screen has new Canvas 2 technology with 21ms latency. The premium pens have tilt sensitivity, for shading.
This review looks at the industrial design, all of the new software improvements, writing experience with the note taking app, editing PDF files and reading ebooks. You will get a sense on if this is right for you.
Make sure to read our comprehensive hands on review, which covers the Remarkable 2 in very high detail. goodereader.com/blog/electron...
You can buy this device from the Good e-Reader Store.

[@anij7898]

if they added more colours and focused on student notation this would make millions

[@apdroidgeek1737]

Its an e ink display it cant have color

[@anij7898]

@@apdroidgeek1737 I'm talking about note taking - can you have different coloured pens with the stylus? different coloured highlighters ?

[@apdroidgeek1737]

@@anij7898 the e ink display cant produce color no matter what the pen is used...

[@MsNuria97]

Its will be awesome, Im a medical student and in my classes I take a lot of notes and need to read a lot of books with so much images or the books are just made more friendly design with colors, diagrams. When you have a black -white device you definitely lost that detail, we need color to highlight and we need the color when we read

[@pb6839]

Maybe if it came out a decade ago... this is one of those things people buy, use for a few weeks and then never use again. One Note/SharePoint is way better for students since you can work on notes together. And if you want to hand write j get a tablet. It does look super satisfying to draw on though

[@emanueldumea8217]

This device looks so elegant.

[@obblivionkr]

No kidding, love the silvery bit.

[@kayanpi5341]

400 dollars... i better get an ipad

[@ahlong1770]

Yes i lobe it but too expensive

[@josephcamhi5676]

I don't know why they don't throw in e-reader functionality like long pressing and a dictionary.

[@aril9585]

Yes! I seriously considering getting one of these, until I saw him pressing a word without anything happening :( I think being able to do lecture notesand writing on top of pdfs with this thing would be really effective for studying, but when it's not good for e-reading and exporting notes isn't seamless I think I'll pass

[@selderane]

Because that's additional money for programming, testing, and updating, and a further step away from the core purpose of the product? If you're not sold on the core idea, a dictionary for the e-reader isn't going to do it for you. And if you are sold on the core idea, not having that isn't a dealbreaker.

[@matthiasuzoaru3460]

Great point. Perhaps it may be due to its advanced writing capabilities which would speak to limits in engineering.

[@RoyOlsen]

BooX Note Air is a nice alternative if you want both note taking device and feature-rich e-reader. Apparently the reMarkable is not addressing that market. The Note Air syncs with Evernote, but does not have the paper feel out-of-the-box.

[@joshsabin4431]

I assume it’s because it’s not made for reading books as much as it is for drawing and writing. Most of the time, you don’t really need to define a word if you’ve written it. You usually know what it means when you write something.

[@rowanwax]

Just finished the unboxing video, and BAM. Here’s the review! Yay!

[@mankmantos9292]

Man, I was waiting for this video for so long, please make another one and explore more with comparison to other ebooks in the market Thank you for the video

[@thedcrypted]

I just received the remarkable 2 and I am completely blown away by it's quality. I love the pen feel; it's exactly like paper! Also, the device easily transfers notes as a PDF via email. This is incredibly useful for attending a meeting where only one person needs to take notes.

[@cemtekesin9033]

I think I'll wait until color e-note tablets become available :)

[@davidbgreensmith]

Indeed. Especially if you're forking out more than you'd pay for a decent laptop.

[@bluishpenguin7342]

Sameee if this had color I would buy

[@deoverbuurman]

@@davidbgreensmith decent laptop for $400?

[@subspaceanomaly]

@@deoverbuurman I bought a lightly used surface pro 4 for 400$ three or four years ago, still does everything I need a laptop for.

[@whiskeywayne91]

@@subspaceanomaly laptop. That's more of a tablet my dude.

[@allenc4731]

Beautiful device, but why oh why? Why couldn't they make it so that it's fully functional e-book reader too? Is it too much to ask for a 10 inch e-reader/e-paper device?

