UPDATE October 2024: Amazon announced a new Kindle Scribe in 2024: amzn.to/40vtQT9 - My opinion: - price is as of now is WAY higher than you can get the "old" Scribe for... -...quotation marks because the changes don't seem super substantial aside from looks - reports say that the software features are coming to the 2022 Scribe - new pen can be used on the 2022 Scribe So if you already have a Scribe, I would definitely wait for the software updates to come out before considering upgrading, because it looks like functionality-wise you're just fine. If you don't have one and you don't feel strongly about the new colors, I would try to pick up the 2022 Scribe if you can get it at a really good price (like under $250). Note the link above is an affiliate link, which may earn the channel a small commission at absolutely no cost to you. If you'd prefer it, here's a regular link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ9TDDN6
Thank you this video is absolutely spot on and helps users like me who have basic note taking requirements. I got the scribe at almost half price on Black Friday sale and it’s far less than any other digital notebook on market. Thank you for the advice
Holy shit, a D&D character sheet. It's one of the things I want most in an eInk writer. Just chilling, reading some Brandon Sanderson, then flip over to a digital character sheet where I can free write and make notes in the margins.
As you probably well know, with a young kid around it’s hard to find time to *quietly* shoot or edit videos nowadays… Thanks for checking out the video and the kind comment, means a lot coming from you! :)
I have both and I really struggle to decide which one I prefer overall, lack of a quick drawer is super annoying on the scribe, but the backlight and higher PPI screen on the kindle is really nice, the pen is more premium on the reMarkable, but the the Scribe smart cover has a place to securely store it's pen and a really nice vertical stand. Also the kindle app for reading is nice to have, a reading/writing device in one feels right. But his is if they were priced the same, considering the Scribe can be found at less than half the price? - it has to be the scribe.
What’s really useful about the Scribe is the ‘quick send to email’ button. Gmail can be automated to look for those PDFs and put them places. So the scribe can become a purely input device where you can review elsewhere
Considering that other e-ink tables cost potentially twice or three times more, complaining about the lack of features on the Scribe is pointless. As you said, budget matters and the Kindle shows it. The only real change I would bring are damn steel pen points. The plastic ones wear out waaaaaaay too quickly.
@@SpikedSilver Personally, I find the Supernote much smoother to use/get into a flow state with when it comes to note-taking. But it's really down to personal preference
I have Scribe, and I'm getting Boox Go 10.3. I review books, and the inability to write directly on the screen is a deal breaker for me. With Boox you can have the reading app along with the note taking app side by side. Multitasking is really needed. Scribe has great hardware but it's software is very lacking.
I've had both the Boox Go 10.3 and the Scribe. I bought the Scribe first, then felt it was too limited. I decided to get the Go 10.3 and enjoyed the freedom at first, but Google pulled GDrive syncing ability from it (because Onyx didn't meet certain security requirements for Google), and the fact that it runs Android 12 (from 2021) and will never get an Android update, the Android apps will eventually stop working on it in a couple of years as their updates will require a higher API than Android 12's level 31. The Notes app is super convoluted and disorganized; overwhelming almost and the palm rejection on the Boox was poor at best. I was always changing pages in the middle of writing. Decided to go back to the Scribe. With buying it refurbished, with a trade-in of an old Echo devices, and my Prime Card, out the door it's less than half the cost of the Boox. All I really want to do is take notes; I found out I really didn't need Android apps afterall.
It's unfortunate that the deal breakers are for such common use cases. It seems like such a simple thing for them to update the software to allow for duplicating PDFs on the device so I can keep daily and weekly planners without resorting to thousand page linked documents, and to allow me to see marked up PDFs on my phone so I can see my planners and other lists on the go. It's also really unfortunate that all PDFs are listed as books rather than notes and you can't organize them into folders. Planner PDFs are such a common use case, it's baffling that they can't accommodate them well. I would love to get a cheaper device from Amazon with better hardware than the aging Remarkable 2, but they've forced me into going for a competitor. Maybe the scribe 2 in a few years will be caught up finally.
