Smart Typewriter (Gen3)

I just loved it. I wasn’t sure if I would like it before. Actually I bought it few months ago and I cancelled the order before I got it. So I tried again and I can say now that I love it. I use it every day and I can write much better because there is no ding dings every time I get an email or message. Absolutely great writing stuff!!!

I remember a couple of years ago I had this idea: wouldn't it be cool to have a laptop that has super-limited functionalities? Something like a laptop with MS Word on it maybe? Now, that would supercharge my writing, I thought. Except... I'm not a technical guy. I couldn't build anything like that on my own.

I tried different things. I got an old, but still working typewriter, but editing stuff on paper and then typing it up on a computer turned out to be a nightmare. Then I got myself an old laptop and put a bare-bones Linux distribution on it. That worked a little better, but still it wasn't quite what I was after. And then I read about Freewrite in the New Yorker. The price tag seemed hefty, but I thought: "What the hell, let's take the plunge".

Now, after quite a long wait (I bought a preorder), it arrived in Poland all the way from US by the way of Germany. And you know what? I loved it immediately. I was a little afraid it might look toyish, but in real life it turned out to look and feel much sturdier. The set up was incredibly easy - creating a Postbox account, setting up a language took 3 minutes tops. If my intention was to write in English I could've started straight out of box.

Three weeks in (or thereabouts), I can already tell it's been worth it. And the best part? The keys give this incredibly satisfying sound ;)

I am thrilled with my Freewrite. Even though I have a laptop, I prefer to use the freewrite because it is lovely to use and has no hassles like a laptop such as advertisements and other distractions.
Thank you for keeping the writing experience authentic!

I was honestly sceptical regarding the freewrite when I first heard about it, however having used a limited word processor for a few years and enjoying it this seemed like a good investment. While there is a little bit of a learning curve and dropbox can be a bit finicky to set up with a little help from Astrohaus I was able to keep every project I'm currently working on synced between Dropbox and the FreeWrite. The keyboard is the best i have used in a long time and it is a joy to write on over longer periods. If you're on the fence about this I say go for it, its well worth it for a writer looking to take their productivity up a notch or two.

Smart Typewriter (Gen3)