RocketbookWave Smart - Dotted Grid Eco-Friendly Notebook with 1 Pilot Frixion Pen Included - Standard Size (8.5" x 9.5"), BLUE (WAV-S)

I purchased this back at the end of 2018 and it still works relatively well! I am very pleased with this purchase. I absolutely LOVE Rocketbook as a company and their products have not yet disappointed me.To give context: I am a college student and I use my notebooks for all of my classes, plus extracurricular activities.The left-behind writing is true, but I've found that this doesn't transfer to the scanned page (I have both images attached). I am thinking this is because the heat only takes out the pigment of the ink (this may be wrong, but I have seen this same thing with the Frixion pens on regular paper). I think if you're looking for something that feels like writing writing on regular paper but you value having pages easily scanned to your Google Drive, and you aren't distracted by the writing left behind, then this should work really well for you, too!A few notes/pieces of advice:1) I was gifted a second one in the middle of 2019, which has helped spread the use across two notebooks. I think this has helped with the longevity of both books. The one pictured is my 2018 book. I realize this means that you would be spending ~$52 on the notebooks, but compared to purchasing a tablet (with a surface that does not feel like paper), an Apple pen, or (if waste is not a concern) buying a multipage scanner all costs much more than this.2) I would not suggest using Frixion highlighters, or using Frixion pens that are the colors pink or red in these journals. The highlighters and the pink does not pick up as well, and red seems to stain the notebook more than any other color does (again, I only notice it as I am writing, but not in my scans).3) There is an alternative to this called the Rocketbook Core. They are not microwaveable pages, but instead use water and a towel. These do NOT leave behind any markings, and seem to pick up a little more color than the Wave does. I have one of these and while I agree that it works well, it still has that "slippery" feeling that I don't like when writing. It doesn't feel like paper. Also, the cleaning takes a few minutes because you have to wipe each and every page, and wait for the page to dry before moving onto the next one. I think if you're someone who doesn't mind the feel of the writing surface, and you want something with these perks (plus more color readability), this type may be a better fit for you.4) I see a few reviews talking about their notebooks catching on fire. I do not know what these people are doing, but I can imagine the frustration that comes with that happening. This is what I do each time I put my book in the microwave: First, I get a mug filled halfway with room temperature water. Then I put the book in the microwave (with the mug on top, directly in the center of the circle on the cover) for 1 min and I CONTINUALLY watch. AS SOON AS the arrow on the cover is gone is when I take it out and flip the book (yes, it is hot). I thumb through the pages (mainly because I still think its so cool to see the writing gone... I am unsure if this actually does anything). Finally I put it back in, continually watch, and remove as soon as the arrow is gone on the second page. This has worked for me every single time. Hopefully this helps others too!Either way, I think this is a great idea and I really like that it hits the mark for me in most ways.

Edit: Many years into the future I still recommend rocket books. I used this one book throughout multiple college degrees at this point. One notebook. That's wild. Sure after this many years the scratches from the pens have left marks on the pages but the fact a single notebook outlasted what would normally be upwards of 100 this thing is worth it. Whatever version Rocket Book is up to now, get it.To be clear this is a first impressions after I received the book and pens and tested them review.I had heard about these books in a youtube video about cool future tech stuff and thought they were neat. It took me a few months to actually buy one, but as I was going to start college again I thought it would be the perfect time to try something like this out. When I first received it the packaging was surprisingly cool and easily opened because it came in a tear open resealable bag similar to those you get large bags of candy in. It also came with a pen with the Notebook which was nice. I purchased the kit that came with the pack of pens as well so it's nice having an extra pen to add to that.I tested the book out by setting it up in the app and adjusting what the different symbols meant to do. I set the Diamond to send to Evernote and wrote my destinations inside the front cover as well as some test words on the first page. I then followed the microwave instructions that were listed on the package (and not in the book anywhere which was kind of sad so take a picture of the package!).After microwaving the book as instructed and letting it cool I opened it to see that the front cover and the first page were completely blank! Upon closer inspection it became clear that despite the ink being gone you could still see faint traces of the words I had written so this isn't 100% secret society or spy technology Unless you scribble across your notes before heating them up. The words were sufficiently gone enough that they did not interfere with being written on again.I can also say that if you don't let the book cool all the way any new writing will be slightly dulled by the residual heat left in the book but it won't disappear all the way. This leads me to wonder how hot the book can get before erasing and I would likely caution to not leave it in a hot car for a long period of time just in case it erases all your precious notes before you can upload them, or just upload your notes as soon as you're done writing them so you don't have to worry about that.If something negative occurs in my use of the notebook I will come back and update the review but for now I think between this and my smart pen notebook I may have the two coolest notebooks on the market. If only my smart pen and rocketbook were compatible...