Your reviews feel right at home man. Does not have much annoying eye-candy animations nor voice modifications and just go straight to the point. Whenever i want to watch a review for a prospective gadget i always look up if you have an existing review video first. Keep it up!
I have the GPD Win 1 and was thinking about picking up another mini PC from GPD. At first I was thinking about getting the Win 2, but after watching a few reviews of this, I am totally in love. I absolutely must have this PC.
6 hours of battery life and an onboard NIC? Sign me up! This is the ideal device for when I need to take a trip to a data center for a few hours to work on servers, routers, or switches. Most data centers offer keyboards, mice, and monitors for their clients so I can easily turn this into a full PC experience without needing anything except a power and network cable for those times a "quick trip" turns into a 2+ hour troubleshooting session.
This is pretty cool, really nice for people doing stuff in rougher jobs. Makes sense that the screen is non-touch and that the fan can be stopped. You'd likely get a lot of dust and whatnot screwing things up otherwise.
Looks great but I'm not a fan of how they've handled the hinge. I don't normally gripe over design that much but this reminds me of the Amstrad Emailer from 2000!
I'm trying this to control a motorized astronomy mount for astrophotography. If it works I can have the telescope up on the roof and use team viewer to control it from any PC in the house, wirelessly. The screen on the little laptop makes it more convenient to configure and check on it than a screenless mini pc.
Preferred the look and design of their metal one but the ports on this are amazing and mouse design better. Got a surface go now though so this is a tougher buy for mobile computing.
Hey Lon, do you know if your unit came updated to 10W TDP? As it seems like it came at 7W TDP. Just wondering. What is clear is that 10W TDP + 6gb of ram instead of 7W&4gb of ram would had made the GPD Micro to top all your tests if it indeed came configured at just 7W.
They also increased the price slightly. If you backed it at $299 you have to pledge another $10 (they're saying either pledge another $10 or request refund - no option to stick with $299 and get a 4GB one). If you didn't, the $299 is now $314 ($15 more). Can't wait for mine though. I can see myself not needing a traditional laptop in many situations if I have the Micro.
If you output the video to your HDTV and then close the miniPC screen, does it continue to project the image on the TV? I would like to use this for watching streaming videos offline (downloaded to the miniPC while online)
That's a setting in windows power settings. You can make closing the computer just shut off the mini screen and continue projecting or you can make closing the computer put the computer in sleep mode.
looks like it would be very useful as a Mini computer, if its paired with a phone the screen and keyboard design is very cool, kinda similar to how android tablets and phones
Can you please review the Lonovo D330 with Pentium N5000, 128GB EMMC, 4GB RAM, and HD touchscreen(FHD is not available in my country). This is the only configuration here in the Philippines. I'm interested in getting one but they're only available online. Absolute refunds aren't a thing here so I was wondering if you could look into it for me. Thanks in advance!
using this laptop now. i hope they make this again but with more powerful hardware. have never had problem with intel so i hope it is intel. my amd laptop which is more power crashes more
No touch screen. No upgradable ram (which is a sin at 4gb)... not that impressed with the device itself. But it’s collection of ports is very impressive. And did he specify the weight? It looks lighter than a win2
People just look at you weird when you’re loading presentations up on what looks like a “gameboy”. The gaming buttons on that WIN stand out like crazy. So if you want something for a professional environment you’d probably wanna stick with this thing.
"I miss the sub notebooks from the 90s. Wish they made something like those today." You mean like all the products GPD currently makes? Like the Pocket and Pocket 2 (think slim/pocketable, 7" touchscreen, no gamepads, big keyboard), the Win and Win 2 (smaller keyboard, added gamepads, etc), and then this MicroPC, which has IT-focused connectivity features? And that's just the stuff that has Intel x64 CPUs. It doesn't cover their android gaming handhelds.
Sorry If I missed something in your video, but does it support charging via USB? What about battery life? If for instance you could hook it up with 18000 mAh battery, would it last whole day?
7 hours to play on this device? I have to replace the battery when the device shut down right? I hope i can play runescape on this device, It would be so cool.
