Handheld AMD Gaming PC: AYA NEO Review & Benchmarks of a Switch Alternative

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • This handheld AMD gaming PC is the AYA NEO, and aims to compete with the GPD WIN3 and, to some extent, maybe the Nintendo Switch. It can do PC gaming on the go and we tested it.
    Sponsor: EVGA Z20 Keyboard on Amazon geni.us/kvPqEC
    Check out our AYA NEO tear-down here: • AYA NEO Tear-Down & Di...
    Check out our recent Intel NUC Mini-PC review for related ultra-small gaming PC coverage: • Intel's Impressive Pre...
    The AYA NEO is more interesting as a handheld PC than it is as a "portable console" or "Switch alternative," although it could certainly be marketed as either. Our testing benchmarks the thermals, battery life (while gaming), charging time, framerate (FPS) of a few games, and the usability of the AYA NEO. It's a heavy, somewhat awkwardly constructed device, but that's the nature of a handheld PC. The question is whether it's good enough to justify. The AYA NEO's history is also extremely strange, as are some of its partnerships, and we'll look at that backstory in this content as well. The most critical is user experience, navigation, and usability, so the team took turns with the device to really develop some opinions on how it handles.
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 - Handheld AMD Gaming PC / Console
    01:08 - Nintendo Switch & GPD Win3 vs. AYA Neo
    03:30 - Specs & AMD CPU, GPU, RAM, & More
    05:20 - Controls & Buttons
    07:05 - "Overclocking," Battery & Power States
    09:15 - Fortnite Benchmarks on AYA NEO
    09:50 - Rainbow Six Siege Benchmarks on AYA NEO
    10:51 - Rocket League Benchmarks on 4500U
    11:27 - Battery Life Benchmarks & Charging Time Test
    13:45 - Thermal Benchmarks on AYA NEO
    14:18 - Power & Frequency Tests
    15:48 - Bizarre History of AYA NEO
    18:11 - Even Odder History of AYA NEO
    19:50 - Long-Term Goals of Competing with Nintendo
    21:00 - User Experience Review of AYA NEO
    26:00 - Conclusion
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    Host, Test Lead: Steve Burke
    Writing, Testing: Patrick Lathan
    Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman
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Komentáře • 932

  • @GamersNexus
    @GamersNexus  Před 3 lety +85

    Check out our AYA NEO tear-down here: czcams.com/video/f7vhZw4QiYY/video.html
    Check out our recent Intel NUC Mini-PC review for related ultra-small gaming PC coverage: czcams.com/video/aNK_VfUeBbQ/video.html
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    • @Dtr146
      @Dtr146 Před 3 lety +1

      Just for the giggles I would love to see somebody test a VR headset on this

    • @chriscasseday7707
      @chriscasseday7707 Před 3 lety

      This thing is more powerful than my elite book 8770w. :)
      i7 3630.

    • @SolidAir0
      @SolidAir0 Před 3 lety

      @@Dtr146 à

    • @thephantom9080
      @thephantom9080 Před 3 lety

      I think it would be interesting to compare it to the gpd win 3 in terms of form factor and performance.

    • @emboop2346
      @emboop2346 Před 3 lety

      Cool idea ..wonder if a metal chassis would help fix the thermals..or liquid helium cool it for the lulz

  • @Zosu22
    @Zosu22 Před 3 lety +308

    It’s really cool to see how these types of devices are now possible with their power and form factor. I still remember the chunky Razer Edge Pro tablet PC that was showed off years ago that was so unwieldy. It’s nice to see what progress has been made lol.

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 3 lety +95

      You're absolutely right! It's advanced a lot over the years.

    • @RafitoOoO
      @RafitoOoO Před 3 lety +19

      All Hail Dr. Lisa Su!

    • @jubuttib
      @jubuttib Před 3 lety +7

      Yup, and with the upcoming generations of mobile chips and the renewed focus on iGPU development (Intel with their Xe, AMD should follow suit at some point, RDNA was said to be built for scalability) they could get even better. Then you add USB 4 (i.e. Thunderbolt 3) at some point down the line and make a dock that connects to an eGPU, and voila. =)

    • @xomm
      @xomm Před 3 lety +5

      @@jubuttib AMD, RDNA2, USB4 - you're describing Rembrandt, which comes out next year :)

    • @fafski1199
      @fafski1199 Před 3 lety

      @@jubuttib The One GX1 Pro handheld/netbook, already has a Intel Tiger Lake i7, Iris Xe iGPU. Also, you can connect that straight to an eGPU, through it's Thunderbolt 3 port. I hate plugging others peoples videos, however watch ETA PRIME's video called "OneGx1 Pro Mini Gaming Laptop" for a review.

