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Re: The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader

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Post by ryzvonusef » Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC

ThatPlayer wrote: post #159

ryzvonusef wrote: post #139

I have been trying to move away from doom scrolling, and the vice I've replaced it with is online webnovels and webcomics. Reading from RoyalRoad or WebToons is hardly mentally stimulating, but I feel it's at least better than random tweets or vertical short form content. There are quite a few stories that I've come to really enjoy and look forward to reading when the new chapter comes out. It's not like I've stopped…

My reading habits are similar, and yeah I fell out of using my einks for similar reasons. Even with a web browser, einkbro for Android eink devices, it just never felt as good as epubs or just my phone somehow. Well ordered the X4 to try anyways.

Please share your review of the device and how you read on it when you get the device. It will be interesting to see how your reading habits change.

Re: The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader

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Post by nunobrito » Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

hxii wrote: post #20

I’ve been looking at these for a while, hoping the custom firmwares for it will become more popular, as I was considering getting this for my six-year-old. The disabled usb is certainly a bummer. I wonder how they disabled it though – is there a hardware difference?

To flash a new firmware on those devices you just need to place the firmware image of crosspoint on the memory card and then press UP+POWER to reboot and install the new firmware.

My device was the China edition that was locked (USB firmware upload disabled), the memory card method worked fast and easy.

Re: The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader

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Post by dv35z » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC

recursive-call wrote: post #105

dv35z wrote: post #73

Does anyone know where you can buy an HDMI-compatible e-ink display, which is about the size of an A5 notebook? The idea is that you could have a screen, keyboard, and a small computer zippered up in a case, and could write/code outside in the sun.

Pinenote? Probably have to add the HDMI port yourself though

That's a phone - I am looking for essentially an HDMI-compatible e-ink monitor, with a small enough size to fit within an A5 size (https://papersizes.io/a/a5)