Ask HN: Do you own a E-ink tablet to take notes

Yup, I have a mobi scribe, I'm an electrician and use it for whole projects, keeping notes, and the ability to draw diagrams, make free hand notes, draw pictures, etc., is fantastic.

It feels similar to paper, and the stylus hasn't worn out in the year I've been using it, but it came with a spare.

It's slow, but I don't usually find it a problem, unless a client is there and waiting for information, then it's a bit embarrassing waiting for page changes to refresh.

The software is a bit limited, but I find it very usable for my applications within it's limitations.

It has a micro usb port to download your data, or I assume print it, I don't know as I don't need to do either.

Oh, it also has a switchable back light, and an on-screen keyboard that I rarely use, and one can store and read some ebooks with it, no sound, no Wi-fi.

The battery life is finally getting to where I need to charge it after a couple of days, instead of every week.

But yes, it's replaced pen and paper for my needs, and I'm just fine with that.

Tried but decided against the e-ink option. The reMarkable is nice and closer to paper then an iPad but I've actually come to like and use the iPad pro with an apple pencil for manual note taking. It gives me the hand-writing experience while still being useful for other applications so it's not a single use device I have to carry around. Paper still feels better, but I usually lose paper.

No, you'll have to pry my fountain pen from my cold dead fingers. I have tried a lot of digital note taking solutions and I always find that they distract from the task of actually taking notes, including typing. Or, perhaps it is that taking notes with pen and paper doesn't distract from what you are actually taking notes about.

Personally I wouldn't consider any electronic note taking that doesn't have automatic bidirectional syncing with my other devices (phone, desktop). That should really be table-stakes by now, because ubiquity is one of the main upsides of "going paperless".

Own- yes, take notes- no. My Pocketbook eReader supports note taking but those devices are too slow to mimic real note taking.

I want to like the remarkable tablet and am an e-ink fanboy. I want to use this for notes but think it is overkill

I use a typewriter to take notes in general, though it isn't very practical if you need something mobile

No. I sometimes take notes in my phone, and even that lag is too much. If I need freehand notes, I use paper.

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