Should you still buy a reMarkable 2 in 2024?

It's been almost four years since the reMarkable 2 was first released, and at that time there were no competitors and the device was clearly the best. Fast-forward to today, and a good bit has changed. Is the reMarkable still worth it in 2024? Let's find out.

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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Who should buy a reMarkable?
01:21 - What about traditional pen & paper?
01:38 - Backups
02:05 - Everything in one place
02:47 - Easy Organization
03:08 - Competition
03:43 - Kindle Scribe
04:22 - Boox Note Air 3 C
04:58 - Supernote A6X2
05:43 - reMarkable 3
07:24 - Would I rebuy a reMarkable 2 today?
08:01 - One last thing...
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[BrandonKBoswell]

What do you think of the reMarkable 2? Is it still worth it in 2024?

[GaryLangEngr]

"Who should buy" 100%. Nailed it. You are exactly who they designed this for. Comparing it to paper is the *only* comparison that makes sense. It was the design center, according to their pre-success papers. Then again, you are a designer, so you know all about that

[KapteinSabeltan]

This aged surprisingly well with the new Remarkable release, well done 👍

[RICHLES]

One thing about R2 is that it literally is a digital pen and paper…no distractions with YouTube, Facebook, X, emails etc etc. It is a tool that assists focus. …not take it way with trivia that we are all addicted too.

[LPS-mhkx]

I bought the reMarkable 2 and the Supernote AX5 because I couldn’t decide which I would like better. So, after a year of using both I have to say that I love the reMarkable 2. It’s simple, uncomplicated, easy to navigate with a writing surface that feels just like paper. The Supernote, not so much. While it has a lot features, so does my iPad. I wanted something to just replace all my sticky notes and one place to keep my daily journal, plus my sketches. The reMarkable is a winner at sketching. I don’t care about color as my iPad has that in spades, so if that’s the only reason for an upgrade count me out. I do use the Supernote in my music room and have dedicated it to keeping notes and information strictly involving music. That’s my take on it. I’m sure a lot of people would love the Supernote and would find the reMarkable 2 to be restrictive, but that’s what I love about.

[crzyjenni]

Met your brother-in-law at work this week. Your content is as good as he promised. You have a new loyal subscriber.

[JustinSCampbell]

The thing I love about the Remarkable is that it really feels like an extension of my laptop rather than being a separate device. The chrome extension and desktop app sync almost instantly. I've had so many devices that's sync function was unreliable. The Remarkable is so reliable that it's quicker and better than printing a document. I've now side loaded my ebooks to it and I am using it as my primary reading device. I love that I can actually annotate the books rather than just writing on little post it notes. (I also own the Scribe). I know others rave about the Boox devices but I've owned many Android tablets and the number of apps that let you use a stylus and are designed for a large screen are minimal. The only major complaint I have against the remarkable is that you can't search for handwriting. We're paying for a cloud subscription, and this should be included in the price.

[bgosl]

I recently got an RM2, after having the RM1 since they released in 2017. I'm still not convinced that I needed the upgrade: even the RM1 holds up quite well, although the support for a pen with an eraser is pretty neat. All round it's a great device, and I love it for taking notes, reading books, and in particular articles/papers where I want to annotate / highlight stuff.

Also, worthy of note: it gets a lot of approving 'oohs' and 'aahs' in meeting rooms and at conferences. People tell me that I look more engaged and present than people taking notes on a laptop, who are "hidden" behind the folded up screen and could be anywhere between fully present and just zoned out and into whatever they're doing on their laptop instead. I wouldn't buy it just because it makes you look professional, but it certainly does help. Screen-sharing to a Teams meeting to show notes and draft things is also very nice.

[Rsmin]

Brandon, great video. Totally agree..I spent a year with the A5X and even purchased the A6X2. I love the Supernote and still do. But it was missing two things for me. Better synchronization and no color pens or highlights. I still have them but will probably sell the A6X2. I then tried the Boox Air 3c and found it was taking a lot of steps to do a few simple things I needed to do while writing, plus I could never get the Kindle App on mine to work. Yes it has the color pens and highlights but there were just too many distractions for me to concentrate on writing. I have a phone and android tablet for all that. I sent the Boox back. Then I heard the remarkable had color pens and highlights and I remember watching a bunch of your discussions on the remarkable. I just ordered it and received it a couple of weeks ago and I have found my sweet spot of a tablet. You are correct when you discuss use case. That's what everyone has to decide. Sorry for the long post, but bottom line my use case is that I teach, and for me to teach it helps me to write in different colors and highlights, plus it helps to move my writing around because while writing thoughts don't always come in the perfect sequence. So when I have everything the way I like it, I preview it on my computer, (which is almost instantaneous and in color) and if everything is the way I like it, I then print it out in color and teach from paper. After I teach, I throw the paper away but I always have a copy on my remarkable. The only thing that might make me change would be if they come out with the bigger color version of remarkable, then I wouldn't need to print to paper. Thanks for all you do on this channel.

[Bossmachinecam]

I absolutely love my RM2. It’s exactly what you say. A great replacement for my paper journals. I use it everyday at work. I love the tactile feeling of writing and it sits next to my keyboard while I work. I grab it for all my meetings and just share my notes when done. I wavered about the price, but after buying it I would get another if I accidentally broke it. The google drive integration ticked the final box for me and ease of importing docs to sign and email.

[rodnet]

Great video and I completely agree with your assesment. Remarkable 2 has completely replaced my paper notebooks and really transformed my experience with notetaking. If it were to fail at some stage, I would buy a new one in a heartbeat.

[ahadkhannl]

The Kendrick vs Drake comparison just did it for me 😆😆😆

[youtubelearning]

I just took back the Remarkable Pro. Everyone on YouTube is just hyping up how well it writes. Ended up getting another Remarkable 2 and it was heaven to write on. If I wanna see content in color I use my M4 iPad Pro. I use the Remarkable 2 for taking notes at work and then consuming content on the iPad.

[CharlieHagedorn]

I was surprised to find that of all the options, I ultimately selected the Remarkable in 2024. Polished cloud support, EU privacy, honoring the GPL, and substantial likelihood of long-term support were all major deciding factors.

Happy with it so far, though viable Google Docs collaboration and at-rest encryption would take the Remarkable to another level for professional work.

[javedmachikan]

Decided to buy one of these an hour ago and then saw this video, excellent overall coverage

[bleubird]

Thank you for your review. I am a chemist and I generate a lot of paper notes. This creates a big problem as I usually lose them or can’t keep them organized. Taking notes on a laptop is cumbersome because I need to sketch structures and that takes too long when I’m in a meeting.

[sidneycooper]

Great video! I started with the O.G. Remarkable which I loved. I gave it to my next door neighbor's college kid and bought the Remarkable 2. Added the typing folio about a year ago. It's perfect. I'm a software engineer. I spend ⅓ of my days in meetings. My Remarkable keeps me organized and sane! I pre-ordered mine, so I'm sure I was in the first round of Remarkable 2 owners. Yes, I absolutely would purchase again if I anything happened to my precious...

[drumman]

I might hold out for the A5X2 tbh. I think I'd appreciate the extra features without a subscription model, plus they seem to be a lot more transparent with their customers.

[tonymontana]

Just bought a remarkable 2 today. Great deal.

I've been on an iPad with a paper like for years. But I carry a foldable phone as well which I prefer, and the remarkable 2 is the perfect companion.

[emme-Dan]

I will never give up my analog notebooks and journals, but I do love having a digital backup of my notes and journal entries.