AMD Strix Halo Gaming Handheld Needs External Power: GPD Win 5 Requires Wall Connection or External Battery

Oh man, where do I even start with this one? So, GPD just gave us a little hint—or tease, really—about their new handheld gaming gizmo, the Win 5. It’s got this jazzy AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which sounds all high-tech and whatnot. But honestly, I was more pumped about the whole battery thing. An external one? In this day and age of everything glued shut? Wild.

Anyways, The Phawx on YouTube—am I the only one still blown away by people’s ingenious channel names?—spilled more beans. Apparently, this battery is removable, like those old TV remotes. Kinda feels like a wink at easier repairs. Plus, you run out of juice, you just pop in a new pack. Simple, right? So retro.

Oh, and you can latch this battery on your backpack. Picture it dangling like some futuristic accessory. Or, if you’re more of a desk person, just hook it up with a wire. There’s something oddly charming about that, to be honest. Like setting your console free from handling extra weight.

Speaking of specifics, they’ve got another chip—the Ryzen AI Max 385. It’s the little sibling, not as muscly but should still give gamers plenty of firepower. Choices, choices. And the memory? From 32GB up to a whopping 128GB. I can’t keep track of my socks, let alone that kind of memory. Only one SSD slot though, but hey, 1TB to 4TB options. Not too shabby, huh?

Scrolling through their specs list—because who doesn’t love a good spreadsheet, right?—I noticed they’ve packed in Wi-Fi 6E and this futuristic Bluetooth 5.3 thingy. The ports! So many of them. There’s even a USB4, more enigmatic than my high school math teacher. And wait, mini SSD slot? Like, whoa, technology.

People were a bit anxious about the screen being stingy with size, but now it’s 7 inches of glory, 120 Hz, 1080p. Throw in a 10-point touch and some Gorilla Glass 6, which, not gonna lie, sounds more like a wrestling move than screen protection.

Oh, nearly forgot. Word is, they’ll show it off at ChinaJoy 2025. Definitely marking that in my cluttered calendar. Fingers crossed the price is friendly. Meanwhile, I’m gonna dream about future consoles while juggling life and leftover pizza.

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