Hey there, it's Anthony. Great review as always Andrew. Hoping to get my first ever TH-cam video out in the next few weeks, waiting for my M4 Mac mini to arrive. I just want to say watching your channel for the last few years has really helped me realise it's something that I love and cannot wait to get started doing for myself. Keep up the great work as always my friend. Thanks
A very serious handheld but you can get work done. Sounds legit. I can tell you’ve done all the research. Have you considered a mini pc/laptop photography channel?
The portability/small form factor of the GPD Win Max 2 (2024) is what makes this laptop great! You basically can take this anywhere with you and not feel like you're lugging a big heavy laptop! Everything about it is just great and even though they've included a 720p webcam, the quality of it and the internal mics are okay. For a laptop this small, I also find the quality of the internal speakers to be more than adequate and even better than the quality of the other small form factor laptop you compared this one with. Excellent port selection is also very welcomed here. So all in all, this is a laptop that's rich in functionality while preserving its small form factor. Brilliant job Andrew once again and I highly commend you my friend!! 👏👍😁
Great timing, I have been considering one of these for a while. I have unusual requirements and this meets them better than any device out there. It should end up becoming my main PC.
Great review... please note that your use of the eGPU to drive the GPD screen cuts your bandwidth (and framerate) in a dramatic way. You should use a video output from the eGPU to a display to achieve the best framerate.
Nice pc. Display is very good. You mentioned that it is only 60hz but on this small screen size this 60hz will not be a big deal for most users. The position of the touchpad will require most users to get use to this but they should get use to it pretty fast. Port selection and upgradeability excellent. Speakers sounded good. Camera is fair. Portability excellent. Great review of this interesting unit.
This one looks great, I love these unique clever ones! I need a new cheap Windows laptop for work and work will pay me back $250 for it. Any suggestions?
@andrewmarcdavid will do, thank you! I got an amazing HP Specter 16 in a few years ago because of you and it still serves me great but I don't want to take it out in the field
Great review! I've been eyeing this mini laptop for quite long now. I love the ports and the SSD + 4G features. I travel a lot and the size is really my ideal. The full size SD card is convenient for me to import pictures taken by my camera. But the 8840 one was kinda far from my budget. Do you think the 7640 will be good for me? I mostly use the laptop for photo editing, drawing, browsing, file managing. I do play games too. But I don't play heavy games like the ones in this video. I only play the light ones such as Natsumon. I'm a casual games enjoyer. The 8840 is $1200 and the 7640 is $900 in my country. Or maybe you have other recommendations? I would like to hear your opinion
Great review as usual Andrew What's your opinion on the XPS 13 Snapdragon X Elite version? I found a great deal of just 850€ for 16Gb/1Tb version with Fhd+ Display 120Hz. All I need is a decent performance and good battery life slim laptop. I haven't seen any better deal for such form factor.
@andrewmarcdavid already watched all your reviews about XPS 13 and I think is one of the best snapdragon x elite laptop out there. I'm grabbing that deal for just 850€
Is it 10 out of 10 for design? Seriously? I admit it's fully subjective, but no duh it can be given 10 out of 10 - touchpad position (given the fact that it's still supposed to be a laptop) - webcam position (welcome everyone who would like to see your fingers every time you use the touchpad) - plastic for $1.3k, what a brilliant idea (no) There can be more drawbacks if you sincerely review it instead of simply imfogypsying. The only nice thing about it is that it's tiniest laptop with a 8-core process.