Things like this they should have the webcam/mic removable, like it is on it's own USB stick, and can be unplugged and removed from the screen bezel or maybe even flipped around stuck back in where you can see the USB so you know it isn't plugged in. I know why they did it, it is for security reasons. I have a few friends that do IT for government and they need to unplug the built-in webcam/mic from their screen and physically remove it from the bezel. I started just unplugging it and leaving it in, not really for security but just so when I have an external mic it will default to that rather than the mic attached to the built-in webcam. Nothing more annoying that recording something and then go to edit and realize all the audio sucks because it was through the crappy webcam mic.
As someone in the IT field, I like everything about this little device except the price. It's really hard to justify when I could just grab a Surface Go if I needed a computer on the road. Plus the surface has the added functionality of being a usable tablet. If they can get the price down quite a bit on these things, they could be a real winner.
Highly unlikely to happen. As its actual retail price will be $399 as will now come with 6gb of ram and with the CPU configured at 10W by default. And they may only be able to make 5000 to 10,000 of these from what they have implied in emails and forums.
But Surface GO is more expensive, with just 64GB of storage on the base model and you need to buy the keyboard separately and dongles/hubs if you want Ethernet/RS232 and you only get Windows 10 Home. So you are complaining about a 300$ MicroPC, while the equivalent Surface GO would be over 500$. You can now also upgrade the MicroPC to 6 GB of RAM for 15$.
AntonioR Software Surface Go can be had for a lot cheaper, especially at the corporate level, and you're comparing the pre-order price, retail will be $400. Microsoft hardware support is also heaps better than most PC manufacturers out there that I've experienced. I could get things done with either device, but at the end of the day, the Surface Go is going to be a lot more useful as a general use device than this little mini pc. If this thing were $200, then I'd completely change my tune, because at that price I'd almost consider it a very flexible purpose-built tool rather than a fully fledged computer. A $200 tool is fine to sit on the shelf when not in use, but if I'm paying $400+, then the thing better be a lot more useful.
It also reminds me a bit of this classic from Atari: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Portfolio -- It was famously used in Terminator 2 to steal cash out of an ATM.
I have a working Picturebook C1VN running Windows XP. Only thing is the battery is missing, and it only has 112MB RAM (the upgrades were proprietary and I've only ever seen one on eBay, for something like $200 for a 128MB upgrade.) You obviously can't do much on it, but I suppose it can take pictures and play music... Sony also made a similar product later: the Lifestyle P series. Same 21:9 aspect ratio display but with 2009 era netbook hardware (Atom processor, SSD option, 2GB RAM, etc.) and thinner. I have a P series too that I got from eBay a while back, I actually have it running win10 (albeit slowly).
It sure looks like a mixed bag coming from an old GPD Pocket user... On one hand, the lack of a touchscreen and using this trackpad instead of the nub makes me cringe: even on my large laptop with a large trackpad I prefer to use the touchscreen because it's that much more convenient. The resolution seems lower than the first GPD as well, which is a bummer. The keyboard looks more awkward than the GPD's and I really wished the review would address the way it feels... On the other hand, the backlit keyboard, all that I/O and probably the performance vs. the first GPD Pocket are the good things about it and something I actually miss...
@@armandoragusaucy96z.71 an mx 130 would definitely not drain battery like you imply nor cause the heat. I'm talking about the ones that use ram for memory and a mx110 wouldn't be too bad either
I think you were looking at the GPD Win Max, that costs around $800+. This video is for the GPD Micro PC. This model is only around $300. The 2 have very different use cases.
Great video, BUT *6gb of ram means no dual channel memory which will REALLY hurt igpu performance, why would they ship 6gb ram in single channel instead of ram in 8gb dual channel, the cost difference vs the performance difference makes little sense.
I think your only option is finding cheap used ones like GPD WIN 1, GPD Pocket 1 or One Mix Yoga 1. Only these two companies are making new small laptops AFAIK, and One Mix Yoga is mostly just copying GPD.
"like this" as in.. this small? Anything super-miniature will not be cheaper than this. If you mean "like this" as in a basic Windows laptop that's larger than this, they are readily available.
I just bought one from a Facebook ad for $26.98, probably an overstock sale. I used PayPal so if it was a scam I’ll get my money back. But I should get it in two weeks.
@@GallowglassBLADE Before I even received anything I reported them and told PayPal and my CC company about the scam so I got my money back. They sent me a cheap corded mouse 😂😂 What they do is use a third party to ship out the item and apparently the third party is convinced I ordered a mouse. 😂 Never making that mistake again.
