![]() Way before I considered buying the Surface Duo back in 2016 a very successful crowdfunding project was launched for the e-ink based reMarkable. Microsoft Surface Duo OneNote remains still the master app for me to take notes E-ink reMarkable comes into play The fact I was able to enter notes from my laptop with a keyboard was key being well-prepared for every meeting. OneNote remains still the master app for me to take notes. It is a quite slow device but having 2 different screens running multiple apps on both sides appeared to be a very pleasant and useful use case. Still, I am using this device but it lacks the ultimate experience that makes it irreplaceable. A foldable Microsoft device with Android running on it! A pen for taking notes digitally was included so sounded like the best of multiple worlds. Google Pixelbook Microsoft x Google = Surface Duoīy the end of 2019, a new interesting device was announced by Microsoft: the Surface Duo. ![]() However, swapping between laptop and tablet mode again was a hassle. ![]() That was quite a step but I managed to get through this transformation quite smoothly. Moving from a heavy OS like windows towards Chrome OS and at the same time on the same device taking notes digitally with the smart en from Google. Microsoft Surface Go Google comes into playĪs mentioned I am a Google adept so when Google announced its 1st generation Pixelbook in 2017 with a smart pen I was immediately intrigued. I had to keep my Windows installation relatively light in order to remain the speed at a reasonable level. The only downside was the speed of the processor. The same package but way smaller with its 10-inch display size, a perfect size for just this application. ![]() The Surface Go was released and I decided to buy a 2nd device just for taking digital notes. However, switching between the notebook and tablet/laptop mode was quite a hassle. Microsoft Surface Pro Good to know I am a Google adept which means I am using Google phones and smart home stuff Minimize your mealįrom the start, the combination of the Surface Pro 2 with OneNote worked great for me. So the start of my digital notes journey was there, a Surface Pro 2 tablet with the OneNote app. The 'taking notes' experience was very close to what I used to have with taking notes on paper. After testing many smart pens and devices to write on this really felt like never before. At a certain moment in time, I was exposed to the 2nd generation of Surface Pro tablets with a smart pen included. ![]() At that moment in time, my company laptop was Windows-based. Good to know I am a Google adept which means I am using Google phones and smart home stuff, I am owned by the Google ecosystem. None of the solutions worked for me, too much hassle and limited integration with my existing devices. I remember myself testing several smart pens where you had to write on regular paper but the notes were stored digitally. It was in 2013 that I was looking for a solution to take notes digitally. How e-ink found its destination but in the meantime was outpaced by the mobile phone and tablet generation. My 'digital notes' journey already lasted for several years and I thought it would be worthwhile to share my experiences because I see many people coping with the same challenges. The reMarkable 2, the Boox Tab Ultra and finally the Samsung Tab S6 Lite. In the last 3 weeks, I bought 3 different devices to fulfill my need to take notes digitally and to replace my first-generation Surface Duo. ![]()
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