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    GPD Pocket 2 Max 8.9-inch laptop exhibited in Japan

    This 680g laptop will become the largest device that GPD has launched to date.
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    Re: GPD Pocket 2 Max 8.9-inch laptop exhibited in Japan

    Fingerprint in power button, finally!

    Is it bad that i actually would quite like this one?

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    Re: GPD Pocket 2 Max 8.9-inch laptop exhibited in Japan

    Quote Originally Posted by Tabbykatze View Post
    Fingerprint in power button, finally!
    My £500 bog-standard Dell laptop has that ... is it not fairly standard now?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tabbykatze View Post
    ... Is it bad that i actually would quite like this one?
    Not really - it hits a lot of good points if you want a "compromise" device. I've got a Toshy Click Mini which is built on the same form factor (8.9" 16:10 display) and it's the smallest device I've found that you can work on effectively - it's *just* big enough to feel like I'm using a proper laptop, but it's small and light enough to not really notice I'm carrying it around. You can't really pocket it - it needs to be dropped into a bag - but since I usually carry a bag anyway that's not a big issue for me.

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    Re: GPD Pocket 2 Max 8.9-inch laptop exhibited in Japan

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Not really - it hits a lot of good points if you want a "compromise" device. I've got a Toshy Click Mini which is built on the same form factor (8.9" 16:10 display) and it's the smallest device I've found that you can work on effectively - it's *just* big enough to feel like I'm using a proper laptop, but it's small and light enough to not really notice I'm carrying it around. You can't really pocket it - it needs to be dropped into a bag - but since I usually carry a bag anyway that's not a big issue for me.
    I picked up a click mini myself but didn't really get on with it; the hardware battery drain issue was never fixed properly (to my satisfaction anyway).

    I've always liked (loved) this sort of mini PC, right back to a clamshell Zaurus PDA, through to an OQO Model 1, a couple of netbooks from ASUS and more recently the GPD Pocket 2. The Max looks right up my street. At a pinch the standard Pocket 2 is usable without a BT keyboard and mouse but I wouldn't like to use it for a week without the mouse...

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