Kindle Scribe vs. iPad: Which tablet reigns supreme? [Unboxing & Review]
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- David & David unbox and review the Amazon Kindle Scribe. The Scribe is the first Amazon Kindle that's an e-reader and an e-writer. Pen included!
In our hands on review, we tell you everything you need to know about the #Kindle #Scribe and compare it to the iPad to help you decide which is the better product.
Is the Scribe an #iPad Killer?
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0. Intro [0:00]
1. Unboxing [0:19]
2. Setting Up The Kindle Scribe [1:30]
3. E-Ink Display [2:30]
4. Scribe Pen Experience [4:53]
5. Web Browsing Experience [6:44]
6. Note Taking Comparison [7:48]
7. Kindle Scribe Pricing [8:47]
8. Battery Life [10:39]
9. Who Is This For? [12:04]
10. Cover [12:49]
11. What If You Have An iPad? [13:06]
12. Kindle Pros [13:41]
13. Final Impressions [14:02]
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#KindleScribe - Věda a technologie
This was SO helpful. Thanks for taking the time to compare the two.
Thank you for your comparison...but the audience the new Kindle Scribe is going after is e-ink users. Amazon is changing the game to compete against reMarkable 2, Onyx Boox, Supernote and Note Air users, to name a few. I love my Samsung Tablet (the android version of your iPad) but they don't compare to the writing experience or crisp, clear reading you get with e-ink tablets. I love my reMarkable 2 AND I am also a Kindle fan/ owner as well...but I look forward to adding the Kindle Scribe to my mix because I can annotate AND read my Kindle books. If you want to do a fair comparison, do a side-by-side with the top players in e-ink. That is what e-ink fans are paying attention to right now.
Completely agree. Comparing iPad Pro and Kindle makes no sense at all. I have iPad Pro with a pencil and GoodNotes and bought Scribe to have distraction free, blue light free reading in the evenings.
WTF! Compare E-Ink tablets with normal tablets? It's a useless video trying to mislead your audiences lol
I just got my Scribe, and for notetaking and reading it's great. I also have an iPad Pro (3 yrs old). I don't see the Scribe as a competitor to the iPad, they are for different scenarios. I use the iPad for all the things I can't do on the Kindle.
WTF! Compare E-Ink tablets with normal tablets? It's a useless video trying to mislead your audiences lol
the thing i love the most about my kindle is that it fits in my jeans back pocket. I would never buy a bigger screen. That being said, the ipad pro fully replaced my laptop and i’ve been an ipad-only user for 2 years already. I highly doubt this kindle could replace it.
Same! 👍🏻
Man just last month a shifted from Kindle to iPad mini 6 and maybe the fact I sped two to three entire days just to search for cool apps and feature make my iPad a whole new world from Kindle just try it you will love it 😁
I have tried both the Scribe, and the Boox Note Air3 C. In my experience, e-Ink of any kind complements my IOS devices and MacBook Pro, rather than replacing them. That said, the one that gained the most traction was the Scribe, and the one that saw the greatest reduction in use, was the iPad. The Scribe is a lighter, less distracting and more attractive experience when it comes to print media consumption.
It’s funny, I’ve owned every Kindle to include the oasis and many of their fires. With all the hype on iPads, I finally decided to break down and buy one for about $500 on Amazon. My students said I could do all kinds of awesome things on it to include grading papers. It just didn’t do anything for me. I didn’t find it intuitive. I didn’t find it useful, and admittedly, I’m much more of a newbie with an iPad than I am with anything that Amazon put out. I ended up giving my iPad to my son-in-law and buying the new scribe. I absolutely love it! If it comes to things that a fire, Kindle or an iPad Can do with regard to streaming videos, etc.. I can use my phone for that or my Chromebook. I just love the scribe and I got an offbrand composition cover which works just great. I highly recommended especially with all of the Kindle scribe only options for daily planners, drawing, games, like crossword puzzles. Best of all I think it is easy and intuitive. So while I appreciate your input, and I know you guys are the experts as far as I’m concerned, this was the right purchase for me.
Just re-bought the Scribe. Rejected it in November because of the limited app support, but disliked the full-on Android experience w/Boox. In retrospect, the Scribe was addictive and got my face out of my iPad. The Boox NA3C did not. The brighter screen and better left-hander experience are what hooked me. Also, the last round of Scribe firmware updates helped a lot.
