A REUSABLE NOTEBOOK?! ROCKETBOOK REVIEW
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I use a Rocket book for work notes. I was trying to stop buying work notebooks that just take up space after they’re full, but you might need to reference notes later.
1st, the pens take getting used to, and I don’t think they like being at a straight 90 degrees to the paper? I write at an angle to the paper and they do better.
2nd, I think these are good for certain uses, but I would never use it as a planner.
I hope this helps those who might be reading the comments.
I just bought one and had the opposite experience. The pen was easy and very legible. The conversion to a .pdf and upload to my cloud account was very convenient with the app. I am totally satisfied with it, having bought it blind... It was an impulse buy (so cheap!) and I had never even heard of them before.
I received a small Rocketbook as swag at a conference - I like using it for on-site work with clients. I can take notes and send them digital copies.
I have one. A previous boss used one to take her work notes. I admired how she had all her notes in one place and so was prepared all the time. It is a very functional tool. It does feel weird to write on and when you erase, it's hard to write in the same place where you just erased. The frixon pens aren't real dark, at least not for me. To me, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks so I use it to take notes on courses I take or notes I want to keep. Then I scan them in. The scanning does work; it's just a bit wonky at first.
I have 4 different ones, I am a huge planner person and have so many heavy planners. Made my life so much easier. You have to be smarter than the notebook lol. I'm addicted, I love Rocketbook ❤️
My husband wanted one and I got it for him last Christmas. He is left handed with very messy/hard to read hand writing. The OCR feature doesn’t work for him, but it never does anyway. He has no trouble with smearing or the frixion pens. I had lots of frixion pens and markers already. I use them for sewing/quilting and for my journals. This Christmas I decided I wanted the fusion plus and I’m so so happy with it. I had no trouble with the app or scanning. The symbols at the bottom are customizable. I have one set up to send to my work email, one to my home email and one to my one drive so far. For,one drove, I set up a folder called rocketbook scans - I know, so original lol - but it works seamlessly and I can find everything. I work freelance so have many customers and meetings, etc and it’s impossible,to keep regular notebooks organized. I also love the different templates. A quick tip, I do find that you have to wait a few seconds after you erase to write on that area. If you don’t like frixion pens, papermate also makes a heat erasable pen that I’m told works. But if you don’t like the pens or the feel of the paper, it’s probably not for you.
6:30 I'm a lefty - I don't have too much trouble with smudging, but I will say that I use the 0.5 Clicker pen instead. The finer point allows ink to dry quicker. Rocketbook has a couple things that work with the app - the list checkbox- when writing on ANY page, put a square at the start of the line, the app recognizes it as a list item. Also even if your Rocketbook doesn't have a title box, by using "##" before and after the title, it will name the file too!. Thanks for the review of the fusion plus. I love the tag box at the bottom! I have an exec. size Core, letter size Fusion, and a multisubject (ok, 2 multi subjects- but they are for different work aspects.) I also had to adjust how hard I wrote. 18 mins - didn't have that much trouble getting the pens to work!
I got mine a couple weeks ago and had zero of the problems you did. I don't death grip my pen so it writes smooth and great, the app locks on to the page instantly and scans quickly. It took me three minutes to fall in love with this. It solved all the complaints I had with the frixion pens, which was that they can disappear, and now I don't care if they do because I have an organized pdf of the page. I already had Google drive so that's where everything goes. The paper texture works well with the pens.
I laughed a little when you cussed. Kept it real. I swear a lot, too.
But now I can see that not everyone is going to love this product. I liked it so much I couldn't imagine everyone wouldn't want it but now I can see that it would have flaws for certain types of users.
My only complaint is that pastel colors don't show up in the scans. Still a small price to pay to have an executive size notebook in my purse that I can use over and over.
Such a great, realistic review. I've been wondering about these notebooks and the software/app/service for years. Thank you so much for just laying it all out there in an honest way. +1!
I have been wanting to check this out. So I really appreciate your checking it out for me. I was also going to give them as gifts this year. So thank you for showing us how it works and scans. Probably going to keep shopping.
I used a nock off version for school note taking loved it. Cut down on bulky binders. One symbol per class amazing. Frizon wrote fine in it. Will use it again for my new course this year.
So hopping I don’t miss this give away. My planner is now my heaviest book I carry.
Ohhhhh! That sounds super useful.
