Pocktbook Released their 8th Inkpad - Inkpad 4 Review

[@LunaExoriens]

I've got Touch Lux 3 for more than six years. I hoped new generations of PB readers would be significantly faster but as I see the responsiveness hasn't changed almost at all.

[@edepaal7750]

Use translate: ma kaptam meg, és vissza is küldtem; pixelhibásan érkezett. Rendkívül lassú, a fizikai billentyűk recsegnek ropognak, egyszóval hangosak. A kijelölt szöveg megosztása is rendkívül egyszerű. Nincs sok lehetőség. Nagy csalódás ért. Az előző e-book olvasom amazon kindle, 4 éves, de megbízhatóbb volt. Ez az én véleményem. Senkinek a kedvét nem szerettem volna elrontani.

[@JohnSavant]

One of the few devices that can be used as a digital library in my country, Slovenia. The price is ludicrous for our standards, though, so Kindle remains dominant.

[@olegnaumov225]

what exactly prohibits you from using other ereaders?

[@christill]

It definitely looks really well made. I’m curious to know what the selection in their store is like. So I’ll investigate that.

[@Strravigor]

Very interesting device for me to replace my kobo h2o , i received it , there is quite all I need ( good 7,8 300 DPI screen , audio output for audio books -not so good - night mode, some good gesture and easy transfer off ebook with a Mac ) ,BUT, the interface and note and underline is slow and buggy , and sometimes it freezes , I think I ll send it back and try the boox nova air 2 Thank,you,for your very good videos !

[@Vimes.]

Did you end up returning the reader or keeping with it? If you kept it how is it now? If you changed, what did you end up with? Thanks.

[@Strravigor]

@@Vimes. hello , no i keep my kobo h2o + koreader for the moment . It work fine ! But I wait for a new 7,8 or 8 good ereader as kobo Sage ( but the bad battery is a real problèm for me wait for next generation ) this inkpad 4 is the good challenger it has almost all I need . But I wait for next generation or for a good update to solve all the problems

[@Vimes.]

@@Strravigor Thanks. I'm still using my Kobo Aura One from 2016. Good screen size. Would like the Sage, not sure about battery tho. I use an old smartphone with a BT headset for my audio books. My wife has a Libra 2. Wonderful screen, but I'm used to a larger one.

[@reedsmith-yu4tc]

got the inkpad4 recently and coming from an H2O. reader is fine BUT not font customization possible, nor reading statistics, and dictionnaries are very limited. Will go to an Android based one probably, and check battery life.

[@DigiDriftZone]

Why isn’t this your daily driver? What is your daily driver?

[@ettizan]

He uses kindle paperwhite.

[@goodereader]

He?

[@seefeel2043]

Please compare this with the PocketBook predecessors to have an idea if it is worth to upgrade :) And, any idea about actual release date?

[@pocketfulofcryptos]

I have one just now & I like it very much. My 2 cents. Best wishes from Switzerland. Christian

[@goodguymario]

Hey I wanna pick on to import and read manga to. Is it easy importing files via usb?

[@elmaschingon7590]

And i gonna bring my back to the store: refund please! Tolino shine 4 suites my needs very well, its handy, no annoying lagg, perfect for U-Bahn ride to work

[@ryanlancer86]

Only if they add a mainstream browser like Firefox then pocketbook device would be perfect in every sense for me. Reading articles is very important for me

[@elmaschingon7590]

The SLOWlyness is the biggest disadvantage. It was clearly visible how this device would not recognize every fingerpress, it so annoying. Did u actually show how long it takes to power off & on?

[@BubsCoin]

Hi, have you compare with the inkpad 3 for the screen ?

[@seefeel2043]

Yes, I double that request!

[@goodguymario]

Hi. Its been a while but I'm mainly interested in importing manga from my computer specificaly. Is the process easy? Would you recommended instead of kobo sage for example? Thanks in advance!

