AiPaper Mini 8.2’’ AI E Ink Tablet with Adjustable Light, 292PPI Electronic Notebook with Pen, Portable 230g, 128GB Storage, Octa-Core 2.0 GHz Processor Note Taking Device

I picked this up to replace a Kindle Scribe for note taking at work. As a digital notepad, it's great. The writing feels good, there's a variety of templates (and more can be added). There's handwriting & shape recognition, both of which work nicely for me.The UI is laid out pretty well, though I don't use the "Meeting", "Picking", or "Learning" sections. Within the programs I haven't had any problems finding the things I'm looking for, and the overall functionality is pretty good for a new product in this category.It can run Android apps. I've side loaded a few, but don't run them often. KOReader for ebooks is the additional one I use the most, and this works quite well for me.Battery life is ok. It's not as good as my Kindle Scribe or SuperNote Nomad, but much better than the Mobiscribe Wave. If keeping the wifi & front light off, it's noticeably better, but I still only need to charge it every few days at most.The build quality is surprisingly good. The device is thin, light, and feels quite solid. There's a power button on top right, a USB C port on the bottom left, and magnets along the left & right edges. The left edge attaches to a thin case, and the stylus can attach to the right.I'm still undecided on the stylus. It feels nice enough, has an eraser on the end, and a button (which also acts as an eraser). But the tips feel a bit weak, and are a little different than standard EMR nibs, so can't be swapped with those. It does come with several extra tips.The cover feels cheap to me. It's thin; the magnetic attachment doesn't feel very secure, and I've had some minor fraying along the edges & pen loop. I'd like to find a better cover at some point.In my headline I mentioned issues. Other than those already mentioned earlier, I have one recurring problem that is a little concerning, and a few annoyances. The problem is ghosting. At several points I've had it start ghosting very heavily, and the screen notably darkens with use when this is happening. Refreshing doesn't clear it up for long. Of note though, this doesn't occur constantly. It mostly seems to happen around 2-3 PM each day, after I've had it on & in use for 8-9 hours. If I just keep using it, the problem will clear up after 30-45 minutes, then it's fine again.Annoyances: I wish I could disable the AI button. I don't really use AI, and keep hitting this by accident. (There is a software disable buttons feature, but this affects all the buttons, not just the AI one). The other is software updates. This has received a few, but installing them is slow. The last took over an hour to download & install, which was quite inconvenient given the small size of the update. I'd like this to be optimized for better performance.I'm content with this overall. It's a little pricey, but I like the device, and it's been much more usable for note taking than the Kindle Scribe was.

I love this little e-notetaker - Overall great buildIt took me a minute to fully comprehend the power it has and I still am learning new things everyday but once you understand it the adaptability is amazing.Compared to the remarkable it is a way better price point and if you want to switch to reading you can up the brightness which neither remarkable or the fullsize version of this have so the readability is great in dark places.The case it comes with repels water and when the brightness is turned down the battery life is impeccable.I don't utilize this much yet but you can export your notes as a pdf and send it to other devices which will then pull the color, otherwise this is a grey scale screen which is great when you are focused on the content.The case has a few additional tips in it, (I circled in red where they are on the second picture) - These came in handy when I was out of the office and dropped it but I wish it came with a smaller pen if necessary - you can probably buy that second hand.Sometimes where the stylus is hitting isn't where the line draws, but usually thats due to uneven surface, which that could be solved - but that's if I'm being nit picky.

I really like the size, weight, the fact that it comes with a case and nice stylus in the box and already installed. It is very snappy, and for an older e-ink version, I think it looks nice because of the smaller size. It is just missing a few things that would make it perfect for me. 1.) The ability to rotate the screen. I am left-handed and like to write in landscape, so not be able to rotate the screen, even manually, bothers me. Hopefully they will add this in a future update, and speaking of updates, they appear to be very responsive to users and push out updates frequently. 2.) The ability to change the color temperature. The screen brightness is adjustable, and it gets very bright, but the light can be harsh, especially in a dark room. The ability to make the color a warmer would be a welcome addition. Other than that, I have no complaints since the writing experience is among the best that I have tried, and battery life is good. I think I will pick up one for my wife while they are on sale!