[@AppleheadIsCool]

Allen C precisely my complaint. They seem far too concerned with looks and hardware elegance over software and functionality. reMarkable 2 doesn't solve any problems with the original device and it doesn't look like their focus is on fixing any of those problems, so it looks like I'll be returning mine

[@pedropablogarcia4531]

Do you know if it can text search by word ? otherwise for pdf would be useless

[@Anita95_original]

Light is NOT something you want... Prioritizing writing is eink just underneath the pen with no glass in between! The glass would be needed to spread the light. You don't want that. Also the eye strain comes from lighting, it is just way better to illuminate your surroundings!!!

[@dandovueltas1]

@@Anita95_original but, the kindle paperwhitr have glass given it has light? I don't think so

[@Anita95_original]

@@dandovueltas1 You need something, glass or plastic, that spreads the light. If you try to just illuminate it from the sides it will not be uniform and the middle will get no light. To spread the light you need thickness and a conduit to lead the light into the middle of the display and leak light down into the reflective display. No matter how you try to do this it will require a thickness and THIS will separate your pen and the visual surface you are "writing" on. For me, this has nothing to do with price or "2020". This is one of many design decisions the Remarkable have done that some do not like but will give a better writing experience. Illuminate the room. If you cannot see what you write on paper, you will not see what you write on Remarkable. For me this is perfectly allright.

[@peteb2]

Thank you... from a Peter to another, an excellent introduction & preview of what i can expect.

[@downtowords9806]

Just got mine. Love it. Using it for note taking.

[@smartroadbiker]

Just read the review on your website. They almost had me, until it mentioned you have to use an application to load ebook and pdfs onto it. Its like the 1990's with my Psion Series 3! Seriously though, it should be nothing more than a drive on desktop and drag files onto it. Dedicated apps should be a thing of the past.

[@MD-mh2bj]

Was about to buy 2.. then heard the complicated file transfer.. gonna stick with samsung tab and surface book2 for now

[@WakanaSora]

​@@MD-mh2bj File transfer is not as complicated as stated in the video. You can either use the remarkable software to just drag and drop files onto the device and it will transfer over the cloud. Or if you dont want to use the cloud system you can go into the settings and enable the web interface, then you can just navigate to its web page when connected via usb and drag & drop to transfer. If using cloud transfer then you don't need to worry about having a cable or even being by your tablet, next time you turn on the remarkable it will sync.

[@MD-mh2bj]

Call me old fashioned, but I prefer to have the functionality of straight copy from usb.

[@WakanaSora]

​@@MD-mh2bj That's fair, but would mean more development for them and an extra thing to debug. Adding additional points of failure for a very new OS and device. As it is purely a software limitation it could quite easily be added further down the line as the USB can transmit data as well as power.

[@prizwks5962]

Wow! A grey highlighter! That's crazy useful. Now I can highlight all of the important bits and sort them by... colour...?...SHADE! Now each and every one of my notes can become a 50 shades of grey novel

[@trinhk]

Yup, unfortunate. I had the same feeling when I say grey highlights.

[@jessieanderson3931]

Very happy I preordered this a LONG time ago. RM did not disappoint

[@yiqiangjizhang]

Always great content!

[@payalthakur311]

Ooo I thought I would have to wait for the review ... but this is perfect 👌🏻😁✨ thanks it’s is so useful and gives lot to consider and think 🤔

[@sinejorine]

Thank you for the great review!

[@SC-RGX7]

That layer option is amazing

[@AlexisOGrekos]

If it goes out for such a high price ($400) I would instead buy an 7th gen iPad with pencil and paperlike screen protector (around $30 more expensive), I mean you won't have the same feeling at the writing but at least you will have the option to write with different colous which is a very high priority thing for me as my notes are all color coded, plus you have a fully functional device that can browse the internet, watch movies, create presentations etc. This would be a must buy if it retailed at around $100-$150

[@LouisSaver2012]

I think I'll wait for the next version of Boox Note and see some comparisons. The writing on this is nice but ebook reading functionality seems lacklustre

[@Why_is_gamora]

This is the future. Thank you goodereader your the best reviewer. Hope you grow similar to amazon in future and establish a base in india.

