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Whiteboard recommendations? (or alternatives) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When solving problems (math/computer science) I often scribble on some random sheets of paper to visualize my ideas or to save progress of some temporary solutions. I hate it, it's a mess and a waste of paper. I've been thinking of getting something like a whiteboard for a while and I want to finally commit.

Does anybody have any recommendations for a whiteboard or a whiteboard-like (for example an interactive board) product? From experience I know that whiteboards get dirty quickly and require to be cleaned with alcohol regularly.

Alternatives I have considered and subsequently disregarded:

blackboard (chalk dust in my room, no thanks)
graphical tablet for my laptop (I want something that would always be on display, not hidden away in a file)
tablet with a stylus (same as above)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Have you thought of a Magna-Doodle?

They're easy to erase (just pull the lever)
About page size (which is good if you want something you can lug around or work with on a desk, but not if you want more than one page of space)
They last pretty much forever if you don't bang them around, and even if you bang them around they still do pretty well.

Downsides:

Low resolution
Erasing one spot is not well supported