[GTALUG] e-reader recommendations

[Stefan Kloppenborg]

I haven't used a reMarkable, but there does seem to be a fairly active community dedicated to hacking reMarkables. This might be a selling feature if you're planning on doing something that's not officially supported by the vendor. There's a listing of many reMarkable-related projects her:

https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable




> On 05/20/2021 10:33 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> | From: Lennart Sorensen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> 
> | Hmm, I just saw an add for the new kobo elipsa and was surprised that
> | it actually covers more of what you seemed to want that I would have
> | expected.
> | 
> | 10.3" e-ink screen
> | stylus to write your own notes and scribbles
> | web browser
> | support for pdf, mobi, epub files
> 
> "mobi" is almost hidden.  That's not likely useful unless it supports
> Amazon's DRM, and I doubt Amazon would allow that.
> 
> | I guess the only thing missing is the screen mirroring.  At least I
> | don't see that mentioned as an option.
> | 
> | I think they list the price at $499 canadian.
> 
> Very interesting.  The reMakrable 2's even higher price has softened
> me up for this price.  It seems very high, but if it really
> streamlines things for you, it would be worth it.  As usual, how would
> one know without actually using one?  Perhaps Dave Mason could tell us
> about his experience.
> 
> "Available June 24th".  Pre-order here:
> <https://ca.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-elipsa>
> 
> I cannot tell how much this overlaps with the reMarkable 2 this https://remarkable.com/
> It seems less expensive.
> 
> Specifications are near the bottom of each web page.  Do press "See
> more technical specs" on the Elipsa page.
> 
> - screen resolutions and sizes are the same.
> 
> - Elipsa appears to have a bit more storage and processor power but
>   that may not pan out.
> 
> The reMarkable 2's software has had some time to mature and develop.
> It might be significantly more useful.
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