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Review on πŸ’» GPD Pocket 2: Intel m3-8100Y CPU Update | 7" Touch Screen Windows 10 Mini Laptop UMPC Tablet PC by Eddie Gordon

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best laptop for camping

I bought this for camping and I really like it. It is charged via USB 5V, so any USB solar charger is suitable for charging. I can't comment on Windows 10's performance as I installed Linux on it straight away, but Ubuntu runs fine and boots in about ten seconds, give or take. It fits perfectly in my pocket so it's a big bonus for those who travel a lot. The battery life for a notebook is very good. From three hours of gaming up to 10 hours of watching YouTube videos. Some people complain that the fan is "noisy," but even when it gets really hot, I can barely hear it. I'm usually pretty picky about electronics, but I have no complaints about these. There are two things that would be nice to have, but given the size of the laptop I can see why. It looks very well built and reminds me of old Nintendo-quality handhelds that felt pretty unbreakable in your hands. It doesn't have speakers, so you'll need to use headphones if you need sound. Given the laptop's small size, you can't fit decent quality speakers, so maybe that's for the best. The keyboard layout is compressed to fit the laptop, so it takes some time to get used to the layout of all the special characters on the keyboard.

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