  • @jgswweet
    @jgswweet Před 3 lety +363

    "Well, there was the Vita at one point..." :(
    Sony did the Vita dirty

    • @MarquisBS
      @MarquisBS Před 3 lety +3

      The Vita ain't that vita anymore

    • @JuxZeil
      @JuxZeil Před 3 lety +20

      Hack it bud. At least that way you can play the good PS1 games on it as well, like I did with my 2 PSP's. 👍😏

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN Před 3 lety +3

      @@JuxZeil I'm assuming all the new ones got firmware locked in typical Sony fashion.

    • @Topside08
      @Topside08 Před 3 lety +3

      the firmware locks for the PSP never survived for very long it was always fun playing N64 games on mine... I should see if I can find it

    • @titostech1890
      @titostech1890 Před 3 lety +11

      @@falxonPSN if I’m not mistaken any firmware is hackable for the psvita. I’ve been away for awhile and sold my vita last year. Firmware 3.60 to 3.65 were hackable without even trying lol. And they have micro sd card adapters now so you aren’t locked to Sony’s BS proprietary memory pricing for it. Go to Reddit vitahacking sub and you can find all the answers to it.

  • @lancezheng504
    @lancezheng504 Před 3 lety +159

    Steve's very decent mandarin pronunciation always caught me off guard

    • @uchihasasuke7436
      @uchihasasuke7436 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too lmao

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 Před 3 lety +16

      he's been practicing because they go to taiwan a lot.

    • @lancezheng504
      @lancezheng504 Před 3 lety +8

      @@awilliams1701 really appreciate the fact that he can get it right even if most people watching couldn't tell

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 Před 3 lety +8

      @@lancezheng504 I think its wonderful of him to try so hard. Its one of the things I love about Steve and the team.

    • @leeson865
      @leeson865 Před 3 lety +2

      Bu cuo!

  • @shydre
    @shydre Před 3 lety +72

    Wait so Uncle A basically convinced his weed-man to finance his handheld? Respect...

  • @pieceofschmidtgamer
    @pieceofschmidtgamer Před 3 lety +394

    7:23 "...but we ended up *switching..."*
    Nintendo: He can't say that! Sue him or something!

    • @Varad13Plays
      @Varad13Plays Před 3 lety +1

      lmao

    • @eggcopter
      @eggcopter Před 3 lety +15

      "We ended up swi."
      *Video pauses, rewind sound*
      "Changing to a non removable controller design" *sign, wipe sweat*

    • @ThatStella7922
      @ThatStella7922 Před 3 lety +2

      Don’t worry, they’re gonna DMCA and send a cease and desist

    • @tmi1234567
      @tmi1234567 Před 2 lety

      That whole section made me laugh my ass off as I'm the one behind RMT.

  • @JKArcade
    @JKArcade Před 3 lety +414

    China’s tinkerer culture and cottage industries are wild, fascinating, and kind of inspiring.

    • @MenkoDany
      @MenkoDany Před 3 lety +20

      Yes and actually I totally support their ambitions to become an independent gaming platform!

    • @phillip_iv_planetking6354
      @phillip_iv_planetking6354 Před 3 lety +36

      Bet my life they copied it from someone.

    • @ominae1
      @ominae1 Před 3 lety +15

      Everything is more easy with kind of slave labor.

    • @ominae1
      @ominae1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@MenkoDany yikes

    • @ominae1
      @ominae1 Před 3 lety +4

      Do you people know that CZcams is banned in China?

  • @gibbit2k496
    @gibbit2k496 Před 3 lety +65

    Can you imagine how awesome the Aya 2 will be when RDNA 2 APU + ddr5 comes out.

    • @TaimatCR
      @TaimatCR Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah hopefully it comes sooner than later, but I'll say it'll take a couple of years before we get an apu with rdna2

    • @ilhambuono5451
      @ilhambuono5451 Před 3 lety

      Heard about vangogh APU that has 4core zen 2 + 8CU RDNA2, i imagine that vangogh suits for aya neo

    • @rpgPalette
      @rpgPalette Před 3 lety +2

      It has potential. For such small team and small company we'll have to wait a lot. If they optimize efficiency (with new RDNA, ZEN, DDR5), then automatically battery life, TDP and dimensions improve because for 10Watt consumption you need smaller battery, radiator and fan, thus lower weight and size.

    • @gibbit2k496
      @gibbit2k496 Před 2 lety +1

      @Steven Turner yeah Steam deck ... kind of a disappointment considering Valve's resources I was expecting something better but they just milk cheaper old gen zen 2 for all it's worth. Zen 3 cpu with 12 RDNA 2 cores would have been so much better with same or lower power consumption but I guess they will want to release a Steam Deck Pro at some point. Gaming hardware is a joke at this point every manufacturer is just spitting in customers faces and unfortunately most customers don't know enough about the tech to ask for something better.

    • @gibbit2k496
      @gibbit2k496 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@Steven Turner Yeah i'm guessing they looked at the competition out there and decided this was enough considering they outperform by maybe 10 - 20 percent it's decent I was just hoping for more. : ))

  • @sjab5987
    @sjab5987 Před 3 lety +71

    Man I love late night GN videos.

