I purchased the Nomad and Lamy pen and I loved it. The product is great and the size is perfect. I then ordered the Manta and the Heart of metal pen and I could not be happier. I was going to decide which to keep but ended up keeping both.
This product is great. Really love the writing experience and the ability to use my vast library of eBooks and papers (mostly in PDF format) to take annotations. I feel the PDF annotation features are good but there's room for improvement. And I'm excited for what's to come.
For work, as a manager I had 5 different notebooks, a paper to-do template, and a dry erase board as my only way of managing meetings, notes, and "to-do's". While I am still exploring all of the superb options my Supernote Manta has, it has SIGNIFICANTLY improved my work efficiency. I made a table to contents with links to the different notebooks, and the STAR method has helped me to find and NOT forget to-do items from meetings to add it to my list. Furthermore, I can have ALL of my notebooks with me at ALL times in one small, compact little tablet.
A major surprise is that my absolutely HORRIBLE handwriting is actually legible on the Manta, whereas my paper notebooks are nearly illegible, even to me. Turns out I need the most super thin needle point (0.1) option to write well. The thinnest pen for actual paper I have is 0.25mm. and the difference is NOTICEABLE.
I do have the Heart of Metal 2 pen, and I LOVE it. However, I have always loved the heavier metal pens vs. a cheap BIC.
This is also my very first E-Ink tablet. "Pixel Leaves" Basic Settings and Beginners Guides on YouTube were absolutely invaluable.
The Manta met my expectations and after a couple of weeks became far more useful to me than I had anticipated! One of the best luxury purchases I have made which quickly became an item of necessity! Incredible device!