Kindle Scribe Review - Too Many Missing Features

Today, we do an in-depth review of the new Kindle Scribe! Is it worth the price? Depending on how you use it, it might be! Check out the timestamps below to learn more about the Scribe and how it might benefit you.

0:00 Up-Front Thoughts & Summary
1:33 Basic or Premium Pen
3:37 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB?
4:43 No Lockscreen Ads
5:08 Premium Build Quality
6:15 Rubber Feet
6:28 Magnetic Pen
7:21 Power Button
7:45 USB-C
7:58 Which Category Are You?
9:08 Bookworms
12:35 Annotaters
16:30 Students
21:21 Artists
23:35 Working Professionals

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TL;DR:

[JK-znhl]

Actually one of the most level-headed reviews of Kindle Scribe that I’ve come across so far. The analysis of possible target buyers is especially helpful as I mostly work with personal documents. Nice job.

[saleeqamattoo]

One more thing that I want is split screen so that I can read pdf or book and side by side be able to make notes, which will be very important for students, professors etc.

[SoftOtaku]

Mate, I don’t know how old you are, but this size screen for me as a 47-year-old is a godsend. It is NOT overkill. It is bliss. I have TWO of them. One for Japan and one for the US. The Scribe is amazing.

[dilley_esq]

Thank you for this review. Helped me make the decision to hold off for now. Decided to update my Paperwhite from the 2018 model to the 2021 Signature

[lewis]

My only issue with the design is that it seems a bit odd to have such a large bezel on one side of the screen without having any page turn buttons, I would’ve preferred it if they used that space for more screen. Regardless, I don’t think that this is a device for me anyways and I’ll wait for the new Oasis. 🤷‍♂️

[hananberger]

Am I in the market for a new kindle? No, I love my Paperwhite. Would the kindle scribe be useful for me at all? No, I have my kindle for book reading and and my ipad pro for school. So is this video useful for me? No, but I clicked it the moment I saw it because I just love watching your videos because of how well they're made. You're definitely one of my favorite creators on the platform. Keep doing what you're doing because you're awesome!

[ronbusby]

Great channel. One of the best reviewers on YouTube.

[davidrutledge]

Always enjoy your straight forward, fast-paced reviews! On the Kindle app of my Samsung S6 I can highlight, add a note, and write with instantaneous (i.e. as I write) handwriting to text conversion (and with a little care, it is virtually 100% accurate). Imagine if that ability was added to the Scribe. Imagine if the highlighted text was printed at the beginning of each note (again, that's how the Kindle app on Samsung works), the notes appeared as a continuous text file (note 1, note 2, note 3) when emailed to yourself. Nothing threatening there for Amazon's concern with protecting its digital rights, but a wonderful feature for reviewing and studying.

[tianciai]

Thank you for this review! You are my favorite Kindle/e-note reviewer on youtube. I feel you are so sincere and honest.

[sarinanani]

Thank you for the review. I fall under working professional category but i am also taking night classes. Your review helps me a lot 😊

[FaizAly]

Absolutely enjoyed your review, Maneetpaul. Very thorough and detailed! Love and agree with your points. As always, great job!

[HeyPidge]

Love your videos! Thank you for being so thorough. I really hope Amazon updates the software and allows the user to mark up purchased books, but I understand why it's not available right now.

[ArthropodSpidey]

Love the Golden Temple artwork in the background.

[alexqiu]

I've always wished to have a large screen kindle to read on since I find all the existing kindle screen a bit too small n my opinion, I'd very much rather sacrifice the portability of the smaller kindles for a larger screen.

[joycechiao]

Thank you so much for your review. I find it far more useful than other YouTubers reviews, in comparison of this short time frame to prepare this review after the debut of the product.

[yileche]

Definitely one of the best kindle scribe reviews I’ve watched recently

[questerpher]

I love your video and your camera presence! Such a wonderful video! It brings me such joy to see people who enjoy kindles. I love your set up and your voice and everything about your videos!!! Thank you so much for being you today! You really are so wonderful!

[deadiemeyers]

I really value your thorough and comprehensive reviews. 👍🏼 I’m intrigued by the Kindle Scribe but had already decided not to purchase this first version of it. Improvements will be made in future versions I have no doubt! You have helped me to confirm that decision! 😊 Thanks!

[royalhoward]

Your reviews are just so honest and thorough, I love your in depth explanation of what your saying to us, the viewer. You post the best reviews and first look "un boxing" videos on YouTube in my humble opinion. I have 5 kindle's here with me right now including the 2022 Kindle Basic in the Denim color which I haven't opened yet. Now I really want to purchase this NEW KINDLE SCRIBE which I don't really need. I don't know what to do. Should I purchase the Kindle Scribe?🤔

[ThisIsAlexphil]

Great job with this review! I’ve seen your other videos on Kindle models and I really like your approach, kudos 👏 I’m now a fan and I’m subscribing 😉