Supernote's reMarkable Paper Pro rival has modular features for better sustainability

[Redaktion]

Ratta's Supernote A5 X2 is an upcoming E Ink e-notebook with a modular design that lets users replace key components, thus ensuring it will last a long time. When it launches, it will go head-to-head with the reMarkable Paper Pro.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Supernote-s-reMarkable-Paper-Pro-rival-has-modular-features-for-better-sustainability.892227.0.html

[Anony Anon]

This thing would line up more with the reMarkable 2 and the Paper Pro, no?

[larp]

why does it being more sustainable matter...  no one thinks about that literally no one. any device which is using that as one of its primary selling points you know is in some manner full of it and you're just not going to know what that exact area is until you actually get one but there's a reason people get remarkables and don't get supernotes.

[George]

Great that you can easily replace batteries and other components, it's attractive to us that think about the sustainability of a product.

[JoshB]

why does it being more sustainable matter...  no one thinks about that literally no one. any device which is using that as one of its primary selling points you know is in some manner full of it and you're just not going to know what that exact area is until you actually get one but there's a reason people get remarkables and don't get supernotes.

Why does it not burning through the resources of Earth in a single lifetime, and polluting it for generations to come matter... no one thinks about that literally noone. LMAO

[k3davis]

I don't agree with the previous commenter that "nobody cares about sustainability" but it might be fair to consider it of limited usefulness; because screen and other components continue to evolve together I'd say this makes the device more "repairable" than "sustainable". It's not like you're going to be able to, or want to, upgrade the main board and keep the screen (which will become obsolete with continued eink advancement).

Still there's a class of user for this device who want good note taking but perhaps not one that's specifically useful ONLY for that purpose as the remarkable is.

I personally won't buy this device anyway because it's still too niche especially for the cost, but I'd personally prefer it over the rm2 even if money were no option.

[Zacman60]

These are all the same. An E ink device for note taking that doesn't have a built-in calendar app to allow for day timing.

Note taking, reminders, daily appointments...oh and it needs to sync with external calendars; all from a "Day-Timer" like interface. It also has to turn on instantly. That is the formula for success

Boox is close, but lags when re-awakening.

[anan]

Ereaders tend to last longer. Mainly because of slow advancements in screen tech. So I can see someone replacing the MB just to get new features. Nowadays, if you buy a good laptop then it's internals will be obsolete sooner than the screen.

[davidm]

These devices are 90% stunted because of Amazon's monopoly power over most ebooks, and the ancient licensing regimes that prevent people from building on annotation tasks easily. It's like book publishers are planning their own obsolescence rather than remaining a centrepiece of knowledge.