[aix1]

I agree it's an annoyance. However, the only thing that's locked on those is USB flashing. It is still possible to flash from an SD card.

I recently bought a locked Xteink X4 and installed Crosspoint. It's great! (And I've been reading a lot more.)

https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader#usb-l...

P.S. Their official site, https://xteink.com, seems to sell unlocked devices.