I've had my Rocketbook for a while, and I do quite love it. I've found that the 0.7mm version that comes with the Rocketbook work best, and you need to let it dry before writing over where you just erased.
wow i had never heard of these things at all, thanks for the review!!
I appreciate your honest and accurate review. When I was a teacher we got a ton of these for the kids to use for daily journaling, and it was such a fail... The notes now were very hard to read and writing on it was a bit of a pain. Frequently I would tell the kids "JUST USE YOU TABLETS AND TAKE A PICTURE OF IT" There are a lot of headaches with Rocket books but you hit a lot of the good ones.
My spouse uses them all the time- has for years - without any problems. Hope anyone interested in the gives them a try
I used to hate Frixion pens because they seemed scratchy and inconsistent. I haven't had that issue lately, so the Frixion Clicker 07 is now my everyday pen. I love being able to erase any mistakes. The Rocketbook however... I can't get on board with.
I haven't made it through the whole video yet, but re: the cloud thing - my friend just showed me how the Notes app on the iphone can do the exact same thing for anyone who wants that feature, but doesn't want to commit to a notebook like this. Apologies if that comes up in the video!
Yes it can.
YIKES! You were really gracious about this, Cindy. I looked into these maybe six months ago, I also hate the frixon pens so I noped out of that thought pretty quickly. If I were to really want to go the digital route I'd likely either get a remarkable 2 tablet or do an ipad goodnotes type of situation it seems to have less pain points.
Yes, I am with you. Hubby uses his ipad pro for handwritten notes on screen he then files in his system - totally works for him, he loves it. I’m looking for something on my regular tablet now…
I agree!! The lack of pigment in the frixion pens!! 😡
lol! I'm totally with you on this. I use Obsidian for digital note taking and I was looking at something like this for those odd situations we I need to take handwritten notes. The issue here is 'friction' -- or how much effort does it require to get my ideas into something that I can use or re-use and this SEEMS like it could be a great asset to bridge the final frontier between digital notes and handwritten notes. I'm not sure I need to use it -- I'd rather just take a photo with my phone and then use some OCR software or something.
Thank you for this review! I've been low key eyeballing the rocket notebook for a while now, but I also can't stand frixion pens, so this really helped solidify the face that I really don't need it!
Exactly my takeaway (and stance on frixion pens). I've been curious about it for a while, and now that curiosity is satisfied without putting a dent in my wallet!
I am in precisely the same boat. A little bummed but glad to know that it definitely isn't for me!
Same here! I was never able to feel the paper in the store either. I do know one person (only one) that actually uses a rocket book. She really adores it and when she had showed it to me once, they looked like normal notes, I wonder what pen she had used.
I have used a rocketbook at work but the scanning side of things never worked out for me. I am trying to retrain from handwriting to typing my notes and it was a decent in-between stage. The imprints do eventually impact reussing the page- I went with all blank bot-grid pages and when one was totally worn out I cut it out. I wouldn't buy another one, but I'm glad that I gave it a try!
Commenting before the end: writing with too much pressure will mess it up, and ive noticed the Frixion ink likes to get goopy in the ball and i have to wipe it or scribble it to write again. Rocketbook paper has a coating on it, so writing heavy scratches through the coating instead of glossing it over top. Soft hand may help; i get really nice ink delivery after some practice ☺️
Have you considered reviewing, like, a ReMarkable or Boox or other e-ink note-taking/planning system?
This is super cool! I just love using my fountain pens too much to switch 🙃
I use a damp washcloth when I clean the pages. Cleans easy. I love my rocket notebooks.
This is not a great review. I came across this at my local Staples and was intrigued by the ability to scan the OCR and the decreased paper waste. I found it really easy to incorporate into my workflow with minimal friction. I have purchased additional notebooks and accessories due to my personal positive experience. Even uploading is much easier than your experience which looks like a 3 am infomercial, LOL. I’m so glad I didn’t see this video prior to getting my first one or I would not have purchased. I hope this gives someone else another perspective. Take care.
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I can definitely tell you’re feeling a bit better than last year because you’ve started including a “heh” after making unintentional innuendos in your videos again!
