I never bought one, because Amazon has always been Amazon 🤷♂️
I was considering buying a used one to root but they just put the kibash on that with this latest nonsense.
I switched to a Pocketbook Inkpad 4 after my old Nook started to have issues and it has been great. I like that you don’t need to create an account to use it.
Same with boox, it even lets me use AI without needing to register. Love the freedom.
Bought a PineNote last year.
A wonderful device! But it’s pretty expensive ($400 before import duty) and required some hands-on terminal work to get set up properly.
I knew what I was getting into though. As a Debian Linux e-reader, it was worth the effort and money.
I have been heavily looking at one. no stranger to linux or doing setup so thats no worries. how is the daily usage? e-reader experience? note taking? what ereader software is used? have you tried koreader on it?
thank you for your time! I have been wanting to find someone with experience with one!
I use it only as a reader, so can’t comment on notes.
As a reader, it’s great. I love that the backlight has color temperature control, so I can adjust the white/red balance depending on the time of day.
Koreader is pretty good software. It took some time to identify and configure my preferred settings. My only gripe is with “discoverability” of my library. Koreader has a very basic file selector, and I wish I could search titles, metadata, etc without needing another program (probably calibre?).
Battery life is definitely not as good as your proprietary ereader. If I leave it suspended at 100% charge, the battery dies in 3-4 days if bluetooth and wifi is on, and maybe 7-8 if they’re off. Meanwhile, my old nook could go several weeks without usage.
My least favorite part is anything related to typing. The screen keyboard feels unresponsive at times, which is hard when you’re typing passwords in a terminal session. For any shell work I connect to a TTY over USB, or I have a little bluetooth keyboard.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer and give your experience!
I think I will definitely be getting one!
Is there anything which can compare with kindles when it battery life? I got a kindle and a Tolino (both rooted) and the kindle just works for weeks and the tolino has to be charged every few days and loses battery when it’s just sitting around. If I leave the kindle in a drawer for weeks, basically no battery is used.
