GPD Pocket 3 Quick Look / First Impressions - AMAZING Utility UMPC with KVM Functionality!

[@omninaut9579]

I just got my GPD WIN 2 like a month ago and i couldnt be happier with it. Love looking at their new devices but until they create a real sequel to it with the same form-factor, im happy with the 2

[@L11_Restart]

What about the win max?

[@deusexaethera]

@@L11_Restart : The Win Max is a mobile gaming device. Its capability for being used as a laptop is minimal, due to its design.

[@javiermelero3530]

Yeah I had one of them they're amazing!, but be careful when you open and closed it mines broke from that

[@JohnnyinCLE]

Your quick look and overview sells this better than what GPD's focus on marketing seems to be. One might try gaming on this (as GPD videos seem to want to keep implying) but focus on Pocket 3 *should* remain within versatility and the reasonable portability. This strikes me much more of being an IT Professional's device, with some casual usage abilities. At the same time, this device would be better marketed toward Jr. Office and Mid-Management types, with the styli and lanyard usage. Perhaps towards college students and TAs, too. At any rate, another good video Cary. Well done.

[@Roshan_420]

Yeah I want to get this because its so small but just use it for web browsing etc maybe some stuff for my own server when I need to. I have a 16 inch macbook pro but its so big, don’t always want to drag it with me

[@kingof9x]

I love everything about this. the keyboard in front of the mouse. the KVM. the whole module thing is amazing.

[@deusexaethera]

Yes, moving the touchpad above the keyboard is a major improvement on a device this small. I specifically asked GPD to do this, and I'm glad they did.

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

I am liking that Thinkpad style mouse buttons. Center button scrolling is the best.

[@NickGeo25]

You always go in-depth on some of the most creative mini computers. Awesome!

[@aryantiwari1945]

Quick look, 30 mins long, lmao jk not complaining. good work as always Phawx!

[@GarikDuvall]

Thanks for all your vids. Always been fascinated by the GPD machines but never had quite enough need to pull trigger on one. Reviews have been really helpful, and I look forward to what improvements they are able to make in the coming years.

[@dfbess]

this is my ultimate travel PC..

[@Bruce.B]

Wow, I don't need this, but I sure want to have one.

[@al-du6lb]

Looks absolutely awesome. Now, if there was a sim card slot, I could seriously see this replacing a phone. The gemini pdas do have a sim card slot, but this packs more of a punch.

[@whitenuttergoku7310]

Had LTE on a laptop and the data goes way quicker browsing than it did on a phone.

[@jpxyUA]

@@whitenuttergoku7310 that's because windows can't help itself doing shady background stuff

[@seamonkey420]

backed it today!! cant wait!! def am selling my win max (2020) to offset costs.

[@jamestakac8951]

This seems an interesting option for me to take on the road. More into dev on both Windows and Linux. What I'm seeing looks good

[@studioviper3016]

Wish this thing had optional slide on joycons.. would have made a great gaming option in tablet mode

[@ors7503]

Don't see why it would be hard to add some aftermarket 3D Printed JoyCon rails, already has holes for attaching stuff on the side with screws.

[@elemileTLDR]

So you want the One GX Pro with tablet mode.

[@InspireCreativity2023]

the screw holes on the bottom off the micro is for a mount/stand.

[@whitenuttergoku7310]

I can tell the hinge is the first thing that will end up leaving the screen lob sided after wear and tear

[@codyandfriendsplay12]

This looks great Would love to see you test more games on this cause it looks perfect all around

[@blackpanthertchallalem8522]

Can you hold this side by side next to a I pad mini and a GPD win max

[@killerpoopguy]

He shows it next to the Win Max at 19:00

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

That 360 Hinge is tempting me lol

[@taylornicty1170]

This could be Surface Go competitor. But I feel if the drawings tech can't match Surface Go artist will choose Go over this. But it definitely has power on a go.

