Freewrite Smart Typewriter | Digital Typewriter with E Ink Display for Distraction-Free Writing | WiFi-Enabled Word Processor Syncs Directly to The Cloud | Dedicated Drafting Machine for Authors

I am so impressed how quickly my daily word count increased and how I’ve been more passionate about writing more than ever before.I love the keyboard and the backlit screen.I’ve been wanting one of these and originally bought the Alpha but didn’t really love it. But I liked it enough to invest in the Smart Typewriter and I’m glad I did.I’m a filmmaker and this tool has helped me work on my investors outline, write and explore ideas for short films, and work on my first short stories (something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time bc one of my dreams is to release a collection of short stories).The battery life is incredible. The set up was very easy. I love the built but I will say that the product is very pricey and I wish it wasn’t so cost prohibitive so more people could use this tool and increase their writing output.

I’ve purchased this, the Traveler and the Gen 2 Freewrite. This is by far the best of their products. The Traveler bricked after a few months and refused to take an update. After a convoluted process I was able to get it working again but I couldn’t update it. And this company’s warranty is less than stellar. They require $150 and to replace it with a refurbished item not including shipping. After already sinking $400 into that product, I refused. One afternoon I decided to try an update it again after it had been a very expensive paperweight for the better part of three years and it magically worked. I’m version they were able to fix whatever bug in their update system and that was what caused it to finally work. Anyway, that gave me confidence in the company again. And I decided to purchase the Freewrite Gen 3. It’s far better than the Gen 2 and even thought it is expensive for what it is, I don’t regret it one bit. I still use the Traveler when I’m on the go, but the Freewrite is my go to for long form drafts. I don’t like how limiting it is but the arrow key features make the product useable for me. Whereas I struggled with the Gen 2. The hardware is great. The software gets the job done but it could be better. That being said, if you can not or do not want to pay for such an expensive product the Alphasmart Neo does exactly the same thing as this for a fraction of the price. Their newest product does also and it’s much more cost effective.

It's a great idea. A thing shaped like a typewriter with an E-Ink screen you can type on. Nothing but you and the words. I was enamored with the product as soon as I heard about it and saw some reviews. I had to try it. Maybe this thing would kindle a creative spark. My excitement about the product ended as soon as I started to use it. I was aware of the delayed response of the screen beforehand, so this did not surprise me. What did surprise me was the un-reliability of the synching function -- which is the whole point of the product. It synchs with "Postbox" where one may access one's drafts as one may need -- except when it doesn't. As it happens, it doesn't quite frequently and then does without any ostensible reason. If they can get the synching to be reliable, then this is an interesting product. But as it stands, I returned mine. To be distraction-free I can use Pages, choose not to view the toolbar, and go into full screen mode where it's just me and my font of choice on an otherwise black, distraction-free screen. Three stars because it IS fun to type on, and I did get some good stuff while using it. But it's not even close to being ready for full-time use due to the reliability issue.

I bit the bullet and bought this thing, yeah kinda expensive, but dang is it a great help. Ive had it for about 4 months and have written more then i have ever before. It just feels so damn great, the screen lag people talk abouts not a big deal, it dose lag pretty bad when you reach about 10000 words in a doc. But then you just switch to the next doc. Or download your file, erase, and keep going lag goes back to normal. The lag honestly feels like the slight delay from hitting a key on an old timey keyboard into the striker ribbon. Using one of those payment systems really helps, im paying about 30$ a month for it, and adding a bit more each time to pay it off. I felt that it gave me the drive to write more, and want to write more. Oh and the instant transfer to postbox and gmail is super great, i love reading my pervious nights work each morning before work. Thank you freewrite for such a great product, i cant wait to see what else you come up with.