A new type "GPD WIN 2" that overcomes all weaknesses of that portable Windows gaming PC "GPD WIN" appeared

"Ultra mobile PC (UMPC) for games equipped with Windows 10 gained tremendous response"GPD WIN"New models that renewed every structure, such as making CPU and storage more powerful, reviewing the keyboard and cooling mechanism, etc."GPD WIN 2"Upgraded and appeared as.

GPD WIN 2: Handheld Game Console for AAA Games | Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-win-2-handheld-game-console-for-aaa-games-laptop#/

You can tell at a single shot if you watch the following movie that actually plays "Fatal Battlefield 1" of FPS game, to see what kind of performance Windows 10 machine GPD WIN 2 has.

GPD WIN 2 Battlefield 1 (no tweaks !!!) - 128 GB SSD 8 GB RAM Mini PC Intel m3 - 7 Y 30 HD Graphics 615 - YouTube


Like GPD WIN 2, GPD WIN 2 is a clamshell type UMPC.


However, the structure has been completely revamped to solve the problem gained by GPD WIN.


OS adopts Windows 10 Home (64 bit). Sharp made 6 inch (1280 × 720) · Touch screen compatible IPS liquid crystal display. The area is up by 9% from the previous work which was 5.5 inches in size. It adopts Gollila Glass 4 and it is also excellent in impact resistance.


The concept remains unchanged from the previous work, "UMPC for playing Windows PC games on mobile"


A front pocket or ......


Maintain portability of size to enter the back pocket.


The size of GPD WIN 2 is 162 mm × 99 mm × 25 mm, the weight is 460 g. Compared to Nintendo Switch and iPhone 6s Plus, it is not inferior in portability.


A continuous play of 6 to 8 hours is possible with a battery of 4900 mAh × 2. You can also charge it with a mobile battery.


For weight reduction, the body adopts ABS and aluminum alloy. Lightweight magnesium alloy is adopted for the lid. The black ABS cover part is interchangeable and can be changed to your favorite color.


The physical keyboard is adopted continuously from the previous work. The game controller is installed in the back of the keyboard.


A fan for suction is mounted on the bottom.


It was changed to a design that sucks air from the left and right and the bottom and discharges it to the rear.


This solves the problem of the previous work "heat from lateral exhaust blocking play".


To the back, Type - C USB 3.0 port, headphone jack, USB 3.0 port, microSD card slot, Micro HDMI port is installed. M.2 Slots with covers that allow easy replacement of SSDs are adopted.


As a gaming mobile PC, not only the cross key and the joystick, but also the L and R buttons are mounted on the side.


Furthermore, by fully reviewing keystrokes and keyboard designs, not only the game but also the long-term key input is greatly improved.


Although it was GPD WIN, a previous work developed as a game PC, a large number of users use UMPC. The keyboard design has been redesigned in response to the voice that more office applications are comfortably used.


From a performance point of view, the big improvement is that the CPU has upgraded from the previous work Atom Z 8750 to Core m 3 - 7 y 30 (1.00 GHz · 2 cores / 4 threads).


As obvious from the CPU-Z benchmark, we have realized significant performance improvement.


With CPU change iGPU also upgraded to Intel HD Grapdhics 615, GPU performance has improved dramatically.


Storage changed from previous eMMC to M.2 type SSD.


It has achieved a dramatic evolution of four times faster. In addition, the storage is exchanged with 2242 size M.2 SSD. If you convert to high-speed SSD of 1 TB or increase storage with USB memory, the maximum possible storage capacity is 2.256 TB (2256 GB), so it is possible to carry large quantities of 3D games in large quantities.


Corresponding speed of microSD card for external storage is greatly improved.


In addition, the performance of 8GB system memory (LP DDR3) also slightly improved by supporting 1866MHz.


GPD WIN 2 is capable of playing many 3D games comfortably with HD (1280 x 720) display size, which is the display resolution, thanks to its performance improvement of more than twice by CPU & GPU and more than 5 times in storage speed It is said that it is realized.


The frame rate in the HD environment in the popular game is as follows. "DOTA 2"League of Legends (LOL)"OverwatchIn the title such as "It is understood that it is over 60 fps slightly."


You can see how to comfortably play "Overwatch" null null comfortably with GPD WIN 2 in the following movie.

GPD Win 2 - Overwatch - YouTube


It is not an exaggeration to say that GPD WIN 2 is the most powerful portable game machine in that it supports various formats of games by not only Windows games but also various emulators.


GPD WIN 2 is a GPD-manufactured gaming PC based in Shenzhen, China. You can understand the background of the development of GPD WIN 2 by looking at the following article.

【Special Issue】 Portable Windows game machine "GPD WIN 2" born entirely denying the first generation - Now asking Wade president of GPD Wake that large companies can not make UMPC - PC Watch
https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/feature/1100993.html


GPD WIN 2 is starting the project at the cloud funding site Indeigogo as well as the previous work GPD WIN. The target amount is 100 thousand dollars, but as early as the article creation left over 2 months to the deadline it gathered nearly ten times investment. In the investment in the GPD WIN 2 project, you can get one GPD WIN 2 with a contribution of $ 649 (about 72,000 yen).

As a successor to GPD WIN who also has a lot of enthusiasts in Japan, of course it is also free shipping to ship to Japan. It is scheduled to ship May 2018, "It is said that you fill in your address in Japanese."


GPD WIN 2: Handheld Game Console for AAA Games | Indiegogo