- Hey guys this is Austin.
This is the GPD Pocket, as one of the world's
smallest laptops with a seven-inch display.
It's kind of crazy what you're able
to get inside such a small form factor.
But today, today it's time for an update.
So inside this slightly suspicious looking box,
is a pre-production version of the brand new Pocket 2.
Now on Indiegogo this just went live
and is already way, way past its goal.
So with some much nicer retail packaging
we have the Pocket itself.
Now what made the original Pocket pretty cool
was that it is a full Windows laptop in a tiny form-factor.
And this, this is actually going to be even smaller
and almost more importantly than that,
it's going to be more powerful.
So its actually got a little bit more of a taper now.
So if we put it side by side with the original,
you'll see that that one was little
on the thicker and chunkier side.
But not only is this is going to be a little bit thinner,
but it even has more ports.
So unlike something like 12 inch Macbook
which has a single USB-C port,
this tiny seven inch laptop has
not only a pair of USB-A ports,
but also a micro-SD, headphone jack, and a full USB-C port.
One thing that Pocket definitely
has down is build quality.
The entire thing is going to be made
out of aluminum and it feels incredibly sturdy.
Typically speaking when you're talking
about something that's this small
you expect it to feel kinda plasticy or cheap,
but that is definitely not the case.
That even comes across to the hinge.
Seriously this thing is built incredibly, incredibly well.
As opposed to the Atom processor the original version,
this guy is rocking a full Core m3.
That's gonna make a big difference
to performance and while that's typically
going to be found in fan-less designs,
because this guy is going to be so small
it does a somewhat loud fan.
So it's kinda helpful that there is going
to be a little button that can mostly mute the fan
on the keyboard, probably because they know
that it gets a little annoying.
But the nice thing is that you're actually going
to be getting some pretty serious performance
out of such a tiny, thin laptop.
This model is paired with four gigabytes of RAM
and a 128 gigabyte SSD.
Now if you take a look at the Indiegogo page
it's clear that a lot more people are opting
for the eight gig model, but for more basic use,
four gig is actually going to be okay.
But again, I think most people who are
really hardcore about these things,
are gonna want the max spec they can get.
Now the 128 gigabyte SSD is going to be
a little bit on the lower end.
But again, it's a seven inch laptop.
Sure it's not going to be the fastest thing in the world,
but it's totally fine for normal use.
This guy is going to be running
a full version of Windows 10.
Don't let the looks fool you,
it is going to be a proper little laptop.
Which of course only means one thing,
its time, to play some Fortnite.
- [Ken in Background] Is it?
- Yeah of course it is. What do you mean?
It's Fortnite time! Don't you want views Ken?
Don't you want to see how Fortnite runs
on a seven inch laptop, on the world's smallest laptop?
I thought so.
- [Ken] Not really.
- Well too bad. Cause I've already
got Fortnite loaded and you can't stop me.
Do we dare go down to potato mode?
Do we do full 360p?
At first glance it, it can run the loading screen.
Wait a minute. This is actually, this works!
I mean I'm at like 28 frames-per-second, I'd buy that.
Now as you might imagine with a laptop that's this small,
You definitely, definitely need a mouse.
The keyboard actually does kind of work though.
It's not ideal, but as long as I have a mouse,
it actually doesn't feel so bad.
Alright, so Fortnite. Playable on the seven inch
if you, don't enjoy, your own sanity.
The screen isn't bad. So it's a seven inch panel
with a 1920 by 1200 resolution.
Which is going to be plenty sharp on a display this size.
Now this is going to be pre-production hardware,
so you can't judge it too harshly.
But my main issue is going to be the brightness.
It just isn't all that bright.
While it's going to be somewhat color accurate,
it does lean a little bit on the cooler side.
Hopefully by the time this actually ships
to everyone who is buying it on Indiegogo,
and on Amazon later this year,
they will be able to get a little
of a brighter panel in this guy.
Compared to the original Pocket,
the keyboard has been tweaked,
and definitely for the better.
So not only is it going to be a little bit taller,
so before there going to be some wasted space,
but they've also gotten rid of this little nub.
Instead there's going to be this tiny little touch pad.
Which is not only going to be used as
a tiny, tiny little cursor, but you can also click it.
It's a little bit weird, but the biggest difference
is definitely going to be in the better keyboard layout.
Still going to be small and hard to get used to,
but it is a big improvement.
The real way to use this is going to be
to take advantage of the touchscreen.
Now it is going to be pretty accurate,
the biggest issue is just because it is so small.
A lot of the Windows touch targets are tiny,
but once you get some scaling on this guy,
it's not going to be so bad.
- [Austin On The Screen] And 360 watts,
that's a lot of watts my friends.
- The speaker is not exactly going to be all that great,
it gets pretty loud, but the issue is,
I think it's kind of hidden underneath the keyboard.
There's no obvious sort of spot where
it's actually going to be exhausting sound.
Can you exhaust sound? That's not a thing.
At already $600 in Indiegogo for the higher-end model,
and it's going to be even more expensive
when it's available on retail sale later this year.
The GPD Pocket 2 is not going to be for everyone.
But it's a dope little laptop
and while there's always going to be
more and more different thin and light laptops,
that are going to be going for that world's thinnest title,
I've got to say going for the world's smallest laptop,
actually has a lot of value to it.
I mean come on! This thing actually fits in your pocket.