That is what Kitt always says. If you use notepads a lot and you want to go digital, then supernote, remarkable and the like are way to go. Supernote is just superior in my opinion, for this. If you need apps and to do more than just note taking, then you go with something like Boox. Which to me, it is a bit useless. Android is not Windows, so whatever productivity limitations you find on any Android tablet you will find it in a Boox tablet, minus the performance handicap of an eink display. My conclusion is, that eink devices are only brilliant for notetaking. And this all comes down to the design intention. Supernote and remarkable were designed with the intention of replacing paper. Windows was designed to replace the physical desktop and office space. But, Android was just designed to be an operating system for mobile devices with touchscreens and compete with iOS. So by cramming an eink display, an operating system that is not for productivity work into a tablet gives you a Frankenstein device that does everything, yet it does not do anything very well. Boox devices are not it, and I bought three of them over the years. When you want a specialist knife, you don't go Swiss army. When the Sony walkman was released, its inventor was against putting a recording button in it, because it would confuse the user on what what the product was supposed to do.
I really appreciate this video. I mostly agree with your assessment, especially the idea of starting with a tablet versus starting with paper is compelling. I personally would not lump Supernote and reMarkable into the same category. I see the Supernote as in between the two. Great discussion though.
• Reader : Kindle • Replacement for a notepad: reMarkable • Review papers and books, organise and control text : The Supernote • An e-ink replacement for a computer: Boox
That is what Kitt always says. If you use notepads a lot and you want to go digital, then supernote, remarkable and the like are way to go. Supernote is just superior in my opinion, for this. If you need apps and to do more than just note taking, then you go with something like Boox. Which to me, it is a bit useless.
Android is not Windows, so whatever productivity limitations you find on any Android tablet you will find it in a Boox tablet, minus the performance handicap of an eink display. My conclusion is, that eink devices are only brilliant for notetaking.
And this all comes down to the design intention. Supernote and remarkable were designed with the intention of replacing paper. Windows was designed to replace the physical desktop and office space. But, Android was just designed to be an operating system for mobile devices with touchscreens and compete with iOS. So by cramming an eink display, an operating system that is not for productivity work into a tablet gives you a Frankenstein device that does everything, yet it does not do anything very well. Boox devices are not it, and I bought three of them over the years.
When you want a specialist knife, you don't go Swiss army.
When the Sony walkman was released, its inventor was against putting a recording button in it, because it would confuse the user on what what the product was supposed to do.
I really appreciate this video. I mostly agree with your assessment, especially the idea of starting with a tablet versus starting with paper is compelling. I personally would not lump Supernote and reMarkable into the same category. I see the Supernote as in between the two. Great discussion though.
Thanks for watching!
• Reader : Kindle
• Replacement for a notepad: reMarkable
• Review papers and books, organise and control text : The Supernote
• An e-ink replacement for a computer: Boox
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