Overall impression

MicroPC looks very robust. The build quality is quite impressive. Chinese companies definitely improve their skills. The keyboard is one of the most comfortable handheld keyboards I’ve ever used. The size of the device is significantly smaller than size of similar devices from UMPC era (see comparison photos below).

In general I really like the device. I can’t mention any disadvantages so far.

GPD MicroPC

GPD MicroPC next to Vulcan FlipStart

GPD MicroPC next to Fujitsu FMV-U/C40

GPD MicroPC next to Ben Nanonote

From left to right: Fujitsu FMV-U/C40, GPD MicroPC, Vulcan FlipStart

GPD MicroPC inside FlipStart bag

Vulcan FlipStart bag next to the original GPD MicroPC case

I did’t like the original GPD case, because it’s designed to fit much larger devices (GPD Pocket, probably). So I ended up using the FlipStart bag instead, because I have an extra one and the MicroPC fits perfectly.

Benchmarks

The performance of MicroPC is significantly higher than the performance of Microsoft Surface 3.

GPD MicroPC benchmark

Surface 3 benchmark

Benchmark of the original MicroPC SSD

Benchmark of the Surface 3 SSD

DOOM 3 benchmark (1280×720, graphic quality set to high, timedemo demo1)

Device	FPS (1st run)	FPS (2nd run)	FPS (3rd run)	Average FSB
GPD MicroPC 10W	39.5	44.6	47.0	43,7
Microsoft Surface 3	30.5	31.7	34.1	32,1

It’s also worth mentioning that Surface 3 is unable to sustain this perofrmance during long period of time. Without active cooling Surface 3 starts throttling and the performance decreases to 23-24 FPS.