    • @wisico640
      @wisico640 Před 3 lety +1

      What is their timezone acually? 😅

    • @mantasr
      @mantasr Před 3 lety +2

      Early morning for us Europeans :)

    • @chronolynx360
      @chronolynx360 Před 3 lety

      @@mantasr I like his review too. One thing is missing, he should get a haircut it's too girly. 😱😱

  • @Fgtfv567
    @Fgtfv567 Před 3 lety +30

    A review of the GPD Win 3 and a showdown of all 3 systems would both be very entertaining to watch

    • @fafski1199
      @fafski1199 Před 3 lety

      There's already quite a few videos out there, comparing the AYA NEO, GPD Win3 and One GX 1 Pro. TBH, all 3 seem to have their fair share of Pro's and Cons. ETA PRIME has done many good videos, on all of them.
      However, I suspect that if Alienware's: UFO ever lands, it would vaporise all of them

    • @GameTimeWhy
      @GameTimeWhy Před 3 lety

      @@fafski1199 I didn't realize alienware was making a handheld. That could be pretty awesome.

  • @matthewgumabon7498
    @matthewgumabon7498 Před 3 lety +14

    Aya’s approach to right to repair is actually a pretty good compromise between company and user. From what I understand in this video, if the device is legitimately faulty and breaks itself within warranty period, they will replace or repair it for you. But if you decide to crack it open, the company is not liable, but they will sell you the first-party replacement parts. Aya makes their money, and people can repair their own devices with proper parts. Sounds like a good deal to me.

    • @Akriashi
      @Akriashi Před 2 lety +3

      Still illegal in the US, for good reason. Warranty should only be voided if you actually broke the product, not from merely disassembling it. Now I would like a clause where opening the product in a non-destructive manner is mandatory...

    • @b4ttlemast0r
      @b4ttlemast0r Před 5 měsíci

      Voiding warranty just for opening up the product is literally illegal

  • @chazs6854
    @chazs6854 Před 3 lety +6

    Just realized you guys keep midrolls turned off. Thank you so much for that

  • @shadowdraxx
    @shadowdraxx Před 3 lety +12

    I love these type of reviews, its really useful when people are putting big money on the table for a sold experience.

  • @will3641
    @will3641 Před 3 lety +14

    One of the early backer passing by. Cannot wait for full teardown. No one done that yet. Cannot wait to get mine.

    • @emercer
      @emercer Před 3 lety +3

      Hello fellow backer! I see you're also watching all videos mentioning the Neo to pass the time while we wait for shipping news.

  • @johnsonwang7253
    @johnsonwang7253 Před 3 lety +28

    I love the fact that this channel has always rewarded my bad sleeping habits with it's upload times. Also, I'm super bummed I didn't hear about this before the indiegogo campaign wrapped. Hopefully I can pick up a more refined version of this product in the near future.

  • @xero110
    @xero110 Před 3 lety +8

    I would definitely like to see more videos like this. A 'perfect' handheld gaming device has been a goal of mine for a while and the more coverage the better.

  • @tacovzki1320
    @tacovzki1320 Před 3 lety +31

    Hopped on to say goodnight. I’ll watch in the morning 👍🏼

  • @chico20m
    @chico20m Před 3 lety +30

    Man, can you imagine an open standard for "nano-ATX" motherboards in order we can assemble our own portable devices????

    • @FloridaManRacer
      @FloridaManRacer Před 3 lety +1

      @@bradhaines3142 might i suggest checking out ETA Prime's video of this single board computer that is VERY powerful runs full windows 10 and is probably compact enough to accomplish building a handheld with... czcams.com/video/bCkXYRpeHvM/video.html

    • @ADoovy
      @ADoovy Před 3 lety +1

      I hope one day that laptop building will be a common thing.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Před 3 lety

      In the meantime you can buy Tiger Lake or Ryzen based NUCs. Their boards are just as small.

  • @parkerpatterson1
    @parkerpatterson1 Před 3 lety +2

    Only 1/3 the way through the vid and already enjoy it, awesome job guys!

  • @protocetid
    @protocetid Před 3 lety

    I’m happy you guys are covering handheld PCs!

  • @abaj006
    @abaj006 Před 3 lety +14

    Wow 4500U, that's one powerful hand held PC!

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +2

      Yes.. The funny thing here is that the Aya Neo is going to kick serious ass in every other aspect than... gaming....

  • @theigpugamer
    @theigpugamer Před 3 lety +8

    Can I just appreciate that gamers nexus and hardware unboxed use time stamps on their videos
    Thank you

  • @h0stile420
    @h0stile420 Před 3 lety +178

    Now you can say "Hold my PC" no sweat...

    • @EarthIsFlat456
      @EarthIsFlat456 Před 3 lety +2

      Ever heard of SFF?