[@lapinus]

hm, i think 8 inches are too low to go against the surface go. at least 10 inches are required for what the surface go does and what market it caters to. I tried doing school work on an 8 inch laptop (win max). Spoiler alert: it wasn't great

[@umamifan]

Why would you use this over a surface go... That's the most dumbest thing I've heard all month

[@LazyBunnyKiera]

I'm with you on that 8GB thing with the low end version. There's low end, and then there's just no longer viable in this day and age. It's like i still see laptops at walmart and bestbuy with 4GB of ram and it's like.. 8GB is the bare minimum for web browsing these days. So their low end version is essentially a netbook and not much more. The high end version can actually do some gaming with those specs.

[@tom611]

What kind of usage would need 16GB that wouldn't be hamstrung by the Pentium Silver anyway? Or is the current one really that good that you'd actually consider photo and video editing on it?

[@worldshell2313]

chrome tabs

[@imark7777777]

VMs

[@sindrax]

Been daily driving this at work with a thunderbolt 4 dock + 3x4k monitors. My only complaint is the touch screen stays active while closed/docked and gets false inputs from touching the keyboard.

[@OreLPoint]

I love the keyboard, it looks even better than the GPD Win Max but besides that, I really dislike the screen, This hinge will break quickly... they could do like one mix yoga style (360 flip). This really feels like GPD Micro pc 2 and less about GPD Pocket sadly.

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

Have you tried 8Gb recently? With an SSD it's surprisingly usable, you probably don't need 16Gb unless you're doing VMs or something. Seriously - sure more is nice but really not required. You say you 'use more than that today', the OS will fill the RAM if it's there, that doesn't mean you need it or you'll see a big perf drop if you only have 8, try using it to know, it'll be fine.

[@RizalBoon]

Wow this is a nice timing. I was looking for 8 inch tablet for a portable powerhouse. I might grab this one

[@Iymarra]

I realise this video is a couple years old, but looking at the GPD Pocket 3 with some variety of linux (I use manjaro on desktop but garuda on the pocket could be viable) but want to know how it just feels as say, a mini travel laptop. That's how I'd intend to use it, just as a travel laptop (mobile daily driver, casual browsing / etc)

[@slashkensol]

M$ is happy if GPD can design a special phone shape for Windows

[@deusexaethera]

I have serious concerns about that hinge. There's a reason why modern convertible laptops just have the screen fold over backwards instead of rotating. One good whack and that hinge will snap right off. So...would you buy the GPD Pocket 3 or the GPD Win 2, based on your experience?

[@Antifurid]

win 2 is cheaper, but heavier, but overall I would get a pocket for portability, or sacrifice portability for better specs

[@tonyjustensen706]

This thing looks amazing. How does the hinge feel and is it easy enough to access it in the case that it fails like MicroPC?

[@DI0NY5US]

I want this way more than I should. Tempted to get this and sell my Win 3. Been really disappointed in how limiting the Win 3's form factor has been. This looks close to perfect for general use and I can just grab my Xbox controller for gaming on it.

[@TheDarkmore]

If the win3 is not ergonomic for you look out for a grip, it us very small but makes a huge difference!

[@BahhBahhBrownSheep]

@@TheDarkmore it's not the comfort, it's the fact that using the Win 3 as a computer is just painful in general.

[@elemileTLDR]

Sell the Win 3 and get a Max 2021. Same power for gaming and you'll get a notebook proper back.

[@yasensalem247]

Hi the phawx, they included an accelerometer that allows for auto rotation on the release products

[@husseinm.5660]

thank you very much, this video was so informative

[@st3v3nzzz1]

now i want device like this

[@elemileTLDR]

Thanks for the review. I commend their focus on experimenting and innovation; yet I still think the GPD P2's sobber design is better for productivity, just in need of a few tweaks (like a better positioned and more powerful camera). I'm also afraid the 360 hinge will become an issue rather soon, given GPD's historically poor QC.

[@coxxycabee]

As a MicroPC owner I tend to agree with your deduction. I too think the MicroPC is a better design and only needed a couple of tweaks. It seems in GPD's attempt to merge the two products they've made compromises that have made the successor less appealing to the two existing consumer bases whom may have been considering an upgrade.

