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Remarkable. It was great for doing math, annotating texts, and taking notes for a couple of months. The device became less and less sensitive to the pen over time, which eventually became intolerable. I had kept it around to turn into an eink ssh terminal at some point except I found the iPad that replaced it superior in every way.

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Hopefully stupid question but were you replacing the pen nibs? My screen has been solidly responsive for several years of heavy usage, but the fiber nibs do get worn down and need replacing every few weeks/months (by design) or the pen starts exhibiting this behaviour.

I have to admit I have also switched back to real paper for a lot of tasks but I still like the remarkable as an e-reader, and enjoy writing on it occasionally, so I wouldn't say it's a big regret.

+1 — almost certainly the pen nibs

I replaced the nibs when I first noticed the issue, and a few times later. It did not resolve the problem, sadly.

I'm also using a lot more paper and have gotten into fountain pens for some kinds of note taking, which is about as economically ruinous as mechanical keyboards.

In the future, I have it on my list to change it into an eink linux box to use to connect to remote machines with the attached keyboard. At least the hardware will be used eventually. Probably won't use the pen in that configuration.

My Remarkable 2 does not maintain a battery charge (when not used / on a shelf) such that each time I see it and think "oh yeah I own this, I should throw it in my bag and use it for journaling today", I pick it up and click the power button and see that it's dead, plug it in to charge it, and then the cycle repeats. Also very heavy for what it is (I have the Type Folio accessory).

Interesting! I have a BOOX Nova Air3 C I bought back when it was the only color option on the market. Now that Remarkable has a color option, I've been wondering if the grass is greener. One thing that's always bugged me about it is, unlike my old Kindle 3G, rather than going to sleep after a period of inactivity, it straight-up powers down. So essentially any time I pick it up to use it I have to wait for it to boot.

BUT -- I can't remember the last time I charged it. It's possible it's still on its original factory charge from a few months ago. As someone whose phone is perpetually below 20% charge I greatly appreciate that feature -- given the choice, I'll always choose "needs to boot" over "needs to charge". Your anecdote has therefore reduced my own buyers' remorse.

Make sure the software is up to date. You can also just do a full shut down if you know you won’t be using it for a hot minute.

One thing to check is whether the power saving options are disabled.

I turned them off one time and it wouldn't even last a day, but after enabling them back again it's back to it's normal multiple days battery charge.

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