    • @trejkaz
      @trejkaz Před 3 lety +1

      I already can.

    • @nicolaswinter4095
      @nicolaswinter4095 Před 3 lety +2

      Gpd win2 is better and more powerful

    • @titaniumwo1f390
      @titaniumwo1f390 Před 3 lety +1

      @@EarthIsFlat456 you can technically hold SFF, but you can literally hold and use this thing.

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety

      @@EarthIsFlat456 SFF needs to become mainstream. Mid-tower cases are ridiculously huge and have underutilized space nowadays. Unless you're a data hoarder.

  • @UranTCG
    @UranTCG Před 3 lety

    Really enjoying the no-compromises approach to branching out the channel has managed to do recently!

  • @Time4House
    @Time4House Před 3 lety +19

    Good morning Steve
    Respect from South Africa 👌🏿

  • @GrimpakTheMook
    @GrimpakTheMook Před 3 lety +134

    "You can use a paperweight"
    *uses a 3080 to support it*

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN Před 3 lety +14

      With only 10GB they are totally useless. Go 3090 or go home. /s

    • @michaelbaldwin5953
      @michaelbaldwin5953 Před 3 lety +14

      @@falxonPSN at the current prices , i haven't even left the house !

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelbaldwin5953 LOL - nice!

    • @NoName-bg2om
      @NoName-bg2om Před 3 lety +10

      @@falxonPSN Exactly, either you buy a 3090 or a house. Tough choice, cause you can't game outdoors and you also can't game indoors without a gpu.

    • @fqopi
      @fqopi Před 3 lety

      i was on the floor laughing for this

  • @keyboard_g
    @keyboard_g Před 3 lety +1

    Respect on actually shipping a product and its decent. How many vaporware devices have we seen or those that ship years late and fulfill 1/10 of their promises.

  • @jakob.k_design
    @jakob.k_design Před 3 lety

    Very interesting product and I love that you spend the time and test different stuff like this in-depth. Keep doing that, it is often very difficult to find tests on niche products like this and even though I am currently not planning to buy one I still really appreciate having a test from an independent and trusted source like you guys.

  • @chriss4799
    @chriss4799 Před 3 lety +75

    I can't imagine the algorithm's going to like this upload time, but I'm watching it now so maybe it's secretly genius.

    • @Fortzon
      @Fortzon Před 3 lety +13

      GN suddenly decided to start to cater to us Europeans and Asians :D

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 3 lety +51

      We built this channel on this upload time. Most of the uploads historically were between 12am and 6am EST.

    • @kibouguthier42
      @kibouguthier42 Před 3 lety +8

      @@GamersNexus Perfect timing for early morning office workers totally not having it up on a side monitor ;)

    • @northwiebesick7136
      @northwiebesick7136 Před 3 lety

      @@kibouguthier42 lol... I would just shamelessly play it in my office during the work day, and say I was working, which, since I'm a guy interested in doing PC building and repasting stuff, it would be well within the job description, besides the fact that I'd be my own boss...

    • @jaalan7896
      @jaalan7896 Před 3 lety

      Honestly, I like waking up and having the vids to watch rather than having some come out at the wnd of the day.

  • @soulstring5041
    @soulstring5041 Před 3 lety +3

    That professional gamer shot with the snacks and spilled drink, Perfection.

    • @GameTimeWhy
      @GameTimeWhy Před 3 lety

      "I don't know why it's so greasy." I love the memes.

  • @SmokinGoodd420
    @SmokinGoodd420 Před 3 lety +2

    "magic plant" I wonder... Love you guys at GN! Awesome content ! I really was excited to see the rainbow benchmarks. Keep up the awesome work yall!

  • @richardm6985
    @richardm6985 Před 2 lety

    Great review :) realised i had no business knowing this much about this thing about 11 minutes in.

  • @hardlyworgen71
    @hardlyworgen71 Před 3 lety +237

    Now we can play *all* the Diablo games on the toilet.

    • @Rance53
      @Rance53 Před 3 lety +95

      Do you not have phones

    • @wisico640
      @wisico640 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Rance53 playing most games localy is a better experience than remote play and such in my experience

    • @supervillain3213
      @supervillain3213 Před 3 lety +40

      @@wisico640 do you not know memes?

    • @wile123456
      @wile123456 Před 3 lety +2

      Diablo 3 is already on switch and Diablo 2 remaster will likely also be ported soon

    • @jinkazama7587
      @jinkazama7587 Před 3 lety +1

      Welcome to 2014

  • @JimRussels
    @JimRussels Před 3 lety +212

    7:42 Sus

  • @InimicusSolitus
    @InimicusSolitus Před 3 lety

    Always been interested in ultra small portable windows devices. Would like to see more coverage of these machines. Great work.

