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randusernametoday at 5:16 PM3 repliesview on HN

What's really nice about tiny e-readers is that you can read without having to move your eyes horizontally.

If there are only four words per line, you can slide your eyes down the middle and take in all the words in a chunk like you would for normal speed-reading.

I have an xteink X4 and X3 and I swear I can read for much longer without strain. You can also just crank your margins way up on most other e-readers.


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Minor49ertoday at 6:10 PM

Is it really worth the tradeoffs of having significantly smaller storage space, reduced screen size, and clicking through way more often, just to not have to move your eyes as much horizontally?

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ghostly_stoday at 7:50 PM

I can't imagine this tiny thing being able to refresh fast enough to keep up with my reading speed (not crazy fast).

broabprobetoday at 5:23 PM

Agreed, the x3 is incredible. You'll pay 2x what this costs but the ux is phenomenal with Crosspoint

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