Well i just saw the remarkable 2. I liked how it workes at feels. But im concerned for the update abillity, like the software support, and the abillity to decide what data is send and so on. Im a noob for Linux, i use fedora on my laptop, and thats it. So yir Pinenote isnt for me,because im not that good in linux development. What is the linux community thoughts on the remarkable 2 (as far as i know, its based on Linux) or are there good alternatives out there? I want to use it for note taking and reading pdf…
I’ve found that all modern E-Ink tablets are trash. They’re built cheaply and to fail after 2 years or less, regardless of premium model or not. I went through 4 devices of various models and manufacturers (Kobo, Kindle, Pocketbook) over <2 years, while I used my old Kindle 3 for >5 years and technically it still works. These days they all use the same wonky chipsets and flakey components especially for power management. 3 of those 4 devices just suddenly didn’t turn on anymore one day.
Personally, I now read on my FP5 with the Android KOReader port, which due to the AMOLED screen has excellent contrast and sufficient battery life with white-on-black text. Maybe when we finally stop producing devices for land fills I’ll take another look at E-Ink.
For reading it’s easy enough to find an old Android phone that is large and just throw Lineage or something on there.
Personally I have an older ASUS C7. I rooted it and stripped away everything non-essential. I have a huge SD card in there with absolutely all my ebooks and comics, and I keep it in airplane mode. The battery keeps for months. Literally.