  • @Dan-Simms
    @Dan-Simms Před 3 lety

    Very cool product, I wish the company well. We need more cool products like this, thanks for showing it off to us. Can't wait to see the teardown in part 2.

  • @NoVeMgoRe
    @NoVeMgoRe Před 3 lety +8

    The Aya Neo is like a horse with a party hat stuck to its forehead and us being told that it's actually a real unicorn this time.
    And you know what? I'm actually willing to believe Uncle A on this one. After all he did bring us an actual horse, unlike most others that promised. So it shouldn't be too hard finding the horse a proper horn to turn it into a unicorn!

  • @zackbiegel6824
    @zackbiegel6824 Před 3 lety +15

    30fps on Cyberpunk is a BOLD claim

    • @OMGJL
      @OMGJL Před 3 lety +1

      it's 720p, far different from our normal 1080p performance ratio.

    • @ashketchum9566
      @ashketchum9566 Před 3 lety +1

      @@OMGJL I mean it doesn't really change the experience on a screen that small so

  • @barryjones495
    @barryjones495 Před 3 lety

    Great look into the AYA NEO! I am a sucker for handhelds and have one ordered. Its a little out of my comfort zone for price but wanted to support a new device.

  • @MegaManNeo
    @MegaManNeo Před 3 lety +1

    I'm excited, backed the project but will receive one of the second batch shipping in June.

    • @adjacentstalker9237
      @adjacentstalker9237 Před 3 lety

      Thought 1st batch ship in April, and the 2nd ship in May but will get to everyone by June. I may be wrong

  • @chomp7927
    @chomp7927 Před 3 lety +4

    EDIT: About the on screen keyboard, one of the team has already got a fix for that where it maps it to the proper touchscreen keyboard, not sure if that will be a part of the shipped units next month or if you need to DL it but it does exist, Phawx has a video about it
    So glad I got in on this, but there's an 8.x inch version from another team in China that has the Intel internals on a proper layout (not that Win3 crap). Not sure if I should get both or what but damn it's a good time to be alive lol

    • @cruzin1383
      @cruzin1383 Před 3 lety +1

      What's the name of the other version with the 8.x screen

    • @chomp7927
      @chomp7927 Před 3 lety +2

      @@cruzin1383 ONEXPLAYER is what it's called, their IGG is up but it hasn't started the count yet. Rumor has it the first reveal of the product is coming on the 28th from a channel called MVA.
      Fun fact, MVA had his neo modded and he's running a 4700u ryzen 7 in his instead lol, unfortunately it doesn't really get to shine with that ryzen 7 power until you start eating up the battery in the 90ish minute range, sometime less. Does pretty good docked though

  • @stonalisa3729
    @stonalisa3729 Před 3 lety +42

    I was just about to go to bed and then I see you upload. Simple decision

    • @marcusellby
      @marcusellby Před 3 lety +4

      And I just woke up

    • @tassadar7945
      @tassadar7945 Před 3 lety

      I'll always put a steve video on when I'm about to go to bed, it's like getting a tech story read or told to you as you go to sleep

  • @AtenedoroGonzalez
    @AtenedoroGonzalez Před 3 lety

    Really enjoyed your review!

  • @utoracat18
    @utoracat18 Před 3 lety

    One netbook player will be out soon and definitely worth a purchase Steve. Love these things.

  • @shaneeslick
    @shaneeslick Před 3 lety +26

    G'day Steve,
    Funny how Nintendo are so Crazy about anyone 'Copying' the Style of the Switch,
    especially when it looks & is designed so much like a PSP which was released over 10yrs earlier
    I am sure the Tech Industry is full of people what need a Memory Upgrade, as there are so many claims that 'Our Design is a First' when they just aren't

    • @TheRestartPoint
      @TheRestartPoint Před 3 lety +5

      Aaaaand, the PSP uses a d-pad (NES/FC/GAME&WATCH) , an analogue stick (N64), diamond layout action buttons (SNES), shoulder buttons (SNES) and is basically the same layout as a Game Boy Advance.......there was always something similar first.....
      Sony are lucky that Nintendo didn't sue them for the original PS1 controller, which is basically a SNES controller with 4 shoulder buttons

    • @shaneeslick
      @shaneeslick Před 3 lety +3

      @@TheRestartPoint Yes, plus there were also other Consoles with Control Pads that have Direction control on the left & Activation on the right even before Nintendo,
      but I was talking about the Design of the whole unit with screen in the middle & controls on left & right, which is what Steve was saying is the Controversy

    • @reaperreaper5098
      @reaperreaper5098 Před 2 lety

      It's more accurate to say Nintendo iterated on the Gamevice and similar controllers than it is to say they copied the PSP (because that design could be argued to have copied the Gameboy Advance).
      Hell, the Razer Edge tablet did (and failed at) the ENTIRE concept long before Nintendo brought their updated Nvidia Shield to market.

