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29 de enero de 2026
Coolest Handheld Ever
I thought I was overhyping myself for this but honestly this is the coolest device I've ever owned. It's basically just a solid underpriced android in a clam shell. But you can do so many cool things with that. It is not plug and play, I have been excessively configuring this thing for a month. But only because I keep finding so many cool things you can add to it. Emulators, source ports for classic games, lower weight PC games. Streaming from my PC and PS5.It's not hard if you just wanna setup a frontend and play PS2, Gamecube, ect... Most games run great. Others are just hell to emulate even on some PCs, so that's not really the device's fault. Check into compatibility for what you wanna play. A lot of games can run smoothly at 3× their native resolution.There are source port projects for a ton of classic games, mainly every boomer shooter. Most if them easy to setup.When you get more obscure, you will have to configure a lot of things. But the retroid comes with a lot of great tools to do that. Such as a virtual mouse(check handheld settings), custom sensitivity, and screen mapping.(Swipe right. Or turn this off from your top menu. Top menu also lets you customize lights, fan, ect...)The form factor isn't always perfect. But it's very functional, enough so to relax and enjoy games.The battery life seems pretty good for a handheld and it charges very quickly with a fast charger. Like 0-100 in less than an hour for hours to play time.The device makes google services optional, and apparently you can even swap to linux if you don't like android. It gives the user a lot of control.Sound is not ideal but can be made acceptable with some configuration.The only thing I can't guarantee here is how long the hardware lasts as i've only had it for a month. It seems easy enough to take apart and maintain. However the battery for example is custom(probably why it works so well), and not sold officially by moorechip to my knowledge. Only knock offs to a very limitted capacity by 3rd party sellers. So you'll really wanna be careful with that. No idea if triggers can be replaced. If I end up in some nightmare scenario I will certainly be back to adjust my review.I've read people have had problems with the hinges so I got the ice blue model which is made of a stronger plastic that doesn't seem to have this issue. The other models have revised hinges by now and should also be safe, but I didn't wanna risk it.If this thing even lasts a solid 2 years, I'd still be satisfied and probably have to buy another one. I only hope enough people get into these that this ecosystem stays supported. This thing is in my estimation, about as powerful as a Switch for $100 less. So much more compact and portable. You can do so much more with. And I will always love clamshell devices.If you're into tinkering and you've fantasized about being able to play this or that on a DS, this is pure wish fullfillment.Ver másVer menos
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