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The best iPad Screen Protector - PaperLike Review

2018-10-16 · Long video (solo, talking head or whiteboard) · Ali · recording, 4:17 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech · mode: Review and recommendation

In a Tech Tuesdays review, junior doctor Ali recommends the Paperlike screen protector for the iPad Pro: at about 30 pounds it protects an expensive screen and makes writing feel slightly more like paper, with slightly grainier whites as its only real drawback.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Introduction: thoughts on the Paperlike screen protector after a few months

00:00:21 — Overall thoughts: worth the 30 pounds for protection and a paper-like writing feel

  • ★★★ Ali thinks the Paperlike screen protector is worth it: anyone spending 500 to 1,000 pounds on an iPad or iPad Pro might as well get a decent screen protector rather than a two-pound one. — 00:00:21 · Paperlike, iPad, iPad Pro
  • ★★ Ali says the Paperlike screen protector costs about 30 pounds, a lot of money for a screen protector. — 00:00:21 · Paperlike
  • ★★ Ali spilled tea on his iPad Pro and it survived, he thinks thanks to the Paperlike screen protector; otherwise the thousand-pound iPad Pro would have been lost. (hedged) — 00:00:21 · Paperlike, iPad Pro
  • ★★ Writing on the Paperlike has more resistance than writing on bare glass, Ali says, so it feels more like writing on paper and very slightly improves the writing experience. — 00:00:21 · Paperlike
  • ★★ The Paperlike is not life-changing, Ali says, but it makes using the iPad Pro a little nicer for him, and he would happily pay 30 pounds for that extra niceness. — 00:00:51 · Paperlike, iPad Pro

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00:01:50 — Why he chose the Paperlike

  • ★★ Ali has not tried other screen protectors; he chose the Paperlike after commenters on his iPad Pro note-taking video recommended it and a friend who is a digital artist said many digital artists do. — 00:01:50 · Paperlike, iPad Pro

00:02:21 — Installation and how it feels

  • ★★ Installing the Paperlike was fairly painless for Ali even though he spoiled his first attempt, because the package includes two screen protectors and two installation kits. — 00:02:21 · Paperlike
  • ★★ To install the Paperlike, Ali says, you line it up, use stickers to keep it aligned and a card to push out the bubbles; it takes about five minutes and never comes off. — 00:02:21 · Paperlike
  • ★ Once the Paperlike is installed, Ali says, it is hard to tell it is there apart from its feel, more matte and "frictiony" than normal glass. — 00:02:21 · Paperlike

00:03:05 — The one drawback: grainier whites; closing verdict and sign-off

  • ★★ The Paperlike's one real drawback, Ali says, is extra grain on white backgrounds, noticeable when writing in Notability but gone in videos; you stop noticing it and it makes no real difference. — 00:03:15 · Paperlike, Notability

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Also: iPad · iPad Pro · Notability

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