  • @BillyAltDel
    @BillyAltDel Před 3 lety +8

    On the PS Vita, the controller sections also had their own daughterboards, so possibly this design isn't related to prior Switch-like configuration.

    • @PatrikKron
      @PatrikKron Před 3 lety +2

      It also sounds like a good design when it comes to repairability.

  • @rduke6566
    @rduke6566 Před 3 lety

    Loved this episode 🙌🏽. More please

  • @bazurk_dot_com
    @bazurk_dot_com Před 3 lety

    Thank you for being such a trusted source of information about tech online. With all the BS that's fed to us, we can always count on you guys to be upfront and honest. Its appreciated. I say "you guys" as I am sure you have a big team behind the scenes. So again, thank you from a random internet stranger.

  • @mexicoj00
    @mexicoj00 Před 3 lety +11

    Ah yes the 1am upload
    I didn't need sleep tonight anyways

  • @Cazaq
    @Cazaq Před 3 lety +3

    This thing is an emulation beast.

  • @spkt0r
    @spkt0r Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the review.

  • @Map_of_Your_Head
    @Map_of_Your_Head Před 3 lety

    love this handheld type stuff

  • @dekipantelija
    @dekipantelija Před 3 lety +6

    A good way to start my day. The Swiss that i am appreciates!

  • @fabienleydier
    @fabienleydier Před 3 lety +7

    "Paperweight courtesy of Gigabyte" xD
    Now I understand more what a paper launched item is for!

  • @Cwiiis
    @Cwiiis Před 3 lety +1

    Good to see some actual critical coverage of this device (critical as in dispassionate and in-depth) - really hoping to see the same for the GPD Win 3!

  • @joshuaowen4290
    @joshuaowen4290 Před 3 lety

    I'd love to see more reviews on handheld like this! Especially the ones made by GPD.

  • @scoldingwhisper
    @scoldingwhisper Před 3 lety +16

    Nintendo arguing that this is infringing on their rights to the switch would be like apple trying to claim a dell is copying them because they’re both home computers

    • @mostlypeacefulrowan8747
      @mostlypeacefulrowan8747 Před 3 lety +6

      Apple would sue over a product having corners or shaped like a rectangle

    • @Ghostsonplanets
      @Ghostsonplanets Před 3 lety +3

      Nintendo has patents for detachable Joy-Cons and overall Switch design.

    • @littlesth0b0
      @littlesth0b0 Před 3 lety

      Switch wishes it was half as cool as the Lynx - the OG (obscenely gigantic) handheld

    • @luisguerreiro8045
      @luisguerreiro8045 Před 2 lety

      @@mostlypeacefulrowan8747 Their war against samsung back in android 2.X days was so funny lmao it was like hey you have a flashlight now?what the actual fuck? imma sue you to oblivion

  • @caboseBvR
    @caboseBvR Před 3 lety +12

    i was REALLY hoping for controls that were good enough that no one would want to use an external controller

    • @andyenglish4303
      @andyenglish4303 Před 3 lety +4

      Even Nintendo didn't quite manage that.

    • @maximellow5745
      @maximellow5745 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andyenglish4303 Nintendo also didn't really put that much effort into making their controllers durable.

  • @averellberlin1880
    @averellberlin1880 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the honest review. I bought one because I am enthusiastic about gadgets and i really cannot wait to receive it. I really loved the concept of the switch but I am still to this day disappointed with the lack of applications like CZcams or the price of the games in general.

  • @CrusadesOClock
    @CrusadesOClock Před 3 lety

    Nice, I'd mentioned this a while back in the comment section of one of your videos and how it'd be worth checking out, I doubt that got seen though. Still good to see your thoughts on it

  • @thejollysloth5743
    @thejollysloth5743 Před 3 lety +8

    This would be AWESOME for playing retro games. I'd love to play something like Final Fantasy VII or Tony Hawks on it. I think it's been done quite well and can imagine lying in bed playing it before I went to sleep.

    • @ChewyThomson
      @ChewyThomson Před 3 lety +2

      If you have a bluetooth controller, you can play many of those games on your smartphone with emulation.

    • @thejollysloth5743
      @thejollysloth5743 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ChewyThomson I have an iphone SE, so the screen is only 4.7 inches.
      I don't really enjoy playing games on it.

    • @maximellow5745
      @maximellow5745 Před 3 lety

      Get yourself a DS or a PsVita and mod it for cheaper retro machine!
      It's not that difficult and pretty amazing

  • @staticv3570
    @staticv3570 Před 3 lety +4

    Regarding the blurry UI:
    Have you tried setting the Windows UI scaling to 100% before starting fortnite?
    Alternatively you could leave scaling at the default value, go into the program properties->compatibility->change high dpi settings->enable high dpi scaling override->then play around with the three available options. A lot of the time, one of them will fix the blurriness.

