Okay for those who have not followed @larienna's posts, we were talking about how to TRACK data points when playing various games and I mentioned that the ReMarkable v2.0 was available for sale for a whooping $499 USD + Shipping.
@larienna pointed out that there are OTHER devices (namely the Boogie Boards) that are much less expensive. And so I followed the Link/URL provided by @Eric and eventually found out that everything including shipping and applicable taxes, the price was $70 CAD (in the end). My purchase was the most ADVANCED eNotebook which was the "Blackboard" by Boogie Boards (or Kent Displays LLC. in the USA).
If you had been reading in the threads, I said I gave the device a 3 out of 5 (3 / 5) due to the fact that the lighting in my apartment makes it that overhead lights shine into whatever picture I take of the device for SCANNING the NOTES into the App.
Well it turns out I found a WAY (or more a SPOT and direction) to take the pictures without having any (or almost) GLARE from the overhead lights. This allows me to use the Boogie Board much more effective and my current rating is a 4 out 5 (4 / 5).
The reality is that the device is pretty decent to WRITE ON... It does feel like a NOTEBOOK and the stylus glides on the surface with PURPOSE. It does NOT feel "cheap" or too slippery ... There actually is a TACTILE sensation when using the Blackboard. And so I really enjoy the FEEL of the device. The App as it is currently is AWESOME. You can tweak pictures with the brightnes and contrast, you can edit your notes (with highlighter or eraser), you can MERGE notes from various sources and the files are all around 20 kBytes per SCAN. So not 3 MB pictures... The scans are MUCH smaller. That too is very impressive.
Why I don't give the device a 5 out of 5 (5 / 5) is due to the fact that you have no way to RELOAD a page and so you have to create a REVISION page and clearly state that the NEW page replaces some of the thoughts for an OLDER page...
OVERALL it's a reasonable device and since it is not an Electronic device you don't have to worry about CHARGING of the likes. It uses a Watch Battery with a shelf life of 10 Years (as per Energizer batteries co.)
I am pleased that I found a way to SCAN notes ... Otherwise without the App the device is trivial and would be useless for note-taking (because you could NOT save your work or notes anywhere).
IN THE END I give the Blackboard Boogie Board (and App) a solid 4 out 5 (4 / 5) and I really like the nice SIZE of the Note-sized version with the Stylus and Folio to keep the board safe from damaging the surface of the device. The folio was extra even if I did buy a BUNDLE (Device + Style and Folio). It clearly helps make the device feel more solid and acts like your typical CASE for the Blackboard device...
If you are looking for an alternative to the ReMarkable v2.0 which is very high priced, the Blackboard Boogie Board by Kent Displays is a GREAT alternative at a fraction of the price. Is it PERFECT? No. But for the money it is a good way to take and save notes.
Cheers to Kent Displays for make such a NEAT devices and kudos to @larienna for pointing out the device at https://www.myboogieboard.com/
Sincerely.
This is the NOTE Version of the ("Professional") "Blackboard" Boogie Board... It's 6" x 9" and the writing area is 9.1" (diagonally). I put the PEN (Stylus) and Quarter just so you can get an idea about the SIZE of this version...
Cheers!
Note #1: I know I HAD written that the SCANs were like 20K and I wanted to re-confirm. And this is NOT the case. Each IMAGE is 3 to 6MB and then there are inverted images (B&W) which are 1 to 2MB each. I still need to figure out a way to EXPORT the images... It seems like Google Mail or G-Drive are the ONLY alternative ATM... TBD.
Note #2: Images that I sent via GMail to my Hotmail Account are about 200k in size (not too bad). I still have to experiment more with the device as there are some tweaks that I am working on to see if the device can be "improved" upon and this has go to do with the scanning and resulting files.
Note #3: I have been working to improve the overall quality of the device (by adjusting settings and working on making aids for the device) and so far the results have been positive but somewhat SURPRISING! I'll explain a bit later when I get more confirmed results that I can SHARE with all of you...