![]() ![]() However, I never once felt like the Elipsa 2E's writing experience was insufficient. I've heard from a lot of folks that it's not as good as the Kindle Scribe, which seems to have a bit more responsiveness and performance. The best part? Writing feels very natural. ![]() It's all very intuitive and easy to learn, and with all the various page layouts available (my favorite being the to-do list layout), you can really make the Elipsa 2E a staple in your everyday carry. It's also easy to move text around (set down the pen and touch it with your finger), edit your converted text with the stylus, and more. Flip the stylus over and you'll find an eraser, which isn't something you get on the Kindle Scribe's pen.Īlso: The best smart notebooks right now: Expert tested Kobo added a lot of clever gestures for editing your text, all of which you're shown when you initially set up the pen. It's surprisingly accurate, too I have some of the worst handwriting known to man, and it was somehow able to pick up the nuances in my handwriting that make it unreadable to most folks. The notebooks can be configured with either basic sketchpad-like layouts or "Advanced" templates that can convert your manuscript into text. Review: Amazon Kindle Scribe: A year later, it's so close to perfect There's an entire section where notebooks live, which can be organized with folders to retain your sanity. Kobo built a nice set of tools for jotting down your thoughts, annotating documents, and highlighting your favorite phrases in books. A lot of my reviewer friends appreciate this feature a lot since anything they don't want to read on their phone (which pings every five minutes with a new message in Slack) can be saved for the Elipsa 2E.īesides reading, the core experience of the Elipsa 2E is writing, hence the Kobo-branded stylus in the box. One of the biggest features is Pocket integration, letting you save articles and blogs from the web to your Pocket account and read them later on a distraction-free e-ink screen. It's an e-reader that wants to adapt to anyone's reading or writing habits, and Kobo has done some great work to make that happen. It's easily on par with Amazon's Kindle experience.Īlso: The best e-ink tablet I've tested was not made by Amazon or ReMarkable You have some very basic navigation buttons on the bottom, some menus at the top, Wi-Fi toggles, Bluetooth settings - it's all very easy to grasp. Granted, not much is different here compared to other e-readers from the company. Power the device on, and you'll be presented with Kobo's custom e-reader experience. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. ![]() If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. ![]() Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. ![]()
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