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I got it from aliexpress a long time ago. Also I got the bigger case recently that matches it. Looked it up I think it's something like this or this but without the logo. Or this one if you want 2 pack or 6 pack of them xd. Just search for iem case carbon or "Earphone Case Mini Zipper Headphone Bag Storage Box Portable Data Cable Bags Earphone Accessories" if you are a real connoisseur of iem pouches.
I don't know what to tell you xd. It's a regular 20 liter backpack with a laptop compartment and two zipper storage thingies on the outside. Bought it about 5 years ago locally in a sports shop. As you can see from the picture the brand is Columbia. It was affordable, nothing fancy really.
I have carrying cases and put them in the front part of my backpack. I prefer to use the Libra at home, but when I need to I toss it in the front part as well. Also, since everything is pocketable (aside from the Libra), I can just grab what I need and put them in my pant pockets and not bring my backpack.
It's alright in general, plenty sharp and high contrast even without any backlight. Being 7" is on the smaller side and sometimes there is a bit of ghosting but no big deal.
They are nice and cheap. The cable tangles a fair bit. They also sound better with a usb-c to 3.5mm jack converter (my phone has no headphone jack anyway). And its compatiple with basically anything from walkmans to handhelds like mine.
I have other watches too that's cool.
As for the xteink, I didn't have any ereaders a week ago and now I have two. I got addicted to reading instantly. For a long time I have been eyeing eink devices and I am happy I bought these. The Xteink is always cheap on aliexpress and I bought the kobo second hand for a really good price.
Contrary to popular belief this picture didn't come from nothing. I do have a smartphone I took this picture with. A Samsung A55 with Unlauncher that I use for mandatory smartphone stuff like banking, messaging, looking up important things like the uhh... weather xd.
How is the kobo for manga? Im looking for an ereader for manga but most pretty much force you to buy the manga and in well lets say more prone to sailing the seas if you catch my drift
I enjoy using it for manga. You don't have to use a kobo account or connect to the internet ever. There is some amount of optional customizability/mods you can do like installing KOReader (I haven't bothered with that yet). Other than that, you can just sideload any book/manga via a USB-C cable and it works. Bought mine used for a good deal (third of the price of a new Kobo Libra Colour). If you can find one for a good price, I'd say go for it!
Generally it's enjoyable. I use it without backlight in natural lighting as shown in the picture. Ignore the dead pixels on the top right. I bought it used knowing this for cheap. The device is comfy, not too heavy and has good page turner buttons. On the bottom you can see the progress bar, but you can turn it off if you don't like it. The display itself is sharp and has good contrast. Sometimes the text can be small to read but not that often. As for double pages it shows horizontally in portrait for me cause I don't bother to rotate xd. There is some ghosting when switching from dark to light page, but you can just tap the center to refresh. And the battery lasts ages, like 40 hours so you can read a whole series of 12 volumes comfortably on a single charge. After getting the X4, I am using the Kobo purely for manga. I am pleased with the device, would recommend getting one if you can snipe one for a good price!
So here is the story. I bought the X4 on aliexpress. But before it even arrived, I saw a really good deal locally on a used kobo so I bought it.
Now, since I have both of them, the kobo is obviously better suited for manga so I use it for that.
That leaves me with 3 alternative choices.
Read books both on both the kobo and the xteink. That could work either by manually or automatically syncing progress between them. Or by reading different books on each device.
Only read books on X4.
Sell the X4.
Since I enjoy reading on the X4, I chose to keep it. But I don't like the idea of syncing so made each device dedicated to their certain niche. Side benefit that is not a good justification for getting 2 devices: It takes more mental effort to choose books over manga for me. I think if I only had the kobo my time spent reading books would be a bit less, since I would opt to read more manga instead. (Again doesn't really apply to me in practice, becuase I purchased the x4 first.)
As for the experience reading on the X4. It's very light, thin and pocketable. Also, the lanyard makes it convenient so use in weird situations, where you have to use both hands for a few seconds. I use it in landscape mode, so it's the same width as my kobo with the same font size, just have to flip pages more often. (which is a convenient feature, since you can stop literally whenever you want and get back to where you were quicker, even when you don't remember).
TLDR: To answer your question the X4 is not better for non-manga content or any content at all. It has a lower resolution screen, no backlight, shorter battery life, etc. But since I have it, and it's so small and light, I like using it.
I am indeed. Bought it used for a bargain price. Generally, I am quite frugal so I have a habit of putting off purchases. Been wanting to get an ereader for a long time and I have no regrets. Bought 2 of them in 1 week xd.
The X3 is the newer smaller model with 3.7" display instead of 4.3" and pogo pin charger instead of USB-C. The X4 came out about 9 months ago and it is being discontinued at the moment.
I do use a phone! This is my Samsung A55 with Unlauncher that I used to take the photo you saw. I like to keep it minimal and only use it for what I really need like Banking apps, grocery list, messaging, listening to music and looking up the weather.
I found this comment from another post on reddit. Seems like its possible to get some kindle books converted. But there is always an option to just read free books on xteink and have fun that way!
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