X4

Crusoe, by simply furnishing a device that cater to the very essence of no frills reading. You have more than fulfilled your duty! Everyone is thrilled to have your device and ride with every development that comes out whether it is from the community or yourself. I myself have flashed crosspoint bu

Yes I own both. Xteink X4 is a e reader device and it is meant for reading ebooks. The screen is brighter, more contrast, its size is ergonomic enough to hold and press jts button. M5 Paper S3 is an eink device and it can support many other use-cases than reading ebooks. It has touch screen but the

Real pocketsize comes with the xteink x4. It has a own subreddit. Fantastic device. Not for beginners and the use of calibre is necessary, but totaly worth it!

Maybe some clarity is needed to help the u/xteink team understand this discussion better. The unique value presented by the X3 and X4 products is their industrial design / aesthetics that cannot easily be replicated by a DIY PCB and 3D printer. These slim, "feel good in your hands" designs require l

Can you read books on the X4 via Onleihe (the German system for library books)? If you mean your local library's ebook lending system (German or otherwise), the answer's almost certainly NO. For that to happen, someone who knows the inner workings of the library system needs to write custom firmware

The FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH and Piracy subs have megathreads where you can find websites to get ebooks from. I suggest you check those out. From what I've seen, colored e-readers aren't recommended since they have a poorer tech quality. Complaints of text being less sharp and more blurry compared to non c

The one from Aliexpress will come with Chinese firmware, the one from the Xteink site with an international one - that is supposedly no big deal as the firmware can easily be flashed to the other one. Apart from that, Xteink claims that buying from their site will give you better customer support, a

I just received my new toy - an incredibly tiny and portable Xteink X4 eReader. Very primitive compared to my 10 year old Kobo Glo, but I'm loving the portability and can live with the limitations.

Do you have a regular e-reader like a Kobo? Have you used eink? You are right that they are luxury devices so there really isn't an answer of is it worth the price because it's only if it's worth the price for you. A lot of people are embracing the Xteink X4 because it's a $40-50 device about the si

XTEINK X4 looks good. Have you had a chance to test it?