r/handheld

I currently have the ayaneo konkr pocket 8 elite 24 gb 1 tb but I only got it since it was the only one I could get with those specs I’m hoping there is something that hasn’t come up on my time line that’s in the works. I understand if it’s not possible with how hard it is to get ram and storage just wanna know if there is even a whisper of a similar powerful handheld with a clamshell especially since ayaneo didn’t even have a clamshell 8 elite device tho I remember there being one

People I need you help. I’m getting deployed to the Indian Ocean for 6+ months. I’m looking for a console that is good for emulators (ie pokemon and a bunch of retro games plus modded pokemon games). Not trying to spend an arm and a leg on this. The buyers guide wasn’t to specific. Any thing helps. Thank you

Most eGPU setups for handhelds are either a big desktop-style box that lives permanently under a desk, or one of those tiny proprietary units where you’re stuck with whatever GPU they soldered in. I wanted something in between.

So what I’m building is an enclosure that takes a regular desktop graphics card — the same one you’d drop into a normal build — and is small and light enough that you can pick it up and move it around the house. Couch, bedroom, office, wherever. To be clear, I don’t mean pocket-portable, you’re not taking this on the train. I mean you unplug it, carry it to another room, plug your handheld back in, and keep playing.

The part I care most about is the swappable card. If you upgrade in two years, you keep the enclosure and just change the GPU. No throwing out the whole thing because the built-in chip aged out.

A few things I’d like honest opinions on:

**•**	Is “move it between rooms” actually useful to you, or do you just leave your dock in one spot and that’s fine?  
**•**	How big is too big before you’d stop bothering to move it?  
**•**	Would you rather have a smaller unit that only fits mid-size cards, or a bigger one that swallows pretty much anything on the market?  
**•**	What’s killed eGPU setups for you in the past — bandwidth, driver headaches, price, or just cable clutter?

Full disclosure since I’d rather say it upfront than have someone dig it out of my post history: I’m actively building this and I’m planning a Kickstarter for it. I’m not selling anything today and there’s no link. I genuinely want to know if this solves a problem people have or if I’ve talked myself into something only I want.

Roast it if it deserves roasting.

I've been messing with one of my Handheld Emulators, and it made me think of building my own. Sounds like fun, and I like making things. Willing to spend money. however Im not good with technology, as in I dont know the difference between CPUs, how one thing is better than the other, stuff like that, or what to get to have it work. I have a 3D printer and a CNC machine, so I dont have to worry about cases or other things. only thing Im worried about is the inside. What I'm hoping to achieve with this build is playing Steam games like Hades. So Windows 10 or 11. willing to put all the work into this just need help. I know I could just get a Steam Deck, but that doesn't sound like fun.

Just got a Steam Deck and want to know if I can use any USB-C charger or if it needs something specific. Don't want to damage it with the wrong one.

Anyone know of any good small handhelds that can travel easy & still have some sort of analog sticks/can play N64/PS?

Hey everyone, hope you’re all doing good. I need some help buying a handheld console for long trips from home. I don’t want the most powerful system. My baseline is like it can run left 4 dead 2 and ps2 games, hopefully both. Also wondering how big the jump in cost would be if I wanted to play ps3 games.
Honestly im not looking to spend the most but I know it gets expensive