WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:08.080 Just like when Apple introduced the first iPhone, making larger iPads 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:11.040 obsolete, GPD has introduced the Micro 00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:16.880 PC2, which makes me look at a regulariz laptop and go, "Wow, something that 00:00:14.559 --> 00:00:21.359 finally makes my hands look big." For those of you who weren't sure, that was 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:26.000 a joke. The iPad came after the iPhone. As with their first generation micro PC, 00:00:23.439 --> 00:00:32.480 GPD's goal here is simple. to create the smallest and yet fullyfeatured 00:00:29.840 --> 00:00:37.120 laptop computer possible. And when I say fully featured, I mean this thing has 00:00:34.559 --> 00:00:42.640 better IO than some freaking full-size laptops. Over on the right, we've got a 00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:44.719 10 GB per second USB type A power button 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:51.680 with a fingerprint sensor as well as a speaker grill. On the back, we've got 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:55.680 two and a half gig networking, HDMI 2.1, 00:00:51.680 --> 00:00:58.000 another 10 gig USB typeA, two 10 gig USB 00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:02.160 type-C's, and a micro SD slot. And finally, over on the left, a headphone 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:06.320 jack, microphone port, and another stereo speaker. At the bottom, they've 00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:13.119 got plenty of venting for the new copper fin cooling solution for the Intel 00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:17.040 processor N250 CPU. whatever that is. 00:01:13.119 --> 00:01:20.880 It's four cores, four threads up to 3.8 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:24.640 GHz and operates at TDPs between 6 and 00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:27.200 15 watt. So, I am expecting suitably 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:31.759 adequate performance, but nothing particularly remarkable, especially when 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:35.920 it comes to gaming, even though GPD does claim you can play AAA games. We're 00:01:34.240 --> 00:01:40.880 going to get to that later. For now, let's finish off the unboxing. We've got 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:45.439 completely empty envelope. Wow. It can contain whatever your imagination wants 00:01:42.880 --> 00:01:51.759 it to. Also in the box is a pretty decently sized 45 W power brick and a 00:01:48.320 --> 00:01:54.079 USBC to USBC cable. Not an especially 00:01:51.759 --> 00:01:57.600 long one. So hopefully your outlet is very close to where you intend to use 00:01:55.680 --> 00:02:03.680 your computer. Especially because we found that the included 27watth battery 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:09.039 does not give you the most amazing battery life. Let's plug it in. I 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:11.840 actually cannot get the power cord to my 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:15.440 jack with the plug right here. Thankfully, we're using our magnetic 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:22.319 cable management, so I can easily move it up. There we go. And solved. 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:27.200 Realistically though, a device like this is not about ultimate battery life or 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:32.000 ultimate performance or even ultimate usability. It's about flexibility and 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.760 being able to get something done in an emergency. And that's somewhere that I 00:02:33.440 --> 00:02:41.360 think the Micro PC2 is going to absolutely shine. The overall specs, not 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:47.680 that bad. It's got 16 gigs of LPDDR5 memory, 512 gigs of M.2 storage, 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:50.000 including the ability to put a fullsized 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:55.840 double-sided M.2 drive in it, so you can have up to 8 terb of storage in here, 00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:58.480 albeit only at Gen 3 speeds. And the 00:02:55.840 --> 00:03:04.480 display is actually pretty darn impressive. It's 1920x 1080 and reaches 00:03:01.440 --> 00:03:07.680 a peak brightness of 500 nits, making it 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:09.840 actually quite usable. And back to the 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:17.200 theme of flexibility, quite flexible as well. The hinge opens up just over 180°. 