I am surprised that the bigger e-reader has a smaller battery and much less features. This includes keyboards, mice, foot pedals, USB expansion slots, and the like.
ONYX 2 DRIVERS
*OTG basically allows you to plugin accessories into the USB port and they will just work, with no drivers necessary. Yes and No, $59 extra if you don't preorder, $99 if you want the one with the EraserĤ, with 1 being extremely fast and able to play video. Comparing them, I found that reMarkable's new device is very much underpowered from the Nova 2 and it is not even out yet! These specs I got from Tom's Guide and Good E-Reader. I looked them up, as well as a few others. I remembered the reMarkable ads on Instagram from a few years back. I decided to look around to see what I have missed since I haven't really been in the e-reader market for a few years. I just turned it on to read last night and the screen refreshed and broke itself. Case, Screen Protector, never been dropped. The screen on my Kindle Oasis 7" from 2017 just broke when I had it in a drawer. I am a HUGE Kindle reader fan, my last three 3 readers have been Kindles. But if you're in to the tactile feel of writing, like e-ink, like really good, smooth pen input, and would like a writing/thinking tool that helps you focus by removing things from your plate, then the ReMarkable fills a special spot.
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You will always get more "bang for your buck" with other devices, Nova 2 included. But IMO if you're in it for that, why not get an iPad with a pencil or a Samsung device with a nice pen?
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But still, it runs everything- email, kindle, browser, etc.
ONYX 2 ANDROID
General reviews I've read indicate it doesn't have as nice of a writing experience, and that Android apps lag some because they're not optimized for e-ink screens. The Nova 2 is really an Android tablet with a pen first, and an e-ink reader and tablet second. Just you and a really nice writing experience. It's deliberately simple, with no browser, no Android apps, no email. Yes, you can also read, and it's not bad at that, but it's definitely secondary, and not as robust as, say, a Kindle would be.
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Round the back you’ll find a pair of 1⁄4” jacks for the monitor output, and also a pair of MIDI connectors (In and Out), so the Producer 2.2 also doubles as a MIDI interface, which is handy.The Remarkable is really meant to focus on writing, on the _feel_ of writing, the texture, and the lack of distraction while doing so. Input signals can be monitored with zero latency using the Input/DAW Mix knob and rounding off the front panel are a large Monitor level knob and headphone output with level knob. The unit itself is USB bus powered, and there’s no option to use an external PSU, which keeps things simple.
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ONYX 2 MANUAL
Each has a manual green backlit switch to select a Hi Z instrument, and there’s a global backlit switch for 48V phantom power. The Onyx Producer 2.2 features two identical mic/line inputs with combination XLR/jack connectors. Throw in the robust metal case and you’ve got a compact workhorse device that should last for years. Even so, with high quality Onyx mic pres, balanced analogue connectivity and operation up to 24bit 192kHz, they’re perfectly capable of getting clean signals in and out of your DAW. Mackie’s latest units, the Artist 1.2 and Producer 2.2 (which we have on review), are at the simpler and more affordable end.