Tuesday, July 5th 2022
GPD Announces Pricing for Upcoming Win Max 2 Handheld Gaming PC
GPD have recently unveiled the pricing for their upcoming 10.1" Win Max 2 handheld gaming PC with the entry level model coming in at 899 USD. The GPD Win Max 2 comes equipped with either an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U or Intel Core i5-1260P processor paired with 16/32 GB of LPDDR5 memory and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. The device features a 2560×1600 10.1" IPS touchscreen with a peak brightness of 400 nits along with a backlit QWERTY keyboard and dual hall effect sensor analogue sticks. The Win Max 2 includes WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 as standard with an optional 4G LTE modem available for an additional 79 USD in addition to USB4/Thunderbolt 4 ports and a spare internal M.2 slot.
The device is equipped with a 67 Wh battery that supports USB Power Delivery up to 100 W alongside active cooling with double heat pipes. The 899 USD Indiegogo model is limited to 50 units and features the Ryzen 7 6800U, 16 GB RAM, and a 128 GB SSD while the base retail model will regularly cost 1159 USD and features an upgraded 1 TB SSD. The base model is also available with the Intel Core i5-1260P for the same price. The onboard memory can be increased to 32 GB for an additional 200 USD and the storage to 2 TB for a further 100 USD while a customized M.2 2230 1 TB SSD is offered for an additional 139 USD.
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The device is equipped with a 67 Wh battery that supports USB Power Delivery up to 100 W alongside active cooling with double heat pipes. The 899 USD Indiegogo model is limited to 50 units and features the Ryzen 7 6800U, 16 GB RAM, and a 128 GB SSD while the base retail model will regularly cost 1159 USD and features an upgraded 1 TB SSD. The base model is also available with the Intel Core i5-1260P for the same price. The onboard memory can be increased to 32 GB for an additional 200 USD and the storage to 2 TB for a further 100 USD while a customized M.2 2230 1 TB SSD is offered for an additional 139 USD.
8 Comments on GPD Announces Pricing for Upcoming Win Max 2 Handheld Gaming PC
If that's the case, then why bother with these overpriced inferior "handheld" devices over the upcoming iPad w/M2-Pro?
Gaming and Ipad even with M2 is not great.
There are, but that's not what this article is about, handheld gaming devices based off ARM type SOCs which I guess you "might" could make the argument but again, this goes back a long time. And these are strictly emulation devices that come in form factors that are copied off the PSP or other well known portable gaming devices. They give you tactile buttons, SD card access, and are sort of aping a raspberryPI loaded with roms. They are also cheaper than iPad, let alone an iPad pro, and come with buttons. If you are on a train, plane, or subway iPad Pro with controller sucks or is not workable at all.
That's like saying all phones are shit get an iPad with M2?!
I mean yeah, perhaps, but people buy phones because they suit that USE case.
It also heavily reminds me of a supersized, super-powered GameBoy Advance SP, which tickles the nostalgic childhood within me.
32GB ram is totally fine if you're going to do dual use (again not great on 10" screen) for photography/video or productivity.