Imho not being able to see writing on your PDFs in-app is the worst offender, it just makes it so much less useful than it could be… A bit out of scope since it’s more on the book side of things, but not being able to write directly on Kindle books is the thing that has got me considering a Kobo for language study
You make a good point about "needing the basics" and that's really what most of us need at a reasonable price point. The RMPP coming in at ~600 competes at the iPad price and does not even half the things (by deisng ofc but still looking at value it's crazy). If Kindle could lighten the device, streamline the upload process it would be great for the everyday user. I would like for it not to be restricted to the Kindle book ecosystem but that won't happen haha
Yeah, they’re definitely able to price it that way because their goal is to get you in the ecosystem (and make their money off you buying books). I doubt they’ll ever open it up, but there’s always Calibre!
do you not miss searchable handwritten notes? I’d think thats a big benefit of going paperless (although not having to shred a years worth of paper notebooks is a good one too).
I don't use handwriting search for most notes, honestly! My handwriting is pretty messy, and I take notes with a lot of arrows et cetera, so handwriting recognition isn't reliable enough for me.
My dealbreaker was bad export quality. I would have used the Scribe to sign documents for example, but I once got really bad quality on export. Also exported notes always are suffering from aliasing. Also, templates' lines or dots on the page are pretty distracting and kind of clash with the handwritten content. Pretty unfortunate, otherwise I would have kept it. I'm currently using a Note Air 2+ and 99% of the time I'm in the notes app.
That’s true, wish they supported export as vector. Re: templates, I always just use blank pages for notes because I find the ones that come with it so clunky-the dots on the dotted template are massive 😅 But the friend I mention had no problem with the lined template so I suppose it’s personal preference!
If you're willing to buy refurbished, you can buy the Scribe for ~$200. Compared to the $500 + monthly subscription of a 4 year old reMarkable tablet, it's not even a conversation.
I have the Kindle Scribe and I love it as a Kindle. As a notepad, it is very limited and doesn't have nearly as many features as even the Remarkable. Then I read that Amazon can access the information on your Kindle for marketing purposes. Not sure if this is true, but if it is then it is pretty scary.
That specific scenario in terms of notes sounds a bit fearmongery, but to be honest, if the idea of them getting marketing data is a concern I would avoid even buying anything from Amazon at all. For the privacy-centric, I would recommend the Supernote as they ensure the functions can be used fully offline after setup, you can load files and updates via USB (so it never needs to connect to your computer) and it can be HIPAA compliant.
For sure! Like I mention in the video, it’s actually my personal favorite platform for more intensive note-taking. But I wanted to acknowledge the reality that some people won’t maximize their use of the different features and/or don’t have the capacity to spend that much on a niche device… and reassure that there are other good options depending on their needs
I’ve had the scribe since launch day. Tried using it for daily note taking but it lacked basic functionalities that kept it from becoming my EDC device for notes. Even with the “updates” from Amazon, it’s really an over glorified oasis. I truly think Amazon has abandoned the scribe. Mine sitting in the drawer most of the time.
UPDATE October 2024: Amazon announced a new Kindle Scribe in 2024: amzn.to/40vtQT9 - My opinion:
- price is as of now is WAY higher than you can get the "old" Scribe for...
-...quotation marks because the changes don't seem super substantial aside from looks
- reports say that the software features are coming to the 2022 Scribe
- new pen can be used on the 2022 Scribe
So if you already have a Scribe, I would definitely wait for the software updates to come out before considering upgrading, because it looks like functionality-wise you're just fine. If you don't have one and you don't feel strongly about the new colors, I would try to pick up the 2022 Scribe if you can get it at a really good price (like under $250).
Note the link above is an affiliate link, which may earn the channel a small commission at absolutely no cost to you. If you'd prefer it, here's a regular link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ9TDDN6
Quickest and also most thorough analysis of the Kindle Scribe. Yes please. Thanks for the video.
