I've been using my Kobo Elipsa for over a year. I mainly read PDF magazines on it and mark up important passages. I also use a digital planner in PDF to take note of my daily activities. While it's true that the Kobo Stylus isn't great, Renaisser styluses write very smoothly on the Elipsa. I got one for about 20 euros and I'm very happy with it. Surface pens, and other similar pens, reportedly work well, too.
Does the Renaisser stylus decrease the lag? this is my biggest issue, the lag for the Elipsa. I wasnt happy with the Scribe and returned it. I hated the limitations of the Scribe. I liked the Kobo. I am still on the fence of getting the Kobo because of the lag. Is it that bad? Does the stylus fix some of it or is it worth getitng and dealing with the one annoyance? I like the remarkable but it's too expensive, however for my needs it seemed perfect. Just the price is to steep. I dont know what Amazon's OS update scheduling is like, but I dont feel comfortable going by a leap of faith.
I purchased both two weeks apart. I prefer the Kindle Scribe. The pen on the Kobo feels too thick and hard to hold. I find writing difficult. Also the scribe has more note templates and pen options. I hope KOBO will do this as well in a future update. i do love the writing on books with the KOBO. I have a microsoft pen that works with kobo so i will most likely use that
Can you export the kobo notes? I cannot find a video that outlines this. I know with the scribe you can export your highlights and sticky notes, but I wasn't sure about kobo.
Just got the scribe and quite happy with it. You can still highlight using the pen on the scribe, same way as you would with your finger on a normal kindle: hold the pen to the word for a second, then drag it across what you want to highlight. Bonus, your highlights are collected as normal.
I have the scribe now and found that you can share pdfs from your phone to the Kindle and draw on them. All you have to do is go to your files, find the pdf, and click the options for that file and click share and then select the Kindle app. There you can select the device and then send it. This is how I did it on my kindle paperwhite as well, it's a lot easier than pulling out the cable and transferring it to the device using a pc. Usually I'm not next to a pc while reading and it is nice to know you can send to kindle using the app.
for the kobo pen batteries part, I've used my elipsa 4 months now and it's doesn't require me to change a new batteries. So for me that's really not an inconvenient issue.
How does the Elipsa handle notations as you switch fonts? That's why I hate the annotation system on my remarkable. Once you make a note, you have to keep the text size and formatting the same. I'm actually much more excited about the note taking on the scribe because you will be able to export notes and view them together.
I see you're reading volume 7 of Spy x Family :) I'm thinking of getting a Kindle Scribe just to read manga and black & white comics. I think it's perfect for that because of the large display and high resolution. Can you maybe make a video about this? Let us see how manga look on the Scribe and what your experience is, etc.
Ordered my Scribe yesterday. I think Amazon did a great job to start and I am sure we will see some great updates come out soon. With everything else that is out there I felt like the Scribe was the best one to get. I have never wrote in my books so I do not care for not being able to write in the books although I am sure Amazon will update this later on. I do like the sticky notes. Anything that is missing looks like it could be added with a software update.
@@FreshMootz they just recently came out with one that added a few new features, and already have plans for things such as Microsoft document support in 2023. I’d say it can, and will get better over time.
You could always make "sticky notes" pre Scribe. You had to type them. Now you can type and handwrite them. I hope Amazon updates their software to make the Scribe Elipsa like.
Bottom line it really ends up with which ecosystem you have. If you have kindle books as your prominent provider then the scribe is what you would go with and vice versa for the kobo. If not then you would have to repurchase the books for them to work on the opposite device.
@@LvUhcX I have them both as well but the majority is from Amazon I have to say. I must admit that I so like the larger screen for manga and graphic novels. Do you have the Elipsa?
@@LvUhcX I have the scribe and I went in know that it was first and foremost an e reader with some note taking capability. But like others mentioned it needs a little update especially for the price. The screen is nice and crisp, I love that it has the warm light function and the sticky notes don’t bother me as they are easy to locate. Plus the fact that the pen doesn’t require batteries or to be charged is a huge bonus.
no apps, free annotations for any doc, Bluetooth keyboard support, etc. incredible how modern devices do not have software supporting their hardware capabilities... wasted chips and plastic, really, OneNote had more features a decade ago, proper export, text search in handwriting
Any one of the big three, Kobo, b&n, kindle, does not support apps, peripherals, audio, or basically anything. They're primarily just focused on ebooks Any company outside of that, onyx, dasung, meebook, bigme, prioritizes functionality over anything else.
