@@brown2889 do it! They tend to hold their value too. If another revision or hot new thing gets release during Q4 you could always sell it and upgrade haha. Appreciate the support!
Bro when you gonna drop your songs??? I remember watching your ROG Ally live stream like a year ago and you showed us your song which was so good lol. Also congrats on getting UGREEN as your sponsor. How did you do that lol you haven't uploaded in 8 months! Congrats nonetheless!
HEY! I can't believe you remembered that haha. Life has just been so busy, music is on the back burner. Since my professional life has been more demanding and having a kid, I don't have time to focus on music. But I should plan to finish those mixes and release haha. and thank you! I have a good relationship with them since I started last year and was posting like crazy. They sponsored one of my vids last summer and we've just been in touch since then. Awesome people to work with Appreciate all the support!
@@DylanTayag Ohhh gotcha, totally understand. Wish you all the best with your career, family, and content! ❤ Glad you're still publishing when you can.
@@DylanTayag I really enjoy my WM2! The ergonomics as a handheld are surprisingly good in bed or on the couch. Any time you're in a situation where you can prop the device up, it's actually quite nice. Does it feel as good as a Steam Deck? No, but I doubt anyone would expect it to. I love the Vita-style dpad and buttons though. So good.
@dgevert I don’t know what got into me, I bought an Ally x thinking it could replace the WM2 because of all the hype. Returning this thing tomorrow 😂 WM2 is king. Can’t wait for them to stuff an 890m into this form factor!
Great review! Could you show how you installed the PTM7950 you mentioned? I would like to do the same thing but don't have a lot of experience or confidence taking my unit apart.
It definitely is a little intimidating, I would just recommend being careful with the screws and laying out/organizing parts in the order you take them out haha. I actually broke one of the fasteners the first time I did it with last years model. I actually followed a tutorial that The Phawx put out. If you don’t know who he is, his channel is super thorough with benchmarks and reviews for all these handheld devices
@@Tengfeng88 hey! I totally would but I’m actually behind on a couple of other devices I was going to make content on. Haven’t had much time to record for RUclips, but The Phawx has a really detailed video guide that he put out a while ago, hope that helps!
Thanks so much! I realize this is nowhere near as thorough as other reviews I’ve done. I was referring to all these things that only the enthusiasts know and skipped over pretty big features. Hoping to find more time to be able to make more content that goes in depth! Appreciate the support nonetheless
@@DylanTayag yeah man death metal till death! Really thinking about that win mini 2024 bro…. I have a ayaneo air pro which is about the size of a switch lite… it has a oled screen and runs pretty smooth… I also have a legion go for its usb 4.0 (got a great deal on both) …. I’m wondering if I should sell both to get the gpd… can’t justify buying another and held… the vrr and clam shell design to me are the way…. Wish I was 🤑
@gnarlyblasterboys4123 dude I’ve gotten rid of all of my other handhelds and moved on 😂 there will always be new revisions coming out so might as well live a little haha. Which Ayaneo air do you have? 7840u? That was definitely one of my favorites in that size. The display is great
Hows it running dawntrail? Ive been eyeing this for a while especially thinking about playing xiv on this. As long as its above 40 frames in most situations i'll be happy with it
After the dawntrail update, it dropped significantly. I was averaging 70-80 fps at 15w TDP (1080p) At those same settings dropped down to 40-45 fps. 15w TDP at 720p brings it back to 80fps 20w TDP seems to bring it back up to a good frame rate if you're wanting to keep it at 1080p
@@DylanTayag Kinda sad to hear that, hoping with future patches that performance continues to improve cause even my current laptop can struggle with some areas and dungeons. Thank you for the info tho 🙏🙏
@@seattlejuice4653 I'm hoping so! If you don't mind running at 20w TDP, thats still a decent amount of battery life (2hours ish) but yeah, I find 15w to be my sweet spot. and yeah, of course!
