TechCrunch has reviewed reMarkable's new Paper Pure, a $399 e-paper writing tablet that succeeds the reMarkable 2, six years after that device launched. Like its predecessors, the Paper Pure is designed to offer a distraction-free alternative to phones, tablets and laptops, with no notifications or multitasking, aimed at writers, designers and researchers who want focused reading and writing.

The device keeps the same 10.3-inch monochrome screen size as the reMarkable 2 but flips its resolution to make it wider and shorter, fitting more text per line and producing a crisper writing feel. New software features include calendar syncing for note-taking during meetings, one-tap sharing of handwriting-converted notes via email or a new web app, improved handwriting search, and the ability to send web articles to the device as editable notebooks. The reviewer noted persisting limitations, including poor PDF handling that cut off document edges and an ePUB reading experience well below that of a dedicated e-reader like the Kindle, reinforcing that the Paper Pure is positioned as a focused work tool rather than an all-in-one reading and writing device.