The Alpha follows up on 2020’s Freewrite Traveler.
If you’ve been intrigued by the high-tech Freewrite typewriter but put off by its price tag, manufacturer Astrohaus’ new design is for you. Astrohaus is opening preorders for the Freewrite Alpha, a lower-profile version of its first-generation device. Like the original Freewrite, it’s billed as a distraction-free writing tool that syncs wirelessly with services like Google Drive or Dropbox but for $349 instead of the original Freewrite’s $649 price tag.
But the mechanical switches are a step in the right direction, and ditching the E Ink screen might not be a bad idea; while it was nicely glare-free, its delay could be viscerally distracting. The Alpha also blessedly lets you move your cursor freely around a document, a feature Astrohaus added with the Traveler. I’m even coming around on the gray pebble pattern, although without seeing it in person, it’s difficult to judge.line of portable word processors.
Am I duty-bound to inform you that eBay sells secondhand AlphaSmart keyboards at a fraction of the Alpha’s price? I believe so. Am I still — despite owning a functional first-generation Freewrite that I love but rarely use — somehow tempted to put down money for the Alpha? I will guiltily admit I am.
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