I’m in the market for a repairable FOSS e-ink tablet, as my pocketbook’s touchscreen has died, and it’s a glued together piece of trash. The manufacturer charges 2/3 of the price of a new one for the repair.

Got products or manufacturers?

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    3 days ago

    If you have a 3d printer to make a case, seed studio released a 7" color e-ink terminal with a built in esp32. Even friendlier is the Pimoroni Inky frame with a built in raspberry pi.

    Both around $100 USD.

    • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      The seedstudio is absolutely shit for frequent updates of the content,though, as it refreshes the whole screen everytime and is slow as hell. Send mine back after a lengthy exchange with the support.

    • es_eskaliert@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      If I see it correctly, they both don’t have any touch or stylus capabilities or did i miss something?

      • PonyOfWar@pawb.socialEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        You’re correct. I have one and use it as a weather display but it’s not comparable to a tablet.

        • ImpermeableMembrane@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          I also have one, and the display refresh isn’t exactly quick. It’s probably very normal for colour e-ink displays, but it’s the first I’ve had / experienced. Though it’s fine for a home status display, it would be horrible as a custom e-reader.