[@mvevitsis]

@@coxxycabee I think it's pretty clear they realized they couldn't get enough parts or whatever this year and just decided to rebrand the micropc 2 into the pocket 3 and call it a day.

[@keithbryancwong1837]

Can the KVM module be used like a normal capture card e.g. For OBS and streaming?

[@TGHoly]

Hope to see more powerful version of GPD Win2 with Yoga monitor like this some day since Win3 design very disappointed me despite all those power and win Max is kind of too big/too wide for me to holding for long time.

[@hiuwo]

AMAZING review. Subscribed

[@lewis1324]

Nice, been waiting for this!

[@AlexDiaz-gw5ov]

Excellent First Look.

[@xxpoisonblxx]

Couple questions on this one... first, on the KVM vs vga and bios issues, was it a timing issue of getting the adapter to pick it up in time for bios, or was it just not displaying while interacting with bios at all? And, did you have the power for the adapter running off the laptop or the remote device? I suspect that might change the behavior a bit if it was a timing/initialization issue on the adapter. Those questions aside, thanks for the fairly all encompassing review! The thermal topic really showed off how far they've come since the Pocket 1 (which benefitted a LOT from a thermal pad between the heat pipe and chassis to get CPU temps down even in general usage).

[@conradsontillano6394]

Nice all around review. i couldn't quite catch your recommended min/max TDP setting for the unit not to run too hot and battery life be ok for tablet and everyday use for us non-gamers. what was it again? thank you. Also can the module with the USB-C be used for charging as well? Thanks.

[@mocakardiak]

Thanks for video, good job

[@MugenZeroX]

Looks cool, not sure I want to upgrade from the P2 Max just yet

[@time_machinetv]

Hello!! I have a problem with GPD WIN 2 After removing the SSD, it does not turn on, the first time I could hardly start it, from 100 times. I changed the thermal paste. After turning on everything was fine, there were no jambs. Now I took off the SSD and put it back and it does not turn on again, I insert a peak-peak beep into the socket, a light bulb blinks

[@Yamaboy32]

Great video! I'm having trouble with my pen. I don't know how to connect it. Would you mind please helping me with this problem! Greatly appreciate it.

[@rapier84]

Please try the device with EGPU. The 2021 Max and Win 3 have charging issues. Its a problem that GPD is aware of and wondering if they have a fix.

[@user-jw6xg4lo9i]

Thanks

[@clemonscg]

I am wondering when GPD is going to change the bios screen mode for their devices to be landscape

[@victorlee8451]

thats not the eth controller but an isolation transformer chip

[@treighpedroche1516]

One thing that has always worried me about small single hinge clam shell designs is the screen wobble... The only single hinge clam shell laptop I had had a bad amount of screen wobble that I could never get used to. It looks like there is screen wobble when you type, can you confirm?

[@kayupagarpagar8935]

Cursor manuver, which is better using touchpad on pocket 3 or using controller on win max? Handheld mode

[@Baebae1947]

That tiny post for the screen makes me uncomfortable with using this lol.

[@Just_RJ]

My lunchbox still uses 4GB of RAM, but I make it work somehow. I agree though, once I go up to 16GB, I likely won't wanna go back to anything less. I might just replace this thing with my Steam Deck outright if Valve lets us upgrade the storage properly. I only got the 256GB version so I don't know if I can dual boot Windows while still having space for all the games I want.

[@SeanLinsley]

you can upgrade the SSD in the Steam Deck, but you have to disassemble it quite a bit. probably better to use an SD card to expand the storage

[@lapinus]

why would you install windows on the steam deck? it's mostly gonna be a horrible experience.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@lapinus better support for games and emulators

[@johnbuscher]

@@jesusbarrera6916 Emulators generally run better on Linux in my experience. Anything still running OpenGL for emulation has it’s performance tank in Windows on AMD GPUs. Citra, Cemu, and PCSX2 come to mind, though at least PCSX2 is switching to a Vulkan backend soon.