Trackpad: While I do agree it is a little weird for it to be above the keyboard, you get used to it after a few days honestly. And given the full qwerty keyboard with a built-in gamepad, there's nowhere else they could put the trackpad without making major sacrifices to the comfort of the gamepad or the size of the keyboard. Webcam: Yeah, I would agree with this one 100%. The webcam placement leaves a lot to be desired. I would've loved to see the webcam put on top above the screen like any other laptop in the next GPD Win Max 3. Although, what works for me as a solution is using an external USB mouse when I'm using my webcam because I'm always at a table or desk when I use the webcam anyways. Plastic construction: Hard disagree with this one. If this were a normal laptop (not for gaming), I would agree that plastic is a no no when paired with a high price tag. However, this device is designed with gaming in mind. Gaming devices (especially PC gaming) generate a lot of heat that normal laptops don't have to deal with. That being said, heat + metal = burn your hands/lap and whatever surface you're gaming on. Plastic is generally better at dissipating heat. It doesn't get as warm hence why they went with it. All gaming laptops (even my previous $3,000 gaming laptop) are primarily plastic (especially the bottom shell). Just think about touching a metal plate in after being near a major heat source. That would be bad for your hands.
It is expensive for sure. But the build, the amount of memory and storage, the display is really good when compared to a mainstream laptop which would not give you as much for the same price. The i/o is off the charts. There is nothing out there to compete when it comes to connectivity.
I will say that there is really nothing comparable out there for a type of device like this. To that end, its pretty good for what it does. As I stated its not perfect but it sure is good.
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Hey there, it's Anthony. Great review as always Andrew. Hoping to get my first ever TH-cam video out in the next few weeks, waiting for my M4 Mac mini to arrive. I just want to say watching your channel for the last few years has really helped me realise it's something that I love and cannot wait to get started doing for myself. Keep up the great work as always my friend. Thanks
Thanks and I wish you great success with your channel!
@@andrewmarcdavid Thank you very much, and that's greatly appreciated! :)
thanks for covering this one
You got it!
A very serious handheld but you can get work done. Sounds legit. I can tell you’ve done all the research. Have you considered a mini pc/laptop photography channel?
It’s all in the research. Looking into photography on mini laptop what a great suggestion!
Awesome review. I've been loving mine.
Great to hear!
Love your videos on the GPD line btw!
@andrewmarcdavid thank you, much appreciated. :)
The portability/small form factor of the GPD Win Max 2 (2024) is what makes this laptop great! You basically can take this anywhere with you and not feel like you're lugging a big heavy laptop! Everything about it is just great and even though they've included a 720p webcam, the quality of it and the internal mics are okay. For a laptop this small, I also find the quality of the internal speakers to be more than adequate and even better than the quality of the other small form factor laptop you compared this one with. Excellent port selection is also very welcomed here. So all in all, this is a laptop that's rich in functionality while preserving its small form factor. Brilliant job Andrew once again and I highly commend you my friend!! 👏👍😁
Great timing, I have been considering one of these for a while. I have unusual requirements and this meets them better than any device out there. It should end up becoming my main PC.
Very very cool device Andrew. Thanks for sharing with us!
How's the keyboard and track pad? Are the keys backlit?
Keyboard is good and you can touch type although it takes some getting used to. Backlight works well.
Great review... please note that your use of the eGPU to drive the GPD screen cuts your bandwidth (and framerate) in a dramatic way. You should use a video output from the eGPU to a display to achieve the best framerate.
Thanks for the suggestion
Andrew, you're going to love the GPD pocket 4
Looks really good
Nice pc. Display is very good. You mentioned that it is only 60hz but on this small screen size this 60hz will not be a big deal for most users. The position of the touchpad will require most users to get use to this but they should get use to it pretty fast. Port selection and upgradeability excellent. Speakers sounded good. Camera is fair. Portability excellent. Great review of this interesting unit.
Agreed about the 60Hz and thanks 🙏
Very nice review!!! Thank you Andrew! I love these unique videos.
Thanks 🙏
Nice, the only feature missing is a 360 hinge
This one looks great, I love these unique clever ones! I need a new cheap Windows laptop for work and work will pay me back $250 for it. Any suggestions?
Check out my review of the Chuwi MiniBook X
@andrewmarcdavid will do, thank you! I got an amazing HP Specter 16 in a few years ago because of you and it still serves me great but I don't want to take it out in the field
Great review!
I've been eyeing this mini laptop for quite long now. I love the ports and the SSD + 4G features. I travel a lot and the size is really my ideal. The full size SD card is convenient for me to import pictures taken by my camera.
