Lenovo Smart Paper: In-Depth Review of Lenovo's First 10.3" E-Ink Notetaking Device. Can It Deliver?

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @paulallen5351
    @paulallen5351 Год назад +26

    I purchased the device a couple of months back. As the review states, the hardware is stunning. Great design and great quality. It really does feel good in the hand. The pen and case design are also excellent. Magnets, superb. The writing experience was faultless - a real joy to write. Less impressive was the distance between the screens. A big annoyance was the lack of any contrast adjustment - the blacks weren't black enough and i struggled to read some text - probably a combination of the paper like film and relatively low resolution. The software is pretty terrible. Basic is one thing but poor logic and just doesnt feel finished. The reader is appalling but i managed to side load Kindle and this was much better. I also managed to side load Chrome but that is about it. Not a lot else worked. The inability to autosync / backup to Google Drive is frustrating. Despite all of this i was willing to keep the device and just hope that the software is developed rapidly and updates rolled out promptly. That was until the device just wiped 6 weeks of notes without any indication or warning. If the device wont auto back up with Google Drive and i cant trust it to store my work locally, there is no way i can stick with the device. Lenovo were fairly prompt in arranging for the device to be returned but i have had issues with them historically re a desk top and i can safely say they have the worst customer service one could imagine. Be prepared to be lied to by their Indian call centre and ignored by their complaints team. They simply couldnt care less in my experience.

    • @insolidusyt
      @insolidusyt Год назад +2

      That's quite ironic considering Lenovo's customer service is pretty well regarded in India compared to other laptop brands.

    • @paulallen5351
      @paulallen5351 Год назад +2

      @@insolidusyt blimey. That speaks volumes!

    • @p.c.h.6721
      @p.c.h.6721 Год назад +1

      Thanks for the info, I won’t buy it then! 👍

    • @Laruna15019
      @Laruna15019 Год назад +1

      Kindly ask you to explain how I can sideload the kindle app on my smart paper device. Don't have any clue.

    • @onyaaty2134
      @onyaaty2134 8 месяцев назад

      Can you please share how you sideloaded chrome browser?

  • @Mcage2
    @Mcage2 Год назад +25

    Having experience with Lenovo abandoning hardware support and let their customers on their own doesn't give me any trust in the future of this device

    • @gregor2436
      @gregor2436 Год назад

      Yes, it is a very common trait. Lenovo had quite a lot interesting/fascinating devices but stoped the support without even fixing all the errors, not to talk about long term updates.
      E.g. the yoga book, yoga book c930, the thinkbook plus etc.

    • @codexous
      @codexous Год назад

      Yep, this is the only thing that scares me

    • @m1000-n8w
      @m1000-n8w 4 месяца назад

      It's was basically dead on launch. An end-of-life device, at the start of its life. Silly.

  • @mintesnot_gezahegn
    @mintesnot_gezahegn Год назад +1

    We have all been waiting for this

  • @markroe4952
    @markroe4952 Год назад +5

    my wish would be the RM2 includes the voice capabiliites by emultating the lenovo solution (plus adding shapes - circles squares etc for drawing quick diagrams) . great video !

  • @rubenpalma4045
    @rubenpalma4045 Год назад +1

    Congratulations!
    Great review.
    Thanks a lot.

  • @ichumak
    @ichumak Год назад +2

    best reviews ever, man!

  • @MC-ov8dr
    @MC-ov8dr Год назад +13

    First the Scribe, and now Lenovo. How are these large manufacturers releasing such some of the absolute best eNote hardware with completely half-baked software? I feel like the software is going to give people a bad first impression and then these devices will get abandoned since they won't sell as well as the large company accountants would want.
    I hope some open source projects find a way to use the Scribe and Lenovo hardware and fill the gaps left by manufacturers and let the hardware live up to it's potential. In an era of layoffs and companies chasing the most profitable thing, I don't have a lot of confidence in how long these will stick around.

    • @impulsesystems
      @impulsesystems Год назад +1

      Very good point. Camera and car manufacturers have similar issues with UI and software. Half-baked is right.

  • @Kivanen
    @Kivanen 5 месяцев назад +2

    Best rewiew about lenovo sm. Good critics but objective way, thank you.

