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It all comes down to Focus, and if the one thing it does really well is enough for you to justify the cost. For some, it might not.
Personally, I like purpose built devices as I feel I get more done with them. It is a similar sort of conversation for GPS. Why spend the money on a Garmin device when you go hiking when you have your phone? Because the Garmin device does one thing really well and I feel I can trust it under those specific circumstances.
Same scenario here. Honestly, I think the bigger conversation is not Why this over an iPad, but why a Supernote over paper. That is really the comparison IMO.
Well a pad of paper is $2 so obviously that’s not a great comparison either. I mean if I want to digitize my notes, an iPad would probably be ideal except that I’d be worried about taking it into my work area cause it would get damaged. But if an iPad is cheaper than this thing, then it’s more “disposable” and therefore it makes more sense than these things. Unless these things can take a beating. Would you have any insight into the durability of these devices?
Garmin devices also use actual GPS and I don’t believe phones do. If your phone loses reception, you aren’t connected to anything. Satellite devices get better reception due to the nature of the tech. Not a great comparison either since the supernote doesn’t do anything that an iPad app couldn’t.
You just described the point above. Garmin connects to actual GPS, making it better at navigation than a map app because it’s purpose built. The idea is that a digital notebook that is purpose built only to be a notebook and nothing else, is better at doing that one thing than an app amongst many on a traditional tablet.
If focus isn’t an issue for you, and you prefer devices that are multi-functional, than yeah, there probably isn’t a good reason to get one at that price tag.
But you aren’t correctly addressing the GPS example. The Garmin actually connects to a satellite. That’s something that a phone can never do (unless it has a GPS module in it). The supernote doesn’t have special hardware (other than the e-ink display). The supernote COULD be an app
They are purpose built on weight, form factor, screen type, etc to give a writing focused experience. General tablets are not. The app on a tablet, the note tab, and the note book all can achieve the same general end result of “note taking” though not with the same journey or under all the same circumstances. The gps vs phone achieves the same end result of navigation or location with different methods and obviously not in all the same circumstances.
You seem to be arguing about the end result of note taking where these tools are about the journey and method to get there.
Well the end result is way more important to me than the journey so yes that is my “argument”. I can’t believe you’re down voting me for that lmao
What I’m trying to understand with this post is why these devices are worth this kind of money to the people who own them. My questions come from the concerns and hesitations that I have about buying one of these devices. It’s astonishing to me that “writing like actual paper” is solely worth an $800 device to some people. That’s just not getting your money’s worth to me
> That’s not getting your money’s worth to me
Then don’t buy one? If you want it to have a web browser and be able to watch YouTube or whatever else, then get an iPad if it has the feature set you want. For most people, the device’s value is a combination of what it can, and specifically cannot do (on purpose). This may not be your metric for worth, and that’s okay.
> But a pad of paper costs $2
I can’t freely select text on a physical notepad and move it between notes, or export notes to PDF for sending to a colleague without a physical scanner, etc.
To be clear, before the Supernote, I DID use a paper notebook. Nothing wrong with it, just harder to keep managed.
> Why then?
It sits next to my workspace, where I can pop it open, jot some things down, and then stop paying attention to it. I can leave it off the charger for weeks on end and not think about it due to auto-shutoff, and it only takes like 8 seconds to startup fully. After that it sleeps and wakes in an instant.
It has a case that I can pop in my bag and probably not worry about it breaking or scratching. I don’t have to charge the pen or put in batteries. Writing surface feels enough like paper/pen without having to add third party products.
It doesn’t have a meaningful web browser, or other apps that might distract me. It’s there to take notes or doodle/sketch on and it does it near-perfectly, and doubles as an e-reader for my professional texts.
All of that is worth the price tag over a pad of paper, and I’m specifically buying a device that cant do other things.
Could they release their apps as paid things for other platforms? Probably. Will they? Maybe. But they’re selling an experience, not just the app.