Very good video, I've seen some features from your video that I hadn't seen in others I've watched. I am sold
Thank you this video is absolutely spot on and helps users like me who have basic note taking requirements. I got the scribe at almost half price on Black Friday sale and it’s far less than any other digital notebook on market. Thank you for the advice
Holy shit, a D&D character sheet. It's one of the things I want most in an eInk writer.
Just chilling, reading some Brandon Sanderson, then flip over to a digital character sheet where I can free write and make notes in the margins.
she's back!
It is so great to see you back with a video. This is one of the best cases I've seen for the Kindle. Great perspective as always.
As you probably well know, with a young kid around it’s hard to find time to *quietly* shoot or edit videos nowadays… Thanks for checking out the video and the kind comment, means a lot coming from you! :)
@@pixelleaves it isn't much easier with tall teenagers... Many sleepless nights here. Cherish them being little though. 😁
And don’t forget that it’s the best e-reader for your Kindle books. 🤠
I have both and I really struggle to decide which one I prefer overall, lack of a quick drawer is super annoying on the scribe, but the backlight and higher PPI screen on the kindle is really nice, the pen is more premium on the reMarkable, but the the Scribe smart cover has a place to securely store it's pen and a really nice vertical stand. Also the kindle app for reading is nice to have, a reading/writing device in one feels right. But his is if they were priced the same, considering the Scribe can be found at less than half the price? - it has to be the scribe.
What’s really useful about the Scribe is the ‘quick send to email’ button. Gmail can be automated to look for those PDFs and put them places. So the scribe can become a purely input device where you can review elsewhere
Considering that other e-ink tables cost potentially twice or three times more, complaining about the lack of features on the Scribe is pointless.
As you said, budget matters and the Kindle shows it.
The only real change I would bring are damn steel pen points. The plastic ones wear out waaaaaaay too quickly.
Considering the Boox Go 10.3 and the Scribe are about the same price where live. Which would you go for, with note taking as a primary use case?
I'll say that the Boox definitely has more features for note-taking (and Android apps), but it doesn't have a front light if that's a possible issue
@@pixelleaves is the Boox 10.3 better than the Supernote?
@@SpikedSilver Personally, I find the Supernote much smoother to use/get into a flow state with when it comes to note-taking. But it's really down to personal preference
I have Scribe, and I'm getting Boox Go 10.3. I review books, and the inability to write directly on the screen is a deal breaker for me. With Boox you can have the reading app along with the note taking app side by side. Multitasking is really needed. Scribe has great hardware but it's software is very lacking.
I've had both the Boox Go 10.3 and the Scribe. I bought the Scribe first, then felt it was too limited. I decided to get the Go 10.3 and enjoyed the freedom at first, but Google pulled GDrive syncing ability from it (because Onyx didn't meet certain security requirements for Google), and the fact that it runs Android 12 (from 2021) and will never get an Android update, the Android apps will eventually stop working on it in a couple of years as their updates will require a higher API than Android 12's level 31. The Notes app is super convoluted and disorganized; overwhelming almost and the palm rejection on the Boox was poor at best. I was always changing pages in the middle of writing. Decided to go back to the Scribe. With buying it refurbished, with a trade-in of an old Echo devices, and my Prime Card, out the door it's less than half the cost of the Boox. All I really want to do is take notes; I found out I really didn't need Android apps afterall.
It's unfortunate that the deal breakers are for such common use cases. It seems like such a simple thing for them to update the software to allow for duplicating PDFs on the device so I can keep daily and weekly planners without resorting to thousand page linked documents, and to allow me to see marked up PDFs on my phone so I can see my planners and other lists on the go. It's also really unfortunate that all PDFs are listed as books rather than notes and you can't organize them into folders. Planner PDFs are such a common use case, it's baffling that they can't accommodate them well. I would love to get a cheaper device from Amazon with better hardware than the aging Remarkable 2, but they've forced me into going for a competitor. Maybe the scribe 2 in a few years will be caught up finally.
