Guest LiqMat Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Article that popped up today: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/11/18/13676442/smach-z-portable-gaming-pc-steam-kickstarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leods Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I didn't udnerstand is why is the project "back on track"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) A lot of simulations I play have near microscopic text. So I'm not sure this is the thing for me. Maybe ok for some DosBox stuff in lower resolution. Or emulators for VCS and other early games. I seriously like a big screen. And right in my face too. Since LCD's don't emit brain damaging radiation like CRTs do I can sit right up front. Mere centimeters from a 50" screen. And when playing with things flying left and right, so does my head. Back and forth and back and forth like a crazed lunatic - think pong overclocked on high speed. Spider Fighter and Kaboom are just insane and my neck hurts the next day. Though playing like this gets the animals riled up. It's rather cute. Edited November 19, 2016 by Keatah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) I seriously like a big screen.Plug it to HDMI and you have a "TV game" that you can disconnect and bring around to walk the dog and force your friends to play at parties, Nintendo Switch hipster style. More seriously, I saw there are wireless HDMI dongles for phones, maybe one exists that could go into this. No idea how well they work but for strategy games you probably don't care too much about fps? Edited November 19, 2016 by Newsdee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 I've made my peace with running PC games on cheap laptops that have screens that I can easily see, and input surfaces that fit my fingers. I still wish someone would reimagine X-Wing and Tie Fighter for modern graphics and controls, maybe even for mobile. Until then, PC games on PC are less frustrating for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Nice comprehensive review, confirms my suspicions but has a lot of good pictures. I would love one of these for $200, but no more. http://www.ultrabookreview.com/14380-gpd-win-review/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Nice comprehensive review, confirms my suspicions but has a lot of good pictures. I would love one of these for $200, but no more. http://www.ultrabookreview.com/14380-gpd-win-review/ That's a very good review... its quite close to my own.experience with the device. I need to try that optimization at the end! Edited February 23, 2017 by Newsdee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 I see there's a new, improved aluminum case version of the GPD Win. For $365, I'm almost tempted. Especially since I know there's a ton of games that would run nicely on it. Then I remember that I have all these other consoles and that I do most of my gaming on my phone, anyway. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 They are also coming up with a mini laptop now (GPD Pocket): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-laptop-ubuntu-or-win-10-os-laptop--2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 They are also coming up with a mini laptop now (GPD Pocket): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-laptop-ubuntu-or-win-10-os-laptop--2 That looks pretty awesome. The story is hilarious though with all the fashion stuff they pit in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 The GPN WIN is infinitely more appealing to me though, because of those embedded gamer controls. As a straight PC, I think the Pocket would be a loser -- the little keyboard is too small for touch typing, making it less useful than a more versatile touchscreen on a tablet or mobile. It will likely get funded though, as people seem to like miniaturization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 It will likely get funded though, as people seem to like miniaturization. It's funded at more than 1500%... (yes thousand, it's not a typo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 GPD WIN 2 coming: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-win-2-handheld-game-console-for-aaa-games-laptop#/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 GPD WIN 2 coming: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-win-2-handheld-game-console-for-aaa-games-laptop#/ Looks great, but those performance claims in those games seem a bit dubious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 At those asking prices, they NEED to make some hefty performance claims. I'd love to have one but not enough to pay for it. I think there's a GPD XD2 on the way, too. That's the 3DS-looking Android thing, same game controls but no keyboard or Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Yeeah. I just jotted down my personal experience with the first model here: https://steemit.com/gpd/@slobu/gpd-win-personal-experience But, basically.. I have no confidence the first models issues were resolved in the new unit. Yes, it's different hardware. No, they don't consider feedback from users experience. So, things like weird cellphone power button delay, abnormal shutdown if USB draws too much power and forgetting it's plugged in are all possible "features". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Those are some nice specs. That price is a little high though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Ok I really want one. This is some impressive hardware. Check out this DOOM video at stock settings. Vulkan FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I hope they made the sticks clickable in this new version. It's a minor annoyance but bothers me enough. I use the previous one mostly with 2D games and it works well as long as the UI doesnt have text that is too small. Steam is really handy for a device like this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Newsdee, did you put full price for yours? I am keeping an eye on eBay but they don't come up very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Newsdee, did you put full price for yours? I am keeping an eye on eBay but they don't come up very often.Kind of. I got the KS version, it was cheaper than first announced but in the end the retail unit had a similar price to the KS. This new version is a bit too expensive for me so I'll wait reviews. Edited January 23, 2018 by Newsdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Kind of. I got the KS version, it was cheaper than first announced but in the end the retail unit had a similar price to the KS. This new version is a bit too expensive for me so I'll wait reviews. I think they will do this again with the Win2. $900 would be ridicules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) I think they will do this again with the Win2. $900 would be ridicules.Right but $650 is still pretty steep when the original model 1 was $350. I get that it has much better specs and I really want the concept to take off... but at that price it competes with e.g. spending a bit more to get a Surface tablet or a bigger laptop. In my case I invested last month into an i7 Surface and it's pretty good for gaming, as powerful as my aging desktop except for GPU. It is better for touch UIs than this device, but for arcade games I have the GPD Win 1 for now. In terms of weight I find the GPD Win to be almost right (365g) slightly heavier than a New 3DS XL (329g). To compare I found the NVidia Shield Portable too heavy (580g). The GPD Win 2 is expected to weight 460g... it might be a bit too heavy for me so I'd like to try it in person first if I can. My Surface weighs about one full Kg with keyboard cover, but being bigger the ergonomics are better than a device held like a joypad. Edited January 23, 2018 by Newsdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Smach Z real soon now https://liliputing.com/2018/03/smach-z-handheld-gaming-pc-pre-orders-open-march-15th-629.html I would love a little pocket-sized Windows PC, but only if it were $250 or less. This thing starts at $629. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Smach Z real soon now https://liliputing.com/2018/03/smach-z-handheld-gaming-pc-pre-orders-open-march-15th-629.html I would love a little pocket-sized Windows PC, but only if it were $250 or less. This thing starts at $629. Very nice. That name though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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