Does the Freewrite do anything for you?

[Darkbulb]

The Hemingwrite/Freewrite caused a bit of a resurgence in mobile typewriters when it was successfully funded on Kickstarter.
It does have a full, physical keyboard (no membrane but a rather actuated mechanical keyboard) and WiFi connection which I really like...but I'm struggling with really seeing the value proposition compared to just using a laptop. I think it's the concept of 'distraction free writing' maybe.

The first batch has been issued and the reviews are rather positive. The next batch is about to go out in a month or so.

At $500 it's a tad too high for me but there is indeed something a little bit compelling about this distraction free retro "mechanical" typewriter.
Does it do anything for you?

I guess I could always pick up an Alphasmart 3000 for $20 on Amazon

 

[MrK1]

I can't think of a single good thing to say about this.

 

[Darkbulb]

I can't think of a single good thing to say about this.

Yeah at $500 I just can't see it.
Its hard to see what need/gap it would truly meet/fill


Sent from my iPhone 6s. I'm sorry.

 

[chris.hale]

I'm not a writer, if I was I may feel different, but I'd rather put the 500 towards a laptop.

 

[MrK1]

'Distraction free'??

Willpower or just disconnect your laptop/PC from the web.

Simple.

 

[Nathan]

you can easily achieve similar with a mechanical keyboard and the selfcontrol app on a Mac for about £100.

It does seem like a lot of money for what you get though the price isnt outrageous for a very small scale and unique item.

I know they are going for an analogue feel with the switches but couldn't they free up some real estate for a larger screen. You could probably just get an old word processor for very little if you really wanted a sole purpose machine.