I have always loved kindles and have several models from the first one. I bought this one too. I never thought I would take notes on it anyway but I thought the larger screen would be a plus. I find the larger screen is a problem, however. Reading at the distance I do you have to move your eyes along the longer line and even your head a tiny bit to read the bottom or top line with the smaller Kindle you don't have to do that. However, you can make the font much larger and still have more text on the screen so less page turning. I do love the adaptive lighting and the warm backlight which is easier on your eyes in a dark room. I have only had it for 3 days now but kind of wish I had not bought it. I will keep it and I hope to find more good things about it.
Thanks for the honest review. I suspected that this would be the first impression. I too hope you find that thing you love about it that makes it worth it to you
I read books in iPad Pro 12''9 and it is amazing, I think it is just a matter of getting used to it!
I have the 6.8” Paperwhite only reason I got it instead of the 6” (what I think is the ideal portable ereader) is because the light temp adjustment was a must for me. I think the first Scribe should have been in that smaller size so it was adding the note taking capability to the ereader, rather than creating a notetaking device that was also an ereader. I know a bunch of people will disagree since no one wants to read textbooks on the small kindle, however until it has color I think many will continue to use tablets to read textbooks. The bigger size has a place, I’m sure, but as the flagship device I think they missed the mark.
WTF! Compare E-Ink tablets with normal tablets?
There are multiple anti-glare covers for the iPad that remove most of the advantages of the kindle for reading and eye-strain - battery still much worse but you have colour and much better pinch-to-zoom. Writing is also better as well with the screen cover. Ipad screen still has flicker though, so not so great for late night reading.
At 3:55, if you want to browse the web using kindle scribe, there's a button under the 3-dot on the upper right to turn the page into "Article Mode" which would make it so much easier to read.
What an excellent review! addressed all of my queries. thank you!
Guys, you obsiously don't like reading at all. Reading from the IPad screen is not a pleasant excercise for your eyes. I've both Ipad and Kindle Scribe. The latest allows you to drop PDF documents as they are, without converting and to study them on a big e-ink screen without raping your eyes. It also helps you to read more books, highlighting them more smoothly and building vocabulary effectively. Cheers!
I know this is an old comment, but still. You can't annotate Kindle books without that clunky post-it overlay. PDFs is fine. The point of the iPad is it's multipurpose. It would make more sense to get a Paperwhite or any other cheaper model instead of the Scribe if you already have an iPad, and if reading books on an e-ink screen is important.
Thank you so much for doing this video and getting to the point! I wanted to see the kindle app in the iPhone vs the Kindle scribe
You guys did a great job with this review! I’m impressed !
Awesome review guys. Just amazing! Thanks so much!
When Amazon comes up with one that I can write notes on the Kindle E-books….I’ll purchase. I’m a teacher and I love to read books. I love taking notes. 😊❤
I use iPad with a Paperlike screen cover/protector. Best accessory to my iPad ever!
I feel like as many people said it's a competitor for ReMarkable. iPad has so many use cases that the Kindle just can't come close to competing. I don't mind having an iPad for notes, entertainment and productivity whilst having a kindle paperwhite for reading only.
Thank you. I have the Oasis and iPad. This really helps.
Interesting, thank you. Wont be getting one though as someone interested in art being able to handle colour is a must 🙂
Hi- Great video I just need an E-INK for WEB BROWSING only. Which one is BEST? Thanks!
Interesting review, and thank you
I love my Kindles. I had an IPad at one time but I didn't find it "friendly". I hope you compare the Scribe to the ReMarkble, because I have that also and found the Scribe from your demo to be more like the ReMarkle. Although you can't download the books on the Remarkable, so many of the other features were similar. I like the ReMarkable.
Well comment btw. I was struggling when using ipad, it's definitely not friendly like u said, too sharp with all the edges, resulting in the uncomforable feeling holding it for a while.
the real question is....will Amazon put out any updates that fix some of these issues. (add OCR, make fixes to the note takings etc)
I use a Microsoft Surface Go 2 with a pen and the Kindle app and I think I can do everything you are trying to do with the scribe and the iPad combined. And it is far cheaper than either of those two. And it runs Windows 11, so I guess it's not distraction free, but I can take one device when I go out of town and can do laptop stuff and e-reader stuff on one device.
Try it out.
Bro, Students won't use it. As they are required an GoodNotes App recommended by majority of Uni's . And actually when you get your book inside that app you can do a writing on the margin. Although search your marks. Bring your elements to identify faster. And many more. If you would compare that App you would understand big gap between ipad and kindle scribe
This is what I was thinking, for non fiction I convert my kindle ebooks to pdf open them in Notability and I can write in the margins and intersect with it almost as a printed book.
