Release of the reMarkable Paper Pro

Updated in April 2025: read my full review here

I’ve written several articles about screen. (which many of you enjoyed) and everyone is asking me what I think about the new reMarkable Paper Pro. For now, I haven’t gotten my hands on this tablet yet, but here’s the info I’ve gathered about it:

• reMarkable Paper Pro brings 3 main hardware features: colors, a front light, and more storage space (64GB vs. 6GB)
• The reMarkable Paper Pro uses an existing technology for color e-ink (E Ink Gallery™ 3)
• E Ink Gallery 3 is based on the E Ink ACeP™ (Advanced Color ePaper) platform. This full-color screen is achieved through a four-particle ink system: cyan, magenta, yellow, and white, allowing a multitude of colors for each pixel.
• Its screen differs from other color e-ink displays. For instance, they have more color shades (20,000), the screen is more responsive than any e-ink using the same technology (they’ve always been excellent in latency), and the distance between the “ink” and the stylus is reduced despite a front light. As I’ve said in other articles, the Norwegians are good and reMarkable isn’t afraid to take on challenges.
• Even though the tablet uses the best of the best on the market, it must be admitted that color e-ink technology progresses at a snail’s pace and isn’t perfect yet. We still end up with (1) pastel colors (2) a dark screen (hence the need for a front light). But E Ink Gallery 3 is already more advanced than E Ink Kaleido™ 3 which only has 4096 colors (loser!)
• all reMarkable 2 accessories are unusable with the reMarkable Paper Pro because it’s a different technology and a different size, so the styluses and folios you already own won’t work with the Paper Pro
• the new stylus needs to be charged, but you do it by magnetically attaching it to the side of the tablet, and no one has complained about the stylus battery
• the reMarkable Paper Pro still has quite a few bugs
• there’s no discount for reMarkable 2 owners, nor a trade-in program
• you can have the same reMarkable account on two tablets and files will sync without any issues
• The writing experience on the Paper Pro is different due to the tip of the new stylus which seems harder; you’re writing on a textured glass surface rather than the textured plastic like the reMarkable 2, but it’s also not like an iPad. Some love it, others don’t; I’d say this point is divisive, whereas for the reMarkable 2, everyone loves the paper feel

Do I plan to buy the reMarkable Paper Pro?

I had set aside a fairly large budget to get a Lenovo Yoga Book to read poorly scanned PDFs that require a lot of light; so I plan to use that budget to instead get the reMarkable Paper Pro plus a powerful but cheaper computer. I love companies like reMarkable that innovate and dare to do what others can’t, which is why I’ll continue to support them.

But if I didn’t have that budget, I clearly wouldn’t consider buying it because it’s a large sum when I already have the reMarkable 2.

But I won’t jump on this product this year either. I’ll wait for the bugs to be fixed, and for the new stylus tip (possibly) to be softer (or for a third-party tip that truly gives that paper feel).

The fact that the screen is darker bothers me because I don’t like being forced to use the front light (not good for the eyes).
In short, it’s because I need to read poorly scanned PDFs that require light on a large screen – that this tablet purchase is 100% justified for me.

If it’s just for reading super sharp ebooks in black and white, the reMarkable 2 is more than enough for me.

When I buy the Paper Pro, I’ll keep both tablets. That way I can read my difficult books on the Paper Pro and take notes on the reMarkable 2.

Price of the reMarkable Paper Pro

699 euros including the Marker Plus (which I recommend because the eraser is essential). Free shipping.

Not counting the folio you can buy cheaper for 26 euros on Amazon (Amazon link)).

And the Connect subscription (2.99 euros/month) for accessing features. It’s not necessary unless you do a lot of converting handwritten text to typed text (I rarely use Connect features).

Unlike the reMarkable 2, I don’t think this tablet is a necessity, but just a nice gadget for those with a big tech budget and absolutely need colors + light.