I don't like Kobo Elipsa, it's trying to do too much and uses an active pen. You are better off buying an older iPad which is cheaper and more functional. The same with Boox writing pads, they are Android tablets - Samsung tablets are cheaper. For me the 1st determining factor is whether you want to use PDF? If yes, then go for the iPad. It has colour, fast UI and page turn. Zooming in/out is instantaneous. For professional work, eInk is still not there yet for me when dealing with PDF. The slowness is crippling my workflow. If PDF is out of the equation, these are the best choices: Kindle Scribe - An eBook reader with note taking as secondary function. Remarkable - A Notetaker with ebook as secondary function. (Emulating pencil writing feel, meant to replace paper) Supernote - A Notetaker with ebook as secondary function. (Emulating pen writing feel, note management tool)
Thats a bold statement, I'd say Kobo is better for taking notes in general not just for pdf and works as a good e-reader, note taking in the Scribe is almost useless, while kobo gives more features while still being a good e-reader
Does anyone like writing on their books? Not trying to shame anyone but I thought it was super cool that I could use sticky notes because I am still able to read the book after I write in it (cover g the words with handwriting isn't a great idea in my opinion). I do however use the on pdf writing though, I'm learning Japanese and the Japanese handwriting workbook I'm using is great to use on the scribe. I can't see an instance where I would want to write directly on a kindle book though. I might be the strange one though, what do you guys think?
Imagine you have a Japanese workbook that has the letters for you to trace and to practice writing... I think you gave a perfect example of why writing on the ebook directly makes great sense!
I've been using my Kobo Elipsa for over a year. I mainly read PDF magazines on it and mark up important passages. I also use a digital planner in PDF to take note of my daily activities.
While it's true that the Kobo Stylus isn't great, Renaisser styluses write very smoothly on the Elipsa. I got one for about 20 euros and I'm very happy with it. Surface pens, and other similar pens, reportedly work well, too.
Does the Renaisser stylus decrease the lag? this is my biggest issue, the lag for the Elipsa. I wasnt happy with the Scribe and returned it. I hated the limitations of the Scribe. I liked the Kobo. I am still on the fence of getting the Kobo because of the lag. Is it that bad? Does the stylus fix some of it or is it worth getitng and dealing with the one annoyance?
I like the remarkable but it's too expensive, however for my needs it seemed perfect. Just the price is to steep.
I dont know what Amazon's OS update scheduling is like, but I dont feel comfortable going by a leap of faith.
Does it help with the lag?
Kobo Elipsa is a more developed and matured product by now, its better imo for taking notes, scribe still feels like a first gen product
Because Scribe IS A FIRST GEN PRODUCT.
@@petrichor259 yes I know. Its main feature vs a regular kindle is the ability to take notes and its not even half baked
I purchased both two weeks apart. I prefer the Kindle Scribe. The pen on the Kobo feels too thick and hard to hold. I find writing difficult. Also the scribe has more note templates and pen options. I hope KOBO will do this as well in a future update. i do love the writing on books with the KOBO. I have a microsoft pen that works with kobo so i will most likely use that
Can you export the kobo notes? I cannot find a video that outlines this. I know with the scribe you can export your highlights and sticky notes, but I wasn't sure about kobo.
Just got the scribe and quite happy with it. You can still highlight using the pen on the scribe, same way as you would with your finger on a normal kindle: hold the pen to the word for a second, then drag it across what you want to highlight.
Bonus, your highlights are collected as normal.
Good to Note down.
I am still really impressed that Amazon went with Wacom… instead of their own thing.
I guess the send to kindle thing also works when you send it via email. I do that from my phone and it's not a big deal
I have the scribe now and found that you can share pdfs from your phone to the Kindle and draw on them. All you have to do is go to your files, find the pdf, and click the options for that file and click share and then select the Kindle app. There you can select the device and then send it. This is how I did it on my kindle paperwhite as well, it's a lot easier than pulling out the cable and transferring it to the device using a pc. Usually I'm not next to a pc while reading and it is nice to know you can send to kindle using the app.
Thankyou so much it's easier than send via email
With the Elipsa you can also do it wirelessly, just send your pdf to dropbox and the Elipsa will synchronize with your dropbox account.
for the kobo pen batteries part, I've used my elipsa 4 months now and it's doesn't require me to change a new batteries. So for me that's really not an inconvenient issue.
How does the Elipsa handle notations as you switch fonts? That's why I hate the annotation system on my remarkable. Once you make a note, you have to keep the text size and formatting the same.
I'm actually much more excited about the note taking on the scribe because you will be able to export notes and view them together.
if you change fonts your handwriting disappears but you have the option to switch back and they will reappear
i'm happy with my kobo elipsa😋, i love it very much.
I see you're reading volume 7 of Spy x Family :) I'm thinking of getting a Kindle Scribe just to read manga and black & white comics. I think it's perfect for that because of the large display and high resolution. Can you maybe make a video about this? Let us see how manga look on the Scribe and what your experience is, etc.
It's just a placeholder manga that we downloaded from Amazon as a means to test, but a few people in our company do in fact read manga, yes
Ordered my Scribe yesterday. I think Amazon did a great job to start and I am sure we will see some great updates come out soon. With everything else that is out there I felt like the Scribe was the best one to get. I have never wrote in my books so I do not care for not being able to write in the books although I am sure Amazon will update this later on. I do like the sticky notes. Anything that is missing looks like it could be added with a software update.
How reliable are the feature updates for a Kindle in general?
@@FreshMootz they just recently came out with one that added a few new features, and already have plans for things such as Microsoft document support in 2023. I’d say it can, and will get better over time.
You could always make "sticky notes" pre Scribe. You had to type them. Now you can type and handwrite them. I hope Amazon updates their software to make the Scribe Elipsa like.
you can handwrite them on the kindle app but it gets converted to text
Bottom line it really ends up with which ecosystem you have. If you have kindle books as your prominent provider then the scribe is what you would go with and vice versa for the kobo. If not then you would have to repurchase the books for them to work on the opposite device.
@@LvUhcX I have them both as well but the majority is from Amazon I have to say. I must admit that I so like the larger screen for manga and graphic novels. Do you have the Elipsa?
@@LvUhcX I have the scribe and I went in know that it was first and foremost an e reader with some note taking capability. But like others mentioned it needs a little update especially for the price. The screen is nice and crisp, I love that it has the warm light function and the sticky notes don’t bother me as they are easy to locate. Plus the fact that the pen doesn’t require batteries or to be charged is a huge bonus.
I'm curious what the handwritten notes look like when exported from the scribe, haven't found anyone demonstrating that.
What is the screen resolution in pixels for the device kindle scribe ?
300ppi
4:07 shows very different quality.
Excellent review, thank you
"s***. I didn't even think about that"
Sir when kindle scribe available in India
We have been selling the Kindle scribe to India ever since it came out
no apps, free annotations for any doc, Bluetooth keyboard support, etc. incredible how modern devices do not have software supporting their hardware capabilities... wasted chips and plastic, really, OneNote had more features a decade ago, proper export, text search in handwriting
Any one of the big three, Kobo, b&n, kindle, does not support apps, peripherals, audio, or basically anything. They're primarily just focused on ebooks
Any company outside of that, onyx, dasung, meebook, bigme, prioritizes functionality over anything else.
I don't like Kobo Elipsa, it's trying to do too much and uses an active pen. You are better off buying an older iPad which is cheaper and more functional. The same with Boox writing pads, they are Android tablets - Samsung tablets are cheaper.
For me the 1st determining factor is whether you want to use PDF?
If yes, then go for the iPad. It has colour, fast UI and page turn. Zooming in/out is instantaneous. For professional work, eInk is still not there yet for me when dealing with PDF. The slowness is crippling my workflow.
If PDF is out of the equation, these are the best choices:
Kindle Scribe - An eBook reader with note taking as secondary function.
Remarkable - A Notetaker with ebook as secondary function. (Emulating pencil writing feel, meant to replace paper)
Supernote - A Notetaker with ebook as secondary function. (Emulating pen writing feel, note management tool)
Very well thought out comment.
Most people bought those for the screen cmiiw
you had to go there infidel
Thats a bold statement, I'd say Kobo is better for taking notes in general not just for pdf and works as a good e-reader, note taking in the Scribe is almost useless, while kobo gives more features while still being a good e-reader
@@shivamarya5225 A Wacom tablet will always beat an active stylus for writing.
the fact is that kobo elipsa is a better ereader. taking notes and writing on kobo is just a pain.
@@LvUhcX true but I do really miss drop box after switching to scribe. Send to kindle is just bad on many points
Scribe is basically useless. MVP product not worth buying
Does anyone like writing on their books?
Not trying to shame anyone but I thought it was super cool that I could use sticky notes because I am still able to read the book after I write in it (cover g the words with handwriting isn't a great idea in my opinion). I do however use the on pdf writing though, I'm learning Japanese and the Japanese handwriting workbook I'm using is great to use on the scribe. I can't see an instance where I would want to write directly on a kindle book though. I might be the strange one though, what do you guys think?
Imagine you have a Japanese workbook that has the letters for you to trace and to practice writing... I think you gave a perfect example of why writing on the ebook directly makes great sense!