GPD Pocket 3 Mini Laptop 8" Touch Screen Aluminum Shell UMPC Windows 11 OS CPU Intel N6000 8GB/512GB (Amber Black)

I'm very impressed with this computer. Although very small it has a great resolution and colorful touchscreen. The features and selection of ports are amazing for a computer this size (or any size). My biggest disappointment and surprise is that it came loaded with Windows 11. I was hoping for Windows 10 which I am very used to. Windows 11 is significantly different in my opinion and will take quite a learning curve to find where things are located. This is not however, a problem with the computer itself. I am extremely impressed with the two GDP products that I own thus far - the Pocket 3 and the Micro PC. Both seem to be very high quality, and I would recommend either of them if you are looking for a super portable machine.

I purchased the Mini Laptop,GPD Pocket 2 [2019 Update] a few years ago but when I tried to reset the device the touchscreen stopped working. I've taken it to several repair shops and tried downloading the touch screen drivers any number of times and still the touchscreen doesn't work. I went to the manufacturer and they told me that because I purchased it through a third party I have to go to the seller for the repair but there's no way (that I can discover) to get a hold of the seller on Amazon. Do not waste your money or at least buy direct from the manufacturer.

I love this little laptop and it does everything I need it to do when it is not practical to pull out a normal laptop or go to my desktop. It easily fits in my pocket which allows me to leave my backpack at home for quick trips to the local coffee shop. I love how this also charges over Type C allowing me to top it off with a USB Battery Pack on the go. I am also able to run my own custom build of ChromiumOS on it which greatly extends battery life.The only thing that needs work is the keyboard layout. It needs a right shift button

Well if finally arrived and I am extremely impressed. Sure, the screen is small, but you don't get something like this for an every day use laptop, you have to have a reason for wanting a 7" laptop. The screen is very much HD, very sharp and crisp, sooooo much better than I was expecting. It was easy to set up and the joystick button is a breeze to get used to, seriously. I use a small travel mouse when I can, but the joystick button is awesome. So far I have nothing negative to say about this laptop. There is one aspect that is curious, normally you find a primary drive C:, and a secondary system drive D:. You load everything on C: drive. This has the Windows drive C, another larger partition D, and then another partition for system stuff. Don't recall seeing a computer set up this way before. It's not really an issue, just have to be aware of the way the drive is partitioned. All in all, as of now I am extremely happy with this pocket computer, yes, I carry it in a coat pocket.

My unit shipped apparently without any post-Windows 10 configuration for this market, so when I opened the laptop, the screen was rotated 90 degrees (normal, before drivers are installed) and with the OS language set to Chinese. I needed to reinstall fresh from a USB stick in order to get English as the install language, and installing the screen drivers fixed the rotation issue. Note that most of the GPD drivers are hosted on Google Drive (!), and sometimes the links become unavailable because too many people have downloaded the files. So I would download those early and back them up somewhere safe...The laptop is an extraordinary device - it really will fit in a pocket. It's heavier than it looks, though, so it doesn't exactly disappear when you pocket it. Build quality is seemingly quite good - metal case, clicky keys with decent travel, LCD with no dead pixels or uneven backlighting.The onboard 'mouse' is a little strange. The optical mouse is like a smooth trackpoint that doesn't move, but registers your finger movements. I found it pretty accurate for basic pointing and clicking. You can click it to register a left mouse button press, but it apparently doesn't support click-and-drag or drag lock, which limits its usefulness. The good news is that on the other side of the device, there are two membrane keys that can be used for left and right clicks. Because the left/right buttons are flat membrane keys, I couldn't touch-type to register them - I found myself wanting to grip the laptop with two hands, like a game controller, to operate the mouse and mouse keys in concert.The keyboard is very small. I was kind of able to touch-type on it after a few days of practice, but I still kept making mistakes, and at no time would I call the typing experience pleasant. After typing on the Pocket for a day or so, it threw off my muscle memory for normal-sized keyboards. I found myself having to retrain whenever I swapped between the Pocket and my MacBook.Which brings me to the general issue with the laptop - everything is so small that you end up wanting to plug in something else to compensate. The optical mouse setup is OK and makes sense given the size of the device, but you can just plug in an external mouse and not deal with the weirdness. You can avoid the hand cramps and typing errors by using an external keyboard. The screen is nice, but since it's so small, you might as well plug in an external display and not have to squint constantly or resign yourself to only using one zoomed-in app at a time. At that point, you might as well have just purchased a slightly larger laptop.Overall, I'd say it's a really cool novelty device, but - for me - the coolness of it doesn't justify the price, dubious support options, or difficulty of use. I think I'd be comfortable paying about a third of the current asking price in order to have a tiny laptop that's simply not very useful. Otherwise, for ~$600, I'd look at getting a Surface Go 2 if I wanted something very portable and underpowered.

•With the combination of strong magnets and extremely smooth leading edges opening the tablet is annoyingly difficult to open in all circumstances.**Pro Tip: Carry a spatula with you to pry it open. With practice, the experience gained could open up new carreer opportunities in clam schuking.•If you look at the two pictures I have uploaded you can see how their Exhaust Heat Recycling System works.•Screen is unviewable in even moderately bright conditions. Think: Overcast day, indoors, near window, not happening.•The small optical cursor manipulating thingamabober at the top right of the keyboard has a surface that, automatically and seamlessly, activates the slip-and-stick frustration amplification feature whenever the user attempts any sort of fine cursor movement.