  • @alexanderlejon4154
    @alexanderlejon4154 Год назад +2

    Apparently the smart paper received an update today. Any thoughts on following up on what has been changed?

  • @codexous
    @codexous Год назад +3

    Was heartbroken by the subscription model. That’s why I’m steering away from remarkable, and this already disqualifies the Lenovo :((
    Edit: that payment model is actually completely disgusting and disturbing
    Thanks for the video! Truly is a deep guide!!!

  • @christopherkowalewski
    @christopherkowalewski Год назад +5

    Thanks for the review - you’ve saved me from great disappointment. I was very much set on getting the Lenovo Smart Paper - but those subscription costs and no hyperlink support (I really can’t believe it) are just a ‘no, not buying’

  • @nicolabeckley834
    @nicolabeckley834 9 месяцев назад +2

    In the UK it’s currently selling for £350 which makes it tempting. I think I’d buy it if it was white.

  • @mscargill1
    @mscargill1 Год назад +3

    I can see you were struggling to be positive about this device but while it’s not useless and looks quite nice there are, as I think you fairly conclude, just too many downsides to it in its current iteration.
    As others have said - paid subscription service is to access pretty basic features that are thrown in for free with Boox and some other devices would be a killer for me in terms of buying it. Plus more generally how it is that well established device makers such as Lenovo or even Amazon manage to fall flat on their face once they move into e-ink territory. It shouldn’t be too hard for them to access and research the plentiful expertise and commentary out there - including of your good self! - on what a good e-ink device needs, etc. Thanks as ever for your time and effort and skill in making this video for the e-ink community!

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +1

      Thank you very much for the kindness and support :)

    • @mscargill1
      @mscargill1 Год назад +2

      @@MyDeepGuide don’t mention it - you are in a class by yourself in this area - with all due respect to certain other notable commentators and reviewers!

  • @jhamil1
    @jhamil1 Год назад +5

    The suspense is killing me. I’m thinking of getting one when it comes out but want to see your review before I make a final decision.

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +1

      Well, Friday is just around the corner :)

  • @sirbc
    @sirbc Год назад +2

    That note audio sync capability is a killer feature. I don't know why this isn't standard on every note taking device.

  • @5idi
    @5idi Год назад +5

    Thank you! I've been waiting for this review for so long... All the potential... Well, if they push out a dozen updates it could be amazing.
    But I don't get the subscription services. Like... 300,000 characters is... not even a serious book? Some students are required to read a LOT, so I don't get why a student who needs it would pay it, in a world where most platforms in and out of the e-ink variety do it well enough for free. I'd get it if it was a small company with limited resources... but Lenovo? The prices and quotas are waaay off.

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +5

      It makes absolutely no sense. Almost as if someone decided "Ok, this has potential. How do we kill it immediately?" It's extremely strange, and severely miscalculated.

  • @karlmunford7000
    @karlmunford7000 Год назад +6

    *Paid Services* was the nail in the coffin for me, its like buying a car then having to pay a monthly fee to have passenger seats.

    • @codexous
      @codexous Год назад

      20 years from now I genuinely would not be surprised if that is a reality

    • @karlmunford7000
      @karlmunford7000 Год назад

      ​@@codexous Seeing how rapidly we are heading towards the fulfilment of the final prophecies...
      Revelation 13:16-17
      16 It _[The false prophet]_ also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
      17 so that they could not buy _[a digital currency bound to an allegiance when sealed with an oath]_ or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast _[The Antichrist]_ or the number of its name.
      ...I'm not entirely sure we have twenty years, although its not altogether impossible.
      Matthew 24:7-8
      7 Nation [Ethnicity] will rise against nation [Ethnicity], and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
      8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

  • @jwp4016
    @jwp4016 Год назад +2

    50:00 VERY impressed by this truly out-of-box kind of idea. You need to pay for translation per character when you have free access to google translation, CGPT, etc. What a fucking genius!

  • @hudefuk
    @hudefuk Год назад +5

    I hope a lot of rich business users buy this device so that lenovo gets the much needed alpha testing feedback. Then the next device will work nicely.

    • @paulallen5351
      @paulallen5351 Год назад +3

      i dont believe they are interested in listening.

