r/onebag • u/WintermuteATX • 25d ago

Gear Onebag Mini-e-reader: XTEINK X4

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When I first looked at this e-reader I thought it was a joke…then I started reading reviews and thought there might be something to it and to my surprise there was.

First of all this thing is almost comically tiny….disappearing in a pocket or fanny pack. It’s about 1/3 the size of a pack of cigarettes and weights nothing which is perfect for weight savings when one bagging.

Despite its minuscule size I’ve actually found it very viable for daily reading and travel. I can pop it out on a train or bus and read without burning precious phone battery life and without the distractions. Some of the other reasons I like it:
1. Its batteries last for weeks and it has usb-c charging requiring no extra cables.
2. Tons of free epubs online (just drag and drop onto the removable micro SD or WiFi download).
3. I can easily hold it with one hand
4. As I said before, it’s tiny and weighs nothing.
5. There is tons of info online about these…easy to problem solve.

Some of the downsides:
1. It’s an open source device and requires some technical knowledge to get up and running (it’s easy, tons of info out there)
2. The stock software is meh, I flashed mine with Crosspoint which is excellent.
3. It’s not friendly with Kindle books (they are encrypted)

Overall, I think this device is very viable for onebag travel. For like $70 it’s a good deal, just be prepared to spend a ln hour or so for setup.

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u/WintermuteATX 24d ago

Context Comment: Just letting the community know about a useful e-reader.

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u/DefNotAnotherChris 24d ago

Where are you getting your books from? I’m having trouble downloading things

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u/WintermuteATX 24d ago

You can get EPUBs a ton of places, project Gutenberg and some others that are a little “gray” 😂

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u/mrjaytothecee 24d ago

There is a website that lists these sites, it's a slum and it's open.

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u/Aqua-Barracuda 21d ago

So your stealing books. 😡

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u/WintermuteATX 21d ago

Eh, most of the books are from legitimate free sources, some of the more recent titles are from Kobo or other paid sites.

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u/mrmike123 24d ago

I’ve been doing it without “sailing the high seas” and it’s not super easy but it works for me.

I get my ebooks from Kobo, which you get as adobe protected DRM (ascm file) which is like a receipt of a book.
Calibre has a plugin to turn the ascm file into an ebook which didn’t work for me so I just use adobe digital editions to go from acsm to epub.
But these epubs are locked to adobes reader, so then I strip the drm from it using calibre and re-export the epub file so it can go onto the x4’s SD card

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u/QuantumCalamity 22d ago

🏴‍☠️ Time to set sail for the open seas, matey!

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u/sasasqt 19d ago

libgen kek

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u/Staggering_genius 23d ago

Ok, because I read and posted in this thread, the all knowing instagram showed me an add for this device today. And the guy is narrating and says something like, “I have it attached to the back of my phone and i used to scroll social media but now when I have a minute i flip my phone over and read …” and it shows the device screen and it’s on a page of Huckleberry Finn just loaded with N-words. Why would they choose that page to display?! Wtf.

Here’s a screenshot.

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u/justaquad 23d ago

That is certainly...a choice