The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
&gt; Later this month I&#x27;ll take a look at Supernote which already has a enthusiastic community and promises to have a rich API for 3rd parties to explore and expand.<p>I tried the Remarkable 2 for a month but ended up returning it and ordering the Supernote A5X instead – I couldn&#x27;t be happier! Its main advantages (IMO):<p>- The Supernote acts as a regular USB mass storage device, so syncing files (w&#x2F;o resorting to the cloud) is not as hard as with the RM2 (which serves a really buggy web interface over USB, pretending to be an ethernet device). Sure, the RM2 gives you SSH access but that doesn&#x27;t help much because it&#x27;s using a shitty proprietary file system, so you can&#x27;t just scp your documents but need to convert them first.<p>- The Supernote comes with much better PDF reading and annotation capabilities. (The RM2 has pretty much none.)<p>- The Supernote&#x27;s soft non-glass surface is more comfortable for long writing sessions – writing on it feels like writing with a gel pen. Plus you&#x27;ll never need to replace your pen tips as they&#x27;re made from ceramic.<p>- The Supernote A5X is running Android instead of a barebones Linux system, meaning that it comes with more features out of the box and it&#x27;ll be much easier to extend it in the future when Ratta opens up their platform. (Sure, you can &quot;hack&quot; your RM2 but the chances that the next official update will then completely brick your device are rather high – &#x2F;r&#x2F;RemarkableTablet&#x2F; is full of these stories.)<p>- The company behind the Supernote actually values the community&#x27;s input, see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Supernote" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Supernote</a>