  • @VitorSilva-pt7gh
    @VitorSilva-pt7gh 5 месяцев назад

    Great review. Question, does it alow text resizing on Epubs? Or its like PDF's and we are stuck with no resizing?

  • @AndrewEarl-v1e
    @AndrewEarl-v1e Год назад +1

    Excellent review, thank you very much! I have a question on the Search function within the Notebooks - from the video it seemed to be searching your handwriting but I wonder if it only worked because you had already converted that page to text using the hand writing recognition (and it's just searching text ratther than hand writing). If you search a notebook that has not been converted, does it sitll work by searching through your handwriting? That would be very impressive since it effectively has to convert all notebooks to text and then search but I thought that would take ages. Thanks!

  • @alpo27
    @alpo27 Год назад +1

    Very informative review, I appreciate it. A little off-topic, but regarding the pen you were using. I've heard a lot of e-ink enthusiasts really like the Samsung S6 Lite. Do you see much difference between it and the Amazon premium pen? I have the latter and am just wondering if I should have gone with Samsung? I use the HOM2 religiously, however I like having a thicker nib for when making larger notes. Thanks in advance!

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +1

      I love both of the pens, but for me the Scribe Premium Pen is my favorite pen, and possible the best feeling pen on the market today, for my taste :)

  • @lakshmivinayakrishnan7709
    @lakshmivinayakrishnan7709 7 месяцев назад

    Hi Voja. Thanks for the very comprehensive review. I jist got mine today and was looking for some info on the metal ring that's included in the box. There's a leaflet that shows something that we should be doing with the pen on the ring but it's not clear and there's no text and just images. Can you also post something about the ring thing?

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  7 месяцев назад +2

      That is the standard tool for extracting the nib from the pen, when you need to replace it.

  • @derranstokes8760
    @derranstokes8760 Год назад +1

    Thank you for such an in-depth review. The add on subscriptions will make me look elsewhere, probably the reMarkable 2.

  • @craigcarlin2918
    @craigcarlin2918 Год назад +5

    The subscription extortion is an instant deal killer. Too bad.

  • @davidlaradomene2490
    @davidlaradomene2490 Год назад +1

    Hi Voja! Good work. Great in-depth review. Being quite objective, it is just terrible to include these extra services incredibly expensive to the intended users, which are students. Honestly, I don't see any reason to buy this device when other devices cover all features much better (such as boox and it's endless possibilities). To me, the quality of the device or the amazing writing experience are not sufficient strong reasons to get this device. Also, pray you don't have to call customer support 😢... Personally I have a remarkable 2, but I'm seriously considering getting the boox tab ultra c

  • @nordineyamine9083
    @nordineyamine9083 7 месяцев назад

    Hello there,
    Sorry to put this question here but i am struggling to get an answer…
    I just bought a Lenovo Smart Paper and did the set-up this morning. Now that I am trying to transfer files from my Macbook and when I connect the USB I get the message "transfer files" on the smart paper but nothing shows up on my Macbook.
    I connected to an other computer (Dell) and it works perfectly.
    Does anyone know if I have to make a special action to connect the Macbook to the Smart Paper?

  • @BM76
    @BM76 Год назад

    Since I love watching your videos, please allow me to make an observation; I think your lighting setup, when you show yourself, not a device, needs a bit of tweaking, currently, it's too dim & kind of depressing; maybe add another light source to the foreground, maybe to the background as well... Anyway, just my point of view. Keep up the good work.
    Cheers.

  • @johnwelsby2646
    @johnwelsby2646 Год назад +2

    EXCELLENT review as usual very comprehensive , I agree with all your cons and especially the subscription, I think they will have to do a lot of work if they want to compete with Supernote and Remarkable which are their to main rivals for a simple device for Students although I am impressed with the Audio facility

  • @thibaultderrien4610
    @thibaultderrien4610 2 месяца назад

    Did you see the problem with taking handnotes on a document? Zoom does not affect the notes...

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  2 месяца назад

      Yes I have, and I covered that in subsequent videos. To my knowledge, they still haven't fixed that issue.

  • @JamesWilliam70
    @JamesWilliam70 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful build quality... Looks great. Software hmmm... Pens look nice should be good to draw with and write basic notes .... I'd have to look into side loading third party e - ink apps to better the usability side of things.

