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I tried RMPP for a weekend and decided not to stick with it. Honestly, it doesn't even come close to how good my Note Air 3C* is. Being an Android device allows you to perform customization especially regarding setting accessibility features beyond the basics.

* I understand that some people have concerns about the brand's security practices and affiliations, but I went further and completely locked it down from public cloud features.

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This is the debate I'm having internally. I like the RM2, but the appeal of a full Android tablet is hard to get past.

How hacker-friendly is the Note Air? Is it heavily locked-down or is it more on the open side?

I think the remarkable is better because it's not a full tablet.

It's an incredibly good scratchpad and is fine for reading papers. The epub reflow and layout is incredibly slow though, and PDFs suck because you can't resize them.

If I didn't have kids/made more money I'd probably buy the Pro but that's not my life now.

I have a boox note air, and if you use it as a "full tablet" then you're doing it wrong and will not enjoy it. It shines as an ebook reader (it runs kindle and kobo as well as epub readers and calibre companion). I run file sync on it so it always matches my library. I take notes (using the remarkable pen which is better than the boox note one and works great with it). But I don't use it for browsing or anything like that, the slow screen refresh just makes that sort of thing miserable.

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