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:19.440 Not sure if that was the intention. And 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:23.280 rotates around so you can use it in tablet mode as well. It'll be one of the 00:03:21.680 --> 00:03:27.040 thickest tablets you've used in some time, but it is a tablet nonetheless. 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:32.319 Now, you might have noticed that it ships with Windows 11, specifically with 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:35.840 Windows 11 Pro. That's because the Micro 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:38.159 PC2 is realistically not intended mostly 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:42.080 for home users. It's for professionals. So, you're going to want support for 00:03:39.519 --> 00:03:49.200 things like Bit Locker, HyperV, Windows Sandbox, Active Directory, and more. But 00:03:46.080 --> 00:03:51.680 they don't assume your OS preferences. 00:03:49.200 --> 00:03:56.159 And they boast full support for various Linux distros as well. fully 00:03:53.680 --> 00:04:00.400 understanding that the kind of CIS admin that might want to be able to get some 00:03:58.480 --> 00:04:06.480 work done on the fly on their little keyboard and their pocketsized device 00:04:04.480 --> 00:04:10.640 might use Arch. By the way, uh speaking of being pocket- sized, I guess now's as 00:04:08.720 --> 00:04:14.560 good a time as any to discover if it will fit in the pocket of our cargo 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:18.040 pants from ltstore.com. Okay. Well, not the phone pocket. 00:04:18.799 --> 00:04:26.000 Too bad GPD already has a product called the pocket. Otherwise, they could have 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:29.840 called this the GPD pocket. Man, they really that up, didn't they? 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:33.040 Before we do some more usability stuff and open it up, I should tell you about 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:37.280 our sponsor. Thanks to UG Green for sponsoring this video. Cloud storage is 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:42.880 typically thought of as either difficult or expensive. With a UG Green NAS, it 00:04:39.919 --> 00:04:48.639 doesn't have to be either. Their DH4300 Plus has storage space of up to 120 00:04:45.919 --> 00:04:52.320 terabytes, a high-speed 2.5 gig network port, an album assistant to help 00:04:50.400 --> 00:04:58.000 organize your photos with the power of AI, and a userfriendly app to manage 00:04:55.600 --> 00:05:01.520 everything from. It's even backed with a built-in security manager that supports 00:04:59.840 --> 00:05:04.639 real-time virus scanning. Check it out today using our link in the description. 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:09.600 That's where we put them. >> All right, what are the odds this will just come apart nicely and it won't be a 00:05:08.479 --> 00:05:12.639 hassle? Do you think it's just going to be these four screws? I can see there's going to be nothing under the rubber 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:20.479 feet. >> Nothing under the rubber feet. >> You sure? >> So sure. 00:05:17.280 --> 00:05:24.000 >> Wow. It was that easy. Access to the M.2 00:05:20.479 --> 00:05:27.840 slot just like that. And it's totally 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:29.759 true. You can put in anything you Wow. 00:05:27.840 --> 00:05:35.600 So, they went and put what appears to be thermal compound on the Wi-Fi chip, but 00:05:33.440 --> 00:05:39.600 then they've just put a piece of plastic on it. Is that a cooler? No. No. It's 00:05:37.840 --> 00:05:42.880 just a sticker. Yeah, it's metal. Okay, cool. So, that's just to make sure that 00:05:41.039 --> 00:05:45.919 your SSD doesn't short out on it. Okay, you know what? I approve. Is there 00:05:44.320 --> 00:05:49.520 actually enough clearance for Oh, yeah. Yeah, you could have a double-sided SSD 00:05:47.520 --> 00:05:53.720 in this thing. That's awesome. There's our 27watth battery. 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:58.320 Cool. Let's close it up. Oh god, I just 00:05:57.440 --> 00:06:04.160 broke the screw off. >> Uh, is it just a standard Oh, it's in there. Oh. 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:06.160 >> Oh, yeah. No, no, this is like sword. 00:06:04.160 --> 00:06:08.479 Um, that's fine. It'll run. Can I get some captain tape? 00:06:07.919 --> 00:06:14.479 >> Captain? >> I'll get it. >> What makes captain tape special? 00:06:11.520 --> 00:06:20.400 >> Uh, it's really sticky. It's not like a like a gooey kind of sticky. Like it's a 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:22.479 very tacky sticky. Uh-huh. Okay, there. 