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I was recently asked if I would like to review the Freewrite Traveler, not by Freewrite themselves, and I have to pass. The product costs £511 and consists of a small e-ink screen above a Psion-like keyboard. I understand the intention of such a device and suspect it could be useful for writing longer works, but the very small screen is a big downside for me. The device pictured above costs £1,023 and it is certainly unique, but I feel the company is not getting this correct at all.

Only a mega hipster would consider that much money for devices so basic no matter how well made they are and the alternatives are plenty. An old MacBook that costs less than £200 would do the job, turn off notifications on any of your devices and use a half-decent keyboard with it (basically have some willpower) or simply use what you have an concentrate.

If the Traveler had a full width screen and was priced at around £200 I would see potential, but at +£500 it is ridiculous.

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