Amazon has lately declare its latestKindle serieswhich include an updated digital notebook and e - referee combining : Kindle Scribe ( 2024 ) .
Promising to unite “ all the welfare of Kindle with a powerful notetaking machine ” how does the forthcoming Kindle Scribe liken to the four - starRemarkable 2 ?
Ahead of the Kindle Scribe ’s prescribed launch , we ’ve compared the specs of the two digital notebooks below and highlighted the key differences between them here .
Price
The Kindle Scribe is presently only uncommitted for pre - fiat and will be launching officially on December 4 with a starting RRP of £ 379.99/$399.99 . It will also come fit with a Premium penitentiary .
The Remarkable 2 is available now with a slimly gaudy RRP of £ 369/$379 . While the Remarkable 2 does come with the Marker stylus , you’re able to upgrade to Marker Plus which is the premium alternative for an extra £ 40/$50 .
Specs
The Kindle Scribe has Active Canvas
The Kindle Scribe offer a “ first - of - its - kind in - book writing experience ” thanks to Active Canvas .
Simply start writing instantly on an e - book page and Active Canvas will mechanically make space for your note by correct the book text around it . Even if you increase the size of it or change the font , your eminence will stay precisely where you need it so it wo n’t lose context of use .
Otherwise , the Kindle Scribe and Remarkable 2 allow you to take notes straightaway on PDFs too .
The Kindle Scribe comes with the Premium Pen
While the Remarkable 2 comes with a choice of two accompany styluses , Marker or the pricier Marker Plus , the Kindle Scribe amount fit out with the Premium Pen .
Amazon explicate its Premium Pen is “ finely crafted ” so it feel like holding an actual penitentiary while its gentle - tipped eraser at the other last “ feels just [ like ] a pencil ” .
The difference between the Remarkable 2 ’s Marker and Marker Plus is that the latter sports a built - in eraser too , much like Amazon ’s Premium style .
The Kindle Scribe offers access to the Kindle Store
Although the Remarkable 2 can be used as an tocopherol - reader , and supports epub files , it does n’t have a Kindle Store equivalent . If you do desire to use the Remarkable 2 as an e - reviewer then you ’ll need to transfer e - public house files from your computing machine .
The Remarkable 2 can connect to a keyboard
Although it is n’t a necessary accessory for the Remarkable 2 , users have the pick to purchase the wireless Type Folio keyboard for typecast notes . Having said that , this is a high-priced attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - on and will set you back a hefty £ 179/$199 .
The Kindle Scribe has more storage options
The Kindle Scribe come in in a option of three storage option , with even the smallest on pass doubling that of the Remarkable 2 . While the Remarkable 2 has 8 GB of internal storage , the Kindle Scribe is usable in 16 GB , 32 GB and a whopping 64 GB size of it .
Early verdict
As we have n’t reviewed the Kindle Scribe yet , we ’ll refrain from giving a definitive verdict at this former stage . However , count it has a trashy start toll for double the storage space of the Remarkable 2 , comes fit with a Premium pen and offer admittance to the Kindle Store , it ’s fairish to say the Kindle Scribe correspond a more intriguing bargain .
Not only that but as dynamic Canvas ( finally ) allow for you to publish note straight into your ebooks , this tool could be seriously utile for students .
On the other hand , if you ’re look solely for a digital notebook that we concluded is a “ delight to use for note - pickings and brainstorming ” , then the Remarkable 2 is a keen choice too .
