AYN Thor arrives Friday!
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Quantum State

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299 months

Wednesday 29th October
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Machine number 5 ( well 6 if I include the Steamdeck ) in my retro gaming obsession hehe

There doesn’t appear to be many interested in these machines on here so I’ll just drop this post in case a kindred spirit finds it one day !

Monsterlime

1,360 posts

185 months

Friday 31st October
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I saw a review of this, looks quite interesting. I have an ROG Ally though, so I'm not sure this would see much use. Be interesting to see how you get on with it.

Quantum State

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299 months

Friday 31st October
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Just about done setting up it’s a lovely bit of kit !

Just going to be for retro stuff I can duel boot my Steam Deck but it’s a faff and this has more than enough HP to run the higher end stuff.

Those DS games look stunning on 2 OLEDS !

LasagneMan

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Sunday 2nd November
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Good to hear you're enjoying it. I'm currently on the fence as meant to pre order but forgot. Now not sure it'd arrive before I go on holiday, and don't want it dropped at the doorstep.

When did you order, and which shipping method? Heard DHL is much faster but some people get hit with import fees but not with 4PX but have to wait longer.

Quantum State

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Sunday 2nd November
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LasagneMan said:
Good to hear you're enjoying it. I'm currently on the fence as meant to pre order but forgot. Now not sure it'd arrive before I go on holiday, and don't want it dropped at the doorstep.

When did you order, and which shipping method? Heard DHL is much faster but some people get hit with import fees but not with 4PX but have to wait longer.
Thanks. Ordered on the 6th October and selected 4PX … Shipping was a bit painful hehe few days stuck here few days stuck there ….

No fees but honestly I would go DHL for my next order and risk it …

I know for a fact my Mrs would pay for faster delivery next time ! biggrin

Mr Whippy

31,852 posts

260 months

Monday 3rd November
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What kinda OS etc do these run?

Can you get MAME on them?

Quantum State

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Monday 3rd November
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Mr Whippy said:
What kinda OS etc do these run?

Can you get MAME on them?
Android and yes Mame is no problem in fact you could spend 60 quid and have a decent Mame machine.

Mr Whippy

31,852 posts

260 months

Monday 3rd November
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Forgive me naivety as I’ve never properly looked, but isn’t Android made by Google?

Have AYN nerfed all that crap or left it in?

Quantum State

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Monday 3rd November
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Yes most of the crap has gone have a look at Retro Game Corps on YouTube that’s the best place to get a gist of stuff.

Quantum State

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Monday 3rd November
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Yes most of the crap has gone have a look at Retro Game Corps on YouTube that’s the best place to get a gist of stuff.

Quantum State

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Monday 3rd November
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Yes most of the crap has gone have a look at Retro Game Corps on YouTube that’s the best place to get a gist of stuff.

Mr Whippy

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260 months

Monday 3rd November
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Cool I'll take a look smile

Quantum State

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Monday 3rd November
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I seem to spend all my time watching these vids now haha ! Any questions please fire away !

andyb

144 posts

303 months

Tuesday 4th November
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Jealous! I'm still waiting for mine to turn up - stuck somewhere between China and the UK. The downside of using 4px.

Which spec did you go for? I went Rainbow Pro.

Agree retrogamecorps is the best youtuber for these... although arguably he is not helping, my family are convinced I have an addiction. Given the number of devices in my collection, from gpd win (mini and max), steamdeck, many, many android and linux devices (and now looking at the retroid pocket 6 and odin3) they may have a point smile


Quantum State

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Tuesday 4th November
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andyb said:
Jealous! I'm still waiting for mine to turn up - stuck somewhere between China and the UK. The downside of using 4px.

Which spec did you go for? I went Rainbow Pro.