  • @parasecglenkwyst4835
    @parasecglenkwyst4835 Před 3 lety

    This was way more interesting than expected

  • @tlilmiztli
    @tlilmiztli Před 3 lety +1

    I absolutely love that it is tiny PC rather then JUST a game console. I would love to see some cool, foldable keyboard and small mouse, maybe all being hold at the back of the dock for comfortable potability... And you have tiny, fantastic windows device. I wonder if you can also connect drawing tablet to it - I dont see why not. Much cooler then laptop for mobility reasons.
    Trying to make just another console makes no sense really and I dont see how it can compete with Switch. But as a Windows powered mini computer this is absolutely awesome!
    Definitely want to see more of that sort of devices!

  • @thesldsnk
    @thesldsnk Před 3 lety +9

    Perfect time to take a break at work.

  • @hamoudy98productions
    @hamoudy98productions Před 3 lety +10

    7:42
    Oh God make it stop please I can't take it anymore

  • @GTixXxMODxXx
    @GTixXxMODxXx Před 3 lety

    these handheld windows machines are cool, would love to see more of them.

  • @RepsUp100
    @RepsUp100 Před 3 lety +1

    Great review, I'd like to see GN review those "retro consoles" on Ali Express

  • @TakiUdon
    @TakiUdon Před 3 lety +14

    Magical plant

    • @SRC267
      @SRC267 Před 3 lety +1

      That story made me chuckle, StoneBoy made me laugh.

    • @p0613v
      @p0613v Před 3 lety

      I agree.

    • @p0613v
      @p0613v Před 3 lety

      @@SRC267 lol 😂 me too.

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage Před 3 lety +15

    Cheaper than buying a GPU!

    • @nickohira1397
      @nickohira1397 Před 3 lety +1

      How much is aya neo? And when will it be released?

  • @Deadboy90
    @Deadboy90 Před 3 lety +1

    Man I wish this thing wasn't so expensive. Its just so cool and I want it so badly.

  • @Duo26
    @Duo26 Před 3 lety

    Love the idea, when they or someone perfects it I can see getting one.

  • @HuntaKiller91
    @HuntaKiller91 Před 3 lety +15

    I just hope van gogh apu brings a lot better igpu later

    • @techpriest4787
      @techpriest4787 Před 3 lety +7

      Seems it's all RAM speed limited. DDR5 should make a difference. As to why they don't use VRAM for system RAM instead already like consoles, I don't know. Your are supposed to get VRAM with a GPU anyways...

    • @aoelp
      @aoelp Před 3 lety +1

      @@techpriest4787 Obviously because it's very difficult to split RAM types for an APU and there are definitely workloads that suffer severely due to using VRAM as CPU memory, it's just that most of those are multi-tasking productivity related, so for consoles a huge shared pool does not hamstring the CPU much (when it's not benefiting it ofc), it's cheaper and beneficial overall.
      Also, VRAM is usually cheaper so ofc there is a reason that CPUs aren't universally using it.

    • @HuntaKiller91
      @HuntaKiller91 Před 3 lety

      @@techpriest4787 yeah vangogh will use lpddr5 ram
      I think the bandwidth should make it close to rx560 level atmost
      Fingers cross it reach before year end, should be a good 720p gaming beast then

  • @HellSpawnGR
    @HellSpawnGR Před 3 lety +3

    While at 3x the price of a Nintendo Switch, it can't be called exactly an alternative. That being said I do like the trend this new devices like the Aya Neo & GPD Win 3 are setting. Personally most of my gaming hours are at late night, laying in bed, with my Switch 😅. Imagine the possibilities if mainstream manufacturers decide to create handheld pcs as well...

  • @PitboyHarmony1
    @PitboyHarmony1 Před 3 lety +2

    Definitely on the side of 'ya, do more of this'.
    Although its most likely a couple decades away still, these types of units might just be the laptop of the future, perhaps even heading into star trek tricoder territory. Keeping an eye on this type of tech matters, we know that companies are going to keep jamming high end, hot running hardware into smaller for factors.
    Best stay ahead of the curve.
    And ya, the tear downs are critical to understanding them.

  • @SLDoughts
    @SLDoughts Před 3 lety

    I would love to see you guys do the gpd win 3

  • @robertdimaggio9086
    @robertdimaggio9086 Před 3 lety +5

    EVGA adds a PIR sensor to their keyboard, and suddenly its "revolutionary".

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety

      I know, right? I wonder if I can add a PIR sensor to my 60% keyboard. XP

  • @jamezxh
    @jamezxh Před 3 lety +3

    I'm waiting for a Water cooled Overclocking Session on this thing now .

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +1

      The GPU is going to limit this thing so badly. =\

  • @OuijTube
    @OuijTube Před 3 lety

    This is really a review of the 4500u for gaming...and it’s a compelling case

  • @TorstenSimon
    @TorstenSimon Před 3 lety +1

    Great, would also like to see a review of the win 3 and win max!

