Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame

Re:Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame by bonsai_spool on Monday September 07, 2026 @09:28AM (#49598232)

> proprietary magnetic adapter

They're supposedly not proprietary but a standard size that's easily replaced.

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Re:Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame by trymas on Monday September 07, 2026 @09:54AM (#49598495)

Ok, though still obscure.

I don’t want to looking where to order it when it’s lost or broken.

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Re:Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame by criddell on Monday September 07, 2026 @10:07AM (#49598652)

Any guesses why they went with that connector rather than USB C?

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Re:Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame by bonsai_spool on Monday September 07, 2026 @10:42AM (#49598987)

Just for improved thinnness; they're able to reduce about 2 mm from the thickness with the pins (and you can still technically use them for data transfer depending on how it's wired to the SoC).

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