Even though the steam deck became the hottest topic in a PC game because of a portable design like a switch, it was hardly the first to try his hand on a handheld console for PC games. The latest waves of such computers began with the first GPD victory in 2016 and the niche market since it was dominated by at least two Chinese brands. With the launch of the deck steam and limited availability, the PC Handheld market seems to have turned on again, with new models and designs that try to take advantage of new gamers.
The steam deck, however, also started a new sub-current in the market, with a new variant of the old model that bore the AMD processor instigeration. That is what is done by one netbook you want to offer with a new variant of the Mini OnexPlayer, potentially cashing the popularity of the steam deck with Handheld AMD itself.
As the name suggests, the Mini OnExplayer is actually a variant that is slightly smaller than the original model launched in 2021 to the Preempt Steam deck. Even though it has the same 7-inch screen, Mini OnexPlayer supports a higher resolution of 1920×1200. Handheld is also equipped with a faster PCIe NVMe storage directly from the bat instead of slower Emmc technology. With 16GB of RAM and various ports, Mini OnExplayer is really more like a mini laptop than a down-down PC.
Like many colleagues and rivals in this room, OnexPlayer was originally launched with an Intel processor. Because of the steam deck, however, there has been a steady drip from the AMD variant that can provide Intel for the money. This new mini onexplayer, in particular, arrived with AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, which has eight cores and 16 utas, as well as Radeon Vega graphics 8. For some people, it just makes this model a more valuable gaming computer.
Very different alternatives for steam decks
It’s almost too easy to compare mini onexplayers with steam decks in terms of design and that AMD CPU, but as they say, the devil is in detail. Mini OnexPlayer uses an AMD Ryzen off-the-shelf and sent with Windows outside the box, making it really proportional to the Windows laptop. Instead, the steam deck uses a special AMD SOC and runs a Linux-based steam OS, so the company is better able to perfect its performance.
However, the biggest deal broke for many people will be a price. While the cost of the steam deck, most, $ 649, mini onexplayer starts from $ 999, which is actually a pre-sales price discount from $ 1,259. Someone can easily buy a gaming laptop that is stronger at that level, but the form of handheld forms does have the advantage of portability.
With delays and limits in the availability of steam decks, many PC gamers may be slightly tempted by this alternative, especially when they come with Windows has been installed before. Ironically, one netbook is rumored to be considering developing the vapor version itself to increase the popularity of its devices with steam fans.