Anything that you might need a very small but capable Windows 10 PC to do. This particular variant is well-suited for people who need to regularly work with IT and industrial equipment that uses RJ45 and RS-232 connections, in a modern system that is also extremely portable.
Ubuntu Mate = Muh-teh, not Mayt. That desktop isn't your Anglophile drinking buddy but named after Mate Yerba, an Amazonian herbal infusion drink, by its Argentinian, Spanish speaking developers. Glad to be of service. ;)
Your reviews feel right at home man. Does not have much annoying eye-candy animations nor voice modifications and just go straight to the point. Whenever i want to watch a review for a prospective gadget i always look up if you have an existing review video first. Keep it up!
Was looking forward to this. 😎 👍🏼
There are places that won’t allow anything with a camera past security. So no camera on it is a good thing.
Where do you work the CIA
Most high security (Government or Corporate) worksites don't like cameras.
North Korea ?
Damn this is freaking PERFECTION! Exactly what I’ve been looking for!!!
:) once I saw ethernet i was like.... yes!!!!!
I have the GPD Win 1 and was thinking about picking up another mini PC from GPD. At first I was thinking about getting the Win 2, but after watching a few reviews of this, I am totally in love. I absolutely must have this PC.
no camera = WIN
Honestly, I don't remember the last time I actually used a web camera. All people do with it nowadays is sticker it up.
WINTERMUTE except the win2 series has a touch screen and upgradable ram. No serial out though. The ports are what make this thing cool to me.
@@nokiot9 GPD Win is much more expensive and has a useless keyboard.
i realize Im kind of off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch new tv shows online ?
@Rylan Gideon I would suggest FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)
6 hours of battery life and an onboard NIC? Sign me up! This is the ideal device for when I need to take a trip to a data center for a few hours to work on servers, routers, or switches. Most data centers offer keyboards, mice, and monitors for their clients so I can easily turn this into a full PC experience without needing anything except a power and network cable for those times a "quick trip" turns into a 2+ hour troubleshooting session.
This is pretty cool, really nice for people doing stuff in rougher jobs. Makes sense that the screen is non-touch and that the fan can be stopped. You'd likely get a lot of dust and whatnot screwing things up otherwise.
May 2019 - now all shipping are equipped with 8GB Ram.
Backed one today after I saw the ram upgrade from 4GB to 6GB :)
The serial connector, Gigabit ethernet, many usb3.0. This is good for IT engineers in data center.
Having RS232 on such a small machine is pretty handy
ABSOLUTELY a plus for no cameras for an aspiring ethical hacker like myself ;)
Joe Bob lol, I rlly doubt
That serial port is a HUGE deal! I've been looking for a machine like this for a while
I like how you try to push it to the limits with the PC. Awesome!
Pretty impressive how the packed all that I/O in there!
Nice unit especially for serial interface out in the field
Looks great but I'm not a fan of how they've handled the hinge. I don't normally gripe over design that much but this reminds me of the Amstrad Emailer from 2000!
It is so precious. It could fit in my utility belt. I'm batman
MY REAL name is robin
I'm trying this to control a motorized astronomy mount for astrophotography. If it works I can have the telescope up on the roof and use team viewer to control it from any PC in the house, wirelessly. The screen on the little laptop makes it more convenient to configure and check on it than a screenless mini pc.
I'd be interested to see how the fan on/off test works with both CPU and GPU maxed out.
These mini laptops from GPD get more interesting as time goes by.
just wait till they put a Ryzen APU in a Win model, drool
Or a mx150.
@@stevemclovin1566 holy shit that would be insanity
I really wish you had more subs I've followed you for years and love your channel
Love that chalkboard font at the 10 minute mark!
I am always impressed by GPD product and your review.
For 300$ this is excellent.
2013:sneaks DS into room
2020:SNEAKS A DAMN PC
Preferred the look and design of their metal one but the ports on this are amazing and mouse design better. Got a surface go now though so this is a tougher buy for mobile computing.
throw away the surface this thing is soo worth it
Wow, that thing is cool. What's the typing experience like?
Will we see a more detailed teardown?
