Fans of reMarkable's series of notepad-like note-taking E-Ink tablets have something new to get excited about today: a new version of the devices called the reMarkable Paper Pro Move, which takes the features of a typical reMarkable tablet and puts them in a smaller 7.3-inch device that can be carried one-handed and easily slid into a pocket or bag.
The Paper Pro Move is available to order now and starts at $449 for a version with reMarkable's standard Marker accessory and no case. Adding a Marker Pro accessory, which includes a built-in eraser and a nicer-to-hold texture, adds another $50. Folio cases for the device range from $69 to $139, or you can order the tablet without one.
Like the full-size reMarkable Paper Pro we reviewed a year ago, the Move uses a Canvas Color E-Ink display to support note-taking and highlighting in multiple colors—according to the spec sheet, it can render 20,000 distinct shades. Both the Paper Pro and the Paper Pro move advertise up to two weeks of battery life, similar 12 ms writing latency, 64GB of storage, a USB-C port for data and charging, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and 2GB of RAM. The Pro Move is somewhat thicker (0.26 inches, up from 0.2 inches for the Paper Pro) and uses a dual-core Arm processor instead of a quad-core model. But the Pro Move also weighs less than half as much as the Paper Pro, making it much more portable.
As much as we've liked reMarkable's hardware over the years, the Linux-based software's simplicity and limited functionality are more of a mixed blessing. As reMarkable advertises, the tablet "won't beep or buzz to try and grab your attention." Third-party app integrations are limited to simple file sharing with Google Drive, Microsoft's OneDrive, and Dropbox. While a handheld E-Ink device could be ideal for email and other kinds of communication apps, reMarkable keeps all of its tablets focused on sketching, note-taking, and annotating and has resisted the urge to make them more multi-purpose.
One possible alternative for people who want more from their handheld E-Ink tablet is the Boox Palma series, which is also a small and pocketable device but with much different goals. It doesn't include a pen accessory, but it does run Android and gives you access to the entire Google Play store, making it possible to use it as a Kindle and also as a note-taking, email-writing productivity device.
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