I had a Win Max 2 before the Mini and before that I had a Steam Deck. The jump in size and weight wasn't too big of a deal going from the Steam Deck to the Win Max 2 because the screen size and performance made up for the size/weight increase, but going from the Win Max 2 to the Win Mini was a lot more noticeable and I haven't touched my Win Max 2 since. There's something about playing AAA titles on such a tiny device that can fit in your pocket.
Yeah if I was going to use it for work/channel stuff or dock it, there would be no question but I have a 10900k with a 6900xt rig that has 0 resale value but still crushes games at 1440p so makes 0 sense that’s why I went with the mini
this device is goated imo. I have the oculink version because of the better image quality and since I lock games to a specific fps and use lossless scaling frame gen, I don't need VRR. The oculink port was a must for me because I had already bought an oculink eGPU.
Smallest thumbstick caps of the Skull & Co set for Nintendo Switch Joycons work perfectly in terms of full range motion. They are still a tad tall to close the lid without pressing the R3, 4 buttons, but if you actually cut out the millimitre of padding inside with a craft knife, the lid will close flush, and you still have a better grip on the sticks.
Great reviews as usual 👍 I was considering this device but when I saw the price I didn’t want it anymore 😂😂. It looks awesome I ended up going with the steam deck oled it’s a bit chunky but 3 to 3.5 h battery on any game. I had sweaty hands playing the oled without a case. I can’t imagine how hot this thing gets at 30w but you can’t have everything right. If this thing was 700 I would bite but I don’t think it’s worth 450 more than the oled.
Maybe u can give them feed back maybe they could add a function Samsung phones have that powers the device components only but not the battery. That way you can play at 30w without too much heating issues it works great on my s24 ultra.
@@joystickayrton yeah I been playing ghost of Tsushima with hdr it’s great experience OLED and hdr makes everything look better. There is a audio problem with sleep sometimes I recommend downloading decky loader and getting the pause game plugin. In pause plugin settings turn on pause before suspend and pause on focus and it will work great. The ease of use of the sleep button is great I played through Elden ring for a month just by using sleep come back 2 hours later it turns on in 1 sec lol. I saw on UA-cam if u switch the lock button to hibernate u get the same effect but it takes 15 sec and sometimes crashes.
@@joystickayrton yeah the oled is great I been playing through ghost of Tsushima and hdr and oled makes everything look beautiful. The deck has some issue with audio sometimes on lock button I found a fix download decky loader. Get the plug in called pause games and in the settings enable pause before suspend and pause on focus loss. It works great I played through Elden ring for a month!!! Never crashed played for 2-3 hours each time and now I’m beating the dlc. It’s crazy before I knew it I’m already beating the game it takes 1 second to lock and 1 sec to open so convient I haven’t been using my pc much bc of this. I read the widows handhelds can function somewhat the same if you change the lock button to hibernate but it takes 15 seconds and sometimes crashes.
It’s noticeable in the sense that other handhelds it’s not a thing because all your buttons are so far from any source of heat but it’s nothing I’d ever say was “hot”
Yeah we’re all worried about that to be honest. I would say the legion is better in my opinion but the support is better on the ally. I also think you can find the ally cheaper than the legion by like 100 bucks usually in the US
great video! I have a Rog ally and really wanted a smaller form factor with better performance, just ordered the win 2025 with the HX370!
Have you had one before? Or any GPD device?
@@joystickayrton negative, this will be my first!
I had a Win Max 2 before the Mini and before that I had a Steam Deck. The jump in size and weight wasn't too big of a deal going from the Steam Deck to the Win Max 2 because the screen size and performance made up for the size/weight increase, but going from the Win Max 2 to the Win Mini was a lot more noticeable and I haven't touched my Win Max 2 since. There's something about playing AAA titles on such a tiny device that can fit in your pocket.
Yeah if I was going to use it for work/channel stuff or dock it, there would be no question but I have a 10900k with a 6900xt rig that has 0 resale value but still crushes games at 1440p so makes 0 sense that’s why I went with the mini
this device is goated imo. I have the oculink version because of the better image quality and since I lock games to a specific fps and use lossless scaling frame gen, I don't need VRR. The oculink port was a must for me because I had already bought an oculink eGPU.
100% agreed! Love my Win Min 2024! Form factor is the killer!!!
Yeah it’s incredible, really surprised by liking it so much without the grips
Being that you have the win 4 as well. Which one do you prefer? I have a win 4 and I have been on the fence wanting to get a win mini 2024 device.
@RayAnthonyMichaud ever since I got my Win Mini, my poor Win 4 is... time to time turn up, windows update, pet it a little and shut down
Yeah I really prefer the win mini, the 7inch screen is perfect. And never have to mess with the sliding mechanism when I need a shortcut
Smallest thumbstick caps of the Skull & Co set for Nintendo Switch Joycons work perfectly in terms of full range motion. They are still a tad tall to close the lid without pressing the R3, 4 buttons, but if you actually cut out the millimitre of padding inside with a craft knife, the lid will close flush, and you still have a better grip on the sticks.
That’s awesome, thank you I will get a set of those asap
Great reviews as usual 👍 I was considering this device but when I saw the price I didn’t want it anymore 😂😂. It looks awesome I ended up going with the steam deck oled it’s a bit chunky but 3 to 3.5 h battery on any game. I had sweaty hands playing the oled without a case. I can’t imagine how hot this thing gets at 30w but you can’t have everything right. If this thing was 700 I would bite but I don’t think it’s worth 450 more than the oled.
Maybe u can give them feed back maybe they could add a function Samsung phones have that powers the device components only but not the battery. That way you can play at 30w without too much heating issues it works great on my s24 ultra.
Yeah price is definitely a big deal. I actually just ordered a deck oled, I’m tired of windows being windows lol
@@joystickayrton yeah I been playing ghost of Tsushima with hdr it’s great experience OLED and hdr makes everything look better. There is a audio problem with sleep sometimes I recommend downloading decky loader and getting the pause game plugin. In pause plugin settings turn on pause before suspend and pause on focus and it will work great. The ease of use of the sleep button is great I played through Elden ring for a month just by using sleep come back 2 hours later it turns on in 1 sec lol. I saw on UA-cam if u switch the lock button to hibernate u get the same effect but it takes 15 sec and sometimes crashes.
@@joystickayrton yeah the oled is great I been playing through ghost of Tsushima and hdr and oled makes everything look beautiful. The deck has some issue with audio sometimes on lock button I found a fix download decky loader. Get the plug in called pause games and in the settings enable pause before suspend and pause on focus loss. It works great I played through Elden ring for a month!!! Never crashed played for 2-3 hours each time and now I’m beating the dlc. It’s crazy before I knew it I’m already beating the game it takes 1 second to lock and 1 sec to open so convient I haven’t been using my pc much bc of this. I read the widows handhelds can function somewhat the same if you change the lock button to hibernate but it takes 15 seconds and sometimes crashes.
What about heat?
It’s noticeable in the sense that other handhelds it’s not a thing because all your buttons are so far from any source of heat but it’s nothing I’d ever say was “hot”
@@joystickayrton - do you run exclusively at lower TDPs, or higher ones, too?
Thanks!
Which device is better, Lenovo or ROG?
Hello, I want to buy a Lenovo Go, but I am afraid that the device will not be supported with updates
Yeah we’re all worried about that to be honest. I would say the legion is better in my opinion but the support is better on the ally. I also think you can find the ally cheaper than the legion by like 100 bucks usually in the US
@@joystickayrton thanks
Motion Assistant isn't pretty, but damn if it doesn't work well.
You got GPD after all 😅😅
With that being said……