I've been wanting to try this, but I'm particular about my paper texture... and I'm so glad that Cindy's throw away line of "Plastic-y and smooth" helped me decide that maybe this was not for me. haha
I actually love the smoothness of the paper. And I’m very very picky about paper
Oh wow! I think I may have been the one to suggest checking out Rocketbook! So sorry it turned out to be an unpleasant experience. Yeah, Frixion markers definitely work better than the pens. I have a set of Frixion Fineliners that I prefer to use with it. However, I haven't been using mine for a while now. It became too aggravating having to erase with water, especially if I made a tiny booboo that could've easily been fixed on regular paper. Lots of times I ended up having to erase the whole page and start over because I'd inevitably erase more than what I was aiming for. So, now it sits in the bottom tray of my paper organizer, poor thing. Maybe I'll pick it up again if I can get my hands on a water pen, which would make it so much easier to erase small spots.
Thank you for at least trying it out! That Fusion notebook is so cool! Well, the IDEA of it is cool, as you said. And I love the color you chose! 💖
Btw, Rocketbook has gone crazy with their product line. Not only do they make reusable notebooks and planners, but they also have index cards (which I bought a set of on clearance at Walmart), and they are currently running a Kickstarter to fund their newest invention: reusable sticky notes. I gotta see how those are gonna work! lol
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My only issue with the Frixion pens is that ink vanishes in higher temperatures, so I have no interest in sticking notes in the freezer to have it reappear.
I have an executive one of those. If you use a smaller size of ink it dries a little bit faster. I use mine for work. My boss told me about it
Walmart has a B6 size RocketBook that’s half dot grid, half lined. Also after using it for years, I feel like blue inks erase the best.
I received a small Rocketbook as swag. The pen wrote well and the. Pages scanned easily. I just am not sure how I would use it.. can’t figure out how to convert the handwritten notes to text but haven’t tried too hard.
This review is right on time! I just saw these at Office Depot yesterday and was so intrigued by the concept. See your frustrating experience has me very glad I didn't plop down 40 bucks. Thanks for taking one for the team!
It's $20 right now on Amazon. But I still might not get it after watching her review.
Oh I thought this will be interesting how could I get that to notion…. Then the pen issue. Nope. And you can feel the ridges? How is that going to work after a few weeks of hard use?
The markers work well. And if i remeber correctly you can get fine needle point style pens that work much better. Its been a hot minute since I've used mine. Used to love them. Then.....SQUIRREL! and I've been jumping around. And yes, you tell the app which symbol meams what for usage. It might work with notable or whichever program you mentioned. But you link the symbol in the app to the other app you want it to ipen and use. Just have to get the 2 apps to shake hands first.
This seems like it would be cool for a lesson planner too! Especially if your school district requires detailed lesson plans...it might cut out the work of typing stuff that you've written out. I know I liked to use a paper planner, but admin liked to see it on my Google calendar.
You should specify at the outset that this is the Fusion Plus. When you were describing the pages, I was confused because I have three different kinds of Rocketbooks and have been researching the Rocketbook Panda planner as well, and your description sounded like none of them. I had to wait to read what the notebook said on the cover after you opened it, and you had the pen on top of that portion for a bit LOL. You do say the name of the actual type of Rocketbook about 15 minutes into the video, but it would have been helpful to me to have seen it in the title and notes, since there are so many different kinds. Aside from that, super thorough review, greatly appreciated! I didn't know about the Plus and I think it's a definite improvement over the previous version. Thanks!
I have an executive sized one I received yeeeeaaaars ago that I never used. Curious to hear your thoughts on it!
I love my rocketbook... but it's definitely got its place for a very specific type of purpose. I loved it for work notes when I was working in the office. Since I started working from home in a position where I don't ever need to take notes, I haven't found myself using it anymore 😢
I tried using a rocket book for one class in my first semester of college. I would always use too much water to try and erase and and end up with messy pages, plus i didn't enjoy writing on it. I've tried a few more times to use it, but i never stick with it
Great review but....would like to know what nail color you have on...love it!
I have one from back in 2017-18 and don't use it much. The writing experience is not great (the quality of the linework is almost spidery) and it's not really paper - the experience of it is writing on thin plastic sheets. I never had an issue with the scanning though. I do like the different sheet styles on yours though. Mine only has the weird dot grid.
After reading the comments, I may have to try out some frixion markers though...
Frixion makes a Flair style pen. That might work better than a ballpoint?
Awww, that is such a thoughtful gift!
This planner makes me think of school when my teacher would use the projector.
I got a RocketBook several years ago - like 2019 or earlier. Might have been 2017…long time ago now regardless. They just had basic then and not a lot of options. It’s a nice concept but never work well for my needs.might need to pull it out and see if it’ll work with my new role. I didn’t have the writing issue you are having though hmm. But I’ve had hit or miss with Frixion pens. Not my favorite. But like for my kiddo.
