AFAIK no one's figured out how to get Linux on it yet, but the Daylight Computer otherwise fits that ticket for me. I have mine set up with a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and a no-name tablet stand :)
The benefit I think people don't understand about these low-fi writing setups is that it's much harder to _idly goof off_. There are times where I truly want to read or write, but if I'm on a computer it's too easy for muscle memory to kick in and start typing one of many distracting URLs into the address bar. My tablet is a much more constrained experience, and the screen is monochrome; last time I sat down to write on it, I actually had Google Docs open for three or four hours straight.
That’s exactly my experience, albeit with a Supernote tablet instead. I wanted it specifically because it can’t do anything not related to me entering words into it.
The refresh rate on e ink makes them awkward for coding. Scrolling through a text file or terminal window. Browsing files. Etc. Web dev would be very cumbersome.
Everything gets slowed by it. Even typing fluently feels rough at less than 1Hz.
We need a biiiiig improvement in e ink displays before any products like what you describe could be good.
I saw a friend's 2-year old e-ink Boox reader - it changed my thoughts about eInk. The refresh rate was quick, and he could draw using a stylus. Definitely seemed responsive enough for writing/programming...
Not a Linux machine, but 14 and 16 inch MBPs with something like the Vivid app do really well in sunlight in light mode. I enjoy working outside on mine.
cryzinger|3 months ago
The benefit I think people don't understand about these low-fi writing setups is that it's much harder to _idly goof off_. There are times where I truly want to read or write, but if I'm on a computer it's too easy for muscle memory to kick in and start typing one of many distracting URLs into the address bar. My tablet is a much more constrained experience, and the screen is monochrome; last time I sat down to write on it, I actually had Google Docs open for three or four hours straight.
kstrauser|3 months ago
Xss3|3 months ago
Everything gets slowed by it. Even typing fluently feels rough at less than 1Hz.
We need a biiiiig improvement in e ink displays before any products like what you describe could be good.
dv35z|3 months ago
backscratches|3 months ago
michalf6|3 months ago
bitwize|3 months ago
Less expensive: PineNote.
Pair with a Bluetooth keyboard.
floren|3 months ago
Well, tariffs have changed that calculation lately...
dv35z|3 months ago
backscratches|3 months ago
sleepybrett|3 months ago