GPD Pocket 2 - Celeron Amber Black Edition - Windows 10 Portable Laptop with 7" Touchscreen - with Celeron® 3965Y ; UHD Graphics 615 ; 8GB RAM ; 256GB Storage ; UMPC [AB-256GB]

I’ve always enjoyed small gadgets. They make me happy. I always seem to have a desire to game and compute on the go, using all manor of devices. I remember when I was a young lad, and I was holding down a Saturday job in a computer shop, selling Amigas, PC’s and games etc. I remember at one point; my boss had a Psion Series 3 sat on a shelf that he was given by a rep as a freebie. He had no intention of selling it or using it himself, and when I showed an interest in it, he took advantage of me. I don’t remember how much he charged me for it, but it wasn’t cheap. Since then I was hooked, moving on up to the Psion Series 5, the Psion Series 7, and countless PDA’s in the years after.Now, everything is a lot more advanced, but, not as fulfilling as it once was. While waiting for the Gemini PDA to be released (a re-invention of the Psion Series 5, with a full keyboard, but Android, and smartphone like internals), I wanted something that would let me compute on the go, and that’s where the GPD Pocket comes in.It’s a small 7″ Windows 10 PC, with a keyboard, but in this modern age, runs an Intel Atom based processor and has 8GB RAM to hopefully give it the ability to perform at a decent pace. 128gb of storage is not as much as I would have liked, but it is sufficient enough to be more than useable.Build qualityThe build quality of this device is impressive. It’s a full metal body, no flex, feels cool to the touch and looks like a little mac book. When opening it, the screen can be positioned at any angle you choose, the hinge is solid, and when switching it on, looks amazing. The screen is very bright, the resolution is spot on (it’s a full 1080p display) and is very readable. The keyboard has a nice feel to it and has plenty of travel for such a small device. It has a USB-C port, a standard USB port, a headphone jack, and a mini HDMI port. In such a small device, they couldn’t fit a trackpad in, but instead has one of those lovely nipples common in older laptops, or IBM ThinkPad’s of today.Overall, I am very impressed with the build quality.UsabilityAs for usability, it works very well. The screen is easy to read and not too small, the trackpad works well if your used to these kinds of things, and the keyboard is much better than I was expecting. I had read a lot of reviews about the keyboard being a little difficult to get used to, but I have warmed to it very quickly. The layout is a bit non-standard, with the tab key being in an unusual place, but I am quite used to it, and can type at a reasonable speed. The fan is a bit audible, but nothing too bad, certainly not the loudest I have experienced. I find myself using a mixture of the nipple, and the touch screen (did I not mention it also is touch enabled) to navigate around, and the size of the device means it can be put in your pocket (it still needs a largish pocket). I don’t normally use standby on laptops, but with this, I find I am more inclined to just shut the lid, so I can resume where I left off.PortabilityAs already mentioned, it does fit in a pocket, maybe a jacket pocket, but you would not want to stick it in your jeans pocket. It’s the perfect size though for either throwing in a bag, your coat pocket, or even just carrying it. Its no bigger than a paperback book if you hold it in your hand.It certainly has allowed me to take a computer with me where I would not normally take a laptop, which I like.Battery lifeSo far, battery life has been very good. Its rated at up to 12 hours which is most likely very unrealistic. I have not actually done any timings yet, but it feels like I am getting around 6 hours of use. Maybe about 2 days of regular quick bursts of use. The good thing is that it charges over USB-C, so, if I am on the go, I can keep a battery pack at hand to keep it going for longer and can even charge it with a decent smartphone charger. No external power bricks required.When putting it in to sleep mode, it seems to lose around 1-3 percent of battery overnight. It should be noted though that I was experiencing a few random restarts when in sleep mode, until I set Windows 10 to disable Wi-Fi when asleep.What I use it forMy use so far has been to do a bit of writing on the go, or when away from another PC’s. So, writing blog posts, stories etc. I also have Visual Studio for some on the go development, which works surprisingly well. The usual Office and Outlook is also present.Oh, and how about a bit of gaming. Now, I know I am not going to playing PC games on the keyboard (and its too much clart on to connect a Bluetooth controller to it (which does work)), but, how about a bit of retro ZX Spectrum emulation. This works well, and playing some old spectrum games on the keyboard reminds me so much of the good old days.

GPD Pocket Arrived and it is defective, it won't turn on, so having to return it. Which is very disappointing.

Nice pocket laptop. Bought this as in most cases a friend of mine needs help with his PC. So this comes in for downloading and storing files on USB memory sticks.The laptop itself has a sharp 7” oled display. But has no card reader, which I knew about before buying. As for performance. It’s fine and a lot better to older ATOM netbooks I’ve owned in the passed. The only thing to bare in mind here is to try and not bog this down with software that starts up. The device comes with 128GB storage, but it’s not SSD but a slower type which is quite adequate. Hopefully this will get addressed in a future model. 8GB Ram which is plenty. But only 1 USB 3 port. And 1 USB-C port and a mini hdmi port. Issues I’ve had is when you update and download windows files. This can be tedious. Also the Wi-fi can connect to both 2.4G and 5G bands. Only the 2.4G is stable enough, but be warned do t go too far away from your router. This has been flagged up on a lot of YouTube reviews of this device.Just to confirm I had mine delivered with the U.S keyboard, so if buying this device be warned that there is no ‘£’ key. If setting windows 10 ( already pre-configured on my unit that I received ), you can still use the ‘£’ but you’ll need to hunt for the correct key. Bluetooth works great.

Hi there, mine literally just arrived - been so excited waiting for it, and so far I love it! BUT I only received an USB C-C cable, no USB C-A at all. Considering the fact that the plug that takes the USB C has an American 2 point pin (I'm English, in UK) and the A-C is missing I can not charge this device. I tried using my fast Samsung S8 lead with same fitting plugged into my laptop (my only option) and the GPD told me it was charging too slowly and to use the lead and plug provided. Please send me the correct cable as stated on the info - it says it comes with the USB A-C. Also At first it refused to enable the wifi and couldn't fix the issue but after a restart it worked as one would normally expect. One I have the lead and can charge this device properly I will be able to use it and may change my feedback depending on the outcome of my request.