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Posted by GeorgeS
 - Yesterday at 22:43:39
Quote from: A on Yesterday at 21:02:32
Quote from: Cajunasian on Yesterday at 20:04:59Yay another overpriced handheld in what some call a "niche space".  The GPD Win 5, before the possible 128GB, is literally over $2k (closer to $2.5K). Getting to the point of absurdity where only "Trust Fund Babies" will be able to afford one.  Valve KEPT IT SIMPLE with an infinitely tweakable device at a decent price.  Almost like the other handheld companies only want a sliver of a slice of that niche pie that Valve controls. 

It's possible their goal is to aim for a double market. A handheld with a strix halo 395+ can effectively double as both handheld and a minipc.

If you are in the market for just a handheld, then yeah its quite expensive. But if you are in the market for a minipc and handheld or want a portable AI terminal, it starts making more sense.



Modern Capitalism at work.

None of the major players had a viable handheld system at the time of the Steam Deck release (Nintendo's S1 was/is WAY under powered+limited) and Valve released what might end up being a high volume & low margin product.

The other OEM's that have jumped into the space with much higher spec'ed devices have much higher margins on those devices to go along with it.

For the FEW that can afford it they might go with the high end stuff. Why not?

However as always one needs to ask ones self, is the 'experience' really worth the extra cost?
Posted by A
 - Yesterday at 21:02:32
Quote from: Cajunasian on Yesterday at 20:04:59Yay another overpriced handheld in what some call a "niche space".  The GPD Win 5, before the possible 128GB, is literally over $2k (closer to $2.5K). Getting to the point of absurdity where only "Trust Fund Babies" will be able to afford one.  Valve KEPT IT SIMPLE with an infinitely tweakable device at a decent price.  Almost like the other handheld companies only want a sliver of a slice of that niche pie that Valve controls. 

It's possible their goal is to aim for a double market. A handheld with a strix halo 395+ can effectively double as both handheld and a minipc.

If you are in the market for just a handheld, then yeah its quite expensive. But if you are in the market for a minipc and handheld or want a portable AI terminal, it starts making more sense.

Posted by Cajunasian
 - Yesterday at 20:04:59
Yay another overpriced handheld in what some call a "niche space".  The GPD Win 5, before the possible 128GB, is literally over $2k (closer to $2.5K). Getting to the point of absurdity where only "Trust Fund Babies" will be able to afford one.  Valve KEPT IT SIMPLE with an infinitely tweakable device at a decent price.  Almost like the other handheld companies only want a sliver of a slice of that niche pie that Valve controls. 
Posted by Redaktion
 - November 11, 2025, 16:41:16
GPD is preparing to refresh the Win 5. Announced shortly after the release of the comparable OneXFly Apex, the GPD Win 5 will soon match its OneXPlayer counterpart with up to 128 GB of RAM. Also, this higher memory capacity will be complemented by a fresh 'Panda' colour option.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/GPD-teases-new-Win-5-gaming-handheld-refresh-with-new-Panda-colour-and-128-GB-RAM-options.1160562.0.html