[@lincolnsmithtbp]

Ordered and can't wait for it to arrive in november.

[@BoorJamal]

It's not true that you need the pc and remarkable opened at same time. You can upload your files on the PC or mobile app and when you connect wifi in remarkable, automatically check the changes with your cloud library. If they are new books/ files or you delete anything, the remarkable library updates to show that changes. And if you write something new in a book or you do a new notebook, the device upload it to the cloud. I feel very comfortable with that "cloud" system.

[@lsutoob]

That’s a relief. When I heard that whole “sideload” thing I thought it would be a deal breaker.

[@aseuvella6102]

Hi Borja, did you already receive it? Long time ago , where you Batch 1?? So you say thay sending PDF is not that bad, thanx for yiur answer!

[@BoorJamal]

@@aseuvella6102 Hi. I have Remarkable 1. But the software is exactly the same, so...

[@BoorJamal]

@@lsutoob I'm glad I help you. I'll like that remarkable could be connected via usb more easyly (now is a bit... Non-intuitive) but the cloud connection works really well. I've found myself downloading pdf's in my mobile, importing it to remarkable app, and when I arrived at home, open remarkable and read it there. So easy

[@aseuvella6102]

@@BoorJamal thanx a lot Borja!!

[@bao007fei]

wow, the pen lag is impressive

[@jenna_eli]

thank you for these excellent rM videos! do you know of any other eink contenders that have OCR capabilities? that's a dealbreaker for me and it seems like the rM2 might be the only e-ink option with this functionality.

[@Monsty]

It's interesting seeing the differences in updates!

[@andrepedersen5924]

Very nice. Thank you for the review. A shame you didn't get to try out the pro-pen aswell ^_^

[@h.m.d5264]

😍 Oh my! I didn’t know such thing exist. Love iitttttttt!!!

[@octavian_2]

Any idea if the nibs from remarkable 1 can be used for remarkable 2? I have some that I haven't used.

[@muddyboots7753]

Gonna get this the moment it is available

[@k.r.1368]

Can you also use this as a regular eReader? In other words can this, besides all the amazing features also replace my kobo?

[@CLC616]

Is there a way to select a clean highlighting function that does not depend on one's handwriting or neatness when annotating PDFs? For example, I am thinking of the way that the Sony Digital Paper highlights.

[@MatheusMarlley]

It seems to be amazing!

[@ximaxwellix]

Important about E-Books! If they haven't changed anything (which is my bet), the reMarkable can only display NON-DRM eBooks and PDF. Learned that the hard way. Never had an eReader so how was I supposed to know.

[@ballamoto]

The marker plus has a built in eraser

[@dikodiptasatwiko01]

Is it capable to show grid (lines, square, etc) when taking notes? I don't see any option from the video, or perhaps it's in setting?

[@dennisw8026]

Still using my Kindle 9" DX as a pure reader and always on the lookout for an upgrade. Still have not found one and this unfortunately is not it.

[@MrSeadawg123]

Do you think this would be a good device to hand write a book on and transfer files to Word or Scribner? Can you use an wireless keyboard if you wanted to? Did it feel sturdy for being so lite?

[@nullbuilt3267]

Once you make notes on a PDF, can you save it and export it with the notes, as a single PDF?

[@ihtesham_emon]

At last after 5 months of waiting 😍

[@danielatan9889]

How does the transfer of pdf files to the remarkable 2 work? Thank you for your review :)

[@susanacostadesa4445]

Can you compare the writing latency between RM2 and Supernote?

[@mattiatroiano909]

I would like to know how long the battery lasts using the device. Does the tip of the pen wear out fast? Kind regards

[@cocopalma3072]

It's beginning to be a winner

[@JG-lx6zs]

Could this be a digital replacement for an BUJO for example, or is it hard to use pages and get an overview as in a paper BUJO?

[@linktoworld]

Can you add space to the side of the PDFs loaded for extra space for notes?

[@haakin2262]

I ordered this a while back. Not been delivered yet, but I am so hyped I dont know what to do!

