{"id":557,"date":"2019-07-14T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T07:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=557"},"modified":"2019-07-14T10:20:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T07:20:04","slug":"gpd-micropc-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"GPD MicroPC arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Overall impression<\/h1>\n<p>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&#8217;ve ever used. The size of the device is significantly smaller than size of similar devices from UMPC era (see comparison photos below).<\/p>\n<p>In general I really like the device. I can&#8217;t mention any disadvantages so far.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"556\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-effect-1 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Vulcan FlipStart\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Vulcan FlipStart\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5-800x533.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC next to Vulcan FlipStart<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/6.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/6-800x533.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC next to Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Ben Nanonote\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC next to Ben Nanonote\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7-800x533.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC next to Ben Nanonote<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8.jpg\" title=\"From left to right: Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40, GPD MicroPC, Vulcan FlipStart\" data-rl_title=\"From left to right: Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40, GPD MicroPC, Vulcan FlipStart\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8-800x319.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"319\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">From left to right: Fujitsu FMV-U\/C40, GPD MicroPC, Vulcan FlipStart<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg\" title=\"GPD MicroPC inside FlipStart bag\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC inside FlipStart bag\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC inside FlipStart bag<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10.jpg\" title=\"Vulcan FlipStart bag next to the original GPD MicroPC case\" data-rl_title=\"Vulcan FlipStart bag next to the original GPD MicroPC case\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10-800x533.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Vulcan FlipStart bag next to the original GPD MicroPC case<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>I did&#8217;t like the original GPD case, because it&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<h1>Benchmarks<\/h1>\n<p>The performance of MicroPC is significantly higher than the performance of Microsoft Surface 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"561\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-effect-1 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-passmark.png\" title=\"GPD MicroPC benchmark\" data-rl_title=\"GPD MicroPC benchmark\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-passmark.png\" width=\"599\" height=\"406\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">GPD MicroPC benchmark<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-passmark.png\" title=\"Surface 3 benchmark\" data-rl_title=\"Surface 3 benchmark\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-passmark-800x517.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Surface 3 benchmark<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-crystalmark.png\" title=\"Benchmark of the original MicroPC SSD\" data-rl_title=\"Benchmark of the original MicroPC SSD\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-crystalmark.png\" width=\"402\" height=\"367\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Benchmark of the original MicroPC SSD<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-crystalmark.png\" title=\"Benchmark of the Surface 3 SSD\" data-rl_title=\"Benchmark of the Surface 3 SSD\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-crystalmark.png\" width=\"602\" height=\"548\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Benchmark of the Surface 3 SSD<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-geekbench.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MicroPC-geekbench.png\" width=\"774\" height=\"233\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-geekbench.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Surface3-geekbench-800x208.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"208\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p><strong>DOOM 3 benchmark<\/strong> (1280&#215;720, graphic quality set to high, timedemo demo1)<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Device<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: right;\">FPS (1st run)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: right;\">FPS (2nd run)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: right;\">FPS (3rd run)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: right;\">Average FSB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>GPD MicroPC 10W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">39.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">44.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">47.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">43,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Microsoft Surface 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">30.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">31.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">34.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">32,1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It&#8217;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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=557\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GPD MicroPC arrived&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,142,143],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-benchmark","tag-gpd","tag-micropc"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=557"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":569,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions\/569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}