  • @Nadya6
    @Nadya6 Год назад +1

    Yes! Incoming! 😮

  • @AJ-kr1zu
    @AJ-kr1zu Год назад

    firstly, love your channel .. I have an off topic question. Is an older device like the boox air plus 2 gets pen latency improvements with the updates ? or is it the same value as you got when you did your review of it ?

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +1

      They usually remain in the same area, Boox devices don't get updates that improve pen latency in a significant way, as they are normally tunes up to deliver the best it can when they are released. In fact, so updates have slowed the latency down, not by a lot, but slowed it down, and that has happened on several devices.

  • @thexshattered
    @thexshattered Год назад

    Ngl seeing how strong the magnet is for the pen almost made me want to buy this right away.

  • @jhamil1
    @jhamil1 Год назад

    Great review… I was really interested in getting this to replace or supplement my RM, but I think I’ll wait to see if the software gets improvements. On another note… when you went to your Google drive there was a folder that read Harley Benton Test. Are you planning a review of their guitars? I have a Squier Telecaster and a Harley Benton Rickenbacker knockoff. The Harley has excellent quality and sound. They’ve come a long way.

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +1

      I just finished the test and the video for it, so yeah, the Fusion III, but my experience was not like what you described :)

    • @jhamil1
      @jhamil1 Год назад

      @@MyDeepGuideuh oh ;-)

  • @antoniopolastri666
    @antoniopolastri666 Год назад +2

    Finally 😁

  • @josejoselete6156
    @josejoselete6156 Год назад

    Personally i like the way the did the bookmarks, that works for me. The two deal breakers for me are:
    A) PDF formatting tool, that makes this device useless for PDF reading.
    B) Study mode, I love the split screen, i need that for work and multi-tasking, But i don't need a translator tool. It would be really cleaver if there was different study modes, so you can use the split screen to suit the subject you are working on, ex: doing calculations for maths, translation, or just simply taking side notes, etc..... if the notes can be save with the document or to a separate notepad that would be really useful for any student/ academic etc...
    Clever highlighting tool would be nice to have, but something I can live without. Unfortunately PDF formatting and study mode are a NO for me.

    • @josejoselete6156
      @josejoselete6156 Год назад

      I've just read paulallen5351 review below, well worth reading if you are considering getting this device! It looks like its a half finished job.
      @My Deep Guide, it will be worth doing an update video if someday lenovo decides to fix this device. Thanks for your contributions!!!

  • @impulsesystems
    @impulsesystems 11 месяцев назад

    I am still not seeing this on the US Lenovo store. Is it available inside the US?

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  11 месяцев назад +1

      No, I don't think so.

  • @_luigimarazzi_art
    @_luigimarazzi_art 10 месяцев назад +1

    Upcoming updates will improve this amazing device.......

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  10 месяцев назад +2

      So far they haven't addressed even the most basic issues, such as, if you write on a pdf in a zommed in state and then zoom out, the writing doesn't zoom with the page. And it's been like that since the release. So they should probably take it more seriously in the future, because updates in 2023 have been a joke.

    • @_luigimarazzi_art
      @_luigimarazzi_art 10 месяцев назад

      @@MyDeepGuide Hi, today I received confirmation of the update schedule until March and I believe that by then we will have a nice device.... I gave suggestions which I believe are very Lenovo-like....

    • @joseluismaldonado7682
      @joseluismaldonado7682 9 месяцев назад

      @@_luigimarazzi_art

  • @chao.m
    @chao.m Год назад +1

    I think that inability to pinch to zoom to enlarge a page when reading a PDF is the same problem with the Boox, is that correct?

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +2

      No, you have the pinch to zoom functionality on all Boox devices. You just need to enable it.

    • @chao.m
      @chao.m Год назад +1

      @@MyDeepGuide oh I see. Thanks for this. I will look it up somewhere

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +2

      I believe that you can find it in NeoReader settings, Touch section.

    • @chao.m
      @chao.m Год назад +2

      @@MyDeepGuide thank you very much indeed

  • @rach9775
    @rach9775 Год назад +2

    A good try, but the product cost and insane addon costs? They might get some business users, but I feel like most of them would be better off with a tablet anyway. Try again in a few years, Lenovo.

