reMarkable Paper Pro Move: what reviewers are missing โ
- Posted on: October 27, 2025
Why I'm writing this โ
Ok, so listen: I'm not a tech reviewer. Like, REALLY not. I'm a person that enjoys tech. And I recently picked something up that I watched a lot of reviews for before purchasing and they all say the same thing, so I feel like a different perspective is in order.
As per the title, I got the reMarkable Paper Pro Move. I've never had a device from them before, but always wanted to. I've played with my colleague's RM2 at work and loved it, but can't really justify the price when I already own an iPad. But then they released the Move and I finally found my excuse reason to buy one! ๐
Still, this device is not without its faults. Namely...
Pet peeve 1: price โ
To quote my wife: "that's a very expensive scratchpad"... and she's right. If you don't have the cash to burn right now on this, don't. It's not a "must-have" device. It's also not a flawless one. I purchased mine in a bundle offer from a local retailer with a hefty discount due to "loyalty points", so it was ok for me.
Pet peeve 2: Marker plus' eraser โ
It came with the "plus" stylus whose appeal is that it has an eraser on top. Honestly: don't bother. I find the eraser to be unreliable and imprecise. It is useful for a "quick correction", but I also always find myself being careful because that thing is hard and I don't want any scratches on my screen (seriously reMarkable, why would you make it hard???). Maybe that's why I don't get a lot of mileage out of it, but still... for the eraser alone, I don't find it worth the price. Specially because...
Pet peeve 3: you can't customise the UI โ
The eraser "button" is always there in the editor. You can't replace it for a second pen for quick access for example. And given my previous considerations on the stylus' eraser and the fact I have a lot of iPad muscle memory of just reaching for the eraser button on the screen when I want to delete something, it kinda makes the hardware one even more of a harder sell. I'd really feel like the incentive to buy the Marker Plus is that you can get rid of that space on the screen and have a highlighter or a different colour pen or a "insert post-it" button or something(!) more useful in it's stead. But hey... ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Still, those pet-peeves are not why I'm writing this. I just want to hammer home that this device is not perfect. Because it really isn't. You know what it is, though? It's magical.
What most reviewers missed โ
Like I said, because of the price, I watched a ๐ฉ-ton of reviews on this to be sure if it would be the right fit for me. And a lot of them mention that "it's a great companion device to the bigger Paper Pro", or that they "can't justify the price for this, just buy the bigger one". But like: no! Stop "selling" this as a "companion device to the bigger Paper Pro". It isn't! Or at least doesn't have to be.
Companion to the bigger Paper Pro โ
I don't own, nor have ever owned, any other remarkable device (๐ฅฒ). But I bought this little thing because it's small! I don't need a 2-week long battery, 1 week is fine! (And don't believe reMarkable when they say this thing lasts for 2, it doesn't apply to real-use cases nor heavy users). I don't need a bigger display because it doesn't fit on my desk! If it did, I'd use my iPad and I wouldn't be writing this ๐. I write it because, without justification or reason, I just like it.
Subscription requirement โ
It writes spectacularly well. The battery lasts as long as I need it to. The templates you can get on Etsy are AMAZING. And it makes it leaps and bounds better than plain pen-and-paper. Plus, dear reviewers, you do not require a subscription to use it. A lot of them mention that the reMarkable Connect is "technically optional", but no. It is actually optional! I don't have it. Never did. Don't even have a reMarkable account. I sync everything via the USB-C cable and it doesn't even require me to install ANY app. Is it more cumbersome than most people are willing to put up with? Apparently. But for someone as old-school and privacy conscious as me, it's worth it and, frankly, not really a big hassle. reMarkable has done a fantastic job with the ease of use of this and IT WORKS!
My 2ยข โ
I can't explain it, but I love this device. It has the calmness of pen-and-paper, with the coolness of a tablet and many tech-perks provided by PDF templates with hyper links. I love that this is an EU device (from Norway, specifically), which feels like a breath of fresh air in the Big Tech scene. It allows itself to be as flexible and as private as any analogue notebook, while still providing this ineffable joy of writing by hand.
It's not a companion to another reMarkable device. It's a companion for me!
It's expensive, it's not necessary, it's not perfect, but it's magical. And I'm a fan.