Academia Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for academics and those enrolled in higher education. It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. While reading lot's of papers for my Thesis, I was looking for another solution than printing important papers. So I started browsing the internets, watched tons of reviews on YouTube, etc.
However, none of the reviews covered, if the readers can be used for highlighting and adding annotations to the PDF-files as necessary for a sufficient literature review. Therefore, I wanted to ask if any of you can share their experiences with certain devices and include some advantages and drawbacks. Some rather outdated discussions on this topic does not cover current devices. I thought that probably devices that support working with a stylus such as Onyx Boox Max, reMarkable, etc.
What do you think. I'm not asking whether or not to read on an eReader , but trying to shed some light on which device in this giant ecosystem is suitable for the needs within academic work. I love my Kindle and was looking for a solution that would allow me to read scientific papers on epaper display. Generally, that boils down to finding a reader that has a screen big enough so that it can acomodate single PDF page, with margins possibly removed. I don't annotate printed papers much, so option of having a stylus is not deciding for me.
You'd have to think how much marking does your workflow involve. For me, the speed and software quality of a reader are first priority for me, as you have to be able to read comfortably before you can start thinking about annotation.
The screen has to be also big enough to read PDFs comfortably. That said, recently I have been contemplating two readers: reMarkable and soon-to-be released Onyx Boox Note, both sporting a little more than 10" display. Both adverise as supporting marking of documents. The reviews for the former unfortunately point out that it's reading experience is sub-par, the latter has not yet been reviewed, as far as I know. I've also emailed manufacturers of those solutions and asked for a precise dimensions of active part of the screen to know whether PDFs fit well.
Nobody answered, what is not very reassuring. EDIT: reMarkable manufacturer has replied stating that the screen dimensions are x mm. Have not been happy with experience of writing on glass. Ability to also use reMarkable as a personal journal and for to-do lists, is a bonus. Relieved that it's now possible to name folders, but concerned to read above that annotated PDFs end up as huge files, a problem that is also apparent on the iPad, and which I was hoping reMarkable had resolved.
If money is no object, the Reviews from Laptop Mag and PCMag and generally positive, and many of their reservations are to do with the lack of functionality beyond reading and annotating PDF files. As PCMag concludes:. If you're an academic who belongs [sic] to PDF-format journals that clutter up your desk, this tablet will your new best friend. I have a reMarkable as listed in lukeg's answer, and have used it extensively for academic purposes.
I haven't tried any of the alternatives although I have tried an iPad Pro with stylus. Some points:. The only notable difference with the CP1 is the smaller size. The most impressive thing about the Sony DPT-CP1 is how thin and light it feels in your hand, which only weighs grams.
So we recommend you buy the Onyx Boox — Onyx offers several large screen ebook readers, including the And their Android OS is open to install apps, which does not lock you into a closed ecosystem like the Sony Digital Paper. You have complete freedom to download and install any apps you want and customize tons of UI features. The Onyx Boox Note is the best e-reader and digital note taking device the company has ever made. It has a There is no headphone jack, so if you want to use headphones or a speaker it has to be wireless.
The Its built-in Wi-Fi module allows you to use the device for full Internet surfing. The panel is comprised of Electromagnetic WACOM and a capacitive layer, which means you can use the accompanied stylus or use your fingers to interact with the screen or flip pages. Like the Note, it has a quadcore 1. If you want to view PDF files in full page view without zooming in or use the sidenote feature in landscape mode or use the E Ink monitor mode, then the large screen Max2 can best meet your needs.
Aside from the size difference, both devices are mostly the same. Aside from the screen size, the main difference with the Max2 is the addition of a 3.
Another significant difference is the price. The reMarkable PDF reader is really targeted at the digital writing market, rather than the digital reading market, though most serious e-readers support pens for annotations and signatures.
Instead, consider the Onyx Boox range, which includes seven e-readers with larger screens. The As you know, reducing the size of PDF images makes them harder to read. It might sometimes be cheaper on AliExpress. According to the the-ebook-reader.
Their shameless copying of Onyx is starting to get kind of creepy. The Onyx Boox and Likebook ranges are based on Android 6. Check first if you intend to try this. However, most Android apps are not designed to run on high-resolution e-ink screens. As mentioned, you could buy a more versatile device such as an Apple, Android or Windows tablet.
Worse, if you buy one with decent screen resolution, you may not save any money over an e-reader. The Apple iPad is a terrific tablet for reading PDF files, but the model with the biggest screen, the Android tablets are cheaper, and worse, but you could buy a Its x pixel Quad HD screen — which has a aspect ratio — might make this the best, cheap PDF reader without an e-ink screen.
Obviously there are much cheaper Android tablets with However, you pay the price in terms of lower screen resolution.
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