[@Nandube2]

is there any order or sense in the way the features are shown in this video?

[@andry1806]

Hi there, quick question: can you zoom pdf files?

[@GaryBowen73]

can it do cursive handwriting to text?? and when you send a file to someone, what format does it go to them?? do they have to have a reader to read it as well??

[@wojciechszmyt3360]

About file transfer: I have remarkable 1. Did anything change in terms of file transfer? As far as I know, the software is pretty much the same. For me, file transfer via cloud has beed always super swift. Just run the app, drag and drop, seconds later the PDFs or ebooks are on the device. And vice versa - draw or write something, run the app and see the document updated on the desktop or mobile app. I don't see any problems there! Cheers, thank you for your review!

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Any part of the device, the front too? You didn't show that.

[@SupahNin10dohp]

The device is beautiful, but not going to lie ...I'm a bit disappointed about the screen size. I thought it would be a little bit bigger or edge to edge.

[@omsanap6574]

How much does it cost ??

[@InternalLocuss]

OMKAR SANAP 400+

[@sinetwo]

The edge to edge is fine. The feature list is not. Not for that price. I get it, they're focusing on simplicity and and core functionality being very polished, but not having features users NEED in addition, is not good. I get the feeling they're going to start a subscription for their cloud services, which is scary. Not allowing your own drop box or Google drive integration is a terrible move

[@jj_b5400]

@@MooMooCow95 The whole point of this thing is *not* having a backlight.

[@jolansb]

​@@MooMooCow95 Handwriting and text conversion seems to be better on remarkable, for some people including me text conversion is essential and as for now I have found no tool that does it well. But I agree with you Onyx seems superior particularly on the reading and reviewing side of their software.

[@stinkymushroom8007]

Does anyonr know if i rest my hand on the device while writing will it sense my hand and draw everywhere on tbe screen? Or will it only react to the pen?

[@wunnell]

The Marker Plus does have a built-in eraser but costs a little more. I ordered one with my reMarkable 2 and, here in Australia, it cost an extra AU$90.

[@pngyen]

Will the remarkable 2 be able to show pictures or images in scientific papers?

[@lateralight]

Can we save/ export notes in image formats (png, jpg)?

[@Ionelsa]

Can you draw professionally on it and does it feel like REAL paper?

[@thatperson0013]

Does it have easy data transfer? Like over Internet? Can I connect it to a Dropbox or one drive? I might use this to do my research for work. But I need to know how easy you can transfer large amounts of pdfs

[@anders6927]

thank you, do you know if it is waterproof?

[@macjim]

Are you able to connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the Remarkable 2? eBooks, where can you get eBooks and ePubs from to add onto the device? I believe there's a Chrome plugin for your computer.

[@Eliajayoub]

if only this was also a fully functional e-book reader and I'm good to go for life

[@avaliadorcomentario6869]

On the remarkable 2, can I have diferente school subjects on it like 6 or 7 and that they could stay on it for a year or something. Also can it get PowerPoint or Word or the whole thing, to do project's?

[@Mikarevival]

I already ordered it in Mai....I look forward to receive it....!!!

[@takk76]

Thank you Peter! Let us know about battery life. That is the biggest flaw of my Remarkable...

[@DigitalDestined]

Great review. Question...is the tablet IP rated for waterproofing?

[@HemiCuda63]

So which device is the best that they've felt for writing?

[@otakusyndrome5340]

I started love ur content ❤️

[@DOTRed973]

Wow, writing delay seems so low.

[@avish878]

@ we expect less delay ..especially for its price.

[@darkest_redemption]

can the pages or layers be squared for like maths or physiks?

[@Mbra771]

Is it possible to transfer a task or an image from a PDF to your own notebook?

[@user-zy2te1px7b]

I dont see a function to actually save the notes you have taken, is that possible ? Secondly is there a way to catagorize your notes for example math, science, chemistry ? Like catagories in which u can put ur notes ???

[@Peppinr]

If you mark up a book or a pdf, is the page saved?

[@arnoOG]

Hello if you would buy a tablet would you buy a remarkeble or onyx lumi?

