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So Ayaneo, which sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, is at it again. They’re bringing out this new toy, the Ayaneo Next 2. Pretty much a handheld gaming PC, but here’s the twist—a dedicated GPU. Not just any GPU, mind you, it’s packing AMD’s big boy Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU with this hefty Radeon 8060S GPU, 40 CUs or something like that. I barely know what that means, but it sounds like it could power a spaceship.
This gadget is like the unicorn of handheld gaming PCs. GPD Win 5, another player in this weirdly competitive field, is using the same chip, but with some catch—even slapping an external battery on it. Like, who does that? Meanwhile, Ayaneo is going all in with a snazzy built-in battery. (High-capacity, they say. Whatever that means.)
Eventually, they’re bricking in this laptop-like cooling thing inside, with dual fans. And it’s supposed to have this mega power delivery thing—12-phase, if that rings any bells. In the middle sits the Ryzen AI Max+ like it owns the place, surrounded by its trusty LPDDR5x memory buddies.
Now, talking about its style—hints of a Steam Deck vibe here. Joysticks and touchpads doing their thing on each side of the screen. It’s like Ayaneo is trying to dress it up cool for a gaming night out.
Did I mention the exclusive “large-screen experience” they’re hyping up? Whatever that is, sure sounds fancy. Plus, battery life and cool—literally cool—design breakthroughs. All sounding pretty 22nd-century, if you ask me.
The Ryzen guy powering this thing? Named Strix Halo, in case you’re ticking off that cool name checklist. It’s got 16 Zen 5 CPU cores or something and a ton of cache. The power draw is, let’s just say, hefty—definitely ain’t your puny handheld from back in the day.
Now, GPUs, that part gets wild. It’s got some serious power, talking mobile RTX 4060/4070 levels. That’s way above my pay grade, but rumor has it, it’s up there. Ayaneo seems to have pulled off a Houdini act fitting this APU into such a compact design. But there were hiccups—they already pushed the launch once ’cause of tricky design bits.
I’m curious how it’s going to perform. Like, will the battery last a solid gaming binge or just a quick session in a café? Fingers crossed for the former. In any case, Ayaneo’s not just throwing darts here. They’re ambitious!
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