Hey Lon, do you know if your unit came updated to 10W TDP? As it seems like it came at 7W TDP. Just wondering. What is clear is that 10W TDP + 6gb of ram instead of 7W&4gb of ram would had made the GPD Micro to top all your tests if it indeed came configured at just 7W.
This one came with the 10 watt revision but only has the 4 gigs
@@LonSeidman Oh ok. Thanks.
"You can't touch this.. Doo Doo doo doo " 😄
Spuds omg haha
GPD have now updated the MicroPC to have 6GB RAM
They also increased the price slightly. If you backed it at $299 you have to pledge another $10 (they're saying either pledge another $10 or request refund - no option to stick with $299 and get a 4GB one). If you didn't, the $299 is now $314 ($15 more).
Can't wait for mine though. I can see myself not needing a traditional laptop in many situations if I have the Micro.
I think they've upgraded it again since then, because the ones listed on Amazon now have 8gb of RAM.
Im excited for this one!
If you output the video to your HDTV and then close the miniPC screen, does it continue to project the image on the TV? I would like to use this for watching streaming videos offline (downloaded to the miniPC while online)
That's a setting in windows power settings. You can make closing the computer just shut off the mini screen and continue projecting or you can make closing the computer put the computer in sleep mode.
very awesome device and review.
Nice RS-232 serial port
This product would be extremely useful to me in my work, and no, I do not work in IT.
Very informative review!Thank you sir.
pretty amazing product
looks like it would be very useful as a Mini computer, if its paired with a phone
the screen and keyboard design is very cool, kinda similar to how android tablets and phones
Can you please review the Lonovo D330 with Pentium N5000, 128GB EMMC, 4GB RAM, and HD touchscreen(FHD is not available in my country). This is the only configuration here in the Philippines. I'm interested in getting one but they're only available online. Absolute refunds aren't a thing here so I was wondering if you could look into it for me. Thanks in advance!
perfect when you have 2 hours to spare in the waiting room of the doctor ^^
using this laptop now. i hope they make this again but with more powerful hardware. have never had problem with intel so i hope it is intel. my amd laptop which is more power crashes more
No touch screen. No upgradable ram (which is a sin at 4gb)... not that impressed with the device itself. But it’s collection of ports is very impressive. And did he specify the weight? It looks lighter than a win2
People just look at you weird when you’re loading presentations up on what looks like a “gameboy”. The gaming buttons on that WIN stand out like crazy. So if you want something for a professional environment you’d probably wanna stick with this thing.
I had just ordered this, and while I'm waiting, I had wanted to now about a PCIe and GPU and if running one on this device would be possible
Of course you post your review and they announce they are adding 2gb or RAM. So now it’s $314.
This always happens :)
Gotta use it for ssh.
I kinda want this for my birthday with a compaq running windows 11
Love this channel
I miss the sub notebooks from the 90s. Wish they made something like those today. Netbooks were the closest thing.
"I miss the sub notebooks from the 90s. Wish they made something like those today." You mean like all the products GPD currently makes? Like the Pocket and Pocket 2 (think slim/pocketable, 7" touchscreen, no gamepads, big keyboard), the Win and Win 2 (smaller keyboard, added gamepads, etc), and then this MicroPC, which has IT-focused connectivity features? And that's just the stuff that has Intel x64 CPUs. It doesn't cover their android gaming handhelds.
@@SweetBearCub they are not the same as the name brand ones from the 90s. These are like 3rd party concepts.
Sorry If I missed something in your video, but does it support charging via USB? What about battery life? If for instance you could hook it up with 18000 mAh battery, would it last whole day?
@6:00 you installed steam on this ? seriously ? :p
Apparently it works pretty damn well on older games. It even runs games like killing floor 2.
@@GhostAcez i saw this later on the same video. surprising little machine xD
FYI, the specs have changed to 8 gb RAM. w00t!
Yes but a +100$ price tag increase
But can you use UBS gamepads or even my favorite trusty game software tool, Joy2Key on it?
EU buysers be aware i had a GPD XD that the battery started to swell and currently there is no way to get a replacement battery here.
eBay? Amazon?
7 hours to play on this device? I have to replace the battery when the device shut down right? I hope i can play runescape on this device, It would be so cool.
