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- After the x4 was marketed as having MagSafe that would work with a phone, while the magnet doesn’t align with MagSafe.
Neat little esp32 eReader with the standard bs around the company.
- The X3 seems nicest as it’s smallest and a good deal lighter.by wahnfrieden
- by thunderbong
- I got one and it is a neat fun device.
And it's pretty hackable, with an open firmware, bunch of community involvement in developing third party alternatives for the default software.
I have even vibecoded random software to run on it.
by fooker - The fact that you can use it one-handed is the killer feature for me, both for reading and as a generic dashboard/remote control for stuff in my home.by hexmiles
- It's great on public transport too.
- I have one and am very happy with it. I vibe coded a bilingual ebook reader, which is what I bought it for. However a Kindle is a way better deal and is much better as far as screen quality etc. But I like how small my XTEINK X4 Pro is.by 55555
- I would be interested in a bilingual ebook reader. Do you have a repo for the project?
- I had only heard about these things on HN, and thought they were primarily popular as a toy for people to hack on. I didn't realise they are so popular amongst "normies".
I have no current need for one as I am happy with my cheap second hand Kobo but it's great that they exist, especially with the open source alternative firmware. Hopefully they don't clamp down on that in future.
by NoboruWataya - by nkurz
- I really didn't think I would, but I really enjoy using my X4. The only thing I wish it had was a backlight. It seems Xteink is hellbent on including pogo connectors on all their other models, and that the original X4 with USB-C was an unfortunate outlier in this regard.by _0xdd
- I got an X4 (slightly larger model) less than 2 months ago and I already finished 9 books on it. It is always in my pocket and I started reaching for it instead of my phone during tiny moments of boredom. Sometimes it's just a few paragraphs when I'm waiting for a train, but it is also surprisingly good for longer reading sessions.by jacek
- Same experience with the X4 Pro. Can wholeheartedly recommend. It feels like reading became much more accessible to me all of a sudden.by yoavm
- $70 in the US, 90€ ($105) in Europe :3 https://www.xteink.com/products/xteink-x3
I guess West Coast shipping from China is much cheaper
by haunter