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The battle of the AI Max+ 395 handhelds is heating up, and I’m overwhelmingly excited to see it. With AYANEO saying their AYANEO NEXT 2 handheld, which appears like an AYANEO KUN, One-Netbook has launched their OneXFly Apex over on IndieGoGo, giving us an opportunity to pre-order the system forward of its launch.
The massive attraction of those handhelds, together with the Apex, is the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU that’s inside, giving us insane energy that may’t be matched by any present mainstream handheld just like the ROG Xbox Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go 2. Nonetheless, this energy does come at a price, and it may be very expensive for certain.
There are 4 fashions of the Apex, and every of them has a typical or liquid-cooled model. The most cost effective mannequin is $1,399 or $1,459 (liquid-cooled), and makes use of the AI Max 385 APU, which is not as highly effective because the 395, however nonetheless going to beat any mainstream handheld out now. Then, we’ve three fashions with the AI Max+ 395 APU:
48GB RAM + 1TB Storage = $1,599 (Normal) or $1,659 (Liquid-Cooled)
64GB RAM + 2TB Storage = $1,799 (Normal) or $1,859 (Liquid-Cooled)
128GB RAM + 2TB Storage = $2,239 (Normal) or $2,299 (Liquid-Cooled)
Every of those fashions comes with the removable 85Wh exterior battery. Nonetheless, the liquid-cooled model is an fascinating one. That mannequin has a special cooling system internally, making it a bit of bit heavier in addition to $60 extra. I might assume it additionally wants the Frost Bay unit for liquid cooling, which is an additional $199. It additionally appears that the cable to play with the battery indifferent can also be thought-about an non-obligatory accent and is purchasable for an additional $19.
Nonetheless, that is an fascinating piece of {hardware}. I’ve all the time preferred OneXPlayer’s system administration software program, so seeing it return is all the time a pleasure, and there are a number of slots to develop our storage, together with a Mini SSD and MicroSD growth slot with an extra M.2 2280 slot inside. The display screen is a 120Hz native panorama LCD display screen with VRR assist, and naturally, the unbelievable AI Max+ 395 chip inside. The GPU module is extra highly effective than the RTX 4060 laptop computer card, and has 8 extra CPU cores than the Z2 Excessive.
It appears like there may even be a built-in AI native assistant, which might routinely arrange a number of completely different AI fashions like Deepseek, Llama 4, and Qwen which are all usable offline. I’ve all the time had an advanced relationship with AI, particularly since our content material does get scraped and stolen by Google for AI search summaries and such, however I’m certain this appeals to some individuals.
You’ll be able to order your OneXFly Apex over on IndieGoGo proper now.
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