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GPD MicroPC arrived
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.
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.
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.