Forget your Smythson or Moleskine, the latest luxury notepads come in digital form. Rivalling Kindle ereaders and the best tablets, reMarkable is among the most popular digital notepads with an e-ink display. Now, you can score a rare discount thanks to Black Friday 2025.
Whether you’re jotting down details in meetings, sparking creativity through doodling or scribbling story ideas, the flagship reMarkable 2 replicates the feeling of pen on paper.
Just like a Kindle offers a realistic reading experience, the reMarkable 2 boasts a matte display and no screen glare, creating an authentic writing experience. Complete with a marker tip pen, your words boast a natural-looking stroke.
Our tech writer Steve Hogarty put his expert seal of approval on the notepad when he reviewed the reMarkable 2. “For truly distraction-free notetaking, the reMarkable 2 is a dedicated and accomplished digital notebook,” he said. Praising it as slim and lightweight, he attested that the writing experience is smart and seamless. “It trims away many of the usual tablet features – such as a web browser or a bookstore heaving with the latest novels – that might tempt you away from your writing.”
At full price, though, the bundle – including a keyboard for extra user-friendliness – will set you back more than £600. That’s why the brand’s Black Friday offers need to be on your radar.
reMarkable 2 with type folio
“Razor-thin and unbelievably lightweight, this device has a sleek design and joyously minimalist user interface,” Steve said. Not only can you create separate notebooks and organise them into folders, but you can choose between templates such as ruled, graph paper and to-do list checkboxes. As well as being able to export your doodles and notes as PDFs, you’ve also got effectively infinite writing space to work with.
Plus, you can sign and annotate PDFs, and do crosswords and puzzles. “This is a real statement gadget – an executive toy for serious notetakers,” Steve noted. “Whip one out during a meeting and it will never fail to attract attention.” This Black Friday bundle deal includes the keyboard folio case, which lets you type notes, as well as a USB cable and nine replacement marker tips.
“For those seeking a distraction-free writing experience and who value the feel of pen on paper, it’s a compelling proposition as well as a beautiful piece of technology,” he concluded. It’s expensive, particularly once you add a folio and the premium marker stylus, but it’s undoubtedly a digital notepad for penning purists.” But thanks to the brand’s Black Friday sale, you can save on the bundle.
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