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整新機- Origin 電子筆記本
整新機- Origin 電子筆記本
MobiScribe 套裝包括:1 台 Origin、1 支手寫筆、3 個替換筆尖和鑷子。
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Sometimes the MobiScribe Wave does not register my swipes when I try to swipe to the next page but overall, this device is perfect for my needs. The bookmark is a useful function for me to mark which page the notes from each lecture are on and the notebook template is also useful too. The concrete stylus has a nice feel to it when writing. The battery life is also long lasting.
Refurbished | MobiScribe Wave - B&W | 7.8" 64GB Waterproof E-Reader
I wanted to share my hot-take on the MobiScribe Wave B&W. I've had the device now for 4 days which may not be long, but it's enough to know this is not the device for me - however it's use over the last 4 days showed me enough to make an educated decision on my future with e-ink tablets. There's enough reviews and deep dives out there, I'll just provide my direct findings rather than detailing the small stuff like build, specs, features, etc.
Pros:
Price
Lightweight
Great Native Inking Speed
Play Store
Waterproof
Cons:
Performance
Limited Note-Taking Experience
Text Input
Company
Somewhere In-Between:
Form-factor / Screen-Size
3rd-Party App Experiences
If all you plan on doing with the Wave B&W is read or take basic notes, this is the device to have. I would put the note taking functionality above a physical moleskin notebook, but nowhere near a device like the Remarkable. The built in note-taking app lacks linking and tagging, export functions are limited to PDF and PNG options, and each page is limited to the screen-size, with no scrolling. It is the closest digital "analog" to writing in a pocket-sized notebook, just with the added ability for several notebooks, and some different page styles available.
From a reading standpoint, the built-in reader is serviceable. For those of you wanting to use Koreader, Kindle or another such app, these generally work quite well and performance is similar to the built-in reader. I was even able to use CDisplayEX to read some Manga, and it worked quite well.
Where things really started to fall apart for me was in utilizing more advanced 3rd party apps, like OneNote, Obsidian and Opera. OneNote will open, and is perfectly usable for reading your notes - but depending on the page and non-text it can take a noticeable amount of time to load the page. Additionally since the built-in keyboard lacks handwriting to text functionality, you're limited to either a glacially slow writing experience with your stylus, or tapping notes in with the keyboard. Obsidian is mostly the same, but the plugin Excalidraw failed to properly load no matter what I tried to do. Opera is hit and miss, some pages load well, and it's usable for reading news, other sites seem to bog it down to the point of near unresponsiveness. My self-hosted dashboard page caused Opera to crash back to the app launcher several times, as the animated background was simply too much for the Wave to handle.
Touching again on the lack of native handwriting to text functionality in the default keyboard app... you can bypass it by using the app "Handwriting Keyboard" by Nathan Apps in the Google Play store. However... since it's a 3rd party app, that is taking all of your input, I recommend caution. I've seen no malicious behavior from the keyboard, but it could always change in a future patch. With it being a 3rd party app, drawing in it is also noticeably slower than the default note app experience. While usable, it can be frustrating to enter large blocks of text like when responding to a Reddit thread or adding notes into OneNote/Obsidian.
For me the last 4 days culminated in me realizing that the use case I have, which is taking detailed, searchable, tagged notes, will be better found in another device. Additionally while the 7.8" display is great for reading, even for manga, it's just too small for me to take the kind of notes I'm used to being able to do on my 11" iPad. It's unusable performance for inked notes in OneNote combined with the above has set my sights on a Boox Note Air 3C, which I ordered earlier today.
Add in the final nail in the coffin that the manufacurer MobiScribe and the parent owner TeamUC seems to be a hairs breath from shutting their doors. The community has reported on a severely underwhelming response to support requests; my noticed lack of response from both companies when reached out to their sales teams; the lack of recent updates to any of their social media; and only fulfilling new orders currently, and seemingly only at MobiScribe - shows just how close we are to seeing the company shutdown. This is a product and ecosystem with a limited future, expect no new updates and no new products.
TL:DR (and conclusion)
The Wave can be a great device for *basic* reading and note taking. Expecting functionality beyond the built-in note taking app will lead only to frustration. 3rd party reading apps, and cloud storage apps work well, all others are a mixed bag. For $99 refurbished it *can* be a great value proposition just make sure you understand the limitations. If you're looking for an upgrade from a dedicated e-reader that can flex some into note-taking look no further. If you're looking for a more complex note taking experience look elsewhere.
Bluetooth doesn't work and a little slow. Otherwise okay.
I love it.