It has the newest and most powerful prosessor from amd. It does have a lot of power, though it will get warm when playing AAA games. If you are planning on plaing it docked, get a dock that also includes a fan for better cooling
What are u doing to get the most out of FFXIV in performance? I just got mine and I haven’t been able to hit 60 fps no matter what I do. Anyway awesome vid!
That’s so odd! Is it possibly because of the dawntrail update? I know there have been some graphic improvements. I’ll log on to check it out because I haven’t played in a week or so
@@robbyplaysfantasy3510 After the dawntrail update, it dropped significantly. I was averaging 70-80 fps at 15w TDP (1080p) At those same settings dropped down to 40-45 fps. 15w TDP at 720p brings it back to 80fps 20w TDP seems to bring it back up to a good frame rate if you're wanting to keep it at 1080p
Oh definitely not for in game controls. Couldn’t even recommend that, just great for quick access things in game and navigating through windows and your file system.
@@DylanTayag I guess that's nice to have and the clamshell is nice too, I used to have a Nvidia shield, this reminds me of that a bit , the keyboard makes sense cause on the shield there was a lot of unused space around the buttons and joysticks, I like your review but I think I'm gonna buy a Odin 2 mini and play PC and switch and android and other emulated consoles games with it, I just don't see myself carrying anything bigger in my pockets
@@GhostLinx Odin 2 mini!! Hell yeah, I just sold my Odin 2. It’s hands down the best android handheld I’ve had but I preordered the mini because that small form factor looks incredible. Hope it ships out soon so I can review it. I’m sure you’ll love it for moonlight too
I’m debating getting one. Your review got down to it. Subd 👍
@@brown2889 do it! They tend to hold their value too. If another revision or hot new thing gets release during Q4 you could always sell it and upgrade haha. Appreciate the support!
Bro when you gonna drop your songs??? I remember watching your ROG Ally live stream like a year ago and you showed us your song which was so good lol.
Also congrats on getting UGREEN as your sponsor. How did you do that lol you haven't uploaded in 8 months! Congrats nonetheless!
HEY! I can't believe you remembered that haha. Life has just been so busy, music is on the back burner. Since my professional life has been more demanding and having a kid, I don't have time to focus on music. But I should plan to finish those mixes and release haha.
and thank you! I have a good relationship with them since I started last year and was posting like crazy. They sponsored one of my vids last summer and we've just been in touch since then. Awesome people to work with
Appreciate all the support!
@@DylanTayag Ohhh gotcha, totally understand. Wish you all the best with your career, family, and content! ❤ Glad you're still publishing when you can.
This is actually the best design I think because the screen is higher up without lifting your arms, but I don't know why the screen isn't 9"
Totally agree! The win max 2 is a massive 10 inch. I’ve definitely considered it haha
@@DylanTayag I really enjoy my WM2! The ergonomics as a handheld are surprisingly good in bed or on the couch. Any time you're in a situation where you can prop the device up, it's actually quite nice. Does it feel as good as a Steam Deck? No, but I doubt anyone would expect it to.
I love the Vita-style dpad and buttons though. So good.
@dgevert I don’t know what got into me, I bought an Ally x thinking it could replace the WM2 because of all the hype. Returning this thing tomorrow 😂 WM2 is king. Can’t wait for them to stuff an 890m into this form factor!
Great review! Could you show how you installed the PTM7950 you mentioned? I would like to do the same thing but don't have a lot of experience or confidence taking my unit apart.
It definitely is a little intimidating, I would just recommend being careful with the screws and laying out/organizing parts in the order you take them out haha. I actually broke one of the fasteners the first time I did it with last years model.
I actually followed a tutorial that The Phawx put out. If you don’t know who he is, his channel is super thorough with benchmarks and reviews for all these handheld devices
Possible for you to come out with a video how you add the themeal pad in?
@@Tengfeng88 hey! I totally would but I’m actually behind on a couple of other devices I was going to make content on. Haven’t had much time to record for RUclips, but The Phawx has a really detailed video guide that he put out a while ago, hope that helps!
