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Good replacement for PocketBook Basic Lux2 ? (lemmy.ml)
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I have no idea how or when, but somehow I broke my e-reader's screen after almost 6 years of active usage.

I was very satisfied with simplicity of the PocketBook lux2 and now I need to find a good replacement.

A quick search on the internet revealed that the industry unfortunately moved towards touchscreens , which frightens me....

My ideal e-reader:

  • 6 inch screen,
  • physical buttons,
  • no touch screen,
  • ideally without backlight, but if it has, no big deal
  • same open as PocketBook - so I can read books from my library without any stores, drm checks etc...

Why don't I simply buy the current PocketBook Verse ? It is 50% more expensive than my old model without any improvements, with freakishly small buttons and it looks much thicker than lux2.

So any recommendations will be appreciated!

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I've yet to own one but I've had my eye on the XTEINK devices and I've only heard good things. They're quite a bit smaller than 6 inches but most of them have no backlight or touch screen. I understand when people prefer the tactile feeling of buttons over a touch screen but you're the first to say you experience fear. Can you elaborate on that?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago

    As for touch screen , I expect it to be clumsy considering eink displays refresh rate .. so consequences of false touch is neglectible on other display types, but it should be annoying on eink .

    As for Xteink , I’m not buying this hype since I don’t see any value for me here : tiny screen and fragile as hell while price is close to a kindle. It promotes as a pocket reader , while tons of posts with broken screens and following comments like “never put it to pocket “ or “never use it without protective case”. So, no thanks …

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