00:06:20.400 --> 00:06:26.319 Fixed. Hey, it still works. That's always a good sign. Now, let's talk 00:06:23.840 --> 00:06:31.360 about how it works. GPD has all kinds of ideas for this. The Yaxis can be rotated 00:06:29.280 --> 00:06:37.000 counterclockwise and folded back to create a three-dimensional view. the y 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:37.000 axis 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:42.400 perhaps this what does three-dimensional view mean 00:06:41.039 --> 00:06:48.720 >> I assume tent mode >> oh 00:06:45.280 --> 00:06:51.199 like this from their notes also after 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:54.639 withstanding 100,000 cycles of mechanical arm testing including 00:06:53.039 --> 00:06:59.120 sustained rotation flipping and inversion it achieves a durability rate 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:04.319 of 99.3% the screen flips up to 180° for a bird's 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:08.080 eye view perspect perspective. I've never heard this called bird's eye view 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:11.720 perspective, but I think I see where they're going with it. 00:07:12.880 --> 00:07:21.680 I'm a bird. Let's give the keyboard a shot. It's not 00:07:17.599 --> 00:07:30.160 really intended for two-hand typing. I 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:32.960 think you could, but you should not. 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:36.880 It's really not faster than typing with your thumbs. And if you look at the 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:42.479 ergonomics of the rest of the input devices, it's clear that it's intended 00:07:39.039 --> 00:07:45.199 to be used in this kind of orientation. 00:07:42.479 --> 00:07:49.440 And the touchpad with the threeb button layout here actually very usable. I have 00:07:47.520 --> 00:07:55.240 seen a couple folks online complaining that they're not big fans of this 00:07:51.039 --> 00:07:55.240 layout. I strongly disagree, 00:07:59.520 --> 00:08:04.160 dude. Flipping kind of love it, 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:08.720 actually. Hm. Scrolling. 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:13.599 Oh, buddy. Middle click. So, middle click, but be careful not to click on 00:08:10.400 --> 00:08:15.039 anything that is hyperl. Nice. Since 00:08:13.599 --> 00:08:20.879 we're connected to the internet, and I clearly don't have the 2 and 1/2 gig networking plugged in, it's got Wi-Fi 6 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:27.280 as well as Bluetooth 5.2. So clearly whatever the Intel processor 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:29.520 processor N250, it's clearly a little on 00:08:27.280 --> 00:08:35.440 the older side. I will mention that the keyboard is back lit and uses honestly a 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:39.279 fairly sensible almost standard layout that is immediately intuitive for me to 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:44.399 get around with all of the most essential shortcuts. So, screen 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:47.279 brightness, volume control, and uh 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:51.920 function access to the F keys, which if you're using this as like a CIS admin or 00:08:49.839 --> 00:08:55.279 something like that is pretty much essential. You've got to have all the 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:59.680 keys that are on a standard keyboard. >> How bright is this backlight, though? 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:04.399 >> Ah, yes. Two different brightnesses, extremely dim and slightly less 00:09:01.920 --> 00:09:08.480 extremely dim. Though to be fair, it is definitely usable if you're, you know, 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:12.480 in a dark server room or something, which by the way is more of a thing. 00:09:10.959 --> 00:09:17.519 They're actually turning out the lights in data centers to save power. The 00:09:14.959 --> 00:09:22.640 housing is made of ABS uh with a Rockwell hardness rating of R109. I 00:09:20.640 --> 00:09:28.160 never said the display was 7 in, for instance. Wait, does it have a webcam? 00:09:25.839 --> 00:09:33.519 You will not be conference calling on this, but that's okay because the real 00:09:30.640 --> 00:09:37.120 work gets done in the command line. Oh, there's a more expensive one that comes 00:09:34.800 --> 00:09:41.440 with an i3n300. Again, whatever the that is. What 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:46.480 it isn't is high performance. This thing got absolutely crushinated by an Asus 00:09:44.560 --> 00:09:50.240 Chromebook that we tested it against. I don't even know what CPU that thing had 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:53.920 in it is, but whatever it is, it's in a Chromebook, so it's obviously not that 00:09:51.839 --> 00:09:57.519 good. There was one other thing with regards to performance and battery life, 00:09:55.680 --> 00:10:01.519 and that is that while it does have switchable power profiles, you have to 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:05.519 go into the BIOS to do it like a caveman. Oh god, you'd think they'd at 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:14.000 least put it somewhere convenient, you'd think. >> Yeah. Okay. It's at 15 watts. AAA games. 