Things like this they should have the webcam/mic removable, like it is on it's own USB stick, and can be unplugged and removed from the screen bezel or maybe even flipped around stuck back in where you can see the USB so you know it isn't plugged in. I know why they did it, it is for security reasons. I have a few friends that do IT for government and they need to unplug the built-in webcam/mic from their screen and physically remove it from the bezel. I started just unplugging it and leaving it in, not really for security but just so when I have an external mic it will default to that rather than the mic attached to the built-in webcam. Nothing more annoying that recording something and then go to edit and realize all the audio sucks because it was through the crappy webcam mic.
I could use this for my Servers
As someone in the IT field, I like everything about this little device except the price. It's really hard to justify when I could just grab a Surface Go if I needed a computer on the road. Plus the surface has the added functionality of being a usable tablet. If they can get the price down quite a bit on these things, they could be a real winner.
Highly unlikely to happen. As its actual retail price will be $399 as will now come with 6gb of ram and with the CPU configured at 10W by default. And they may only be able to make 5000 to 10,000 of these from what they have implied in emails and forums.
But Surface GO is more expensive, with just 64GB of storage on the base model and you need to buy the keyboard separately and dongles/hubs if you want Ethernet/RS232 and you only get Windows 10 Home. So you are complaining about a 300$ MicroPC, while the equivalent Surface GO would be over 500$. You can now also upgrade the MicroPC to 6 GB of RAM for 15$.
Just said the same! I bought base model surface go and actually love the thing! Especially now have Ubuntu terminal in windows 10.
AntonioR Software lots of deals on go now. I got £100 cash back so mine cost £404 including the keyboard on launch. Agree on ports and dongles though.
AntonioR Software
Surface Go can be had for a lot cheaper, especially at the corporate level, and you're comparing the pre-order price, retail will be $400. Microsoft hardware support is also heaps better than most PC manufacturers out there that I've experienced. I could get things done with either device, but at the end of the day, the Surface Go is going to be a lot more useful as a general use device than this little mini pc. If this thing were $200, then I'd completely change my tune, because at that price I'd almost consider it a very flexible purpose-built tool rather than a fully fledged computer. A $200 tool is fine to sit on the shelf when not in use, but if I'm paying $400+, then the thing better be a lot more useful.
Anyone remembers the Sony picturebooks back in the 90s and early 2000s?
It also reminds me a bit of this classic from Atari: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Portfolio -- It was famously used in Terminator 2 to steal cash out of an ATM.
Lon whst's the keyboard like? Good for 2-thumb use like the old HPs?
@@LonSeidman with Guns N Roses playing in the background? 😃
Heck yeah!
I have a working Picturebook C1VN running Windows XP. Only thing is the battery is missing, and it only has 112MB RAM (the upgrades were proprietary and I've only ever seen one on eBay, for something like $200 for a 128MB upgrade.) You obviously can't do much on it, but I suppose it can take pictures and play music...
Sony also made a similar product later: the Lifestyle P series. Same 21:9 aspect ratio display but with 2009 era netbook hardware (Atom processor, SSD option, 2GB RAM, etc.) and thinner. I have a P series too that I got from eBay a while back, I actually have it running win10 (albeit slowly).
I was interested in GPD devices until I got myself a Surface Go.
Wait til yer Surface falls apart
It sure looks like a mixed bag coming from an old GPD Pocket user... On one hand, the lack of a touchscreen and using this trackpad instead of the nub makes me cringe: even on my large laptop with a large trackpad I prefer to use the touchscreen because it's that much more convenient. The resolution seems lower than the first GPD as well, which is a bummer. The keyboard looks more awkward than the GPD's and I really wished the review would address the way it feels... On the other hand, the backlit keyboard, all that I/O and probably the performance vs. the first GPD Pocket are the good things about it and something I actually miss...
I was put off by this after reading this review on Amazon by Peter Dinklage....
......'A LOT bigger than expected'.
I have a field trip coming up
Why can't they put an MX130 or something like that. They wouldn't have to put such a powerful CPU and ram and perform better.
You would melt it dude... Those things not only drain the hell off a battery but also heat everything up real good.
Duh, thermals
Thermals, price and mostly who would buy it? This thing is built for field work IT.
