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reMarkable 2 replaces your notebooks and printed documents, without sacrificing the feel of paper. It’s a next-generation paper tablet for taking handwritten notes, reading, and reviewing documents.
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By Gerald Lynch
last updated 4 August 2022
ReMarkable 2 Tablet
The ReMarkable 2 is the best digital handwriting and sketching experience you can get this side of a paper pad and pencil, without a doubt.
As our ReMarkable 2 review will show, it improves upon its ReMarkable Tablet predecessor in almost every way, leading to a premium tablet experience that excels in its key purpose – letting you sketch and take notes without distractions.
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Price and availability
Design
Using it
•Out now
•Costs $399 / £399 / AU$679
ReMarkable 2 specs
Weight: 403.5g
Dimensions: 187 x 246 x 4.7mm
Display size: 10.3-inch
•Very thin
•10.3-inch screen
Think of the ReMarkable 2 as a big Kindle you can write on, and you’re along the right track. Measuring 187 x 246 x 4.7 mm (the world’s thinnest tablet, says the company) and weighing 403.5g, it makes use of a 10.3 inch monochrome E Ink Carta display, that’s been modified and optimised for handwriting input, making it what ReMarkable calls a ‘CANVAS’ display.
That screen is the star of the show here. It won’t blow you away with colors and silky smooth motion. Instead, it’s all about the reading and writing experience. It’s sharp thanks to a 226 DPI pixel density (a resolution of 1872 x 1404), and is easy on the eye thanks to the same anti-reflective properties that other E Ink devices offer. Lightly textured, it gives a satisfying amount of friction when you write on it using the included marker pen.
Externally, the ReMarkable 2 is far more refined than its predecessor. Gone is the plasticky feel of the original’s casing, replaced with a gunmetal aluminium frame, with a subtle off-white border surrounding the screen and extending to the rear panel. The rear panel also features four tiny, slightly-raised rubber feet, which stop the tablet slipping when writing on a table. A small power button sits on the top-left edge, and in the bottom left corner is a USB-C charging port.
The move to an aluminum frame is particularly handy, as it lets the new ReMarkable tablet make use of magnetic accessories, such as snap-on covers, with two new leather book case covers (in black or brown) offered, as well as a slip-in fabric folio case.
•Feels remarkably close to using a pen on paper
•Sparse but speedy and functional interface
Remember when gadgets felt… gadgety? Fun devices that weren’t concerned about ecosystems and notifications and wireless payment transactions and all the boring stuff? That’s what the ReMarkable 2 harks back to. It has a near-singular purpose – to make writing on a digital device enjoyable – that it pulls off in great fashion, even if that’s at the expense of the multitasking capabilities that we’ve come to expect from our mobile devices.
It’s not just marketing hype – writing with the ReMarkable 2’s Marker pens on that CANVAS display really does feel as if you’re writing on paper. It’s pressure-sensitive, the pens can work on a 50-degree tilt for shading, there’s just a little bit of friction to the surface – in short, it’s as close as we’ve ever felt to writing on a traditional pad from a connected device.
Strokes are accurately inputted to the finest detail, and the lag between your movements being relayed on the screen is nearly nonexistent. Even the Marker Plus’s eraser works a treat, perhaps even better than a real-world one, by offering a slight pause between lifting the eraser and removing your marks to let you know exactly what’s being taken away.
We’re far from professional artists at TechRadar, but here are a few incredible efforts from Instagram to show you the potential of what you can achieve with the tablet.
•Handy smartphone and desktop software
•Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi
Anything you make using the ReMarkable 2 tablet can be shared over a Wi-Fi connection, with the tablet supporting 2.4GHz and 5GHz standards. While you can email documents directly from the tablet, you’re likely going to find the ReMarkable mobile and desktop software more useful.
These apps speedily sync with your tablet, and are available on iOS, Android, Mac and PC. Though they don’t support any handwriting entry themselves, they otherwise more or less mirror the tablet interface, with the addition of being able to import and export files to and from your ReMarkable 2 tablet wirelessly. Annoyingly, however, the handwriting-to-text function is only supported on tablet, meaning you’ll have to decipher your scribbles manually if you forget to convert on the ReMarkable tablet itself.
With no book store to tap into, it’s the apps that let you send eBooks and documents to your device too. But you’re limited to just ePUB and PDF file types – anything else will need to be converted prior to sending, which is a pain considering the prevalence of .doc file types in the workplace.
The ReMarkable does support a Chrome Extension however, which will let you easily convert and send articles to your device for reading – a welcome, efficient way of getting new content onto your device.
You love the feel of writing with a pencil on paper
If you love writing the old fashioned way, but could benefit from cloud backups of your notes and hand-writing conversion, the ReMarkable 2 tablet is perfect for you.
You want a distraction-free device
With no apps, web browser, notifications or the other trappings of connected devices, ReMarkable 2 lets you focus in on the important art of creation.
You want long battery life and an easy-to-read screen
You can rely on the ReMarkable 2 to stay charged for weeks, and it’ll be perfect for reading and writing on even in direct sunlight.
You need a device that can do everything
The ReMarkable 2 is very limited in what it can do, and though its writing experience is top notch, there are cheaper tablets that are infinitely more varied in their multimedia capabilities.
You want a complete eBook reading experience
The ReMarkable 2 has a very narrow range of supported eBook document types, and no store to grab new reads from. Everything has to be sideloaded, created or synced using the ReMarkable support apps.
You aren’t prepared to spend money on additional pen tips
Assuming you’re buying this with the intention of using it lots, you’re going to need to invest in some more marker pen tips, which could eventually get quite expensive.
If our ReMarkable 2 review hasn't sold you on the product then consider this trio of other options below:
ReMarkable tablet
The original ReMarkable tablet could be worth considering instead if you can find it in stock. This slate is thicker, has worse battery life, and worse writing latency, but it's still a very solid sketching tablet.
Check out our ReMarkable tablet review
Onyx Boox Nova Air
The Onyx Boox Nova Air is one of ReMarkable's main rivals, as it's designed with sketching in mind. It has a smaller 7.8-inch screen, but on the upside it runs Android, so it's more versatile as a tablet.
- Remarkable
The reMarkable 2 is a slim, sleek tablet designed to mimic the experience of writing on paper but is tailored for notetaking, sketching, and reading, without the distractions of a typical tablet. Its monochrome display and high-friction stylus/pen aim to replicate the tactile sensation of pen on paper.
The main differences between reMarkable 1, and our next-generation paper tablet are: reMarkable 2 has up to two weeks of battery life. That’s three times longer than reMarkable 1. reMarkable 2 is the world’s thinnest tablet. At only 4.7 mm reMarkable 2 is 30% thinner than reMarkable 1.
The ReMarkable 2 is a revolutionary device that seamlessly blends the traditional experience of pen and paper with the convenience and efficiency of digital technology. Here are several compelling reasons why you should consider investing in a ReMarkable 2:
Apr 13, 2024 · Premium design meets a polished, smart but stripped back digital notetaking experience – Remarkable 2 is the best E Ink notepad and paper alternative you can buy. Pros. Best-in-class, paper-like experience. Beautiful, impossibly thin design. Great blend of smarts go beyond a simple e-reader. Cons. Marker stylus not included. No backlight.
The reMarkable 2 is a beautifully designed note-taking device that provides an excellent basic writing and sketching experience but is not intended to do much else. Last updated: September 2023. In this article, I will be reviewing the reMarkable 2 e-ink tablet.