Frixion pens work great on paper...not so much on the plastic Rocketbook sheets.
But the ink disappears in a hot car, under a sunny window, in a warm backpack, in a hot room without air conditioning...and putting it in the freezer only brings back SOME of the writing.
It's a great idea in theory but just falls short because the ink is far too fragile for real-world use, especially for people in hot climates. (And I'm not talking the Amazon jungle...southeast Virginia is too hot for it.)
Oh my gosh, I just love your reviews. Thank you so much for being honest and just saying what most of us are thinking! Please keep doing what you're doing! I almost spit out my Diet Coke at "This paper feels f***** wild!" 🤣😂🤣😂
Okay I haven’t reached the end of the video yet. But what if you put down washis on them and scan it??
Love the idea, hate how finicky it is.
I felt like you were extremely gracious because this looked like a nightmare notebook! 😂
Very helpful. thanks.
I love the idea of Rocketbooks, but I never tend to use them, even thought I have multiple notebooks in multiple sizes.
I’ve always wondered about these so I appreciated this review. As a left handed person, Frixion pens are one of my faves because they rarely smear unless the paper is super smooth (like Plum Paper) so it was funny to me that the Rocketbook made them not only smear but also took away the ease of erasing with them 😅
Not sure why you were having so many issues with the pens and the scanning, I have the Rocketbook Fusion and it works really well for me. I just got it for Christmas and I find it writes well, scans well and the OCR works well for me also. I'm wondering if they improved it since you tried, but I've been very impressed. I have set it in the app that I select for it to send once scanned, so that might be why I'm not getting the issue with multiple emails at the same time. Also wonder if the phone used might play into how well the scanning works. I've used both a Pixel 6 and an iPhone 12 and both worked great for me. Maybe worth another try :)
I get a hand tremor when I get tired or stressed or my blood sugar is low, and one of my best friends has severe familial tremors. This just looks really frustrating.
My older brother got me a rocket book for xmass. It was just the dot grid book, still trying to figure out what i would use it for...
I love this notebook but I wish they made a planner notebook A7 size. I am using the A5/6( I think the size is.)which is to big for me and I love pocket planners so this has been hard because I love rocketbook notebook.
That inability to write clearly on plastic paper with that pen is triggering..thanks for doing this cuz it looked like it would have been painful for me. Helped me to decide that it’s a no..
I hate my Rocketbook. You appear to be having the same issues I had with mine, with the pens 1) not wanting to write, and 2) leaving a dent in the paper. I tried the marker-style pens as well and while they were much better, it was super impractical for writing....words. Sketches & diagrams were fine, but it was worthless for just writing text. Bonus problem was that the markers scanned like 80% ok, and the click pen scanned at like 10% ok. I will say I like all the template options but they're useless if the pens won't write and the app won't scan.
I’m wondering if you tried writing with a lighter hand would it work better? I’ve never been a fan of Frixion pens because of the weird bald spot down the center of the line making it look light.
Very helpful, thanks! Can you please do remarkable next?
Hmmm. I agree, it needs work. I am very light handed, so I imagine nothing would show up if I were to try it.
I got a rocketbook off FB marketplace, and glad I got it there and didn't pay full price for one. None of the normal pens work on it, at all. I got some fineliners to finally work, and come through, but the ink is still really dull - and I do not like it, and like you pointed out, you can see an indentation of everything you write on the pages. Not interested in any of that! Back to pen and paper for my notes for me.
You give the best reviews
Ooooooh! Your watch band matches your notebook
I'm wondering if old-school wet erase markers would be better. I'm also wondering, are the pages Tyvex, because that's what it sounds like.
The idea is cool, thanks for trying it.
I have a watercolor wet brush, or whatever its called, that I use instead of a spray bottle that works really well for spot erasing.
New Sub! You are awesome! I love your no nonsense, No bullshit approach
I kickstarted these back in the day and wasn’t impressed with the erasability (this was back when you needed to put them in the microwave with a mug of water to erase). I actually love frixion pens though, and the app is a good idea but needs some work.
It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure you can do all of that with Evernote without a special notebook.
Handwritten?
@@katharinamuller50 Yes, but I used it almost a decade ago when I was in college. I'm assuming it still does all of those things, but some of the features might be behind a paywall.
@@kmizo27 where did you write on though? Or did you need to use a new piece of paper every time?
