This Laptop Defies Logic - GPD Micro PC 2 Review

💻 This Laptop Defies Logic - GPD Micro PC 2 Review

Imagine you are using a website to do important stuff and there are certain features where you have to do it on a desktop or laptop (yeah it sucks). In this video, the content creator displays a laptop that is tiny, small enough to fit in your jacket pocket, there problem solved. Next time you want to do something on Upwork that requires using a desktop, watch this video and see if this is something you can plan on purchasing [the GPD Micro PC 2]

📝 Video Summary

• This device comes with a USBC to USBC cable, the device itself, some documentation, a lanyard attachment as well as a 45 Watt fast charger.
• It has a 7 inch display screen.
• It comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack and microphone hole.
• It has stereo speakers on either side of the laptop. On the right we have the USBA port, power button which also doubles as a finger print scanner.
• On the back, we have 2 USB 3.2 gen 2 ports, a micro SD card slot, HDMI 2.1 port and 2.5gb ethernet jack (phew this should become the “new phone”) just that it might look a bit awkward if you are on a phone call with someone without your headphones on.
• It is powered by an Intel core i3 N300, graphics are handled by the Intel APU with 32 execution units.
• It also has a 1920 x 1080p and 314 pixels. Not a great display but is okay for this laptop size, fair enough you can still watch movies with this tiny machine while waiting for your friend at the subway station.
• The screen can do a 360 degrees rotation. You can also fold it into tablet mode, great for reading books.
• You don’t have to worry about the fan noise, it is actually silent, like a soft whoo. So, when you’re in the cafe, it’ll be just you and your tiny machine in a quiet environment

Typing:

• It is actually difficult to type because it is tiny so the letters aren’t exactly spaced out. So, if you accidentally click the wrong letter which gives an incorrect word and you hit enter without re-checking you could be in a big problem.
• The trackpad as well, is not placed where we are all used to seeing it, which is the bottom center, it is placed at the top right corner of the little laptop. It would be a little comfortable at first, but you’d eventually get used to it.

Operating System: It makes use of the latest, Windows 11

Temperature: It is usually around 45 to 60 degrees. Most importantly no heat on your hands. It can literally fit in any bag.

Performance:

• In CPUZ at 7 watt it scored 1,900 multicore with 377 single thread. With that bumped up to 12 watt, it scored over 2,200 multi thread. The benchmark for thread at 12 watt is just over 418.what all that is saying is the CPU runs between 1.7 to 3.5 Ghz depending on the load obviously. So please don’t try installing Cyberpunk or GTA V on it.

Battery life: The most important after graphics display:

• It runs at 27.5Wh.
• At full brightness, with bluetooth and Wifi on, coffee talk episode 2 took about 3 hours and 36 minutes of battery power.Youtube streaming took 3 hours and 56 minutes of battery power.
• Realistically speaking you get about 2 to 4 hours of battery time depending on the activities you are performing on the little laptop. If it is gaming, heavier games could push the battery to the 2 hour mark while light gaming can push it to the 4 hour mark.
• This tiny machine can either serve as your work break gaming buddy or your work buddy depending on what you are using it for.
• It comes with an LED charger that displays the current charger percentage.

In summary, the battery is quick to drain but also quick to recover.

💡 My Thoughts

The designer’s main aim was portability, he achieved that at the expense of a few key things actually. In terms of the speakers, while they are good enough, you also need to download an FX software to enhance it and rescue surrounding noise. A good part here however is that power banks can be used to charge this laptop. The typing is actually a huge issue with the keys all crammed up. The battery life is way too short compared to the iphone 16 pro max (let’s be real).

💬 Final Thoughts

This laptop could actually pass for kids who want to have a feel of the tech world without going in too deep. The video explains key things that are both useful and challenging in the tiny laptop.

👉 Would you be purchasing this soon?