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After some time musing about the value of the new Inkpad X as a PDF reader and taking odds and ends of advice from this forum and others I finally took the plunge and bought one! I bought from Amazon because it's so reliable and has a good approach to refunds and replacements.

Glad I did because the first one had a problem with the USB port - it wouldn't connect to the PC without jiggling it. But Amazon replaced it right away, with no quibbles. The replacement works as it should. (I use Calibre to manage my book - X works fine with it).

The build quality doesn't feel terrific (the plastic backing offers a good grip but feels just a little too flexible as if not quite attached to the underlying chassis but it's not a problem for me. The buttons (standard on most Pocketbooks) aren't the tightest in the world, but again these do their job.

On the other hand it is very, very light - hence the 'feel' - which is great since you barely notice it when reading on your lap or holding while riding a bus. But being so light you would not want to accidentally sit on it and you would want to be careful if packing it in a briefcase or shoulder bag to avoid crushing. It definitely needs a protective case of some sort (which is next on the list).

It's a bit pricey but it does what I need it for, to read PDFs mainly.
I am very pleased with it as an ereader (and relieved to be so - it took all of my petty cash savings!). It seems to handle most (not all) of the PDFs in my library pretty well and as I get more familiar with it I think the experience will improve.

I've used a Touch Lux 4 for a while now and though Pocketbook software is not quite as well designed as a Kindle it works well. The X is basically the same with just a few minor differences (e.g. position of settings menu, screen light operations). In some ways it is a lot easier to use than the smaller screen Lux as there is more screen space to poke and stroke!

Mind you, so far I am still using my Lux for reading in bed as the X is rather on the large side for being curled up under the duvet and I haven't quite got the hang of it yet. The larger screen does take a little getting used to!

So, I would recommend it if you need to read larger fixed format documents like PDFs or comics. I haven't tried comics (yet) but I am expecting that to be a good experience as well. The images that are often included in the PDfs I read all look decent (occasionally adequate) and at last I can see them properly (unlike the Lux)!

I don't know yet what the battery life is like.