@@katharinamuller50 I used regular notebook paper. I think they also had a collab with Moleskine that would automatically file it under premade categories somehow, but I don't remember exactly how that worked.
@@kmizo27 the rocketbook is used to save on paper, that’s the main purpose
I have a Rocketbook and I don't have a problem with writing using Frixion pens.
Thank you for doing this! I have been thinking about getting one of these. Now I know I would literally hate it! LOL! Those pens piss me off. That "paper" would piss me off too.
Hahaha those symbols are lucky charms
I thought the same thing, lol
This is one often recommended for ADHD. I plan to eventually review it. My SIL got one and yah, the paper is weird.
I've only made it to 18:06 and am concerned that your clicker Frixion pens got too hot. I've seen people recommend throwing pens in the freezer.
Curious if these have improved any
I really wanted to like it but nooope. Like you said - the idea behind it is clever and it could be great but it's just not there yet. I had a slightly older one and I didn't have the same trouble scanning that you did but I sure as hell had a problem with the Frixon pens and that weird, weird paper. It feels like writing on linoleum.
Not sure what’s going on with those pens. I have a mini and a fusion, and my pens are fine. I even bought the rainbow pack so I could doodle in color. No problems. So, hopefully you can get better pens
Maybe if they would just make the pen more marker-like? The urge to use a fine sharpie is strong... too bad it's permanent.
I love my pocketbook. If you are heavy handed it will leave an impression not want to write correctly.
The Frixion pens with water is hurting my brain. I also am not a fan as have to have an app added.
I am a bit bummed about this. So conflicted!!
Thank you for this! I always want to get one and now I 100% will not buy. I would have been cursing at it for not scanning REAL early!
they have many products and other book versions so maybe try a different version.
Thank you for this review! I found out about these via a pre-roll ad and was interested. I'll be skipping this product.
Thanks for giving this planner/notebook the old college try. I was very skeptical once my friend got one but I haven't heard a peep from her on it since. Guess I know why now lol. Cool concept but needs better execution. Plus I really hate frixion pens for the same reason- no bold ink flow.
See. I thought the OG Rocket Book was a notebook that you erase notes by putting it in the microwave? Or is that no longer how they do it?
Now I want to nuke a note I wrote with my frixion pen to make it disappear then in the freezer to make it reappear. Science! Whoop whoop. 🤣
They do have a version you put in the microwave with a cup of water. But it is the lower style. Most of the newer ones specifically say "do not microwave. "
I think they change most of those because if you microwave it the pen ink just goes clear, and if you put it in the freezer every single thing you've ever written on it will come out.
@@wildly_heather not why they changed it. You microwaved it WITH a cup of water. The steam is what helped erase the ink completely. Not just deactivate the pigment. The materials the use in the notebook don't always hold up well to microwaving them. So they've moved away from that option and just use water to wipe clean. Easier that way.
@@lauraholt9821 I didn't know that. Thanks!
First I'm gonna say that I love your forwardness... "fuckin Shit!" "I hate these fuckin pens".. OMG you have me laughing! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never had any issues with the recognition feature or the writing of the pens. Maybe your phone isn't compatible with the software, or your camera isn't good doesn't stabilize very well. It's defniitely not a general problem. Regarding the writing of the pens. You are writing with a very unusual icepick grip. Many pens will not work well with that technique (e.g. fountain pens). You cannot really generalize this to every user.
It takes a few tries to get used to the pen
I had one of these once....I used it a grand total of one time and decided it was not for me.
I feel SO OLD!!! This is sounding too complicated for me. All the taglines, etc? Only halfway through the video. CURIOUS to hear Cindy's FINAL COMMENTS!
And then you’re too close, that’s why you never got it to scan quickly enough
As a long time rocketbook user, I can attest that the pen that comes with the notebook does NOT work well. The clicky pens (there must be a better name for those...) work MUCH better
Don't be fooled - it does rip. I left one of these on my desk and a student took it to play y with and ripped up pages.
Have you done a SOUR notebook with erasable pages, discbound?!!🎉🎉🎉
So basically it sucks deluxe?
I can't help but feel like this is just a glorified whiteboard. Especially nowadays with the technology on our smartphones, it can automatically detect and transcribe text when you take a photo. My android phone even has a "scan" option that will convert a photo to a .pdf if it detects that it's a document. I agree that this is a wonderful concept, but not for $47 when you can just buy a roll of whiteboard paper for like $7 and make your own pages.
I really appreciate your review, thank you for sharing!!!