ReMarkable’s latest Paper Pro Move tablet has the same satisfying writing experience, but in a compact (nearly pocket-sized) form factor.
ReMarkable Paper Pro Move
The ReMarkable Move is available now for $449 bundled with the Marker, or $499 with the Marker Plus.
It’s a well-designed digital paper tablet with useful software integrations, and its unique size opens up its own set of use cases.
It’s expensive, and the small display poses challenges with certain content.
When ReMarkable released its Paper Pro digital paper tablet last year, it went big, adding color and a backlight to the display, while increasing the display to 11.8 inches to simulate a standard A4 piece of paper.
Now, it’s going small with the release of the new ReMarkable Paper Pro Move: taking the same color digital ink display, backlight, and features, but putting them on an expressly portable 7.3-inch tablet.
The smaller form factor is especially practical for jotting down notes, numbers, or quick sketches, simulating a handheld notepad instead of a full-sized sheet of paper — but retaining the same features as the Paper Pro, the same premium stylus, and most importantly: the same textured glass surface that makes writing so satisfying. ReMarkable Paper Pro Move
The Move combines the best features of the Paper Pro and puts them into a digital paper tablet that’s roughly 7 x 4 inches.
I’ve been using the Paper Pro Move for the past two weeks, and one of the most interesting elements of this device is that it fills a niche that not many other products can compete with.
The Move is a lot like its larger sibling, the ReMarkable Paper Pro, but it’s really a different product altogether, as the smaller display is less conducive to complex sketches or flow charts, and better equipped at handling on-the-fly notes, agenda items, or quick sketches.
Its size is a bit unorthodox for digital paper tablets at 7.7 x 4.2 x 0.25 inches. In your hand, it feels almost exactly like a notepad, especially with the cover folded back. ReMarkable’s Marker stylus is substantial and snaps to the side of the device with a strong magnetic snap.
If you have another ReMarkable tablet, the Move lets you pick up right where you left off, as all of your notes and sketches exist on both devices simultaneously. This allows you to easily pull up things you created on the Paper Pro and bring it to the Move (with varying results).
ReMarkable’s products are fantastic digital ink tablets in their own right, but one of their best features is their integration with content that exists elsewhere. For example, you can import documents from Google Drive or Slack, edit them on the tablet, and then re-share them, allowing the tablet to fit into modern workflows rather than just exist as a standalone doodle pad.
ReMarkable’s branding, however, continues to emphasize the idea of working with something physical, a distraction-free interface, and the simplicity of paper (and correctly so — it’s one of the product’s biggest draws).
Working on a laptop is rife with potential distractions, but shifting your focus to a device that physically can’t surf the web, doomscroll, or open up Amazon allows you to lock in your focus to a single task. This is the core element of ReMarkable’s design, and one that resonates with me personally.
