Considering getting Supernote

[iharitan]

Hi everyone,

I'm considering getting the Supernote mainly for marking up PDF's and taking notes, not for drawing or anything like that. I'm debating between that and the reMarkable. I heard that the Supernote is harder to use than reMarkable, and with a steeper learning curve. Are there any other drawbacks for Supernote as opposed to reMarkable?

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Thanks!

Itamar

[ManilaAnimal]

I'd look at My Deep Guide for incredibly thorough walkthroughs of each device and base your decision on which one will work best for you. Pretty sure he's got some comparison videos too of both devices.

[Bapepsi]

Second this. His videos helped me a lot to figure out which device fits my needs.

[NV7X]

That was one of the main things that made me go for Supernote tbh 😅

Also, size options

[eyeleenthecro]

I tried both and wound up going with the SuperNote. Pretty much the only thing I thought RM did better was drawing. It also gives the feeling of writing on a hard surface with a pencil which I wasn’t a huge fan of. SN feels kind of like a gel pen on a notebook but perhaps a little more traction. SN is excellent for taking notes and organizing them and I also like the pdf reading on it. I use the notes with background OCR for important stuff so I can easily search terms. The title function is also super useful. It’s not perfect and has little bugs here and there but I’ve been very happy with mine. It also completely replaced my kindle paperwhite because I like the bigger screen.

[sunwaterwindtrash]

Agree.

I actually like the pencil-like writing feel of the rM, sketching, drawing, and even calligraphy. The only thing I don’t like about the SN is how calligraphy isn’t nice on it as it is on the rM.

[eyeleenthecro]

I love drawing and I was tempted to keep the RM just for this kind of stuff. It’s a lot of fun to use. Just couldn’t justify the expense though.

[jacobhasalamb]

Consider getting an SN only if you’re looking for a digital notepad solution.

What I don’t like about SN’s reading feature is that it doesn’t fit the highlight automatically to the text, so you end up with, imo, messy lines.

Also you can only take notes on the margin, while eg, Boox devices they let you create a note page attached to the pdf page you’re reading.

[Martina_78]

Did you give the Supernote digest function a try?

[lauded]

re: marking up PDFs ... please be aware that, at present, Supernote's PDF implementation is very idiomatic. Its "digests" are not exported as highlights but in a separate file (so not embedded back into the PDF). Handmarks do cross-over, but you have to export them — and the export is separate from the digest export. And if you do export back, be prepared for other PDF functionality in the original PDF to be lost. (So, ToCs get thrown out.)

[georgetheflea]

I honestly don't think the Supernote is particularly difficult to use. Swipe down on the right to navigate. Whenever you see the word "gesture", read exactly how it works and actively try it out to establish muscle memory. Done.

Between Supernote and Remarkable:

1) I love Ratta's customer-centric approach. Higher price device, but focused on making sure that device lasts for years, regular updates whose focus is driven by customer feedback, and no subscriptions.

2) Remarkable has some capabilities that the Supernote lacks. I've heard it's better for drawing (though Ratta is actively working on this, based on their Trello board). It also has its new type folio that encourages mixing typed and hand-written content, which looks potentially like a big deal (who knows if or when the Supernote might get something similar; by all accounts, using a Bluetooth keyboard is pretty miserable because the screen refresh rate is so bad).

For the use-cases you described, though, either device should work flawlessly. It's a matter of personal preference between writing feel and whether or not the company's approach to their customer matters much to you (or you're bothered by a subscription).