The good ’ol pen-and-paper combo is a proven method for capturing ideas—and perhaps even jotting down the number of the girl or guy you adore. The latter was replaced by the phone decades ago, and you could say the former has also kind of been replaced by the phone. But let’s not kid ourselves. The Notes app on your phone is hardly as intuitive as your trusty pen and paper. Not to mention, the phone itself is a massive distraction with its endless scrolling and social media temptations.
Thankfully, we now have digital notepads dedicated to your note-taking mission. The reMarkable Paper Pro Move is one such device. Paper Pro Move is like the Moleskine of the future—but it exists today. It lets you capture ideas like a journalist from the future and share them without the need to hunt down an Xerox machine. Xerox, for those too young to know, is a photocopier—a machine for making physical copies of literature.
This 7.3-inch digital notebook is small enough to hold like a regular notepad and slips easily into a bag or even a jacket pocket. Like good ’ol pen and paper, it allows for spontaneous note-taking. Notes are encrypted and stored securely both on-device and in the cloud. The hardware features a 7.3-inch Canvas Color display, paired with reMarkable’s custom-developed Marker (read: stylus) that lets you write and doodle with digital ink that appears instantly.
While I jokingly call it a stylus, it’s more than that. It’s designed to create the right amount of friction that, combined with the textured glass, feels very much like writing on paper—if you still remember that feeling. Or have you been tapping and swiping on paper lately, only to realize that was an ancient creation?
Unlike phones, tablets, and laptops, the display reflects natural light without causing eye strain. It’s easy on the eyes, and the adjustable reading light softly illuminates the display, making it perfect for reviewing your captured ideas anywhere, in any kind of lighting condition.
Packed inside the sleek anodized aluminum is a battery good for two weeks of life on a single charge, and if you ever need juice quickly, it has you covered, too. A quick 10-minute charge nets you three days of power. The device also uses over 50% recycled metals and is easier to refurbish and repair, making it the most sustainable paper tablet from reMarkable yet.
On the inside, the software offers built-in templates, including grids, lines, and planners. You can write or sketch in both portrait and landscape modes. And when you’re done, you can even convert notes into text with a tap and send them by email directly from the device. For power users, a low-cost Connect subscription unlocks even more ways to capture thoughts, including exclusive templates and workbooks. That will cost you 2.99 USD a month after the free 100-day trial ends.
The device itself is bundled with a Marker for US$449, or US$499 if you want the Marker Plus bundle.
Images: reMarkable.
