1/30/2024 0 Comments Smallest notebookYou have a choice of either 64GB or 128GB storage options, and either 4GB or 8GB of RAM. Like the Pocket 2 it has a 7-inch, 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) IPS display but otherwise, it's pretty different inside. Thanks to the all-metal exterior, tapered edge and familiar color, it looks like someone took a MacBook Air and shrunk it down to a shade over 7-inches (the display size of the Pocket 2).Īs for the Peakago, it's a much more lightweight affair. There's at least one area where the Pocket 2 is similar to a MacBook, and that's its design. It even has a few things my MacBook doesn't: A touchscreen, full-sized USB ports (plus one USB-C) and a MicroSD slot. With 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage ( besting what you'd get on a $900 Dell XPS 13), it's a fairly well-rounded machine, and it's not like I want it to be my main computer, this is for whiling away time on flights and in coffee shops. As the name suggests, it will fit in my (back) pocket, and the processor should be just enough to do what I want it to. Generous comparisons aside, the Pocket 2 does meet most of my requirements on paper. In lay terms, the Celeron isn't a bad processor for mobile gadgets, but the m3 series is designed for more premium ultraportables, and has extra threads to deal with their generally higher performance requirements.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. (To be fair, it's also possible the website just needs updating as the spec might have changed since then.) The Pocket 2 runs a Celeron, while the (cheapest) Surface Pro has an m3 chip. Both the Pocket 2 and the Surface Pro use chips based on Kaby Lake architecture, but that's about all they have in common. The company also claims " GPD Pocket 2 uses the same Intel 3965Y processor as the new Surface Pro." This is. Given that the Pocket 2 runs a low-power Intel (3965Y) processor that's dual-core and 1.5GHz, it must have been a pretty old one. What GPD didn't clarify, is which MacBook its technology rivals. After all, I write on a MacBook every day and use one for music production in my spare time. And given that the product page for the Pocket 2 proudly states "Technology rivals the MacBook," I was pretty optimistic. It's logical, then, that the company figured it could strip out the gamepad and have a solution for mid-to-pro level users. If you're looking for a handheld device for PC gaming, it offers several options, often with buttons and a D-pad built-in. You might know GPD for its gaming-focused (and equally diminutive) portables. These are just two examples I've tried recently, along with others in the past and, well, let's just say the search continues. Then there's the 7-inch Peakago ($399) that mimics the Lenovo Yoga Book series in a much smaller form. But there are multiple options in the small laptop space, so it can't be totally unreasonable? The Pocket 2 from GPD ($500), for example, clearly claims to offer both power and portability. Basically, a regular, decent-spec laptop. You can see the problem I have created for myself I'm asking for something with a keyboard big enough for fluid typing and the processing grunt to handle images and audio (and associated plugins). In my case, "real work" is mostly writing, basic image editing and - just to make things complicated - fairly heavyweight music production. Either way, there is a gadget I have sought for many years and am yet to find: A pocket-sized laptop that I can get real work done on.
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