[@CastleBomb44]

This seems like a rather cool device but too much for me to spend right now. I hope remarkable finds some success and keeps developing their technology so I can I pick up a Remarkable8 one day.

[@InsightCreationz]

@goodreader can us Mac users transfer files too?

[@nicholassheehan6817]

How good is it for converting handwriting to text, sending a pdf and importing that PDF into MS Word?

[@TheHihocandycane]

Can you screenshot what you write or mark on a page of an ebook?

[@pierredutoit6110]

Might be just me but would love one with a thiner bezel, but i like the grey right

[@Spit_fact]

When will it available in india. I really need a note taking device in which I save my all grades notes. I need a single device for all my learnings from begining to current.

[@kinqandi]

i like it, I hope they add support for cloud services like google drive or dropbox

[@JosephDickson]

Does this sync with third party services such as Evernote?

[@vesperin5172]

I really like the intro. reminds me of Pixar. makes it look professional.

[@downtomb]

can you connect it to a pc or laptop and use as drawing pad?

[@DSpaceNine]

Heard on a podcast that ReMarkable 2 is Android-based and that you could side-load the Kindle app. Is this true?

[@Muldoonite]

What's the song that plays in the background during this?

[@ourbenjamin]

Having used version 1 for a couple of years and just received Remarkable 2 after about nearly 12 months!! I'm already having serious issues. The pen register contact with the face without contacting making normal clear writing impossible - something never seen with ReMarkable 1. I'm seriously deciding to send this back and go back to version 1 just concerned the virtual non existence of customer services to resolve issues

[@attemptthis]

So close to perfect, if it had a diary/calendar and better e-reader functionality it would be my forever device. Colour e-ink is on the way, perhaps we will have colour highlighters in the next iteration.

[@neuvatn]

nice. Mine should be arriving next month sometime :) Pre-ordered a while back. Was thinking to buy the original, but expensive. But with that discount there I decided to go for it.

[@JoeTalaiver]

Did you see that they delayed a bit further? I am Batch 5 so I am gonna have to be patient.

[@neuvatn]

@@JoeTalaiver mhm, I was supposed to get it... a while ago. then it got pushed to 'Early October' (couldn't remember if it was late September or early October, but I checked it again)

[@stevenlesueur8385]

In all demo vids I've seen so far with this device, people lift their wrist while writing so it doesn't touch the screen. Therefore I wonder if it includes palm rejection functionality?

[@abdullahh283]

Im juat glad because I didn't wait on this thing and went along and got my boox note 2, Remarkable is not an Ebook device, take that into consideration before purchasing

[@KukrejaAnamika]

Samee 😭 my Boox Nova works so amazingly well

[@navid5727]

It’s not an Ebook device? Why? Because of the screen quality or lighting?

[@tomasaramburu9092]

Navid Nekoui because of the lack of reading functionality. Note taking in PDF and ebooks looks like a pain in the ass.

[@youtubaholic]

Can someone please talk about the security aspects of this device? Like what if you want to lock specific doc? Or can anyone who picks yo your remarkable read all your content?

[@saled5378]

Where can I find the intro music. Great choice

[@kkrass1]

Can you lay your hand on the screen while drawing?

[@dariolandi480]

Hello, some question: how does it fare with intensive writing? I mean, not just note taking but filling an entire page with a quite compressed scribbling (say something between 500 and 1000 words a page)? And second, does it have an option for lined paper? Thank you very much

[@dariolandi480]

@Frank Sparks thank you

[@shaf1ke]

Is there any cloud based integration like OneDrive?

[@swierzyforever]

Can i read ebook on epub or mobi on this tablet?

[@LeeSpot]

If they can make an app like goodnotes or notebility like on iPadOS, then this device becomes amazing.

[@grzegorzslomka5774]

Do you know how to change contrast in remarkable 2 ? It is to dark and dificult to do anythik on this device...

[@skrumb]

Man I need this

[@midweekmeditation]

Does anyone know if it has snap to grid to be used with the grid templates to help with creating flow diagrams?