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Future of Wacom EMR on e-ink note-taking devices?

I have been happily using an EMR enabled Boox Note Air (1) for the past five years or so. Over the time, I have also acquired a collection of compatible EMR pens (Lamy, staedtler, the usual suspects) to work on the Boox Note Air.

At the same time, for navigating (mouse) my desktop computer I use a Wacom tablet ('Wacom One' - not to be confused with 'One by Wacom') which works with exactly the same pens. This is a convenient set-up which allows me to navigate / read / pan documents on the PC and jot down notes in my digital notebook immediately after without having to drop pen, pick up mouse, release mouse, pick up pen, etc.

Now, I always figured I could replace the Boox Note Air 1 with a new EMR enabled e-ink tablet when the time would come near (battery failure, OS obsolete) and keep on enjoying this setup. However, seeing a lot of new note-taking devices (Remarkable Paper Pro, Boox Go 10.3 GenII, Penstar) utilizing active USI styli and reviewers alluding to "E-ink no longer integrating EMR in their panel-stacks due to high prices charged by Wacom" (Voja) I am a bit worried that soon Wacom EMR enabled e-ink tablets won't be available any longer.

Basically, my gut feeling is that I should snatch an EMR notetaking device (Go 10.3 Gen I, Note Max) before it's too late, but at the same time I don't really want to replace my - for now - still fine working Boox Note Air 1 yet.

I was hoping someone with a bit more knowledge on the topic could chime in here so I can make a more informed decision. Thanks for your help!

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u/Narrow_Lettuce2090 — 5 days ago