Inexplicable comparison. You never mentioned the superior E ink of the Kindle screen and how much better it is for your eyes.😊
In all the videos and pictures I see, no one rests their hand on the surface while writing. Does one have to hoover their hand above the surface to avoid feedback from the display? Or does no one rest their hand on a writing surface any more?
you can write on the page if you do "send to kindle", then you can write on the pdf
Wait, what?
You can't take notes directly on the page on the Kindle scribe??
I use an iPad Air with Goodnotes 5 far superior. I can take photos of hand written notes and it pulls them into pages and converts text to searchable notes. Good Notes5 is around $10 or was when I bought it.
I added a textured screen cover for writing to my iPad a few years ago. Works great
so my iPhone battery health is 91% and I've been using it only for 2 weeks. and the battery last for 6 hours & when I play video games the battery drain like so fast which only last for 3 hours what should I do
It’s definitely not an iPad killer as they do very different things but I’d say it’s beats the iPad hands down for writing on and reading books on (plus PDF documents).
I bought mine for documents and reading books on as I hate the writing experience on the iPads glass screen.
Except for less eye strain,i dont think, kindle scribe has any advantage over ipad.
But reading pdf and taking notes on kindle scribe would be a charm.
For what a well appointed Scribe costs, you could just buy an Ipad 9th gen and Kindle Oasis. There's a reason e-ink displays aren't used for anything that needs to be real time. For me, I use my Kindle for pleasure reading because it's flat out the best device bar none for that. For reading reference or text books, the Ipad rocks. Notes and highlighting are easy and fluid.
What a great video, and what a great channel!
Great review. Does Kindle Scribe finally do the immersion reading? That was the deal breaker why I returned Kindle Paperwhite.
No, I don't think Amazon plans to make immersion reading changes on e-ink readers. That was a feature they seemed to abandon years back
How would it compare to the Remarkable 2 ?
What's funny is one of the recommended videos for this is about the Remarkable 2 which is very much the same concept as the Kindle Scribe, just not by Amazon.
I recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite and was not happy about the fact that books I already owned were not compatible with it. A couple of them were textbooks. You have to really read carefully in the book descriptions to find the compatibility.
Use calibre on PC to convert
I have an iPad Pro I use for school. I think the issue is that there isn't a perfect note taking app, so I use One Note exclusively. I used to use Apple Notes or whatever came with it, but it wasn't great. I was excited to see this because I get PDFs for guided notes that I import into One Note and write on, but it sucks to write on homework sent in PDF form and print it without a ton of work resizing and such. Still, I'll have to pass on the Scribe. It's just not there yet. I have to agree about the textbooks. If garbage could defecate, you'd get an Engineering textbook.
Appreciate this. I had been looking into the Kindle Scribe, but without having functional notes, it's already unusable. Again, thank you!
Does the screen turn where the bulky part is on the right side for left handed users?
Yes
My biggest drawback is the price. Way too expensive
For which item? The iPad or the Kindle?
I have a reMarkable. I’m dumping it for the Scribe. Easy decision to get all my Kindle stuff.
I wish they would make a smaller Scribe. Like the size of the paperwhite or iPad mini
Will Kindle follow the _Subscription Model_ like the Remarkable 2 did ?
Sure syncing your documents to the cloud was free at first, then you had to pay monthly for it.
I have a notion that once Amazon has reached a critical mass of users, they will introduce monthly subscription fees.
Cloud sync is free by 10+ years for kindle!
How about mirasol display,e ink writer
But how about now, since some significant software updates?
You know how some people say “I don’t have a horse in this race?” Well I have both….I have a Kindle and I have the 9 inch iPad 9 you mentioned. I love them both. I won’t get rid of either of them. But two of the problems you mentioned with the iPad can be at least lessened with the same item. You mentioned not being able to read it outside and you mentioned the glass being so smooth that it makes the Pencil feel weird, not like it’s writing on paper. I got a matte screen protector for my iPad. If I turn the brightness all the way up, I can now read just fine with no glossy factor. It also makes the Pencil feel amazingly like it’s writing on paper. I love the iPad now for reading Kindle books….It does out-scribe the Scribe. However, I’ll keep my Kindle because if I’m riding with someone in the car or going to be waiting in a waiting room or going to the gym and reading while on the bike, or going to a friend’s, it’s the better option. (Should have mentioned, my Kindle is the Paperwhite….obviously there is no portability difference if I had the Scribe).
I need something to take with me knocking doors for work. I live in AZ so being able to handle heat is a big deal. I just need something that I can take notes with, have all of my notes on one thin device and maybe have tasks on a calendar. It sounds like the scribe would be the way to go for me
Thank You!!!! It's a perfect vídeo!!
