Supernote A5 X2 Manta

Overview

The Supernote A5 X2 Manta is the note taker's note tablet. The 10.7 inch flexible E Ink panel is deliberately frontlight free, paired with a soft FeelWrite 2 film that grips the ceramic nib slightly, so the pen does not skate the way it can on bare glass. The .note format supports headings, keywords, links, stars and layers, which turns a notebook into something closer to a wiki than a stack of pages. It suits long form writers: journal keepers, lawyers and researchers building a searchable archive, and anyone who has worn out a paper notebook per month. The device is designed to be repaired rather than replaced, with a user swap battery and an upgradable motherboard, and the 300 ppi screen keeps small handwriting readable when you review it later. Two things to plan for. The pen and the folio are not included, so the $505 device price becomes roughly $635 once you add a pen, and the absence of a front light means you need decent room lighting after dark. Annotation on complex PDFs is workable rather than polished compared with Android based rivals.

✨ Key Highlights

• 10.7 inch flexible E Ink screen at 1920 x 2560 (300 ppi), frontlight free with a FeelWrite 2 self recovery writing film
• Ceramic NeverReplace nib on Supernote pens never needs a tip change and never needs charging
• 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage and a microSD slot that takes cards up to 2 TB
• 3,600 mAh battery and a motherboard that Supernote designs to be replaced and upgraded by the owner
• 375 g with the pen loop on a 6.0 mm body, 251.3 x 182.6 mm, made in Japan