GPD Win Max 2 Handheld Gaming Laptop computer Pricing Revealed With Zen+ or Alder Lake Inside

GPD is sending its upcoming Win Max 2 handheld gaming PC to Indiegogo, and because it heads that approach we get a have a look at official pricing. The corporate shared value factors for a number of SKUs, together with each the discounted crowdfunded tiers and retail pricing as soon as the Indiegogo marketing campaign involves an finish. Our preliminary impression is that whereas it is costlier than Valve’s Steam Deck, pricing really seems pretty respectable, given the {hardware} make-up.

Whereas the unique Win Max was powered by Intel’s Ice Lake platform, the Win Max 2 leans extra closely in AMD’s course, with three of the 4 configurations rocking a Ryzen 7 6800U processor based mostly on Zen 3+. The only Intel mannequin has been upgraded to Alder Lake-P, and particularly a Core i7-1260P processor with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe strong state drive.

As for the Core i7-1260P, it is a 12-core/16-thread Alder Lake processor with 4 P-cores clocked at as much as 4.7GHz, 8 E-cores clocked at as much as 3.4GHz, and 18MB of L3 cache. It is also outfitted with Iris Xe graphics configured with 96 execution items and a 1.4GHz max clock pace.

• Ryzen 7 6800U + 16GB RAM + 1TB SSD: $999 on Indiegogo, $1,159 retail
• Ryzen 7 6800U + 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD: $1,199 on Indiegogo, $1,359 retail
• Ryzen 7 6800U + 32GB RAM + 2TB SSD: $1,299 on Indiegogo, $1,459 retail
• Core i7-1260P + 16GB RAM + 1TB SSD: $999 on Indiegogo, $1,159 retail

Different specs embrace a ten.1-inch bezel-less touchscreen show with a 2560×1600 decision (it defaults to 1920×1200), a four-speaker encompass sound system, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wi-fi connectivity, SD card slot, Thunderbolt 4 (USB4) assist, and keyboard and analog controls.

Techniques like this draw inevitable comparisons to the Steam Deck, and even GPD acknowledges that on its crowdfunding web page. They’re totally different animals, although, with the Steam Deck being a handheld PC console related in type to a Nintendo Swap, and Win Max 2 taking a extra netbook (keep in mind these?) type, albeit smaller and immensely extra highly effective.

Players who’re torn between the 2 must resolve between a less expensive price ticket or greater finish {hardware}. For reference, Steam Deck pricing checks in at $399 for 64GB of eMMC storage, $529 for the 256GB NVMe SSD mannequin, and $649 for the 512GB NVMe SSD config.