Xteink X4 Classic: a Tiny but Great E-Reader
![[Two Xteink X4 classics, tiny e-book readers, held in differently sized hands. One is white and held in a large hand, one black in a small hand]](https://shallowsky.com/blog/images/screenshots/xteink/PXL_20261011_214654158sm.jpg)
I got my husband an Xteink X4 Classic e-reader for his birthday
after reading Hollie's
comments on the X4. After seeing it, I immediately ordered one
for myself.
First impression: it's startlingly small, thin and light.
Even after seeing photos, I wasn't prepared for this butterfly-weight
device. You could carry it everywhere and never notice. And yet the
e-ink screen is crisp and clear: despite its tiny size,
it's completely fine for reading books. And it's so easy to hold in
one hand.
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