Agree retrogamecorps is the best youtuber for these... although arguably he is not helping, my family are convinced I have an addiction. Given the number of devices in my collection, from gpd win (mini and max), steamdeck, many, many android and linux devices (and now looking at the retroid pocket 6 and odin3) they may have a point smile
Yes I’m getting raised eyebrows from the Mrs now when another box from china turns up …
hehe

Rainbow max also went for the grip the grip style case and screen protectors.

LasagneMan

3 posts

Tuesday 4th November
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Quantum State said:
LasagneMan said:
Good to hear you're enjoying it. I'm currently on the fence as meant to pre order but forgot. Now not sure it'd arrive before I go on holiday, and don't want it dropped at the doorstep.

When did you order, and which shipping method? Heard DHL is much faster but some people get hit with import fees but not with 4PX but have to wait longer.
Thanks. Ordered on the 6th October and selected 4PX Shipping was a bit painful hehe few days stuck here few days stuck there .

No fees but honestly I would go DHL for my next order and risk it

I know for a fact my Mrs would pay for faster delivery next time ! biggrin
Haha yeah 4PX can be a killer with them. Had to wait ages on my Flip 2.

I've been thinking I should've placed an order ages ago as could do with one in the next couple of weeks but no hope of that happening so likely just holding off and place an order at the end of the month or middle of next month I reckon. That and keep an eye on ebay and the like in the meantime incase someone gets bored. Glad you're enjoying it though, does look quality.

LasagneMan

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Tuesday 4th November
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andyb said:
Jealous! I'm still waiting for mine to turn up - stuck somewhere between China and the UK. The downside of using 4px.

Which spec did you go for? I went Rainbow Pro.

Agree retrogamecorps is the best youtuber for these... although arguably he is not helping, my family are convinced I have an addiction. Given the number of devices in my collection, from gpd win (mini and max), steamdeck, many, many android and linux devices (and now looking at the retroid pocket 6 and odin3) they may have a point smile
When did you order yours out of curiosity? Wondering where I might get stuck if I ordered now.

Russ is the GOAT, no doubt. A few others are decent but nothing compares to the snack man.

They are addictive to play around with though, fun but addictive. I'm hoping the Thor will be my personal endgame device for a bit but who knows I've probably said that several times at this point. Hope you enjoy and if your family gets on your back a little too much that you have to slim down the collection to get more I'll take the Thor 😂


Quantum State

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299 months

Wednesday 5th November
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LasagneMan said:
andyb said:
Jealous! I'm still waiting for mine to turn up - stuck somewhere between China and the UK. The downside of using 4px.

Which spec did you go for? I went Rainbow Pro.

Agree retrogamecorps is the best youtuber for these... although arguably he is not helping, my family are convinced I have an addiction. Given the number of devices in my collection, from gpd win (mini and max), steamdeck, many, many android and linux devices (and now looking at the retroid pocket 6 and odin3) they may have a point smile
When did you order yours out of curiosity? Wondering where I might get stuck if I ordered now.

Russ is the GOAT, no doubt. A few others are decent but nothing compares to the snack man.

They are addictive to play around with though, fun but addictive. I'm hoping the Thor will be my personal endgame device for a bit but who knows I've probably said that several times at this point. Hope you enjoy and if your family gets on your back a little too much that you have to slim down the collection to get more I'll take the Thor ?
hehe just finished setting it up just needs screen protector on now I’ll have to wait until I have a shower later haha !

TechDweeb is my 2nd go to I suppose he just appeals to the lifelong nerd in me !

The Thor … Yeah it really is a great bit of kit … Still I might have one of the 2 screen Ambernics…

I have a soft spot for machines that just do one thing like the Ambernic RG34xx that I only use for GBA

Quantum State

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Wednesday 5th November
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About 17 hours into FF1 using the Retroid Pocket Classic which is also a fantastic device.

The Thor won’t get much use until I’ve completed that.

Quantum State

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299 months

Thursday 6th November
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If you have bought the screen protectors put them on in a steamy room …

The bottom one is a bit of a mare had it on and off half a dozen times and still not perfect.