[@elmaschingon7590]

Comment about the tts system, well its just not ripe yet. "The" it would read out like "t-he" sometimes, not always. I experienced same behavior with word "world" > "we" "orld"

[@brynbloom5993]

I'm debating between the inkpad 3 pro and this new 4. How does loading your own books work? I've had a kindle for forever so i'm used to emailing them over but i absolutely need to load by own epubs. Beyond that, when you do load your own epubs, how are they displayed? I know it seems like such a nit picky thing but i HATE that kindle can't recognise my epubs as "books" and instead sees them as "documents" and has trouble formatting them as books and displaying the covers. Also how does organisation work? Can i group series together? sort by author? etc

[@smitmiras]

Tbh, it’s basically plug and play. Once you’ve connected it to the pc or Mac, you can just drag and drop. There are softwares like Calibre, where you can artwork, reviews etc but it’s not necessary. Hope it answered your question

[@SteinarLundemo]

What's the difference between this and the era (except the screen size and button placement)?

[@user-uk9on8be1i]

I think it's amount of memory.. Era also have a 64gb version. InkPad4 has only 32gb of memory on the board :)

[@elmaschingon7590]

Too bad manufacturer used linux kernel 3.14, why not something fresher, like 5 something. At least something with android wakelock being merged in... So power off - power on would complete lot faster

[@PradhanAlok]

Out of budget but loves to watch

[@harshwardhanbahirat5692]

You're not alone

[@ryanlancer86]

How is the browser app on this model?

[@dsirius1500]

Great review thx for it.

[@techverrueckt]

Nice Review thanks a lot. I’m looking for a new Device. Actually I reed on the iPad mini 6th gen. What’s your Daily Driver. Do you recommend the Pocketbook Inkpad or ist the iPad mini a good alternative to read something. I come from Germany there is the Tolino a popular Device but I don’t like the software so much. Kobo is a nice reader but when I load an ePub I can’t set up the text style and I don’t know why. It’s an ePub file I can open it but I can’t customize the text. Ok kindle is a nice reader with an excellent software on the other side there is the Amazon ecosystem. I like a free system there I can load eBooks without converting. Maybe you can help me to find the ride System an the right reader. Thanks a lot for your nice content. Greetings from Germany

[@alicedalexandrite]

Pocketbooks read most of the formats easily, so they work nicely with epubs

[@techverrueckt]

@@alicedalexandrite how is the software of the Pocketbook devices. In many reviews I hear that the screen is a little bit washed or the software take sometimes a few seconds before the input is done.

[@alicedalexandrite]

@@techverrueckt I think it is true, but I am so used to it, it does not bother me. It was more true for older models tho, I now have Pocketbook Era and it is faster than Inkpad 3 Pro for example

[@john_enx]

More like inkFAIL 6 years same specs, different name and price. Pocketbook InkPad 3 : 7,8" Carta (1404 × 1872) , Dual Core (2×1 GHz) , 1gb , 200 € 2018 Pocketbook InkPad 3 pro : 7,8" Carta (1404 × 1872) , Dual Core (2×1 GHz) , 1gb , 240 € Pocketbook InkPad 4 : : 7,8" Carta (1404 × 1872) , Dual Core (2×1 GHz) , 1gb , 340 € 2023

[@boredguy5531]

Stop thinking as it is running Android trash. The OS used by PocketBook is much more resource efficient, stable and does what it needs to be done, it doesn't need high-end specs to run smoothly, unlike Android. Think of PocketBook as the Apple (back then) of eReader. Their OS is tailored ONLY for their devices, therefore no bloatwares, no need to support everyone's hardware, like Android does, that means smaller code and resources needed. Iirc my first macbook had only 8GB RAM while my workstation had 64GB of RAM.

[@john_enx]

@@boredguy5531 So 1. it is ok to have the same specs for so many years only increasing price? 2. yes Linux is less power hungry but can you even read browse internet? (not videos ofc) 3. Can it read scanned pdfs perfectly?

[@boredguy5531]

@@john_enx 1. It is not okay but prices will always increase. There must be some reason, for example in production cost or material used. Or there are slight upgrades that are not written on paper. 2. Yes it has a browser. 3. Not sure. PDF tend to not scale good with smaller eReaders. Maybe try get 10" screen ones.

[@luden144]

@@john_enx from my experience with the Touch HD 3, the browser is slow, but usable. If you’re looking for a device to read online articles, investigate other options.

[@matejmahkovic]

A small correction, the Inkpad 4 is around 270 €.

[@octavian_2]

A joke of a device in a world where Boox and Supernote devices exist

[@goodereader]

It's a joke that you would include super note in a list of top devices XD

[@yh12840]

​@@goodereader Is that because you don't sell them? 😂

[@goodereader]

No, we sell them 2-5 units a day in fact They are just no longer a competitor