Amazon Kindle Scribe (2nd Gen) Review. Room for More:

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe did he come in? full digital notebook market in 2022, competing with the likes of Kobo, ReMarkable, and Boox first generation scribe had one leg over everyone.It’s also a Kindle:. Its biggest drawback: You can’t annotate ebooks directly, a standard feature most people expect from a digital e-paper notebook.

This has been fixed the second generation Kindle Scribeand there are a few other additions like generative AI features and a slightly redesigned Premium Pen now included. But the rest of the scribe remains largely the same. It’s a great digital notebook for anyone who likes paper to take notes and because it does double duty electronic readerno need to carry another Kindle.

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Unfortunately, the price has risen to $400, a $60 bump (technically a $30 bump if you’re directly comparing the original Scribe to the Premium Pen.) But there’s one big fact you should know: The first-generation Scribe can access all the new features of the second-generation model via a software update (you can download it manually or wait for an over-the-air update.) It’s nice that existing customers don’t need to upgrade, but that leaves little incentive for more the latest to spend.

Smooth and supreme

The Scribe has the same chassis as its predecessor. The back is a mix of recycled aluminum and plastics. It’s still not waterproof Kindle Paperwhite and: Colorsoft:which is odd for a productivity device that will inevitably be placed next to a cup of coffee.

Up front is a 10.2-inch E Ink display with 300 pixels per inch (94 nits peak brightness). It can automatically adjust brightness depending on the environment, and there’s even adjustable warm lighting, which makes things a little easier in low light. eyes. I like using the latter when journaling on the scribe. There’s also a dark mode that turns the background black and the font white (also useful is at night).

Photo by Brenda Stolyar