Can you explain to me why one of these is better for this please?
Also notifications etc
The font rendering in the official firmware isn't that great though, especially compared to even a old phone screen. I had much better text rendering with 3rd party firmware.
Also e-readers have way less distractions than a phone.
And the phone's reader app?
But then I'm subject to the bright screen, all of the colors, all of the notifications, and everything else that the phone brings. The calm of the X4 is quite nice.
I don't have any social media apps on my phone anymore except "Hack" for HN... as you imply, too much temptation to distraction. I haven't missed them at all.
This doesn't matter. What matters to me is I experienced the stories conveyed by the words.
I bet reading a hardback lights up different parts of the brain compared to e-book readers, but that difference does not to me matter either.
Experiencing the story through someone else reading the words to you is different to reading though. I'm not sure why people are so weirdly defensive about this.
E-ink devices place no demand on fine-motor skills the way turning a page does. I'll stand by by bet.
I'm not defensive about the fact that the experience of reading vs listening are different - I challenge the (often implicit) insinuation that one is inherently superior to the other in all circumstances. I do both and know the trade-offs for each. My comment was inspired by the old, but very similar "real books vs kindles" debate.
The tiny ereader contains no secrets or valuables, so I feel fine pulling it out in an area where I might otherwise be reluctant to use my phone.
I first stared reading ebooks on my Palm Vx. I went on to a Nook, Nook Color, some no names, Kobo. Five years ago, I became disabled and no longer had a free hand to carry an ereader and did not want to carry a bag just to carry an ereader/book. I started reading on my phone.
Last April, after seeing a comment on the X4, here on HN, I decided to get one. I prefer the display and I can advance a page by pressing the button, rather than swiping the screen. It's always with me, in het same pocket as my phone/
They have added backlight, but still left charging/connecting to proprietary magnetic adapter.
Yeah, the connector they've made is absolutely bananas, wonder what they were thinking? Was there a 3rd-party docking ecosystem they were expecting to be spawned by this, or something? The magnetic connector by itself makes no sense, unless I severely misunderstand how it's supposed to be used in practice.
Terrible trade-off. I do not want a marginally smaller book if it means I have to worry about losing a proprietary cable.
They're supposedly not proprietary but a standard size that's easily replaced.
I don’t want to looking where to order it when it’s lost or broken.
I wish they have a magsafe case with 1-2 card holder slots, then it would just be a perfect wallet replacement.
Although I would argue that I already see many people using phone cases with card slots or magsafe card holders. This is a safer option because the xteink costs less and it makes your phone less likely to be swiped.
My setup now is simply my transport card duct taped on the outside of the xteink case. For payments and music and such I'd still use my phone, which is in the other pocket.
Also not owned by a man who can RENT VENICE for his wedding.
I also have an Xteink X3 and it's always with me. With a screen protector and/or case, I can just shove it into any pocket or put it on the back of my phone with the Qi2 magnets.
I’m on Calibre Web and Shelfmark.
I considered buying an X4 for the portability (and to be honest installing and tinkering with crosspoint sounds fun).
But the kobo can fit in my jeans pocket and is about the size of a normal paperback page. I feel like the X4 would be too small and might be frustrating.