But the 8840 one was kinda far from my budget. Do you think the 7640 will be good for me?
I mostly use the laptop for photo editing, drawing, browsing, file managing. I do play games too. But I don't play heavy games like the ones in this video. I only play the light ones such as Natsumon. I'm a casual games enjoyer.
The 8840 is $1200 and the 7640 is $900 in my country. Or maybe you have other recommendations? I would like to hear your opinion
The 7640 should be fine.
I take notes the same way...
is the trackpad awkward to use on Windows apps?
I thought at first it would be awkward, but due to the size of the device and the responsiveness it was good to use
fyi The 2280 is single sided only, by design, intended to reduce heat management issues. Not sure about the 2230.
OMG that is sooooo coool
I agree
Great review as usual Andrew
What's your opinion on the XPS 13 Snapdragon X Elite version? I found a great deal of just 850€ for 16Gb/1Tb version with Fhd+ Display 120Hz. All I need is a decent performance and good battery life slim laptop. I haven't seen any better deal for such form factor.
I really like it. Check out my review
@andrewmarcdavid already watched all your reviews about XPS 13 and I think is one of the best snapdragon x elite laptop out there. I'm grabbing that deal for just 850€
@ nice 👍
@@andrewmarcdavid best reviewer out there Andrew, covering every essentials on a laptop. Respect
@ I appreciate that
um pouquinho mais de bateria e ele seria perfeito... uma tela oled 120fps seria pedir muito :P
holy cow it has triggers
Love your videos.
What great "fanless" windows laptop would you recommend me to buy?
Can't find anything besides apple options.
Few windows options that are fanless
@@andrewmarcdavidcould you recommend me which ones are the best?
👍🏻
Everything is going well til i see the price tags!…holy moly jebus!
At least a 90hz screen would be good…
Please send me link to one x player
Is it 10 out of 10 for design? Seriously?
I admit it's fully subjective, but no duh it can be given 10 out of 10
- touchpad position (given the fact that it's still supposed to be a laptop)
- webcam position (welcome everyone who would like to see your fingers every time you use the touchpad)
- plastic for $1.3k, what a brilliant idea (no)
There can be more drawbacks if you sincerely review it instead of simply imfogypsying. The only nice thing about it is that it's tiniest laptop with a 8-core process.
What can I say I like the design.
Trackpad:
While I do agree it is a little weird for it to be above the keyboard, you get used to it after a few days honestly. And given the full qwerty keyboard with a built-in gamepad, there's nowhere else they could put the trackpad without making major sacrifices to the comfort of the gamepad or the size of the keyboard.
Webcam:
Yeah, I would agree with this one 100%. The webcam placement leaves a lot to be desired. I would've loved to see the webcam put on top above the screen like any other laptop in the next GPD Win Max 3. Although, what works for me as a solution is using an external USB mouse when I'm using my webcam because I'm always at a table or desk when I use the webcam anyways.
Plastic construction:
Hard disagree with this one. If this were a normal laptop (not for gaming), I would agree that plastic is a no no when paired with a high price tag. However, this device is designed with gaming in mind. Gaming devices (especially PC gaming) generate a lot of heat that normal laptops don't have to deal with. That being said, heat + metal = burn your hands/lap and whatever surface you're gaming on. Plastic is generally better at dissipating heat. It doesn't get as warm hence why they went with it. All gaming laptops (even my previous $3,000 gaming laptop) are primarily plastic (especially the bottom shell). Just think about touching a metal plate in after being near a major heat source. That would be bad for your hands.
I mean, it's really good looking but ,other than that? It's really just for hype, at this price is completely nosense
It is expensive for sure. But the build, the amount of memory and storage, the display is really good when compared to a mainstream laptop which would not give you as much for the same price. The i/o is off the charts. There is nothing out there to compete when it comes to connectivity.
Jack of all trades & master of none this laptop sadly.
I will say that there is really nothing comparable out there for a type of device like this. To that end, its pretty good for what it does. As I stated its not perfect but it sure is good.
Master of having a ton of ports
Its very cool but wifi 6 is a problem