Remarkable’s new Pure Paper is good. That’s why I wrote this review on it.

For years, the central spirit of distinct The goal is to get you away from screens and create an experience that mimics the feeling of writing with pen and paper. With its new device, the reMarkable Paper Pure, the company continues the trend of creating an antidote to phones, iPads and laptops. Lacking notifications and multitasking apps, Paper Pure aims to appeal to writers, designers, and researchers looking to read and write without any distractions.

When reviewing devices, I usually take or record notes in different forms, across different apps, and sometimes, on different devices. But since this is a writing device, I thought it would be appropriate to write the review myself on the new device Pure paper. I wrote this entire review on a tablet using the handwriting conversion feature and edited it on WordPress.

The new $399 Paper Pure tablet is a successor Note 2which was released six years ago. Meanwhile, the company has decided to launch for $499 Pepper Pro With color and smaller screen Paper Transfer Pro With better portability.

the Pure paper It goes back to basics with a laptop-sized monochrome display. It has 10.3 inches
Screen – the same size as the reMarkable 2. But the company flipped the resolution to make the screen wider and shorter. This means more text fits on the horizontal line, both when reading and writing. I’ve tried the reMarkable 2 in the past, and with the new tablet, the typing experience has become much sharper.

Apart from revamping the hardware, the company has included software features that make it easier for you to access content outside the tablet. It’s also improved handwriting search to allow you to search across notes.

One great new feature is that you can now sync your calendar to your tablet. This allows you to access meeting details from the calendar icon on the device and then start taking notes within that specific meeting block.

When you’re done, you can convert and share your handwritten notes with one click. You will get a link in your email to access these notes and share them with others. When I use a meeting note taking tool to record notes, I find it helpful to refer back to my notes so I can add additional ideas or follow-up questions to ask later.

You can also share your other notes in the same way to access them via email, or access them using reMarkable’s new web app.

reMarkable has improved the outdoor reading experience with the release of Paper Pure. Now, you can send an article as a native notebook to your tablet, making it easier for you to highlight parts, add notes, and send them to the web app. (I wish the company would send articles to a separate folder by default.)

The device has improved performance when working with different documents. Easily integrate Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to import and export documents. Documents are imported as a notebook where you can work on them.

The device still does not handle PDF files perfectly. When I imported the Paper Plane Review Guide, the edges were cut off. While the reMarkable supports ePUB, the reading experience is nowhere near that of a dedicated e-reader like the Kindle.

The reMarkable’s positioning is clear: it’s largely a work device for taking notes, sketching out ideas, and reading articles or documents. This device will not serve as an all-in-one tool for reading books and taking notes.

I understand the reMarkable’s position as an enhanced device with minimal distraction technology. I also see the appeal of just sitting down with the device and jotting down ideas. But once I’ve written down those notes, I may want to easily sync them with my other notes and search through them. reMarkable doesn’t need to add additional AI features to the device, but it will be interesting to see how the company handles other AI tools after the notes are exported.

At $399, the device isn’t cheap. But the basic promise of distraction-free writing works. When I’m writing on my MacBook, I’m almost certainly distracted by new apps or tabs open, like I’m opening my refrigerator for snacks. In the past, I would go to a coffee shop to brainstorm some story ideas, but using an internet-connected device didn’t work. As I use reMarkable Paper Pure more, I’ve become comfortable holding this paper to jot down ideas or start rough drafts, and I’ve become more confident that its software can turn my bad handwriting around for good, too.

The $399 Paper Pure base model comes with a stylus. There’s also a $449 bundle, which includes a Marker Plus pen with eraser function, as well as a wrapper in different colors.