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I use a remarkable tablet[0] in order to mark/highlight/read stuff, and the send to remarkable extension[1] to print pages and pdfs to the tablet.

[0] https://remarkable.com/

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/send-to-remarkable...

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I'm also using this. I have Mac + iPhone + remarkable, and recently discovered some neat tricks so I can "print to remarkable" from phone or laptop, using native print/AirPrint dialogs. It's pretty cool to treat the remarkable like real paper that you can print to.

I use this AppleScript trick + rmapi [0] so I can use the native Mac print dialog to print to remarkable. Basically, anywhere I can print a PDF, I can print to remarkable the same way.

I installed Printopia [1] on my mac to host an AirPrint server on my local network, which can share the print extension I created to print to remarkable. So when I'm on my wifi, on my phone, I can use the native "Print" functionality to "print to remarkable" via AirPrint on my laptop.

The only thing missing is the ability to get this setup working when my phone is not on WiFi. I've installed ZeroTier on phone/mac, and connected them to the network so they can ping each other, but I'm having trouble getting mDNS to work properly. The laptop is sending the packets to the ZeroTier interface, but the phone is not receiving them for some reason. Not sure if it's expected, since iPhone Network Extension can only setup the equivalent of TUN interfaces, not TAP (which is needed for L2 AFAIU).

[0] https://github.com/juruen/rmapi/blob/master/docs/tutorial-pr...

[1] https://www.decisivetactics.com/products/printopia/ -- It's $20 but it works really well. I played around with setting up my own CUPS + Avahi server, but getting it to work in docker was a pain, given the native OSX CUPS server was interfering and some other issues... Printopia just works.

I'm intrigued by the remarkable, and may well buy the color e-ink version when it arrives (I gather it's expected late this year).

One question, if I may: is there any way to import screenshots (ideally .png files) into otherwise handwritten remarkable notes? I use this functionality fairly often on my Chromebook (doing screengrabs with the stylus, then embedding them into otherwise handwritten Squid [0] notes, sometimes annotating them, then exporting the entire note as a PDF).

[0] https://www.squidnotes.com/

I dont see a widget for that on mine. Most of the needed functionality is there, tho- you can eg trace around a section of writing and move it around on a page, and the notebook pages have the notion of layers.

Interesting, thanks. Sounds like it's something that could eventually get done... (On ChromeOS I often split-pane Squid and Xodo, or a video player -- not that I would ever expect that to work on e-Ink! -- and just embed complicated diagrams, long code blocks, or video stills in my handwritten notes.)

What Chromebook do you use Squid on? I use it on a 12.2" Samsung tablet which is great, but getting pretty old now.

I'm using the Samsung Chromebook Pro, which is getting a bit old itself. While I like the stylus and the screen, I can't wholeheartedly recommend the device -- while it might come further down in price soon, with Samsung apparently prepping a new ChromeOS 2-in-1 [0], it still doesn't have Linux apps outside of Crouton. My understanding is that Crostini requires some code that's only available in the 4.x kernel, and -- unlike the ARM-based Chromebook Plus -- the Chromebook Pro uses the 3.x kernel. I'd heard rumors of backports last year, but they haven't materialized. And, in ChromeOS, I sometimes have random reboots, and UI bugginess when I switch aspect ratios or between laptop and tablet mode.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/samsungs-1000-galaxy...

+1 to the remarkable for PDF/book reading.

Workflow- for kicks I wrote a little utility using the unofficial API so I can send PDFs to their cloud service from my laptop, and plan to deploy it with an AWS SES inbound thing so I can email PDFs and have them show up on the device, like the kindle service. I expect also to PDFify my kindle books so I can move them over as well.

This isn't a cross-device solution as the OP requested but I find using a single dedicated reading device works better for me. Very happy with the remarkable.

Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative in this same genre of tablets? That is, E-ink with stylus, but more in the price range of say <= $250?

$500 is just a bit steep...

You can get the technology a bit cheaper in a [Boox Nova Pro](https://www.boox.com/boox-nova-pro-3/). A bit smaller form factor, but I enjoy using it as my primary reader with pen support

How's the remarkable with epubs? Also, can you detail how the export function works for handwritten notes? How would you see those handwritten notes on e.g a pdf reader on your pc?

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