  • @fcf8269
    @fcf8269 Год назад +1

    No.... I was so happy to see this device finally coming out, but it is underwhelming, expensive and need to pay for extras... They will sell 10 in US, that's why probably they didn't even bother market it there.

  • @mrcpu9999
    @mrcpu9999 Год назад +1

    Sounds like fabulous hardware, but this nickel and dime crap is getting old. My lenovoa android tablets are just marvels of engineering. This looks like one too, and I was excited to see it. But I think even if available in the US, I would let it simmer on the cookstove a bit longer and see if some sanity returns. I agree with you it's just weird. Great pen, no button. Reasonable hardware with great fit and finish, but abysmal software. I appreciate your taking the time to review, it was informative, and saved me some money.

  • @jcarloz0
    @jcarloz0 Год назад +1

    Kiko Loureiro 🤘

  • @RichardMBrown-o5w
    @RichardMBrown-o5w 9 месяцев назад

    Is the device encrypted at rest does anyone know?

  • @saifulali8084
    @saifulali8084 Год назад +2

    This tablet would fail simply because of the stupid cloud services

  • @sheet-music
    @sheet-music Год назад

    Doesn't look like a device I need to buy... Thanks

  • @5idi
    @5idi Год назад +2

    !!!!!

  • @andyblue001
    @andyblue001 9 месяцев назад

    mine the battery experience is worst, I even replaced the device twice, but the same problem, I dunno why nobody os talking about this, the battery is worst, I dunno if its a software glitch but the battery really slips so fast even if I am not using, this is the worst device I have purchased, and it is legit not a counterfeit..

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  9 месяцев назад

      Have you tried turning of WiWi and checking if the battery consumption problem persists? If it doesn't, than that means that your specific WiFi setup is forcing the device to scan for WiFi way more often than it normally would, which would impact the battery life. Also, if you are using the front light at maximum intensity, that will also drain the battery quickly.

    • @andyblue001
      @andyblue001 9 месяцев назад

      @@MyDeepGuide Hi, I tried all the battery saving features, its the same, and its worst, charging males it even drop battery

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  9 месяцев назад

      I don't understand what it is that you said in your last comment?

    • @andyblue001
      @andyblue001 9 месяцев назад

      @@MyDeepGuide the device is problematic when it comes to battery life, it drains so fast even not using,

    • @andyblue001
      @andyblue001 9 месяцев назад

      @@MyDeepGuide how come people be telling the battery life is good, it even discharges 13% in 16hours without using, just standby, I hope they fix the OS bugs, it only does not consume battery when turned off obviously, my device was also replaced twice but same I get very high drain for battery

  • @marcin6386
    @marcin6386 Год назад

    A pen and paper functionality for more than 500 euros :D

  • @HealyHQ
    @HealyHQ Год назад +4

    Wow, that charging per character thing is absolutely ridiculous on all counts. Lenovo should be ashamed. Any other tablet (or phone for that matter) has text-to-speech built-in for accessibility and will do it for free, and there's plenty of dictation apps that can do the reverse for a one-time charge (and most modern phones even have this feature built-in for free too, once again as an accessibility to the blind and hard-of-seeing), and then charging for machine-translation of all things?! When DeepL and Google Translate and BabelFish and other machine-translation services exist for FREE? Not to mention new advancements in A.I. which can also do translation. Are Lenovo out of their collective minds? That's just unreal. All this nickel-and-diming honestly makes me lose a ton of respect for the company. If they're gonna charge so much for the device itself, it should have all those features included out of the box, honestly. And then the piss-poor reading app is just fecal sprinkles on the shit sundae isn't it? Just...unbelievable. I really wanted to like this device; we could always use more competition in the E-ink market. But not like this. Not like this...

    • @MyDeepGuide
      @MyDeepGuide  Год назад +2

      To me it shows just how disconnected and how little someone in charge of this project understands the customer base for this product. Someone didn't do their research properly.

  • @aristajosratell4390
    @aristajosratell4390 Год назад

    ... next time😂!

  • @BaasShapShap
    @BaasShapShap Год назад +2

    I have one, not impressed

  • @jayplay8140
    @jayplay8140 Год назад +2

    paid subscriptions !! GTFO Lenovo