Handhelds have made portable computing popular like never before, but manufacturer Ling Long has presented something something more unique for its take on a AMD Ryzen PC. The brand has put together a foldable pocket keyboard with a cutting-edge system running beneath its keys. More exciting still, its specs aren’t bad either, with enough RAM and more that you could want.
Supposedly the first of its kind, this pocket keyboard packs a touchpad in addition to a fully functioning PC inside its 15 x 10cm frame. More specifically, a Ryzen 7 8840U CPU powers this little machine, with eight Zen 4 cores clocked to 5.1GHz, with a 12CU Radeon 780M iGPU to boot. For context, this is the same chip as found in some gaming handhelds such as OneXPlayer 2 Pro.
Ling Long plans to offer two SKUs of its device. The base model will feature 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, whereas the more-expensive SKU will double up both specs to 32GB and 1TB, respectively. Both carry an I/O made of one USB 3.0 Type-A, one USB 4 Type-C, one USB 3.2 Type-C, plus Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth.
Naturally, as a portable device, this PC comes with a battery, clocking in at a generous 60Whrs. Ling Long claims this will provide enough power to handle 10 hours of uptime, so just a little bit over a typical work day. Each system arrives as a bundle with a 100W GaN charger.
It weighs in at 800g, making it lighter than some gaming keyboards but decidedly heavier than most you’ll find in an office. This is to say nothing of the weight of the battery-powered travel monitor you’ll likely want to pair with it to make a working system, of course. However, Ling Long recommend pairing this system with a pair of AR or VR glasses.
As for pricing, Ling long has set the 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD model to ¥2,999 (£322), with the 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD version at ¥3,599 (£386).
