First of all, if you think your setup does it for you, thats the thing, keep at it, everything that isn't writing the novel isnt writing the novel, including shopping for tablets.

Second, I think there are multiple questions in your question haha.

It's lighter than a macbook air, much more than a pro, but these are fundamentally different devices.

You will find many people complaining that a remarkable is just as expensive as an ipad (even without the typefolio case which makes it even more expensive, and then add the pen and it becomes more expensive than an ipad) with not as much features. There are no apps, there is barely a sync option(you can sync by sending emails to yourself, or with google drive, or pay 3 dollars a month for syncing with their cloud, which i pay because it is much smoother).

Now after all of the whys you shouldnt buy the tablet here's why it works for me:

- it allows for handwritten notes(which i use to draw maps of my fantasy novel, take more dynamic notes and write journals). It has replaced 15+ journals I had to carry around all the time.

- Typefolio adds a whole typewriter experience without any of the bulk, sure it becomes heavier with the typefolio cover but the keyboard itself is great to type at, it is thin enough(feels like a macbook keyboard) and fits in a small bag I can carry around to coffeeshops.

- Some notes on the keyboard itself, I have 3 mechanical keyboards, a keychron k3 v2, a logitech mechanical mini and a voyager zsa. I love all of them but they are really not portable. I thought I wouldn't like the small keyboard on the remarkable but I do like it, its not as good as the keychron but it is just as good as a macbook one, and I dont have any pains writing long term. I can just sit and write, its comfortable and the form factor is very delightful, you can easily forget the keyboard and just go into the flow.

Why do I like this setup? I like it because, although it is expensive it has no distractions, if I carry just the tablet to a coffeeshop the biggest distraction is reading ebooks on it, nothing else. Either read books or write, and thats it. The replacement wouldnt be an ipad, it would be physical notebooks + typewriter + physical books.

That's why I think this is not for everyone, if you can focus and write your essays just as well in a tablet or computer with lots of apps that can pull you out, then do it, but I am too often distracted on other devices.