

I can vouch for the new battery lasting much, much longer. Still, I felt its absence occasionally when reading. There’s no frontlight, which I understand is a deliberate choice - you’re supposed to work with this thing under the same lighting you’d use for a paper document.

I’ve found that certain fonts and pen marks show lots of aliasing, but mostly it isn’t noticeable because as a larger device one tends to hold it farther from their face. Sometimes this matters, and sometimes it doesn’t. E-readers from Kobo and Amazon hit 300 pixels per inch, and reMarkable’s is down at 226. The display is the same as the first, and as such is not quite at today’s e-reader levels when it comes to pixel density and contrast. The rM2 is a striking device, more so than the first, and it does a great job of both disappearing and showing strong design choices.

The flaws I’ve mentioned here are nothing compared with, say, the straight-up-ugly iPhone 11. I could have done with maybe a little less, but I’m picky that way.ĭon’t get me wrong - I’m just a real stickler for industrial design. The bezel is big enough you can grip or reposition the device easily but not so large it takes over. 89 lb, versus 350g, both lighter than the lightest iPad), it isn’t heavy by any stretch of the imagination. Overall the rM2 is extremely streamlined, and while it’s significantly heavier than the first (about 400 grams, or. Projections like these on such a thin, smooth device bother me on some level - I tried to peel them off first thing - but I understand they’re practical. On the back are four tiny rubberized feet that serve to prevent it scooting across the table while naked, and which help align the tablet perfectly in its folio case. Image Credits: Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch
