Thanks for the review. "Trying to make it what it's not" pretty well sums it up. I did get the Scribe, but only after a lot of reading, watching, and researching the pros/cons. Yes there were other Eink devices that were better, but the price point of the Scribe, especially on sale. For me this was a great entry point into Eink to see if this would work. After daily usage I do see the short comings compared to other note centered devices, which I would not have understood without actually using it. Again thanks for a real world use case/review.
Thanks for the video. Super straightforward and fair review of the scribe. Also very thoughtful and thorough. , mentioning every possible aspect of use cases you had during your journey. ❤
Great video! Thank you. I’ve heard in a couple of videos that magnets (for example on a cover) can cause the issues you mentioned with the pen. It was suggested that you remove the cover when using the stylus and there will be no issues.
Great review. After loading my books, I go through and open each one to the table of contents and save it there. It seems to finish the download and doesn't drag on the battery. I always have great battery life, even with a lot of books.
I think the fact that there’s no bin where you can find things if you accidentally delete them is awful. You could have a whole folder full of ideas & accidentally delete it & then it’s gone for good as there’s no way to get it back. Also, no ruler function makes the notebook more scruffy. There’s been too many times where I can’t open a folder or notebook. Restarting the scribe sometimes helped but sometimes it just seemed to take time & randomly rectify itself. That’s no good when you urgently need access to important notes. I’m really excited about the updates. Notes that are hidden on the book page are no good to me, so the new notes feature will be brilliant. I don’t have any problems with writing using the case I have. I’ll check which one it is & update this later.
try restarting the device and it should fix the glitches/lags the scribe is just a luxury all-in-one book and notebook of course the key to unlocking the value of this device is when you pirate books, you can carry all those books with you. I have an equivalent of book shelves stored in my kindle scribe
Thank you! I found your video very helpful and now know it will not give me what I want. What I want is a tablet that i can write on where it will turn my longhand into typed. Do you have any recommendations for that?
I'm not sure if this would work perfectly, but take a look at the Daylight DC-1. It's basically an android e-ink tablet, and I believe it can work with a stylus and keyboard. It's been on my list to try out, but it's still pretty pricey and on backorder... but it might be what you're looking for! I think tablets like Remarkable or Supernote have handwriting conversion too, and function smoother than Kindle. Those could be good options if you're interested in something cheaper and/or more established in the market. Hope this helps!
can I make a template for journaling with question prompts and use it daily without having to write out the questions each time? Hoping to use it as a journal and to read books only.
I believe so...? I think you could make a page and duplicate it, but I don't think there's any way to make your own custom template like the lined paper/dotted paper ones.
@@pianomacpower that should work fine. Could I do like a save as and keep them all organized? Or do like an actual journal with multiple pages? And still keep copy and pasting the original journal prompt? Hope that makes sense
For sure! My comparison to the iPad is mainly due to the sheer number of people (both in comments and in person) who remarked "for the same money you could just get an iPad." They're separate tools, but people like to compare them a lot for hand-written notes, so I thought it'd be beneficial.
Amazon’s very own case for the Kindle Scribe is sort of good in this connection: the tablet just attaches magnetically, so it can be quickly lifted off the case - used for writing - and then put back on the case. In this scenario, this means that the case is really just being used to protect the Scribe while on the go. You can write with the scribe attached to the case - I’m just saying that if you encountered the problem discussed in this video, Amazon’s case offers a solution. 😮
Thanks for the review. "Trying to make it what it's not" pretty well sums it up. I did get the Scribe, but only after a lot of reading, watching, and researching the pros/cons. Yes there were other Eink devices that were better, but the price point of the Scribe, especially on sale. For me this was a great entry point into Eink to see if this would work. After daily usage I do see the short comings compared to other note centered devices, which I would not have understood without actually using it. Again thanks for a real world use case/review.
Thanks for the video. Super straightforward and fair review of the scribe. Also very thoughtful and thorough. , mentioning every possible aspect of use cases you had during your journey. ❤
That’s a great review! I love that you shared real life use cases!
Great video! Thank you. I’ve heard in a couple of videos that magnets (for example on a cover) can cause the issues you mentioned with the pen. It was suggested that you remove the cover when using the stylus and there will be no issues.
Great review.
After loading my books, I go through and open each one to the table of contents and save it there.
It seems to finish the download and doesn't drag on the battery. I always have great battery life, even with a lot of books.
I think the fact that there’s no bin where you can find things if you accidentally delete them is awful. You could have a whole folder full of ideas & accidentally delete it & then it’s gone for good as there’s no way to get it back.
Also, no ruler function makes the notebook more scruffy.
There’s been too many times where I can’t open a folder or notebook. Restarting the scribe sometimes helped but sometimes it just seemed to take time & randomly rectify itself. That’s no good when you urgently need access to important notes.
I’m really excited about the updates. Notes that are hidden on the book page are no good to me, so the new notes feature will be brilliant.
I don’t have any problems with writing using the case I have. I’ll check which one it is & update this later.
try restarting the device and it should fix the glitches/lags
the scribe is just a luxury all-in-one book and notebook
of course the key to unlocking the value of this device is when you pirate books, you can carry all those books with you. I have an equivalent of book shelves stored in my kindle scribe
Thank you! I found your video very helpful and now know it will not give me what I want. What I want is a tablet that i can write on where it will turn my longhand into typed. Do you have any recommendations for that?
I'm not sure if this would work perfectly, but take a look at the Daylight DC-1. It's basically an android e-ink tablet, and I believe it can work with a stylus and keyboard. It's been on my list to try out, but it's still pretty pricey and on backorder... but it might be what you're looking for!
I think tablets like Remarkable or Supernote have handwriting conversion too, and function smoother than Kindle. Those could be good options if you're interested in something cheaper and/or more established in the market.
Hope this helps!
@ thank you! I don’t know much about anything android but I sure would love that freedom!
Great review.
Thank you good review
can I make a template for journaling with question prompts and use it daily without having to write out the questions each time? Hoping to use it as a journal and to read books only.
I believe so...? I think you could make a page and duplicate it, but I don't think there's any way to make your own custom template like the lined paper/dotted paper ones.
@@pianomacpower that should work fine. Could I do like a save as and keep them all organized? Or do like an actual journal with multiple pages? And still keep copy and pasting the original journal prompt? Hope that makes sense
All have his or her choices
lol, i forgot that the scribe can use a browser
The scribe browser experience is something else 😅
@pianomacpower I might be giving away my age, but it's like browsing on a pre-smart phone era flip phone. Lol
I know you're a Mac guy, but constantly referring to an IPad is a different genre. The Scribe is an E-Ink / E-Note / E-Reader.
For sure! My comparison to the iPad is mainly due to the sheer number of people (both in comments and in person) who remarked "for the same money you could just get an iPad." They're separate tools, but people like to compare them a lot for hand-written notes, so I thought it'd be beneficial.
@pianomacpower good point.
Amazon’s very own case for the Kindle Scribe is sort of good in this connection: the tablet just attaches magnetically, so it can be quickly lifted off the case - used for writing - and then put back on the case. In this scenario, this means that the case is really just being used to protect the Scribe while on the go. You can write with the scribe attached to the case - I’m just saying that if you encountered the problem discussed in this video, Amazon’s case offers a solution. 😮
Oh interesting... I may have to pick one up when they go on sale again, in that case... good to know!