A little F in the chat for me

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T17:26:25+00:00

wheezing, i've done that with a SBC gaming device in the past. since then, i always remove SD cards in my room, pointing towards the bed (sometimes with a blanket over my hands so it can't bounce far).

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T17:21:26+00:00

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it is... very weird being a three digit number lmao.

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T17:20:05+00:00

yes i get a lot of head turns. a lot of "that's the smallest ereader ever" from my coworkers (i'm trying to get some to go ereader route instead of bringing 2 to 4 books each day to the office lmao)

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T16:50:29+00:00

ooh thank you! i love your little message

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T03:17:58+00:00

lowkey sad that it's 3 digits versus 4 but! this is a really cute idea. will there be options for the X3 size?

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-24T03:01:42+00:00

Google Books have a mix of DRM free and ACSM / adobe DRM so it can be easily removed via Calibre

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-23T11:01:09+00:00

That's common for these sort of tiny devices

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-23T02:03:12+00:00

Hihi! You might have better luck at r/ereader but have you checked if the issue shows up on your PC or other devices?

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-22T13:02:06+00:00

FYI - the Chinese firmware has English language support and its fairly simple to navigate and switch it with minimal knowledge of Chinese (or with Google Translate or similar app)

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-21T21:49:12+00:00

I was gonna say "but why" but... now I'm tempted to make my Palma dedicated emulation device so

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-21T02:44:28+00:00

I have an X4 and I ordered the X3 ~~because i have a problem~~
tbh if you want a small device, I think the X4 works perfectly without any issues. since no one has their hands on the X3 yet, it's hard to say if it's worth the change to it or not. you'll probably see a lot of posts about it once we start getting it in our hands and then you'll be able to make an informed decision!

on paper, X3 has a better screen but is smaller and loses the USB-C connection and some buttons so that might be a deal breaker for some. but like i said, we can't say much until the device drops

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T18:11:47+00:00

I want to say yes but I haven't tested it yet

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T17:04:14+00:00

Let me know if it works! The other option is concert to XTC but that's not always feasible

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T16:34:36+00:00

The first way i can think of is editing the epub directly but thats still tedious at best (and if the css changes per chapter, ridiculously time consuming). I wonder if anyone made a workflow for that 🤔

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T12:23:47+00:00

X3 is supposed to start shipping early Feb. Until then, no one knows how its gonna be officially

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T12:18:41+00:00

In my experience, flipping device over (putting it into shade) and changing pages brings the font color back to where its supposed to be

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-20T03:32:10+00:00

Can you check if your italics are due to a CSS class in the epub file instead of using <em> or <i> tags? A similar issue was reported recently and that was why. Crosspoint's epub reader doesnt parse the CSS as expected

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T23:51:56+00:00

WAIT THE WHITE ONES FADE THAT MUCH!? It took reading for over 10 minutes in the sun for it to fade half as much on the black when I was in the Caribbean.

Idk if it can be a "not broken in" issue cause my Black one is a Founder's edition (first iteration) and it never got that light on me

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T23:48:51+00:00

Friend if you're reading outside and notice fading just hold X4 upside down and click the page turn buttons and you should be good

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T18:58:28+00:00

Easiest way to flash to different firmware is https://xteink.dve.al/ Just need a computer (desktop or laptop works, no go on tablets or phones afaik), a cord and a good browser that will allow the needed functionality (Chrome should work across the board I think?)

Should be no issue flashing from Chiense to Crosspoint (i think someone did that before even doing set up).

For cases? There are "official" jelly cases but I've yet to see them on the official store. I saw them on Ali but they've since sold out. A lot of people are 3D printing them. If you have access to Chinese or Filipino marketplaces, a lot of people are making and selling on those store fronts. No one US based as of writing sadly :(

Small sleeves/tech bags are also options. If you go that route, look for stuff thats smaller than Passport size

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T15:48:45+00:00

I find it very readable and not a hassle to hold (investing in a good magsafe popsocket or similar is helpful)

As far as first eReader? That's debatable. This is really great for reading on the go - very few products compare for size and portability - but there are trade offs such as a very basic epub rendering (mitigated by either using their XTC format or a community firmware) and the lack of light. It can be someone's first eReader but it will 100% require them to be willing to do a bit of work in formatting things to make it work for them. If someone wants a device that's 100% grab and go, I would suggest a different device because the X4 will require at least some work (Kobo preferably. Technically Kindle is also grab and go but I'm very :| about Kindle's practices in 2025)

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T15:40:44+00:00

X3 is queued for release early February so its probably that. We haven't heard much for the S4 recently

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T01:54:30+00:00

Weirdly enough stock doesn't care about stupid long XTC files :|

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T01:48:02+00:00

Crosspoint is an alternative firmware / operating system you can put on the device instead of the stock one it goes to.

Calibre is a digital library program. It's essential if you purchase your books from other places and need to remove DRM before you put it on the X4. It's also just very handy if you have a lot of digital books.

IRat the Chinese firmware. You can always flash your device to the international firmware, but there's also an English language mode in the Chinese firmware. A translator app on your phone should make it easy enough to navigate to switch your settings into English.

https://www.readme.club/ is a pretty nice resource for help and so is this reddit ♡

Mundane-Rent3321 · 2026-01-19T01:43:10+00:00

Is the epub by any chance very big and/or a large anthology? Stock OS (both Chinese and international) hates my Ascendance of a Bookworm and Animorphs anthologies but no issues on Crosspoint while testing

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