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:15.519 How about Cyberpunk Play? Oh, I can hear 00:10:14.000 --> 00:10:20.480 that fan kicking in. >> The mouse is so big compared to it. 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:22.800 >> I know, right? How fun is that? 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:26.079 Need a smaller mouse. >> Your fingers cook over in half the 00:10:24.560 --> 00:10:31.120 keyboard. >> No, as long as I can reach my crouch 00:10:27.920 --> 00:10:33.200 button, my jump, and my WD, I'm golden. 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:38.279 Oh my god, this is taking so long to load. Hey, there we go. 00:10:39.680 --> 00:10:48.320 That is more input latency than I would expect on cellular data game streaming 00:10:46.079 --> 00:10:52.959 from a data center like across the country. This is, 00:10:50.560 --> 00:10:59.200 man, I'm not even out in the city right now. This is freaking awful. I wouldn't 00:10:56.480 --> 00:11:05.040 have thought it possible to experience some motion sickness on a screen this 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:09.040 small, but I think I've got some. Oh, is 00:11:05.040 --> 00:11:13.360 motion blur on? Yeah. Hi. Okay, that's 00:11:09.040 --> 00:11:16.240 definitely not helping. A glorious 15fps 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:21.519 at the lowest settings in a AAA game. They're technically not wrong. It does 00:11:19.760 --> 00:11:26.620 run. What if we try to run something more esportsy? Maybe this is doable. 00:11:24.079 --> 00:11:29.279 Man, that fan though. 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:34.480 To be clear, it's actually not that bad, 00:11:32.560 --> 00:11:38.720 right? It's actually got a pretty okay tone. It's just, you know, it's a small 00:11:36.880 --> 00:11:42.079 device and that's what happens. Oh, there's updates. There's driver updates. 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:46.720 That was the problem. We didn't have all the driver updates. Belle, 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:50.320 >> it will probably run it. So many more FPS. While we're waiting for this to 00:11:49.040 --> 00:11:55.519 install, why don't we check out the speakers, YouTube, 00:11:55.519 --> 00:12:03.120 huh? My expectations were extremely low 00:11:58.640 --> 00:12:05.279 and it exceeded them. Not by a ton. 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:11.360 Harsh and completely lacking in bass, but reasonably loud and usable. Very 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:13.200 usable. So, good job. >> It's obviously not a touch screen, is 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:19.839 it? >> Oh, did I not mention it's a touch screen? Yeah, it's definitely a touchcreen. Sorry. So, you could you 00:12:17.680 --> 00:12:23.519 could do this if you wanted. Wow. Oh my god. Did Counter-Strike crash? I 00:12:21.680 --> 00:12:31.200 shouldn't have touched the touchcreen. Way to go, Andrew. Classic Irish move. 00:12:28.639 --> 00:12:37.440 Uh, okay. I couldn't even kill the chicken 00:12:33.920 --> 00:12:38.639 before a bot took me out. Okay. Oh. 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:44.560 Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Here we go. Here we go. Oh. Oh. Oh, these hitches though. 00:12:41.839 --> 00:12:50.240 Hitches be crazy, yo. Good stereo imaging. 00:12:47.680 --> 00:12:52.959 No, he took my kill. Yeah, let's go. 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:59.600 >> That was quick. >> Yeah, got him. It was a bot, unfortunately, so that doesn't count. 00:12:57.200 --> 00:13:05.920 >> Let's go. Oh, another bot. Damn it. Come on. Come on. 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:07.440 Rage quit. Rage quit this ShortCircuit. 00:13:05.920 --> 00:13:12.560 Subscribe to ShortCircuit. >> You don't want to do an emulator? >> No. Maybe you could play emulated games, 00:13:10.560 --> 00:13:14.720 but I'm not in the mood anymore. Fine, I'll play an emulated game. 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:20.000 >> I say people are going to be mad that now you brought it up. >> They coaxed me back with the promise of 00:13:17.040 --> 00:13:24.000 better performance in emulators. Fine. Don't bet on me. 00:13:20.959 --> 00:13:26.240 >> Come on, baby. Show me what you got. 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:29.560 >> Fortunately, he does not know how to block low. 00:13:30.959 --> 00:13:36.880 >> Nice. Well, this runs great. So, you can play 00:13:34.720 --> 00:13:41.440 lots of PlayStation 2 games as long as you bring a controller with you that is 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:48.040 the size of your entire computer. It starts at $590 and you should subscribe 00:13:44.560 --> 00:13:48.040 to ShortCircuit 00:13:48.959 --> 00:13:52.000 and cut.