How does it compare to remarkable2 that's the question
A very good review covering all aspects of the kindle scribe. I think i would like to buy an updated version of Kindle Oasis. I have an ipad for taking notes but i would like to have a bigger screen for reading books.
Just reading the title of this video made me laugh. I didn't even have to watch this video to know that the Kindle Scribe is as much of an iPad killer as it is a PS5 killer, a Nintendo Switch killer, a PC killer, and an Oculus Quest 2 killer. It's a kindle. Repeat a Kindle. I myself love Kindle's and my current model is the newer Paperwhite, but let's be honest here, It may offer some extremely rudimentary or basic writing ability, but it's still 90% a Kindle reader.
It is like comparing a new landline wireless phone that now has the ability to take low res black and white photos to the newest iPhone Pro Max. Yes it can make phone calls and you can take grainy low res photos with it, but that's it, it's a one trick pony and can't do any of the other 1001 things the iPhone can. There is no comparison vs an iPad. You can however compare it to other e-reader/writers now like the ReMarkable 2.
truely told.
You guys actually notified me wow I thought you guys were hacked
for me I am very interested in note taking because I am a phD student I prefer to use the ipad because the colors is a very significant issue to me also the speed and the screen, these options are not available in kindle it is just for novel readers or book readers .. this is my humble idea ... thanks
Just one thing, you can’t just get the pen then pay £/$30 to have it replaced, you have select the premium pen which cost an additional amount… just to clear up any misconceptions .
If you select the premium pen that means you don’t have to pay £30 to have it replaced or what bro
Can we read newspaper and blogs ?
I suppose it is fair to compare the two devices since that is what most people will do even though they are completely different in purpose and function, which I think to made a good effort it clarifying. I don't think people fully know or understand what the scribe is attempting to do, so they just assume it is just another tablet.
the lack of color is a big deal especially for anatomy books. that's one big thing drawback for those studying health related fields.
I think they are trying to take remarkable's market. Maybe you can make a video regarding comparisons between kindle scribe and reMarkable 2.
Hum, still no support for epub format? For real?
Great job
I think the biggest problem with the Kindle Scribe is that it's based on whatever operating system Kindle uses, instead of FireOS, Amazon's fork of Android. There are already e-ink tablets which use Android, such as the Boox Tab Ultra, and they are considerably more useful.
For starters, there are a number of non Amazon reading apps available, including for instance The Economist, New York Times, etc which have Android tablet optimized views, and which interested buyers may want. Additionally, there are far more notes apps available, most of which have EMR stylus support (the tech the Kindle Scribe uses), some of which support customized line and grid widths, and uploading to popular services, including the ones jobs may use. Finally, thanks to being able to support mobile email clients, various cloud sync services, and a standard browser, downloading and syncing of documents is far less of an issue.
Also on an unrelated note, there are numerous matte screen protectors for the iPad that enable a paper like feel for about $5/ per protector. I have one on my iPad, and it works really well.
I’ll keep my iPad mini 6. Love it. I can shut off notifications on my iPad.
You can get the 'paper feel' screen protecter for ipad. Get the glass version and not the plastic.
but not the e-ink, much harsher on the eyes to read on an ipad lcd screen inside or outside.
@@nicholasallen5095 Did you miss the part where I said to get the glass version and NOT the plastic. The e-ink is exclusively Polyimide. That is a plastic.
@@steventiry8701 nope
Thanks you guys - you just saved me $500 by talking me out of buying a Kindle Scribe. Sounds like a rip-off to me.
I Bought the kindle scribe one day one, i am an iPad Pro user. The kindle scribe is closer to paper feeling, but me having a neat handwriting is kind of a bummer with the kindle. The handwriting is bad with the kindle, is like writing in an 16 bit screen. Very disappointed with the kindle, too expensive for what it is specially having an iPad. Not mentioning the fact that you can’t write in a kindle book and the fact that is a nightmare for PDF
Actually the keys of a real keyboard are positioned to align badly with your fingers (misaligned rows on e.g. Apple's touch keyboard as opposed to an aligned grid layout on e.g. physical keyboards from Kinesis). This unfortunate "mistake" on most touch and physical keyboards today is due to the way vintage typewriters worked :(
It feels natural once you get to really learn the proper way of typing on a keyboard. Also, in the video, the point was that in the scribe, the proportions are not even the same as a normal physical keyboard like the ipad's
For me I find it easier using the kindle app on my iPad this way I can use my Magic Keyboard and I have the iPad on a stand to help my neck and shoulder issues 😺👍🙏
Great review ... I'll stick to the iPad!
Did you notice any scratching on the Kindle Scribe?
