Everything You Need to Know: ReMarkable Connect

ReMarkable, the paper tablet have introduced a new cloud service as a way to enhance their existing experience adding new pricing and new subscription plans to their existing line-up. What will happen to new users? And will existing ReMarkable 2 and 1 owners get the new ReMarkable Connect?

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**What are your thoughts on the new ReMarkable Connect?!**
Let us know below!

[andrewjohnson]

Was about to purchase one of these, after many months of research and pondering -- and then learn about this subscription model. Absolutely a no-go. Bummer.

[WorkingHat]

All of the Connect plan features we've already had before the subscription became a reality. Now They've just strapped the user experience from all the features and called it "premium". It's just sad

[Jockeponkenboy]

Oooh, i was so close to buy this paper tablet until i watch this video. I actually took it for granted that I could save all my notes on any drive like Google, Dropbox or onedrive for free after I bought a tablet for such much money.

Thanks for the video! It saved me some money………..

[dr.vanhellsing]

I really could use such a tablet; however, the subscription model is insane to enable integration to Google Drive. This should be considered basic and the subscription model should only be for upgraded storage.

[lawrencegt]

One of the key reasons to buy something like this is to be able to write on it and have hand writing recognition out of the box. To have to submit to a subscription just to unlock this essential element is lunacy - they're having a giraffe, surely?

[ctnicetune]

great video - I was one click away from buying the Remarkable 2 then saw the subscription and ran away... $400 upfront then 5 bucks a month is too much!

[robertbarrett]

I have been wanting a Rm2 for some time. I finally got to try one and loved it.

I had my trigger finger on the buy now until I realised this device doesn't natively save to the cloud.

Imagine if Microsoft wanted to charge me everytime I used my laptop to save to Google cloud !!

I'm a little sad but there is no way I'm adding a monthly subscription in and buying a premium device at the same time!

[EdwinBrito]

When a company worries more about how to monetize it's customers than how to serve and support them, they don't win my business.

[NigelMarston]

I have just become aware of the Remarkable and I think it's exactly what I need but I will not buy into anything that needs a monthly payment. Pity really because having it to save to my Google Drive would be excellent. Seems really mean to charge for something which isn't even theirs to sell.

I'll look at other products.

[MotoMatt]

They had me until the subscription model nonsense. It’s just disappointing on top of the highly steep pricing of the product and accessories.

[ivanmeyers]

🤣 So removing features then selling them back to you is a "premium plan" now. Also don't forget you have to pay to be able to use use Google Drive and Dropbox Which is free to use everywhere else.😤 Remarkable is dead now.

[skipbarker]

I'm not opposed to subscription, just opposed to a model that charges for features that should be standard. Google Drive / One Drive should be a given and handwriting to txt should be standard.

[askjdog]

No way. Their subscription model is like billing you for breathing air. As it stands today it is just taking advance of people, period.

[Outlinescommunications]

I've been so interested in this for a while. BUT, in a few YT videos, they've talked about how Remarkable 2 saves it's notes to IT's cloud, where they remain in "Remarkable format" so you can keep editing them on your device, and they're updated.

Apparently, if you want to "back up" to Dropbox or another cloud service you may already have, it just sends it to THEM, in pdf format, which you can't edit. AND, if you edit the note on your device some more and then backup to Dropbox, it doesn't overwrite them - it makes ANOTHER redundant copy. Over and over. They are calling it an "integration" so it's just meant for exporting a pdf copy. So not a true "sync" in anyway, unless it's with Remarkable's servers. (and the "connect bundle" isn't on their website.)

[papadage]

They increased their prices on the accessories before giving the current discounts. So, this is BS.

[troygulbrandsenHistorienBak]

So if Apple took away the possibility to store your work outside the computer/tablet/phone, and tried to make their customers pay to get it back - every single month, you would be OK with that?
You think that is the best way for a fairly young company to try to sell their product? I understand why so many are having second thoughts about buying. It's wrong, and they will pay for this error, because soon there will competators on the marked - and belive me, they will not make the same mistake.

[anthony]

I love the Remarkable. But this has left me gobsmacked.

Suppose you want a large epaper device that you can write on. It should store everything that you write and have handwriting recognition. (Otherwise you might as well use paper). Here are your choices in the UK:

Remarkable 2
Cost after 3 years: £635.64

Kobo Elipsa
Total cost ever: £349.

Supernote A5
Total cost ever: £333.94

[NS-kgrp]

I was using REMARKABLE 1 for a year.
Began to give trouble in the last 2 months.
PDF doesn't turn pages.
They are constantly freezing.
Getting notes is also a problem.
etc.

Started disturbing anymore.
I hope they solve this problem.

Obviously my trust is left.
The prices are flying.

[Katanski]

For the price of the connect plan you could buy 8 Din A4 college blocks containing 80 pages each. Thats 640 pages a month. the starting price is about 500 Dollars/Euros. If you want to digitalize your notes just put it in the fast scanner which scans all papers accurate enough. If you don't have such an scanner. It's cheaper to buy one than that remarkable.