reMarkable reMarkable - Paper Pro - 11.8" Paper Tablet with Review

The reMarkable Paper Pro is the best digital paper substitute you can buy, but that's all it is. Its writing feel is top of the charts, but its overall performance is mediocre. Only worth buying if you're a dedicated note-taker who gets distracted by a real tablet.

The reMarkable Paper Pro is a device that knows exactly what it is, and what it isn't. It's a digital notebook built to feel like paper, with a textured screen and a stylus that's genuinely responsive. Forget about apps, games, or streaming. This thing is for writing, sketching, and reading PDFs, period.

That singular focus is its biggest strength and its most obvious limitation. Our data shows it scores in the 20s and 30s out of 100 for entertainment and productivity, which tells you everything. It's not trying to be an iPad. It's trying to replace your legal pad and your stack of printed documents.

Performance is a mixed bag, and it depends entirely on what you're measuring. For its core task of writing, it's excellent. The latency is low, and the textured screen provides real friction. But as a general tablet, it's underwhelming. The processor and RAM scores are in the 35th to 41st percentile range, meaning it's middle of the pack at best. It won't feel snappy when loading large PDFs or converting handwriting to text. The battery life is about average, and connectivity options are a weak spot.

Here's the rub: the price swings from $679 to $952 depending on where you look. At the lower end, it's a tougher sell but maybe justifiable for a dedicated note-taker. At nearly a grand, it's hard to recommend when a basic iPad does so much more. You're paying a premium for the paper-like screen and the focused software, not for raw power or features. Whether that's worth it depends entirely on how much you value that specific writing feel over everything else.

Stacked against the competition, the Paper Pro is in its own weird category. The Apple iPad Pro or Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ will run circles around it in speed, screen quality, and app support. But they also have all the distractions. The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus offers a better media experience for less money. The Microsoft Surface Pro is a full laptop replacement. The Paper Pro's only real competition is other e-ink tablets like the Supernote or Boox devices, which offer more flexibility within the same focused format.

Skip this if you need a single device for work and play. If your workflow involves hopping between note-taking, video calls, research apps, and media consumption, you'll find the Paper Pro frustratingly slow and limited. It's a brilliant accessory, not a primary computer.

Buy this if you are a writer, academic, or creative who fills notebooks by the dozen and is constantly printing out PDFs to mark up. You need a digital replacement for paper that won't tempt you with Twitter or YouTube. For anyone else—students who need research apps, professionals who need to jump into a video call, or people who just want one device for everything—this is a hard pass. Look at a standard tablet instead.