EverPAPER review: A 'notebook” that can never be used up

Have you ever encountered the situation of "old friends haven't seen each other for a long time, and when they meet again, they find that the other party has changed a lot"? Some time ago, Xiao Lei reunited with an "old friend" whom he had not seen for many years. As time passed, this old friend not only changed his "appearance" but also his name. But with its highly recognizable "elephant profile" and iconic touch of green, I can still recognize it as the "never forget" note-taking software from before.

Yes, this is the famous note-taking software "Evernote".

Since Evernote and the American company Evernote split into two independent entities in 2018, Evernote has become an independently operated technology company rooted in China. This also allows Evernote to continue to take root on the Chinese Internet and provide high-quality services to domestic users without being affected by Evernote's acquisition. In other words, this "elephant" is still the note-taking software worthy of everyone's trust, which also confirms an old slogan of Evernote: Elephants never forget.

So what “advantages” does Evernote, which focuses on the domestic market, bring to domestic users? First of all, the local server greatly shortens the time required for user note synchronization, and functions such as WeChat collection import are also more convenient for domestic users. In addition, Evernote can develop smart hardware products that are more suitable for domestic users in response to the needs of domestic users, such as the EverREC Pro, an Evernote smart recorder, and the smart ink screen hardware product, EverPAPER, which was officially released in June this year.

Product Introduction

To put it simply, EverPAPER is an ink screen smart book that uses a 10.3-inch E-ink screen, a Wacom electromagnetic pen solution, and supports real-time handwriting conversion to text and cloud synchronization. I know what you are thinking: Judging from the components of the input method after product initialization, EverPAPER uses the Android operating system. The WeChat reading built into EverPAPER can also support this from another angle. However, since EverPAPER uses a deeply customized Android system, the experience of using unoptimized Android software on the E-ink screen is "self-evident". EverPAPER also focuses its product on handwriting and reading, and everyone regards it as a Just use a smart notebook.

In fact, EverPAPER is indeed very suitable to use as an "electronic" paper notebook. The 10.3-inch ink screen has no backlight and no flicker, so the reading experience is no different from the paper you usually write on. The resolution of 1872×1404 and the pixel density of 226PPI also surpass most prints. Don’t forget that EverPAPER does not need to merge pixels to display text like OLED phones, and the text looks sharper.

Speaking of the screen, let me say one more thing. Although EverPAPER uses an ink screen, the refresh rate of this ink screen is far higher than that of the familiar Kindle ink screen reader. The refresh rate of this ink screen is "as high as" The 50Hz ink screen also supports a variety of different refresh modes, and can actively adjust the refresh rate according to the currently displayed content.

In addition to looking like a higher-definition paper, EverPAPER also feels slimmer than ordinary paper notebooks. The thickness of 4.65mm is similar to 10 A4 sheets of 73g, and the weight of 415g is also much lighter than common tablets. Of course, this weight is still heavier than a stack of paper, but if you really print out all the notes in EverPAPER’s 32GB storage space, EverPAPER is definitely a lighter and lighter choice.

Note-taking is EverPAPER’s special skill

Since EverPAPER is called Impression Smartbook, it is obvious that it wants to replace those traditional paper notebooks. In Xiao Lei’s experience over the past week, EverPAPER has indeed achieved this, and in some cases it is even easier to use than the iPad Pro Apple Pencil combination that Xiao Lei has been using in the past.

First of all, the stylus equipped with EverPAPER is a Wacom electromagnetic pen. The 4096-level pressure sensitivity can restore the true handwriting strokes in the document. Limited by the refresh rate of the ink screen, EverPAPER's notes cannot follow handwriting at a high refresh rate like the iPad Pro. But as long as you are not using EverPAPER to play audio games, EverPAPER is enough for normal writing scenarios.

In addition, the design of EverPAPER glass screen and customized paper-like film also makes the writing experience of EverPAPER far better than the iPad Pro with paper-like film. General paper-like films can only restore the "hanging pen" feeling of paper through surface frosting process, but they cannot change the hard feel of the glass itself. Switching to a silicone pen tip can alleviate the hard feel of the pen to a certain extent, but because the thickness of the pen tip is changed, it will affect the accuracy of the pen tip.

But EverPAPER’s solution does not have this problem: the customized paper film electromagnetic pen solution can not only accurately restore the subtle resistance of paper writing, but also restore the real paper writing time. The feel of "pressing down on the paper". Judging from the results, because the writing feel of EverPAPER is indeed very similar to writing on paper, you can "write hard", so the handwriting is better-looking than simply poking the glass, and there is no "nowhere to use force" like writing with chalk. .

But if your handwriting is as crooked as Xiao Lei, EverPAPER of course also supports the function of converting Chinese and English handwriting into text. You just need to write by hand, and it will be converted into text immediately by raising your hand. You no longer have to worry about the notes you write being only understood by you. It is a pity that EverPAPER does not provide the speech-to-text function like its domestic counterparts.

However, according to Xiaolei’s experience, although the handwriting recognition solution is not as convenient as the speech-to-text solution, because AI no longer needs to guess what you want to say, One word, so when dealing with proper nouns, rare words, or a mixture of Chinese and English, the handwriting-to-text solution will be more accurate.

"Not open" Android system

As I just said, EverPAPER uses the Android operating system, but this does not mean that you can play Genshin Impact on EverPAPER's e-ink screen. In order to ensure the overall battery life, the Android system used by EverPAPER has been specially customized. On the plus side, EverPAPER has done a very good job integrating Evernote’s own functions. Notes, tags, and even the well-received templates in the Evernote App are all supported. If you are an old Evernote user, you will definitely not be satisfied with EverPAPER. Will be unfamiliar.

##In addition to native Evernote support, EverPAPER also has built-in support for e-ink screens. The customized WeChat reading is not only "extremely fast" to operate, but is also more friendly to the page turning strategy of the ink screen. But as mentioned just now, EverPAPER's main job is actually a "smart notebook", and considering the nature of the professional tools behind EverPAPER, Evernote does not open the installation of third-party software, which actually limits its use. Possibility of third party notes. If you are a loyal user of GoodNote or other note-taking software, switching to EverPAPER may be a little uncomfortable at first.

But if you are a loyal user of the Evernote ecosystem, then Evernote, as a smartbook, I believe can bring you an excellent experience with a high degree of synergy between software and hardware.

Compared to a hammer, it is more like a "scalpel"

This is why I think EverPAPER is an intelligent hardware with a highly specific target user. It doesn't play games or take notes like the iPad. From beginning to end, EverPAPER's function is very simple: it is a paper notebook that "can't be used up" and "will never be forgotten." If the iPad is a "universal" Chinese knife, then EverPAPER is like a sharp "scalpel" in my opinion.

In the eyes of critics, EverPAPER has a very single function, which is priced at 2,399 A "paper notebook" worth NT$2,400, but with a budget of NT$2,400 to buy a real paper notebook, you can easily write for several years.

But for EverPAPER’s target users, EverPAPER’s thin and light body and cloud synchronization features not only reduce the worry of carrying a large number of paper documents with them, but also prevent the accidental loss of precious note content. Yes, downloading the Evernote App on an iPad can achieve similar effects, but in terms of writing feel, portability and battery life, EverPAPER, which focuses on taking notes, is obviously better.

## From this perspective, EverPAPER did fulfill the “promise” of Evernote at the time : Make a piece of paper that will not be "forgotten".

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