GPD Win 4 Speculation : r/gpdwin - Reddit

So Wikipedia thinks the Win 4 is an inevitability after the Win Max 21 so I thought I'd see what everyone here is thinking? Is a Win 4 ... Foundtheinternet!6GPDWin4Speculation GeneralClose6Postedby9monthsagoGPDWin4Speculation GeneralSoWikipediathinkstheWin4isaninevitabilityaftertheWinMax21soIthoughtI’dseewhateveryonehereisthinking?IsaWin4likely?Andifso,willitbeaswitch-likedeviceliketheWin3,oraclamshell/laptopdesignliketheMax?41commentssharesavehidereport75%UpvotedLoginorsignuptoleaveacommentLogInSignUpSortby:best level1·9mo.agoI'dreallypreferaclamshelldesignlikeGPDWin1and2withaproperphysicalkeyboard.IhaveaGPDWin1andthefactthattherearerealkeysthereisveryuseful,especiallywhenhavingtofixstuff(extraimportantifyouareusingLinux)andplayoldergamesthathavealotofkeyboardcontrols.Andofcoursethankstotheclamshelldesigniputthedeviceinmywaistbagalongsideotherrandomgarbageihavetherelikemykeys,cards,coins,etcwithoutworryingthatthescreenwillbescratchedorthejoystickswillbebent(ifihadaGPDWin3i'dusesomededicatedcarryingbagwhichdefeatsthepurposeofthisbeingpocketableIMO).Soi'dlikeanewGPDWinwiththesameformfactor(thoughithinktheGPDWin2keyboardlayoutisbetter)butbetterhardware.17ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·4mo.agoIpreferthemuchcompactformoftheWin3butIdonotcareiftheymakeitabitthickerjusttoreplacethosetouchscreenkeyswithrealkeys1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIfit'sweakerandcostmorethanthedeckwithnoqualitycontrolit'sbasicallyshit8ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIMOthenextGPDproductwillbeavalue-orientedPCclamshellofsimilarsizetotheWin2,mechanicalkeyboard,analogtriggers,probablybasedonanAMDAPUsimilartotheoneintheSteamDeck.6ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·5mo.agoOnecanonlywish1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIthinkyou'regoingabittooahead.TheirnextWinproductaftertheWinMax2021willprobablybetheWinMax2.Therearealreadytalksaboutitandthere'sevenaWinMax2wishlistchannelontheDiscord,butno(official)talksaboutaWin4yet.Andatthispoint,wearelookingatlate2022fortheWinMax2withtheshortagesandall,soIdon'tthinktheWin4willcomeanytimesoon,notwithinnextyear,atleast.Giventhat,IhavenoideawhatthespecswillbelikefortheWin4.Butintermsofformfactor,itseemsliketheyaretryingtodistinguishtheWinlineandtheWinMaxline,soIdon'tthinkitwillbeaclamshell.Butitseemsliketheslidingformfactorisn'tthatpopularaswell,soI'mguessingitwillbeastraightupno-keyboard"Switch-like"formfactor.3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoAnywayneedwaituntilnextyear3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·9mo.agoIGGWin3TheGPDWin3isbasedontheIntelTigerLake-Userieswhichtypicallycomeswith4WillowCovecores/8threadsanda96EUXe-LPiGPU(withLPDDR4Xsupport).Intelhasannouncedits12thgenseriesduringtheirArchitectureDay2021whichiscomingoutlaterthisyearfordesktops(withDDR5support)andearlynextyearforlaptops.TomethenaturalsuccessorofTigerLake-UwouldbetheAlderLake-UseriescomingwithabigLittlecoredesign(2bigcoreswithSMT+4or8littlecoreswithoutSMTforatotalof10core/12threadprobablyforthei9modelor6core/8threadforthei5)runningonWindows11.The12thgenmobileCPUwillretainthesame96EUXe-LPiGPUbutthatiGPUwillbefasterthankstothehigherbandwidthoftheLPDDR5memorywhichisnativelysupportedonthe12thgenseries.AlderLake-UwillalsoretaintheThunderbolt4supportwhichallowstheutilizationofexternalGPUs.DuringtheirArchitectureDay2021,Intelalsoannouncedtheywillbelaunchingtheirfirstgamingoriented(Xe-HPG)ARCAlchemistdiscreteGPUscomingoutinQ12022.IntelsaidthattheirXe-LPiGPUsandXe-HPGdGPUswillrunonthesameunifieddriverstackwhichisgoodnewsasitpromisesagoodfutureforIntelbasedhandheldssuchastheGPDWin3orOneXPlayeronthedriverssideofthings.IhopeyouwillchooseIntel'sAlderLake-UCPUsfortheGPDWin4aswithIntelthere'snoshortagewhenitcomestoCPUsupply.Thelittlecoresofthehybriddesignwillhelpsavebatterylifeinidlestateandalsoadadditionalmulti-threadingperformanceingames.AndtheLPDDR5willmaketheiGPUfaster.IhopetheGPDWin4willretainthesameNintendoSwitchLiteformfactorastheGPDWin3whichIlikealot.Iwantthescreentoberelativelythesamesizebutwithalmostnobezel.IcurrentlyownaGPDWin3whichIlikealotandifthere'saGPDWin4basedonthespecsImentionedaboveIwillbuyone.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level2·9mo.agoPleasedon’tgobacktoclamshell.theALPSsticksonwin3areamazing.7”screenwouldbeamazing,andmakethedesignsimilartowin3withthegripcase2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1·9mo.agoIfeelthateveryonecommentingonthisthreadthataclamshelldesignisterribleforgaminghasneverfeltthejoyofcarryingaroundaNintendo3DSorDSintheirpocket.IhaveliterallypurchasedandresoldeverysingleGPDDeviceincludingtheWin3and2021Max.TheoneIkept?Win2becauseIcanthrowitintomypocketandbringitanywhere.Doesitneedimprovement?Ofcourse!butthecandybardesigniswayoverrated.5ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·4mo.agoAssomebodywhohashadfunwithplentyofDSand3DSgamesthroughouttheirlifetime,I’lltellyouthattheywerebothextremelyannoyingtoplayBECAUSEoftheclamshelldesign.“Itprotectsthescreen,”bigdeal.Eventually,thehingesweardown.MeanwhiletheircompetitioncouldplayAAAtitlesandifSonywasn’tsolazywiththeiradvertisingandsupport,itwouldhavebeenlotsofpeople’spreferenceoverthe3DS.1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIthinkthegpdwin4isinevitablebecauseofthesuccessofthe3andbecauseofthesuccessofthesteamdeckandayaneoandOnexPlayer.Iftheycomeoutwitha4itneedstobeasizebetweenthatofthewin3andthesteamdecksimplybecauseatthatsizetheycouldaddamuchlargerbatteryandlargerscreenanditwouldstillbeasportableastheNintendoswitch.Iwouldstillstickwiththe720pscreenthoughbecausethat'sstillacceptableevenwiththeNintendoswitcheslargerscreen.Becausekeepinmindthesedevicesarentdesignedforperfect1080pgaminglikeyougetwithadesktoporlikesomepeoplewhineabout,itsallaboutbeingabletoevenplaythegamesportablywithanacceptableframeratewhenyoudon'thaveaccesstoyourdesktopanddon'twannalugaroundabiglaptopbag.Alsoiteitherneedstherdna2architectureortheirisxegraphicsneedmorework.BecausepersonallythemainreasonIgotonewasbecauseofthethunderbolt4foregpu's.Withoutthunderbolt4Iwouldhavejustgoneforasteamdeck.4ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·8mo.agoThisiswhyIhaventgottenthesteamdeck.Noegpusupportis(forme)thedealbreaker.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2Op·9mo.agoWowhastheWin3beenarealbigsuccess?3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1·9mo.agoIthinkwhentheymadetheWinMax,thatwasastatementonhowtheywishtoproceed.Ifeelthey'llhavetheWinMaxline,whichisclamshell,andtheWinline,whichwillbetheSwitch-likecandybarformfactor.Ifeelthenext"Win"devicethoughmightbesometimeaway.WiththeSteamDeckcomingout,thatislikelygoingtoraisethebaronthesetypesofdevices.TheSteamDeck,fromeverythingwe'veseen,seemslikeanactualpremiumproductbutnotatapremiumprice.Ifthatimpressionholdstrue,GPDisgonnahavetofindawaytomeetthatbar,andI'mnotconfidentGPDwilleverbeabletomeetthepricebarValveissetting.Valveisbeingvery,veryaggressiveontheirpricing.