[@SeanLinsley]

agree with you, the 8 GB limit is a major flaw. even 16 is merely acceptable today

[@jogatinandodevs]

Man, you didn't demonstrate tablet mode by turning the screen and closing the GPD in order to overlay the keyboard and use only the screen and the pen

[@lapinus]

he did ? he literally dedicated a chapter to it.

[@jogatinandodevs]

@@lapinus I'll rewatch then to see if I can find it. But I didn't understand if the Pocket 3 has a screen rotation sensor. If when it's in tablet mode I can turn the device and it automatically identifies portrait and landscape mode

[@nitholx917]

Is this GPD pocket 3 case made of same material as GPD win max? Or is aluminum unibody ?

[@nunyadambidniss]

I'm looking for an update to the P2 Max :)

[@papamuffinz1028]

Can you please test bo3 zombies on the aya neo? No one has done it yet and I really wanna see the performance

[@Munky0426]

Can a double sided ssd fit in the pocket 3? Would ideally like to put an 8tb in it if possible.

[@ryan_leach]

Hey the faux, I want to get a gpd pocket 2 but I want to play Skyrim AE. What do u think I should do ? Can the pocket 2 do Skyrim AE? Or should I get a pocket 3 ? I want the pocket 2 let me know

[@TheTechSultan]

its a nice product but I wish they made the display borderless :(.

[@DarkCode]

Cool to have for a quick back up PC but that's about it. Too tiny for a laptop type device.

[@lucywucyyy]

as a micropc owner this looks awesome my only complaint is theres still no scroll wheel

[@seamonkey420]

hold middle mouse and slide touchpad up or down is a work around ;)

[@lucywucyyy]

@@seamonkey420 yeah thats what i do but it sucks, i dont get why laptops dont have scroll wheels anymore its so shit

[@seamonkey420]

@@lucywucyyy mainly due to most touchpads having two finger gestures for scrolling, another thing that breaks probably.

[@lucywucyyy]

@@seamonkey420 gestures suck and arent a scroll wheel replacement, i dont see any excuse companies are just lazy

[@seamonkey420]

@@lucywucyyy 🤷🏻 no laptop maker has a scroll wheel and most never did from what i remember. only mice usually had them. gestures work very well these days on most touchpads including the gpd win max

[@Momo-bb2fn]

How much battery life do you expect from the N6000 model?

[@harveyweizman]

Does it have an accelerometer and or a proximity sensor?

[@RyouConcord]

The only thing... the ONLY THING missing here... is an SD Card slot ;_;

[@chrisflowers-smoker154]

You know anything about the OneXPlayer 1S?

[@florianfelix8295]

Does it have the intel ax200? That one is known to have issues.

[@imark7777777]

20:47 oh my that's buggy everything's really blurry hopefully they fix that < Sarcasm. on the KVM support I think just in build HDMI capture it's going to be useful for many other things. I tried to use an active VGA to HDMI adapter not the same one and wound up with some weird issues as the bios usually loads in a really low odd resolution, I don't know whether it was the screen or the converter that was unable to keep up with the windows 95 computer BIOS and don't ask but I had to drag the CRT out of the car to finish working on this computer on a battery only to have the person decide not to show up.

[@joandarc441]

Cool

[@xellaz]

I want this but I have no use for it... 😩

[@lunaticg2003]

cool

[@imark7777777]

are comments working?

[@FQP-7024]

Can I somehow downgrade to Windows 10?

[@aaronyamato2230]

It's basically a better version of One-Netbook A1

[@michaelkoerli3815]

I’d be happier if they just include more thunderbolt ports… the cpu supports it anyway. Why modular???

[@BahhBahhBrownSheep]

Because it's for IT professionals. We need KVM capability. Not everybody has exactly your set of needs you know.

