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Humble Tech Book Bundle: Math for Programmers 2024 by Manning (www.humblebundle.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (13 children)

I've bought a few of these bundles but could never get into reading the science or tech books on my small laptop.

I know the feeling. eInk finally solved that for me.

If you're in the market for an e-Ink device that's not locked down, I'm a fan of the Boox series. I don't trust their proprietary services, but they work great stand-alone with a home NAS.

[–] solrize 3 points 3 months ago (12 children)

I might get an inkplate 10 (same size as Boox) but really want something bigger, like 14 inch or more, to read arxiv.org PDFs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I might get an inkplate 10

Oooh. That is cool. Thanks. I'm not quite ready to give up Android, but I'll keep an eye on this project.

[–] solrize 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Hacker News crowd likes the reMARKable but I don't see what's so great about it. Inkplate is the only one I find interesting for now, and I'd want it to be bigger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I love the reMarkable on paper. I was waiting eagerly for the reMarkable to come down in price when I got my Boox.

But I bought a recent model Boox for my significant other that does everything the remarkable claims for about half the price - like $300 instead of $600.

I haven't checked remarkable's price lately. I would definitely consider it next time, if it's a closer price.

Though I've had such a good experience with Boox that I might not switch brands for awhile.

But long term I want to be on a device with fully open specifications, so I'll be watching Inkplate with great interest.

[–] solrize 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What size boox did you get for $300? If it's 13.3" that is pretty interesting despite it being Android. The current one is around $800. I think I'm ok with a normal backlit screen in the right format.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I got the 10" Air for around $300, if I recall correctly. It's $500 now (direct from Boox), so either the price went up or I must have caught a good sale (or both).