This is my first scribe so I am not comparing it to the older version. But I love everything about this. Despite being much larger than my old paperweight, it's not that much heavier and it's still easy to hold for reading my books. I love that the pen securely grips to the side with magnets. So it's always on hand if I need it. I find the placement of the button on the premium pen to be perfect. Since you have to hold it down to use its feature, it's in a spot which is easy to hold the button down while continuing to write. I barely have to pause in my writing, switching back and forth from using the shortcut to not using it. As with all Kindles, the screen is comfortable to look at and does not strain your eyes. I love writing on this scribe it feels like writing on paper. It's not completely smooth, which I don't want it to be. That's what a screen feels like. It has just a touch of roughness to it so that you can feel a bit of drag and grip like you do on paper. It makes writing on it so easy. I love all the templates and I love that you can change the templates even after you've written something or drawn something. My daughter uses it for sketching and loves it. As you get the hang of the pencil, it's quite easy to start light and slowly shade to darken things and the eraser is amazing. She is able to achieve good detail in her sketches. I will never own anything but a Kindle scribe again.
New Amazon Kindle Scribe (32 GB) - Redesigned display with uniform borders. With AI notebook summarization. Includes Premium
3.9 | 115 ratings
Price: 419.99
Last update: 12-21-2024
About this item
New Kindle Scribe - A Kindle and a notebook, all in one. Redesigned flush-front display with uniform white borders and upgraded Premium Pen, feels like writing on paper.
Write in books as inspiration strikes - Start writing directly on the page and Active Canvas will create space for your notes.
Built-in notebook - Create meeting notes and to-do lists, or journal all in one place. Convert handwritten notes to text and email them to yourself or your contacts.
Notebook summaries - Easily summarize and refine your notes with new built-in AI notebook tools.
Read and write in any light - The 10.2" glare-free, 300 ppi front-lit display is designed for reading and writing anytime, indoors and out.
No distractions - Focus on your thoughts with a device purpose-built for reading, writing, and marking up documents. No notifications or social media.
Premium Pen included - No need to set up or charge, just start writing. Upgraded design, shortcut button, and soft eraser provide a perfect writing companion.
Write in books as inspiration strikes - Start writing directly on the page and Active Canvas will create space for your notes.
Built-in notebook - Create meeting notes and to-do lists, or journal all in one place. Convert handwritten notes to text and email them to yourself or your contacts.
Notebook summaries - Easily summarize and refine your notes with new built-in AI notebook tools.
Read and write in any light - The 10.2" glare-free, 300 ppi front-lit display is designed for reading and writing anytime, indoors and out.
No distractions - Focus on your thoughts with a device purpose-built for reading, writing, and marking up documents. No notifications or social media.
Premium Pen included - No need to set up or charge, just start writing. Upgraded design, shortcut button, and soft eraser provide a perfect writing companion.
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Kathleen WardIt's perfect
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JWExtremely disappointed with quality issue!
JW
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
Where do I even begin with my disappointment?!
The White Bezel:
The white border or bezel really does not look as good as advertised. If you enlarge my photos, you will see that it’s a white frame on top of the green border and the white frame isn’t even covering the green border that perfectly. You can also see the right side edge has light leaking out from the white bezel and it was driving me crazy when I tried to read. This does not happen with the previous version scribe.
The Front Lights and Clarity:
When comparing the two devices side by side, the new scribe’s front lights are not as evenly distributed as the previous version. I can see the difference between the two devices. When I have both devices set at the same brightness and warmth level, the new scribe was not as clear nor bright as the previous version, but was slightly more yellowish (oh no, that infamous yellow hue band)! When reading on the new scribe with its lights on, the surface of the screen looks as if there is a slight whitish film covering the screen making the words not as clear as the previous version. The previous version is much clearer and has better brightness and light distribution. It’s harder to tell in the photos, but the difference is very clear with naked eye.
Background Screen Color without front lights on:
I couldn’t understand why when both devices were set on the same brightness and warmth, the new scribe was slightly dimmer, so I turned off the brightness and compared the background of the screen and discovered that the new scribe was so much darker (grayer)! Newer scribe should be an improved version and who would’ve thought that it went backward?
The Screen Surface:
The screen surface of the new scribe is slightly “rougher” or textured. I use three different digital pens on my scribe because all three feel very different from one another, so I use them for different things. When I use them on the new scribe, I notice that the very smooth nib doesn’t glide as much and the “rubbery” nib on the Staedtler noris jumbo became too hard to write on the new screen surface (drags too much). So, if you own a Staedtler digital pen and love to use it on your previous scribe, you will hate it on the new scribe. Oh, there is also a very bad ghosting issue with the new scribe, way worse than the older version scribe!
Now, about the premium pen. I do love the extra side button and I set it as a highlighter, but the position of the side button is a huge problem. I find myself constantly clicking at it while I write because I like to put my thumb on the flat side of the pen for better stability where the button is located. The button should be located slightly higher.
These are the reasons why I give this new scribe a one star. I so wanted to give the new scribe a five star like my older scribe, but there is absolutely nothing good to say about it as it’s really a downgrade from the previous version. I bought the most expensive bundle with the premium leather folio (another disappointment - horrible quality), so imagine my disappointment!
I don’t know if I just got a bad one or all the new scribes are just as bad, but I’m not taking the chance to even go for an exchange. It is going back for a refund for sure!
BTW, the new update for kindle scribe is already out for over a week now. All the previous scribe owners can now download the new software update (new AI and active canvas) that came with the new scribe!
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J. Pleasant