[@michaelkoerli3815]

@@BahhBahhBrownSheep then do it without the modularity thingy! Why bother carrying many many gpd extension to hotswap whatever ports you need. May as well build a thunderbold dock that encompass all of those

[@BahhBahhBrownSheep]

@@michaelkoerli3815 I can tell you have no experience with databases or server work. Obviously UMPCs are portable BECAUSE we need them to be handheld and small -yet- remaining functional enough to actually use it. Servers are often in places without desks or much room and awkward heights. Docks are annoying as fuck and if I wanted to carry two things, why would I want it handheld in the first place? I totally understand why the average person may not need this, but clearly enough of us do for them to give it to us twice

[@michaelkoerli3815]

@@BahhBahhBrownSheep but do you need it to be “modular”? I understand UMPC, I own gpd pocket 1. What I don’t get is why not just add those ports you need, be done with it and leave modularity behind?

[@BahhBahhBrownSheep]

@@michaelkoerli3815 What's great about this is modularity is you have the choice, I get to have my KVM and you have your USB. Now I have to ask, what are you doing where you need or can even utilize three thunderbolt ports on such a laptop? Now that seems pointless.

[@raphalguul]

use a pop filter

[@mvevitsis]

This is the micropc 2, not the pocket 3. Doesn't matter what GPD calls it.

[@JeffreyGrubb]

Where you from that you say "going on holiday" in that accent?

[@CY-my7fz]

Too bad I already got a Legion 7I 3080+Reserve for Steam Deck Preordered. Otherwise I might get a desktop plus this.

[@lowkeylowkey1000]

Looks perfect. Until that tiny bevel snaps and you cry....but you knew it would happen, think about it. Its the size of a pencil eraser. IT. Will. Break! I'd buy this in a second if it didn't have the stupid bevel tablet garbage! But what really annoys me, is the next product will be for windows 11. Which no well in f*cking hell am I ever buying a winblows 11 product. Period.

[@toniETH]

TPM 2.0?

[@seamonkey420]

yup. windows 11 support

[@RemTilak]

Thanks for the video. I wasn't sure if or how I'd like the Pocket 3, and I have to say: Nah, I really don't like it. Thank God I didn't buy or pre-order it.

[@watercat1248]

new gen off net book

[@SerjStar]

Where's gaming

[@Momo-bb2fn]

24:08

[@iinfamousaznn]

Guess you want to be on GPD's good side by keep raving about this company. When in fact this company's customer service is horrendous, leaks out other backer's email addresses, and fails to provide a fully functional device of what was paid for.

this guy prefers to have his free products instead on focusing on what customers might receive from a company

[@jamesowens7148]

The screen is too large. I can only fit 6 inch in my pocket. What a shame.

[@blackpanthertchallalem8522]

The win max can fit in a large pocket a little

[@krunqy]

this is not umpc, its 2 big

[@hihellokitty85]

11:26 "8gb of RAM was so 2007 for me?" Not that good of a joke.

[@Alexanderesmith]

5 minutes to open the laptop.

[@michaelbmw1931]

Probbably next piece of shieet laptop... We Have 2022... It should be i9 already... With like 12gb of graphics memory... 24gb ram.... They still sell us shitty, lagging things... It is to Big!!! Still!!! WHY NOT MAKE SOMETHING PERFECT LIKE SONY VAIO P MINI... (ONCE A TIME YOU COULD PUT IT INTO YOUR POCKET)!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelbmw1931]

Indeed.

[@Ozzianman]

So you want a full on desktop in a small form factor like that? That does not work out when it comes to fitting everything inside, as well as having it actually run cool enough to not melt.

[@theober555]

@@michaelbmw1931 This guy really out here agreeing with his own comment. Forget to switch account?

[@mryoyo1234]

@@theober555 lol

[@Canal-qi9mw]

@@theober555 omg man and he still didnt notice about it XDDDDDD

[@michaelbmw1931]

This Mouse is just a dealbreaker.... Look at The camera... What is that??? 😂😂😂😂 1mpx????? It should Have like 4k already.... They could do this a lot of better but no... Still pathetic laptop. I Will never buy this crap... The display are not sensitive at all. I See That it lags a lot. Sony Vaio P design is The Way to go.. This one.. BIG NO.

[@davidnonya7359]

greta laptop but screw windows!