4 reasons a Kobo Elipsa 2E should be your reMarkable Paper Pro alternative

The reMarkable Paper Pro is an excellent E Ink tablet, but it’s also expensive. The device’s premium all-metal body, backlit color E Ink display, and improved stylus are meaningful improvements over what you get on the reMarkable 2. They’re also all about to get more expensive thanks to tariffs in the US. reMarkable announced in early April that it plans on raising the prices of its products in May to help account for the extra cost the tariffs will apply.

Changes like that are just one of several reasons to think twice about buying new electronics right now, but they’re also a good opportunity to think about alternatives. You can get a pretty similar experience to the reMarkable Paper Pro on the Kobo Elipsa 2E, which is not only cheaper, but also frequently available refurbished. The E Ink tablet is an e-reader first, but if you own it already or could justify picking it up used, here’s four reasons why it might make you second guess splurging on a reMarkable Paper Pro.

The Kobo Elipa 2E gives you a large canvas for notes

Both devices offer big screens

One of the biggest improvements the reMarkable Paper Pro offers is a large, 11.8-inch screen. It gives you plenty of room for taking notes, and it’s a natural fit for documents and PDFs, especially if you want to write in the margins. The Kobo Elipsa 2E’s screen is smaller at 10.3-inches, but I’ve found it to be more than enough for my note-taking and journaling purposes. While that also means it’s more square, I’ve found that it can still display documents without too many issues.

• Kobo Elipsa 2E

  Screen

  10.3-inch E Ink Carta 1200

  Resolution

  1404 x 1872 pixel resolution

  Storage

  32GB

  Connectivity

  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C

  Weight

  390g

  Dimensions

  193 x 227 x 7.5mm (8.9 by 7.6 by 0.29-inches)

  Format Support

  EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, CBZ, CBR

  CPU

  2GHz

  Battery Life

  “Weeks”

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• reMarkable Paper Pro

  Screen

  Canvas Color (custom display stack based on E Ink Gallery 3)

  Resolution

  2160 x 1620 pixel resolution (229 PPI)

  Storage

  64GB

  Connectivity

  2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi

  Weight

  1.16lbs

  Dimensions

  10.8 x 7.8 x 0.20-inches (196.6 x 274.1 x 5.1mm)

  Format Support

  PDF, EPUB

  CPU

  1.8 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53

  Battery Life

  Up to 2 weeks in a single charge; 90 days in standby

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The one advantage you do get on the reMarkable Paper Pro is that its large screen can also display images in color thanks to the E Ink Gallery 3 tech reMarkable uses. You won’t find that option on the Kobo Elipsa 2E (you’ll need to look at the smaller Kobo Libra Colour for that), but you do get a strong, customizable backlit, which can be set to become warmer late at night, something you won’t get on the Paper Pro.

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Kobo makes it easy to transfer documents, files, and articles

You’ll have direct access to cloud storage

You can connect the Elipsa 2E to two different cloud storage services (Google Drive and Dropbox) to easily add documents and files to the tablet, or get your notes off it. You can also connect your Kobo to your computer and directly drag and drop files on to it that way. The reMarkable Paper Pro gives you a few more options for getting content onto the tablet that are worth being aware of.

For one, the Paper Pro supports Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Dropbox, which means you’ll technically get more