They're running it under their "Pocket" brand, but with its aggressively practical port layout (including RS232!) it looks a like it's being positioned as the long promised successor to the (fabulous) GPD Micro PC. This impression is bolstered by the odd touchpad and mousebutton placement - copied straight from the Micro PC.<p>Which is a bit of a shame, because it sacrifices the thing which made the Micro PC a peerless gamechanger - pocketability (ironically). 8 inches is not a pocketable laptop, it's a standard netbook. Which is fine and nice and doubtless many will love it, but... disappointing. What I really wanted was double battery life and cellular modem so I wouldn't have to carry a phone anymore.<p>I'm getting mixed messages from the touchpad placement as well. That design is perfect for using the computer with your thumbs while walking, and quite awkward for sitting down at a desk. It works fantastically well on the Micro PC, with its clicky thumb keyboard. Yet an 8 inch netbook would seem to be too large for thumb typing. What are the intended ergonomics here?<p>The swappable rear port for all the exotic KVM stuff is a fascinating feature.
Beware connecting GPD devices to your home or corporate network:<p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/8qfvuh/warning_new_gpd_win_2_units_are_shipping_with" rel="nofollow">https://old.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/8qfvuh/warning_new_...</a><p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/n5u1sy/yep_malware_found_on_gpd_win_3" rel="nofollow">https://old.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/n5u1sy/yep_malware_...</a>
I purchased the previous version of their "tech" mini laptop the GPD Micro PC.<p>Most of the preorder/first batch shipped with a defective battery that couldn't charge if it ever dropped to zero. After waiting months for a replacement battery I had to install it myself, only to find out that the replacement battery had the same issue. Tossed the thing in a drawer and haven't tried using it since.<p>Based on the other issues I have seen from r/GPD on Reddit, I think QA/testing is basically non-existent on these products. If you are lucky and get a good one from the factory they aren't bad, but issues are rampant.
I had a GPD XD that bricked a chunk of it's own circuitry, all of the screen became fuzzy and distorted. All because I cold-reset it while it was on power. I did nothing else to it to make this happen. Amazon accepted the refund, and I look at GPD devices with distrust-by-default now.
Would fit in my purse <i>and</i> connect to my thunderbolt desktop setup (dual 4k OLED with a nice SK8835 keyboard)<p>I would gladly pay extra for an OLED screen, ECC ram, and a 2nd m2 port to plug a 4G or 5G module.<p>At the moment I'm playing with a WoA (Windows on ARM64) Lumia 950 XL running Windows 10 Pro, it's wonderful to have a Windows Terminal with me at all times to SSH, even if it is a tad slow when opening multiple apps.
This is a modern-day Toshiba Libretto which takes design cues from the Framework and I frickin' love it -- on paper. I'm not going to early-adopt the thing but I'm interested to see how it shakes out.
Seems a little larger than most of their devices. I'm not sure carrying an 8" laptop really gains much from your standard 12" or 13" laptop since in either case you're out of pocket or small pouch territory.<p>I still think the GPD Win 2 was their device witht he best design direction, even if it wasn't a perfect implementation of the goals. 6" was the perfect size for the niche, the gamepad mouse controls were easier to use than the corner touchpad, the keyboard had more buttons, and it was more all purpose. Newer innards and higher quality physical components for the keyboard+gamepad would be killer. The 3 went far too gaming console focused trying to be a Nintendo Switch with a hidden keyboard rather than a computer.
Amazon lists the GPD Pocket 2 at $730, and that's for half the RAM and a quarter the storage of this one. Draw your own conclusions about how much the Pocket 3 will cost.
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Update-8GB-Windows-Portable-Processor-Graphics/dp/B07MMSQ9ZM/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Update-8GB-Windows-Portable-Processor...</a>
I owned a Pocket 1, and I'm still bitter about it.<p>After about a year of light use, the battery swelled up. Replacement batteries were out of stock and never replaced. The response was like, "Uh yeah old model. Sorry."
From Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/softwincn/status/1456207719069749256?t=vaiwGXBi0q05O2mYZ92SlA&s=19" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/softwincn/status/1456207719069749256?t=v...</a><p>"GPD Pocket 3 Indiegogo crowdfunding starts on
5th Nov 2021, 10:00AM BEIJING time
5th Nov 2021, 2:00AM GreenwichMeanTime
Total 45 days!
30% off if you back us on Indiegogo.
The stylus is free provided but only for IGG backers!
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Huh nice, I like this idea. KVM to access servers, serial port, actual ethernet <3 wow. This is really cool. One thing that would be slightly nicer would be if the KVM and RS232 would both be present at the same time but at least it looks like they include both (unlike toughbooks where you have to shell out for that stuff). I wonder if it's a "real" serial port though, or just a USB-serial converter.<p>I wonder about the price though because the "Order now" just redirects to the same page.
Obviously, this has more powerful hardware than the Pocket 2 - but to me, it feels less appealing than the Pocket 2 in every other aspect.<p>Most noticeably size. It's significantly larger and thicker than the Pocket 2 - and size is the one standout feature of the Pocket. The size is what makes it unique.
Looks like they listened to indiegogo gpd sponsors like myself for this one. The best I had was the pocket 1, the pocket 2 I sold immediately after, the win3 is a lovely monster for gaming but this looks like a great move. Gpd makes nice machines and Linux is usually supported well, so I might get one.
Here is a good "quick" review: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsRixkYu5I0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsRixkYu5I0</a>
Seems quite vanilla Intel. I hope it runs Linux well, but, in this format, the i7 is overkill. The battery must be really limited and an Atom would probably be a better match.
What uses RS-232 these days?<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232</a>
I really wanted to like the GPD Pocket 2, after agonizing over buying it, but it turned out that I could not quite deal with the keyboard and was not adjusting to it. And so it sits, unused. I should probably dig it out and make it into a "in case of computational emergency ..." item of last resort.<p>If I could type on this for a while to see, I would likely buy it.
I spent money on planet computers gemini, which I have been happy with, but one thing that came to a surprise to me was how the whole keyboard layout ecosystem works.
If going into a remote desktop, the remote machine needs to support the layout of whatever device you use. If you plan to use it for coding, better verify before relying on it.
Looks like the port on the back needs 2 screws to put in the KVM vs the RS232 but that should be easily upgradeable to thumb screws.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBgJOqIZPg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBgJOqIZPg</a>
I have an iPad with a Magic Keyboard that looks quite similar if you squint (albeit a bit bigger). But I can probably do a fraction of the things on it that the GDP will be able to do. I wonder why? Better hardware? Makes you wonder.
wonder if it passes USB peripherals through that KVM module, although it's likely just wishful thinking.<p>One of the pain of having multiple computers, as owner of this device is likely, is to have to unplug and plug them everytime you switch
If I back them on Indiegogo, how long until I actually receive it physically, based on their shipping/manufacturing timeline from the first Win Max as well as the Pocket 1 + Pocket 2 models? Approximate timeline is fine
TL;DR: Tiny laptop with modules so it can act like a KVM (HDMI and USB) or do RS-232 serial, high res display, i7-1195G7 CPU and 16GB RAM, touch screen, stylus, 1TB SSD.<p>Couldn't find a price on it.<p>Looks like it ticks all the boxes for a NetOps dream pocket PC. If you have kind of big pockets.
Looks pretty handy for certain niches. I do wonder how irritating the keyboard layout is when you actually have to use it, since semicolon, colon, quotes, braces/brackets, etc, are located in odd spots.