ReMarkable's Early Black Friday Sale Includes Refurbished Devices for the First Time

ReMarkable is jumping on the early Black Friday train with discounts on their paper tablets, and here’s what’s new this year: they’re offering deals on refurbished devices alongside new ones. If you’ve been eyeing a reMarkable but balked at the price, this might be your chance. The sale kicks off November 20th at 9:00 AM CET (that’s 12:01 AM Pacific Time for those of you on the West Coast) and runs through Cyber Monday on the reMarkable site.

While you’re here, check out Judie’s previous review of the reMarkable Paper Pro!

Now here’s a look at the deals:

reMarkable 2 Bundles

$70 off all bundles (new and refurbished)
Bundles include the paper tablet, your choice of Marker or Marker Plus, and a folio

reMarkable Paper Pro Bundles

$50 off all bundles (new and refurbished)
Same deal: tablet, marker, and folio included

One small catch: all folios are included with both new and refurbished devices except the reMarkable 2 Folio Sleeve, which is only available with refurbished units. Not a dealbreaker, but worth knowing if you had your heart set on a specific folio.

This is the first time reMarkable has discounted refurbished devices during Black Friday, which is honestly a smart move. Refurbished electronics sometimes get a bad rap, but they’re typically checked, cleaned, and backed by the same warranty as new devices. If you’re fine with a device that someone else returned (probably because they realized they’re not actually going to handwrite their novel), you can save some cash.

ReMarkable tablets aren’t cheap. The reMarkable 2 starts at $379 for just the tablet, and bundles with markers and folios push well over $500. The Paper Pro is even pricier. So $50-70 off actually makes a difference, especially when folios are included in the bundle pricing.

If you’re not familiar with reMarkable, these aren’t iPads. They’re e-ink paper tablets designed for one thing: writing and drawing that feels like real paper. No apps, no notifications, no Twitter rabbit holes at 2 AM. Just you, your thoughts, and a stylus that actually feels like a pen on paper.

The reMarkable 2 has been around since 2020 and is stupid thin, like, thinner than most notebooks. The Paper Pro is the newer model with a larger screen and color e-ink, which is wild if you’ve only used black-and-white e-readers before.

People love these for note-taking in meetings, sketching, journaling, or just getting away from the chaos of a regular tablet. If you’re someone who misses the focus of writing by hand but wants digital storage and organization, that’s the whole pitch.

This deal makes sense if you’ve been waiting for a discount and don’t mind shopping early. Black Friday deals on reMarkable don’t usually get much better than this, so if you’re planning to buy one anyway, waiting probably won’t save you more money.

The refurbished option is worth considering if you’re price-sensitive. You’re getting the same device, just one that’s been returned, inspected, and resold. For $70 off a reMarkable 2 bundle, that’s a meaningful chunk of change.

If you’re on the fence about whether you’ll actually use a paper tablet, that’s the real question. These aren’t impulse buys; they’re for people who genuinely prefer handwriting to typing or who want a distraction-free digital workspace. If that’s you, the Black Friday discount makes it easier to justify.

ReMarkable’s early Black Friday sale isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s the best pricing you’ll see on these devices this year. The addition of refurbished options gives you a cheaper entry point, and the $50-70 discounts on bundles make the steep price tag a little less painful.

If you’ve been curious about reMarkable and want to ditch screens for something closer to pen and paper, now’s the time. Just don’t expect it to replace your iPad; it’s meant to do the opposite.

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