Imho not being able to see writing on your PDFs in-app is the worst offender, it just makes it so much less useful than it could be…
A bit out of scope since it’s more on the book side of things, but not being able to write directly on Kindle books is the thing that has got me considering a Kobo for language study
Remarkable isn't aging. It's litteraly a paper replacement. You want it to do more...
You make a good point about "needing the basics" and that's really what most of us need at a reasonable price point. The RMPP coming in at ~600 competes at the iPad price and does not even half the things (by deisng ofc but still looking at value it's crazy). If Kindle could lighten the device, streamline the upload process it would be great for the everyday user. I would like for it not to be restricted to the Kindle book ecosystem but that won't happen haha
Yeah, they’re definitely able to price it that way because their goal is to get you in the ecosystem (and make their money off you buying books). I doubt they’ll ever open it up, but there’s always Calibre!
You cant see the notes you have taken on a PDF document, what’s the point?
Still useful if you only view/use those written notes on PDFs on the Scribe :)
You can export the modified PDF via email when you are finished taking notes on it.
@@JAvellino669 thank you.
do you not miss searchable handwritten notes? I’d think thats a big benefit of going paperless (although not having to shred a years worth of paper notebooks is a good one too).
I don't use handwriting search for most notes, honestly! My handwriting is pretty messy, and I take notes with a lot of arrows et cetera, so handwriting recognition isn't reliable enough for me.
My dealbreaker was bad export quality. I would have used the Scribe to sign documents for example, but I once got really bad quality on export. Also exported notes always are suffering from aliasing. Also, templates' lines or dots on the page are pretty distracting and kind of clash with the handwritten content. Pretty unfortunate, otherwise I would have kept it.
I'm currently using a Note Air 2+ and 99% of the time I'm in the notes app.
That’s true, wish they supported export as vector. Re: templates, I always just use blank pages for notes because I find the ones that come with it so clunky-the dots on the dotted template are massive 😅 But the friend I mention had no problem with the lined template so I suppose it’s personal preference!
@@pixelleaves I find Boox's distracting too actually. That's why I made my own template 😅
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If you're willing to buy refurbished, you can buy the Scribe for ~$200. Compared to the $500 + monthly subscription of a 4 year old reMarkable tablet, it's not even a conversation.
I think I like this anonymous friend 😜
I’m totally agree with you
I have the Kindle Scribe and I love it as a Kindle. As a notepad, it is very limited and doesn't have nearly as many features as even the Remarkable. Then I read that Amazon can access the information on your Kindle for marketing purposes. Not sure if this is true, but if it is then it is pretty scary.
That specific scenario in terms of notes sounds a bit fearmongery, but to be honest, if the idea of them getting marketing data is a concern I would avoid even buying anything from Amazon at all.
For the privacy-centric, I would recommend the Supernote as they ensure the functions can be used fully offline after setup, you can load files and updates via USB (so it never needs to connect to your computer) and it can be HIPAA compliant.
Get an iPad Mini for notes. I prefer it more.
I prefer using my Fold Z for work, as its more compact and portable and I more productive to use.
Supernote Is more expensive than Kindle, but have a lot of advantages that permits ti use the device for more years than the others
For sure! Like I mention in the video, it’s actually my personal favorite platform for more intensive note-taking.
But I wanted to acknowledge the reality that some people won’t maximize their use of the different features and/or don’t have the capacity to spend that much on a niche device… and reassure that there are other good options depending on their needs
It is so ugly, though
Wickedly sexy. 🤠
I’ve had the scribe since launch day. Tried using it for daily note taking but it lacked basic functionalities that kept it from becoming my EDC device for notes. Even with the “updates” from Amazon, it’s really an over glorified oasis. I truly think Amazon has abandoned the scribe. Mine sitting in the drawer most of the time.