@@armandoragusaucy96z.71 an mx 130 would definitely not drain battery like you imply nor cause the heat. I'm talking about the ones that use ram for memory and a mx110 wouldn't be too bad either
when i looked on the website it said its 900+ bucks + tax?!?!? Are you kidding me, I can get a full gaming laptop for that price.......
I think you were looking at the GPD Win Max, that costs around $800+. This video is for the GPD Micro PC. This model is only around $300. The 2 have very different use cases.
Great video, BUT *6gb of ram means no dual channel memory which will REALLY hurt igpu performance, why would they ship 6gb ram in single channel instead of ram in 8gb dual channel, the cost difference vs the performance difference makes little sense.
I wonder given that they are soldering the RAM on the board if they can't make it work 3x3.
Just heard back it's single channel in both the 4GB and 6GB configs. This is surprising given the performance we saw out of the GPU.
@@LonSeidman Yeah, I though for sure you were using dual channel memory.
I would be extremely surprised if they did a board redesign, losing a memory channel, for this feature. I expect they are switching to two 3GiB chips.
There is only one SIM, so dual channel is not an option
How much is it
In the video.
I actually just want to know how you got the dolphin emulator to work honestly
Im a noob. If i wanted this thing to connect to the internet independently I would need a sim card slot or to tether it to a mobile. Is that correct?
They upgraded to 8GB shortly before ending the campaign, so I backed it!
oh wow! Good move on their part!
It's 6GB
8Gb RAM, with 256Gb SSD
How's the keyboard?
Can anyone recommend something like this purely for portable Windows PC purposes that's readily available but also much cheaper? Thanks.
I think your only option is finding cheap used ones like GPD WIN 1, GPD Pocket 1 or One Mix Yoga 1. Only these two companies are making new small laptops AFAIK, and One Mix Yoga is mostly just copying GPD.
"like this" as in.. this small? Anything super-miniature will not be cheaper than this. If you mean "like this" as in a basic Windows laptop that's larger than this, they are readily available.
Oh well, it looks like I'm better off with a touchscreen Windows tablet instead.
Will this actually boot up a live linux usb drive. Please answer :(
yes
would it be possible to not use the 5 g and run the internet at slower speed or is it fixed on 5 g - thanks
is it possible to power it without battery, so only use USB type-C 5V?
I love gpd 👌🏼
Do you think I can do non-simulation CAD stuff?
I just bought one from a Facebook ad for $26.98, probably an overstock sale. I used PayPal so if it was a scam I’ll get my money back. But I should get it in two weeks.
Did u get it?
@@GallowglassBLADE Before I even received anything I reported them and told PayPal and my CC company about the scam so I got my money back. They sent me a cheap corded mouse 😂😂 What they do is use a third party to ship out the item and apparently the third party is convinced I ordered a mouse. 😂 Never making that mistake again.
Well at least you tried, was hoping it worked for you as I would of done the same haha 😂 but that's low of them to give u a cord, filthy animals haha
What does this thing do?
Anything that you might need a very small but capable Windows 10 PC to do. This particular variant is well-suited for people who need to regularly work with IT and industrial equipment that uses RJ45 and RS-232 connections, in a modern system that is also extremely portable.
Great thank for the video
I might be interested if they made a southpaw version.
Weird no touch screen
Nice one
Where did you get this
Ubuntu Mate = Muh-teh, not Mayt. That desktop isn't your Anglophile drinking buddy but named after Mate Yerba, an Amazonian herbal infusion drink, by its Argentinian, Spanish speaking developers.
Glad to be of service. ;)
Can it run Minecraft with OptiFine?
Yeah I’m trying to figure that out to
But can it run crisis?
It can run crysis, but it looks like hell. Look at lowspecgamers video.
OMG OMG OMG I WANT!!!!
How can I type an @ and where can I find a Manual?
This look good I wish I can afford it🤗
Same
Do you like buy & collect computers?
Can I run The sims 4 on this ?
how about display in sunlight ?
Can you install Ubuntu via windows 10?
Yes, with Windows Subsystem for Linux, but it is not the same as full Ubuntu
Sir price ?
it should works with psnow.
buenas tardes me gustan mucho tus videos deberias probar la gpd micro pc y la mini arcades de myarcade
ZX 81 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in the back
Would this be good for Roblox also does it have google?
Will it run osx?