  • @kercondark
    @kercondark Před 3 lety +4

    +1 for paperweight :D

  • @willblack7353
    @willblack7353 Před 3 lety +6

    If I had one of those, I'd run Linux but have it boot to Steam Big Picture.

  • @TrowGundam
    @TrowGundam Před 3 lety +1

    From my experience with the GPD Win Max, the blurriness is usually fixed by disabling Full Screen Optimizations. From ThePhawk's videos on it, the same is also true for the GPD Win 3, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was also true for the Aya Neo.

  • @GainingDespair
    @GainingDespair Před 3 lety

    Is there any chance you could mod the case to add a intake directly over the blower motor, and a larger opening for the vent to see how it effects thermals?
    Enjoyed the video btw, pretty unique.

  • @jmd1743
    @jmd1743 Před 3 lety +13

    My complaint is that it doesn't look like they offer the clear body shell.

    • @adjacentstalker9237
      @adjacentstalker9237 Před 3 lety +4

      was an exclusive for their first supporters, makes sense

    • @Centrocal
      @Centrocal Před 3 lety

      Yes i'd also like the clear version. Don't know why its exclusive to founders edition. Should be available for purchase

    • @adjacentstalker9237
      @adjacentstalker9237 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Centrocal they were the first to donate / believe in the company. they deserve something exclusive. also the founders have led lights which does raise prices when mass producing. they spoke of offering color shell replacements later.

    • @jmd1743
      @jmd1743 Před 3 lety

      @@Centrocal The problem is that by the time anyone has heard of it you could no longer get the clear version.

  • @squeaksallan8195
    @squeaksallan8195 Před 3 lety +3

    PS vita was and underappreciated platform dam locked down crap but good once it was opened.

  • @KrunchyTheClown78
    @KrunchyTheClown78 Před 3 lety +1

    Looks like a great product to me!

  • @jasongress3738
    @jasongress3738 Před 3 lety

    As an owner of multiple GPD devices, these tiny PCs are awesome! I love that the Neo is a legitimate GPD competitor. I highly recommend you check their stuff out, too!

  • @kgb3209
    @kgb3209 Před 3 lety +15

    Me: I should probably sleep now it’s 1 AM
    *GN UPLOADS*
    Me: SLEEP CAN WAIT

  • @TommyLeeBauer
    @TommyLeeBauer Před 3 lety +4

    When you're Crewmate and purple just stands there menacingly 07:43

  • @TheLordlocks
    @TheLordlocks Před 3 lety

    Sweet! I want it now! Take my money!

  • @Jaysson83
    @Jaysson83 Před 3 lety +1

    The Aya to me is in its own world and uniquely awesome and deserves a chance to turn heads:)

  • @ricksgaming7298
    @ricksgaming7298 Před 3 lety +20

    It's hard to tell if you're here to fix my computer, do drugs with me, or play guitar.

  • @fallis07
    @fallis07 Před 2 lety +4

    Steam Deck >

    • @awdrifter3394
      @awdrifter3394 Před 2 lety

      That's the advantage of a big company. Valve can order custom APU with much better graphics cores from AMD.

  • @paladingeorge6098
    @paladingeorge6098 Před 3 lety

    Seeing a product like this actually quite excites me! The performance may not be anything to write home about for a 1280x800 resolution but when you put it into perspective of a handheld screen I think it is quite impressive. Most of that credit really goes to AMD for making such good mobile CPUs, but Aya deserves some credit for putting together a solution with a minimal size footprint. See, I am an owner and regular user of both the Nintendo Switch and a high end custom built PC. I love the Switch's portability but it does leave something to be desired on the performance level - and lets be real, the battery of the original model is only about 3-ish hours. However, a hand held device that can get around 60fps on PC games with some compromises to fidelity is pretty lit. Some of the games you tested that do have Switch ports don't even look nearly as good or run nearly as well, even something like Rocket League.

  • @SurajNayak007
    @SurajNayak007 Před 3 lety

    From playing snakes, battleship and bounce on Nokia phones a decade ago to now this it's pretty outstanding how far we have come..
    BTW I am eagerly waiting for you to start reviewing power supplies when are those gonna start..

  • @thepro3729
    @thepro3729 Před 3 lety

    Turned out better than SmachZ. Thanks for the review GN! Looking forward to the showdown with GPD win3

  • @soulyouth
    @soulyouth Před 3 lety +2

    would be interested to see how this handles playing wow, not so much for raiding or any high end stuff, would be cool for leveling alts if it could handle it, since there is a bunch of addons for console style gamepad play

  • @sandwich2473
    @sandwich2473 Před 3 lety

    design recommendation: a kick stand would be super handy
    also, something like one of those surface keyboards would be cool, but I don't know how difficult it might be to implement something like that

  • @MrMediator24
    @MrMediator24 Před 3 lety +2

    Early gang here. Anyway, cool to finally see Ryzen in mini-PCs