Excellent concise review!
Thanks so much! I realize this is nowhere near as thorough as other reviews I’ve done. I was referring to all these things that only the enthusiasts know and skipped over pretty big features. Hoping to find more time to be able to make more content that goes in depth! Appreciate the support nonetheless
Subbed due to shirt choice 😮 🙏
It was very intentional to see if any of my subs listen to deathcore 😂 you win my friend
@@DylanTayag yeah man death metal till death!
Really thinking about that win mini 2024 bro…. I have a ayaneo air pro which is about the size of a switch lite… it has a oled screen and runs pretty smooth… I also have a legion go for its usb 4.0 (got a great deal on both) …. I’m wondering if I should sell both to get the gpd… can’t justify buying another and held… the vrr and clam shell design to me are the way…. Wish I was 🤑
@gnarlyblasterboys4123 dude I’ve gotten rid of all of my other handhelds and moved on 😂 there will always be new revisions coming out so might as well live a little haha. Which Ayaneo air do you have? 7840u? That was definitely one of my favorites in that size. The display is great
Hows it running dawntrail? Ive been eyeing this for a while especially thinking about playing xiv on this. As long as its above 40 frames in most situations i'll be happy with it
After the dawntrail update, it dropped significantly. I was averaging 70-80 fps at 15w TDP (1080p)
At those same settings dropped down to 40-45 fps.
15w TDP at 720p brings it back to 80fps
20w TDP seems to bring it back up to a good frame rate if you're wanting to keep it at 1080p
@@DylanTayag Kinda sad to hear that, hoping with future patches that performance continues to improve cause even my current laptop can struggle with some areas and dungeons.
Thank you for the info tho 🙏🙏
@@seattlejuice4653 I'm hoping so! If you don't mind running at 20w TDP, thats still a decent amount of battery life (2hours ish) but yeah, I find 15w to be my sweet spot. and yeah, of course!
It looks like the dock might block the intake vents on the win mini and ally- is that the case?
That’s what I was afraid of initially, but the little rubber hinge part can be angled to sit
right above it
Oh perfect! Thanks for the feedback :)
Can you gameplay on assassin creed on it including the new one coming in November when that comes out
you should be, its a windows console
It has the newest and most powerful prosessor from amd. It does have a lot of power, though it will get warm when playing AAA games. If you are planning on plaing it docked, get a dock that also includes a fan for better cooling
What are u doing to get the most out of FFXIV in performance? I just got mine and I haven’t been able to hit 60 fps no matter what I do. Anyway awesome vid!
It’s the 780m as well
That’s so odd! Is it possibly because of the dawntrail update? I know there have been some graphic improvements. I’ll log on to check it out because I haven’t played in a week or so
@@robbyplaysfantasy3510 After the dawntrail update, it dropped significantly. I was averaging 70-80 fps at 15w TDP (1080p)
At those same settings dropped down to 40-45 fps.
15w TDP at 720p brings it back to 80fps
20w TDP seems to bring it back up to a good frame rate if you're wanting to keep it at 1080p
@@DylanTayag standard laptop?
@@robbyplaysfantasy3510 yep!
san mo nabili yan?
Droix!
Keyboard sucks for gaming though!!!
Oh definitely not for in game controls. Couldn’t even recommend that, just great for quick access things in game and navigating through windows and your file system.
@@DylanTayag I guess that's nice to have and the clamshell is nice too, I used to have a Nvidia shield, this reminds me of that a bit , the keyboard makes sense cause on the shield there was a lot of unused space around the buttons and joysticks, I like your review but I think I'm gonna buy a Odin 2 mini and play PC and switch and android and other emulated consoles games with it, I just don't see myself carrying anything bigger in my pockets
@@GhostLinx Odin 2 mini!! Hell yeah, I just sold my Odin 2. It’s hands down the best android handheld I’ve had but I preordered the mini because that small form factor looks incredible. Hope it ships out soon so I can review it. I’m sure you’ll love it for moonlight too