I’ll wait for the next gen kindle scribe. Makes no sense to get one when I have the Apple Pencil and iPad
Waiting till infinity for COLOURED Kindle version..
Thanks guys very helpful 🇮🇪😎👏
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Well I knew that was going to be ridiculous when you listed the specs and included nits for the Kindle!
i was so excited about the kindle and the eraser its just awesome until #9 turn off big time ! im out 12:35
Even if I have one, I would never put something of this size in my bag over an iPad or a laptop. I just prefer my kindle small and fit right inside my pockets.
I think it is more of a ReMarkable Tablet competitor. I have the ReMarkable 2 and it is almost useless. It is so difficult for me to see in most light situations. The fact that the Kindle Scribe is backlit is a game changer for me.
Remarkable has been the first to try it. And they made a lot of mistakes. BigMe is doing great stuff on the other side.
This is why a lot of people are waiting anxiously to see how far Amazon goes with Scribe firmware updates. Remarkable and Supernote have note taking, text recognition, etc., dialled. But they both stink in low-light situations. Meanwhile, the 300dpi display and automated front light system on the Scribe put them to shame.
I am very disappointed by no extra note app available and export options....far from usable in a normal workflow.
The cover picture I see is a lion or panther … not just an eye but the face of the cat.
Please please do a video about the AIRPLANE MODE. I know all the benefits of it BUT it can DAMAGE your cellular data connector on your phone and your mobile data as well. I am stressing out about this. I thought that airplane mode can’t damage in any way your phone.
So all I need to do is buy a matte screen guard for my excellent iPad, which I already own.
I love my iPad for everything except for reading. So I pulled the plug and upgraded my old kindle voyage to a brand new (pre owned) 11th gen paper-white and I’m happy as Larry. Bigger screen. Still fits in my pockets. And can read for hours. Will wait for the Scribe gen 2.
lol, at all the things the guy on the right wanted...was sitting thinking, ahh..he's gonna be disappointed lol.
The eye is actually from the image of a lion in the design
For the next review, can you compare a car with a dishwasher please ? Same usefulness as this video.
Lack of OCR is a deal breaker; if I write (& I usually speak or type) I want it to translate into typed text. Also I want the tablet to work like a tablet to the extent that I can long press & do a browser search, which I do constantly (like Cuddles from "The Cleaner" I like documentaries/non-fiction). Here in Aus. I can get the Scribe 2nd hand from a reputable eDevice dealer for $450 aud, and a 1st gen. Surface Go for $155 aud.; e-ink is easy on the eyes & I have a slight vision impairment, so I like lge txt (a 6" screen is frustrating for page turns), but Microsoft has an excellent Kindle experience (ARE the screens different from Android iOS tablets?) & it does everything I want it to do as reader interaction with ease; that does not seem to be the case with the Scribe. So, it's either my HP laptop or a Go; I'd prefer e-ink, but none of the 10" tablet versions seem to be a tenable option.
Turn up the brightness on the iPad.
Girl if yall saw the onyx boox devices, youd be cvming your pants 😭
Very good for comics and manga.
Writing on the page should be basic. or an empty space to the side that your can write more notes.
Plus the erase marks last seconds and the OCR on iPad is horrendous I hate that it can’t convert properly without me writing clearly. My iPad is for social media, searching net and games and my scribe is for reading and notes. Using the iPad and kindle app is KILLING your eyes don’t read books on an iPad. I read for 4-5 hours a day and can do this easily on kindle.
The main and sole advantage of the Kindle is that you can use it in a sunny environment.
An iPad wont show you a thing in such an environment. Even with brightness max'ed.
So the Kindle is imo a niche product in that respect.
I will just an iPad Pro lol I really wanted to get a scribe but passing it.
I don't think its fair to compare devices like e-readers to general purpose tablets like iPads. E-reader devices serve a specific purpose. It would be like trying to compare a game console to a desktop/laptop computer. Yeah, game consoles can't do as much as a desktop/laptop can, but that's because they're designed for a specific purpose.
Its been a LONG time since this review and a ton of updates have come out for the Scribe, so I think this review needs to be done again. Also, it very misleading to take the price of the most expensive scribe, with the most expensive accessories and say "you can buy a good ipad with it.". Thats making the actual device look more expensive than it really is. Especially not including the $100 for the apple pencil towards ipad cost, which doesn't even erase when you flip it. Also worth noting getting the 64 gb Scribe is pointless to spend the extra money on because nobody will even reach half a fraction of it. Another also, Amazon offers 20% off with any kind of trade in. So when not on sale, a Scribe with the premium pen can easily be had for under $300.
The Kobo Elipsia runs circles around this thing