GPD WIN MAX 2 håndholdt gaming-pc

I am not exaggerating when I say that this is the best laptop that I have ever owned. The form factor is perfect, it's small enough to be ultra-portable but not too small as to not be able to work comfortably with it. I had a GPD Pocket 2 before this and while I enjoyed the portability of it, I always felt that it was a tad too small.

The build quality of the Win Max 2 is exceptional. You can really see and feel the quality, with the all metal construction. The keyboard is great to type on and the trackpad is quite good for it's size (supports multi-touch gestures).

The built in game controls are amazing. The only things I would personally like to see changed with them for the next generation is that I would prefer the left thumbstick to be on the right of the directional pad instead of the left. It's awkward to work the left triggers with the position that it's in.

The mouse control mode for the game controls is also not as flexible as it should be in the sense that the triggers can't be remapped at all, and the a, b, x, y buttons can't be mapped to click or scroll (which would be great). It should also be possible to set the cursor sensitivity and acceleration.

I personally don't use the built in mouse mode at all, I instead use the Handheld Companion software which is amazing. I have it so when I long press the start button it switches between game control and desktop control modes in the software. I have the x, b buttons mapped as left and right click, and the a, y buttons mapped as scroll down, scroll up.

I find this extremely comfortable to use and I have been using the joystick to control the mouse almost all the time as I find it more comfortable to use than the trackpad. It reminds me of using the mouse control knub on my old IBM Thinkpad, only it's more comfortable and precise. It's really cool to be able to use a combination of the joystick, the trackpad, and the touchscreen to control the mouse. Sometimes I switch it up a bit to help with fatigue.

I have the model with the AMD 8840U CPU, 64GB of RAM, 2TB OS drive, I have added a 2TB M.2 SSD in the expansion port and a 1.5TB SD card in the Micro-SD slot. This thing is powerful enough to play even recent games at reasonable settings. It's also nice to be able to control the TDP via Handheld Companion to reduce battery drain. I have it use the full 28W TDP when plugged in but it scales down to 15W TDP automaatically when on battery. The CPU has 8 cores, 16 threads, boosting to as high as 5ghz.

If you're looking for an ultra compact powerhouse this is it. I highly highly recommend it.

I was looking for a small laptop and was impressed by the GPD's tech specs. After carefully reading a lot of reviews about the disappointing quality and lack of customer support, I've decided to find a trusted retailer – the unit I received from DroiX was perfect – not even a single dead pixel, and 2 year warranty.

GPD WIN MAX 2 2024

Fantastic little device. Droix shipping was super fast and it worked great right out of the box for me. I love how versatile this thing is. The keyboard is just at the small edge of what I'm comfortable typing with, but it works well and you get used to it quickly. The trackpad being at the top is kind of weird but you get used to it, or you use a mouse. I view it more as "it's there if you need it."

Some people have issue with the thumbsticks but I think they're perfect if what you want is a tiny gaming laptop that has a bonus gamepad built in. If you're looking for a gamepad-first gaming device that can also do some occasional laptop stuff you should probably look at one of the other GPD devices.

I really appreciate how easy it is to get inside the device and how it comes with a port for a 2230 m.2 drive - that makes it super easy to dual-boot for your different use cases. For me, I ended up installing Bazzite on the second drive and have been using that extensively for gaming and productivity.

I like the device so much I went and made a custom leather skin for it!
https://www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/1e5vpd7/my_a_leather_skin_for_my_max_2/
I really wish you could buy one pre-made, but the only place that sells them is on aliexpress and their "leather" is a lot more like felt.

Alles in einem der "Laptop/die Spiele Konsole" ist Super. Nutze es zum größten Teil mit Emulatoren oder mit der egpu G1 Version 2024 als mini PC zum Spielen. Das einzige Nachteil ist die Tastatur ist nur in US englisch verfügbar, habe zwar eine Deutsche Tastatur gefunden allerdings nur zum selbst einbau. Wenn ich das selbst versuche und was kaputt geht gibt es halt keine Garantie mehr.