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoI'dliketoseea7"handheldwithwaylessbezelandsemidecentkeyboard.PocketabilityistheonlyreasoniboughtseveralGPDdevicesandwinmaxisahardpassforme.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIftheirnewMaxsellswell,thenofc,Idon'tthinkGPDaregonnastopanytimesoon,especiallywiththeSteamDeckonthehorizon,theywanttogettheirproductsasmuchastheycanouttheresothatwhentheDeckdoescomeout,morepeoplemightwantamorepowerfuldevicethanwhattheDeckissayingitcandeliver,that'swhereGPDjumpsinwiththeWin4playingCyberpunk2077at30FPSlow2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIwantittohavethewin3designbutnobezels.MaybemakeitOLED.PutthebestchipsandCPUsonit.Ihonestlythinktheyshouldwantayearorsofornewertechnology.5ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoBasicallyguaranteed.Evenwithcompetitionthisyearandhardwarecontroversies,GPDWin3wasstillthebestsellingChinesehandheldPC.TheWinMaxcampaignisn'tgoingsowell,butIthinkthathasmoretodowiththeformfactorthantheexistenceofSteamDeck.Despitetheimpressionthissubredditgives,mostpeoplepreferacandybardesignoveraclamshellorlaptop.That'sbornoutfurtherbythesuccessoftheAyaNeoandOneXPlayer,whichalsousethesameformfactor.Bythenumbers,there'sstillamarketforaGPDWin4,anditbetterbeacandybarthatsellsitselfonbeingmorecompactthantherest.Personally,I'devenbeokifGPDditchedthekeyboardtoreclaimsomespace.Inanycase,theseproductsareGPD'swholebusiness,sounlesstheywanttocloseupshop,therewillbeaWin4.3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.ago·edited9mo.agoGPDWin3Ireallyhopetheydon'tuseaclamshelldesign.It'suglyandtheworstideaforahandheldgamingdevice.HopetheybringsomethingsimilartotheWIN3withthegrip.Maybejustlesstick.3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.agoIthinkit'slikely,butamevenmoreunsurethaneverwhetherthiswillbethecompanytocreateadurable&fastclamshelldevice.Wishlist:LTESlot.Please,letususethisdeviceforeverything!Aphonereplacementwithakeyboard&gaminggradeCPUwouldbefantastic.Durability.Makeitmilspec.Wewanttocarryitaroundfor10years,likewedidourWindowsCEdevices.NomorePWMscreens.SomeofuscancelledourMax2021pledgebecauseoftheIGGavoidance,obfuscationandthesilentspecchanges,butthe201.6Hzrefreshwillkilltheeyesofthoseofuswhoaresensitive,andwasthenailinthecoffin.Controllernubsformeatyfingers.HowaboutsomethingbetterthanthePSVitasticks?Ihavefaiththatonedaywe'llgetanall-in-oneclamshelldevice-6-8inches,decentkeyboard,lteslot,fast&quietcpu&gpu,greatinbuiltcontroller,tomakeusthinktwiceaboutcarryingadumbed-downsmartphone.Butlittlefaiththatthisisthecompanythatwillprovideit,whichmighthavedifficultywithQC,listeningtocustomers&beinghonest.4ReplyShareReportSaveFollowr/gpdwinAcommunitydedicatedtotheGPDWinline-upofsmallformfactor,Windows10devices!15.1kMembers49OnlineCreatedMay11,2016JoinToppostsseptember5th2021Toppostsofseptember,2021Topposts2021helpRedditcoinsRedditpremiumaboutcareerspressadvertiseblogTermsContentpolicyPrivacypolicyModpolicyRedditInc©2022.AllrightsreservedBacktoTop 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