Neil BrownWhat fits nicely in my hand and gives me hours of pleasure? A tiny ereader!
New blogpost:
"Initial thoughts on the tiny XTEINK X4 ereader"
https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/03/initial-thoughts-on-the-tiny-xteink-x4-ereader/
Esther Payne 
@neil that is so ickle.
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Matt Brunt@neil I've been considering one since seeing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWw5NKUx40o
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Sara Joy 
@neil Ooooooooo.
Sad about no backlight, as I mostly read in bed in the dark to help me fall asleep - as such, the phone is sadly ideal for that (I set it to be dark background, warm toned text on top). Would love a non-phone alternative.
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Scott Murray 
@neil Looks nice! I have a very old Kobo Mini that I refuse to get rid of because I love the form factor so much. (From the photo, your new device is taller and narrower than the Kobo Mini.)
@neil whoa!! You have both!! 😁
@scott I went through a phase last year of buying broken ereaders and fixing them. I have given most away, but I still have a few :)
@neil any tips on what works well with the Kobo Mini (firmware, syncing…)?
I have read about alternate firmwares but don’t know what I’m doing and didn’t want to brick it forever.
(Not that’s it’s super useful currently on the original software…)
@scott I just use the stock firmware.
If you want to try KOreader, then it is worth a go, but it didn't appeal to me.
I sync using Calibre and a cable, but you could look at calibre-web-automated, which can sync wirelessly with Kobo devices.
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It's so cute!
It's so cute!
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Martin Pugh@neil Rick Rolled with an ereader, that's a first for me.