Are digital notepads worth it?

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I make lots of notes in my job, normally just to jot things down but then I end up losing them, or I turn the page and forget about it etc. Are digital notepads worth it? Was thinking it might get me more organised with not losing things I’ve written down 🤦🏻‍♀️

Yes! I love mine.

Following - I’ve been thinking about getting one as I hate the reminders to-do sends and like to scribble notes etc so went back to pen and paper but an electronic one would be handier.

Following too - I work closely with someone in another office and we have been discussing getting one each to be able to share notes etc.

What one would people recommend?

Following as trying to get my work to get one atm. I’ve seen others using Remarkable and they all seem to like them. Not sure about the others.

I have a remarkable. I will say I don’t yet use it to its full capacity - I’ve not synched it etc.

i thought about one for a while and saw someone using one and took the plunge - I bought a second hand bundle on eBay.

i love it beyond words, I suspect I have adhd and it seems to be the only thing that has stuck in terms of making notes / to do lists. I think it’s the combo of actually writing but just being able to ‘rub out’ the done things.

it has been worth every penny for me.

I use Microsoft Office's One Note. It just is a bit better for me as it is already on the laptop. Has organised tabs etc.

Also love onenote for the note search function but seriously considering a remarkable tablet too . I feel like there's something about writing which consolidates things into writing

I'm thinking of an Ipad Air with the goodnotes app which my daughter uses for uni and loves.

I considered the remarkable but didn’t want an additional device

I use the goodnotes app on my iPad (costs about £11 a year) and an iPad pen which cost £5 off Amazon. I really like it.

Following as I’ve also been considering remarkable. For those who use iPads, does the iPad not get hot under your hand? Mine does and I find it unusable because of it

My iPad & GoodNotes app & Apple Pencil come to all meetings. Much easier than a laptop

I’m waiting for the latest Kindle Scribe to be in a sale. It’s got OneDrive integration which is what would make it much more useful. I can also trade in old Kindle for it.

Do these change hand writing into text? Or do you just leave them as handwritten?
And so, if you are taking notes at a lecture, can you incorporate a photo in?

Mine is kindle scribe. I love it..I read, make loads of notes, draw, read PDFs....

Yeah I reckon the Scribe might be the GOAT. I read on a Kindle anyway so am familiar with the ecosystem

Used my remarkable for a couple of years and I'd be lost without it.

I’ve explored Remarkable but wasn’t sure if it worth the price. Didn’t think of second hand thought.

hardcore paper/pen person here. Never good at digital notes.

Following this as also considering either a Scribe or a Remarkable - hoping it could be a possible Christmas gift (or a contribution towards one) from DH. Both look great, not sure which way to go.

Watching with interest as my DP is considering a Remarkable, he’s dyslexic and I think it could be really helpful but sometimes I find technology seems to cause as many issues as it solves.

For the remarkable users, is it still a subscription?

I love my scribe but I only use it for book group

I have a supernote nomad and I adore it. Roughly A5 size which I prefer to the remarkable, not as slim which is a shame. No subscription which I love.

I've now been using it for 18 months and can now easily find my meeting notes from months ago. It's made a huge difference to my organization at work.

It can theoretically do handwriting to text recognition (doesn't store as text but can search handwriting). But honestly it doesn't work well. I use the headings and other functions to make sure I can find things. (You can preview how it's stored your handwriting though if you do want to check).

I also love not having drifts of paper everywhere and never throwing anything away for fear of it being important/ needed one day.

I think I read that the kindle one doesn’t change your notes into text, only when you put it in a format to email it?

I think that used to be so...not sure if there was an update. I don't use that feature. I'll have to check for you...but I'm off to bed right now. 😉

I got a remarkable before the subscription model was introduced and I have a free lifetime subscription. I do love it but I would not buy it nowadays if it meant committing to the subscription