I just upgraded my 5-year old inkpad 3 to the inkpad 4.
First impressions:
Positive:
- the size of the inkpad 4 is roughly the same as inkpad 3. However the cover is much smaller on the 4. The cover also clips on the corner of the device (contrarily to inkpad 3 cover, which fully encloses the reader.) As a result the overall size - particularly thickness - is lower.
- Seems somewhat faster than inkpad 3. It might be just an impression. The user interface is identical on both models.
- USB-C connector!! Thank Goodness! (this was my major reason for upgrading, as the USB connector of my inkpad 3 is becoming inoperative.)
- Memory boost to 32 GB.
Neutral:
- I saw a significant battery drain in the first hours of use of the inkpad 4; however 1) I used it at max brightness and 2) I loaded my full library into it, I expect some indexing might take place. I expect the battery drain to stabilize at similar levels than inkpad 3 shortly (if not I will report back here.)
- max brightness is less bright than the max brightness of the inkpad 3. No biggie for me as I rarely -if ever- use the reader at full brightness.
- IPX 8, I don't need this but I am now less worried when cleaning the device!
Negative:
- the "night" display is much more yellow on the inkpad 4 than on the 3, which is more red. I prefer a more red display.
- during install I was stuck with a "login into your pocketbook store account". I don't (well, didn't
) have a store account, nor did I want one. I could not go past this step without logging in. This is a bummer. I created one (fortunately I was not asked for credit card information) and logged out of it as soon as the setup was completed. Pity this step had to take place, I was not asked this when setting up my inkpad 3.
Hope this helps
etn