Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook, Letter Size 8.5×11, Black – Dotted Pages, App-Connected, Erasable, Durable Cover, Ideal for School, Work, and Creative Projects

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Hi! I’m a writer. I’ve spent 41 years on this planet so far, and I’ve spent 40 of those years with a pen, pencil, or other writing utensil in my hand. I write like I breathe: constantly and for the purpose of staying alive. Writing — hand, pen, ink, paper — is a part of every single day, for my personal enjoyment, for therapeutic purposes, and for academic and research pursuits, as well as for educating my daughter. As a result, I use a lot of paper. I’m not sure I can explain the volume of paper I’m talking about here, but let’s just agree that on a scale of 1 to 10, I’m somewhere north of all the numbers, deep in uncharted territory. Two nights ago when I couldn’t sleep, I wrote a four-page letter that I’m never going to send on the subject of (I kid you not) writing letters for the purpose of not sending them. I think that sums me up. For the purposes of this paragraph anyway.I’ve been curious about Rocketbook for a while now, and the ability to archive my handwritten work has been incredibly appealing. I picked up a full size notebook at a discounted price one day, figuring it would be worth a try, and I’m very glad I did!I have used stone paper and Frixion pens in the past, so I was familiar with how the basic concept worked, being able to use a damp cloth to wash away the writing. And as others have said, the pages do not feel like paper. The page is totally smooth. If someone handed me a sheet of it without any indication what it was for, I certainly wouldn’t think of writing on it. But it works out pretty well with the Frixion pens, and it wipes clean just like it’s supposed to, ready for another round of notes or ideas or lesson plans. It has enough pages that I can work on multiple tasks and still have clear pages for things that come up through the day. It is close enough to the pen-and-paper experience that I feel like I can connect with what I’m writing the way I need in order to do the work I want to do.I think I would really enjoy the executive size for my daily journaling, or the Fusion for my school preparations and planning. I will definitely be purchasing additional Rocketbook products in the future.When I was trying to decide whether to purchase the notebook, I saw a lot of reviews that listed drawbacks or said the Rocketbook wasn’t what it claimed to be. I decided to try it anyway, and I’m glad because what people were complaining about is pretty normal stuff when you’re dealing with a reusable, yet ultimately consumable, product.Everything we use can be used lightly and last longer, used heavily and not last long, be abused and break, or be set on a shelf safely in perfect condition. You really can’t expect a notebook to defy that reality. You get to choose how to use the notebook, and that determines what kind of experience you’re going to have.So let me tell you about several things that affect how I use my Rocketbook. They’re not drawbacks; they are simply things to know in order to set reasonable expectations and get the most out of a great product.To extend the life of my Rocketbook, I write with a light hand. I make sure my pen is not at an angle that causes it to scratch the page. I avoid using the eraser for more than a few letters. I archive pages as soon as possible. Every few days, I clear all the pages. I keep the notebook flat or stack it between my laptop and my clipboard if I slip it into my backpack. I make sure not to bend or crease the pages.If you write with a naturally heavy hand or often scratch the paper with your pen, you may find indentations lingering after each use or scratches quickly adding up, which can cause the pages to deteriorate more quickly.Erasing with a damp cloth cleans away the ink. Using the eraser in the pen is convenient, but it uses friction and heat to remove the visible ink. Moderate use of this eraser is perfectly reasonable and won’t cause problems. A lot of this type of erasing can alter the surface of the paper in such a way that it wears out faster.Archiving and clearing all the pages every few days ensures that I haven’t neglected to catalog my notes or work, and keeps the ink from sitting on the pages too long. If you leave ink anywhere for too long, it will eventually leave some ghosting behind, regardless of whether the surface is intended to be erasable or reusable. Avoiding that ensures the pages come clean easily.Being careful not to crease the pages or the notebook is just reasonable, since I want it to be flat.I can see that the pages will eventually show wear and I will probably retire this Rocketbook at some point in the distant future, in favor of a newer one. And I won’t mind doing that because I will have used it well! It will be able to boast of lasting far longer than any other notebook I’ve ever owned, and of saving many many trees.

This is a really nice product, and so far it has worked very well for me. I use OneNote for project-related notes, but prefer to write notes during meetings and for to-do lists, etc. In the past I’ve switched between keeping an actual notebook and just writing on blank paper on a clipboard, and I’d occasionally photogrpah my important notes, crop the photos, and insert them in my OneNote pages. The problem with this system was that taking photos, cropping, saving, uploading to my cloud, then importing them to OneNote was really time consuming, and on top of that I was ending up with either full notebooks or stacks of hand-written pages that I no longer need.The Rocketbook is an ideal compromise. Just the right size for meeting notes and other similar things, pages are easy to write on, and the app is great – just point the camera, click through a few things, and my notes are already in OneNote. The OCR is surprisingly good for basic text (especially considering how bad my handwriting is); only problem is it doesn’t automatically format bullets, extended sentences, and similar. Pages clean up very easily; I even accidentally used a regular pen on one, but it didn’t take long to clean it up with a bit of isopropyl. I don’t regret buying it.I also bought the carrying case for it; I’ll review that in another post.

Incredibile idea quella della compagnia creatrice del Rocketbook, versatile quaderno che si presenta di dimensioni compatte, ma sufficientemente grandi per permetterci di far stare in un’unica pagina tutto ciò di cui si possa aver bisogno.Il rocketbook si presenta leggero, piccolo, ben costruito e rifinito nei dettagli.Il feeling durante la scrittura è quasi identico a quello della carta, conservandosi un po’ di unicitàin quanto si tratta di pagine, di per se, fatte in plastica.Ora, se qualcuno di voi sta pensando “si però la plastica non è ecologica” la risposta è questa: il Rocketbook è fatto per durare!È finita infatti l’era del mettere da parte appunti su appunti raccolti in centinaia di quaderni ingombranti e persino costosi; con il Rocketbook avrete una piattaforma perfetta e, soprattutto, low-cost (in confronto ai vari iPad, Surface, Yoga, etc.) sulla quale prendere appunti ed esprimere la vostra creatività in qualsiasi momento. Unica cosa da fare appena finito di scrivere? Fare una bella foto al foglio, e le vostre idee saranno subito trasmesse al servizio Cloud desiderato, in base al simbolino che marcherete in basso alla pagina!Vi lascio capire quanto questo prodotto mi abbia lasciato affascinato dalla recensione che ho scritto ;)Nessuno mi ha pagato per farla, ma trovo che quando si trova qualcosa di bello sia in un certo modo doveroso far sapere anche agli altri che ne vale la pena!Unico difetto (che più che un difetto è un commento un po’ da povero): il costo delle penne FriXion, non esattamente le penne più economiche in vendita

Insegno e spesso mi serve un quaderno dove appuntare le cose che mi servono o che dico in classe o fare dei calcoli veloci. Ma allo stesso tempo mi scoccia buttare via quaderni su quaderni. Questo, per me è stato un ottima soluzione.