sleepybisexual,
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hai, i need help and recommendations

i wanna get an emulation handheld, thisll be my first. i was thinking of the retroid pocket 4 pro
my budger is about 200 usd and i was gonna get a uconsole but i cant deal with 90 buisness days to dispatch. i heard of the odin lite but the retroid seems better value for monies

how can i go about degoogling one of those? i want a gaming toy but i dont want it to be a privacy wreck. anyone can help?

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual the Odin doesn't have any Google infection outside of the play store, or at least it didn't when I tried one.

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf guess ill have to hurry and get a standard odin ​:neocat_angry:​

wait, which odin is needed for 3ds/low end switch. might be able to go over budget

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual the lite will do the job.

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf anywhere where i can compare hardware power?

i wanna avoid the loki series because winshit

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual watch Taki Udon's reviews on yt.

https://youtu.be/f9lJiOelHTY

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual you can turn the loki into a steamdeck from a software standpoint using bazzite, so don't write it off due to the os.

That said and how you say you want a retroid p4 even the Odin might be physically larger than you want.

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf size is no issue. i just want a good money/power ratio

itll also be just for emulators. having power for all switch stuff would be nic ebut ill settle for low end switch and all 3ds.

mainly want an emuulator toy

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual if the chonk is OK, go for a used deck. 256g LCD versions are going for right around $200 and they're the gold standard for emulation.

The Emudeck rom manager software makes a huge difference.

Odin lite is pretty, has LTE if you throw a sim in it but the install base is so small that it's gonna be what it is and nothing else basically forever.

What phone do you use?

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf I have a pixel 6a running grapheneos. I want to get a dedicated machine because I can't focus while gaming on phone.

is the retrpid a good pick? I could look into a deck but even I have limits on chonk j can take. also having presets sounds nice

WagesOf, (edited )
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@sleepybisexual The pocket 4 is good, but in my mind the screen is too small. I'd still be rocking an Odin lite if I didn't go to the for the amazing screen.

In your price range I'd do the Odin lite if you just can't wait. The power difference between it and the pocket 4 in cpu/GPU power is HUGE tho. The d1100 is ~2.5x more powerful than the d900

If you go Odin lite you flat won't be able to do some PSP stuff, if you wait and go pocket 4 (or buy the Odin planning to sell it on)

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual you'll be able to play switch games and even a lot of older pc games as the PC emulation stuff starts coming out.

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf uhh, for the p4 I was gonna get the p4 pro, the d110

is an Odin better than that? I was worried because there's like 6 Odin's and most are out of budget. and the ones I can afford have half the ram and storage

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual refreshing my memory by looking at the specs again it does seem like the pocket 4 will be a straight ripoff of the Odin lite and the other odin 1s are all within 10 to 15% in cpu power and have worse battery life.

The base Odin lite is the value pick and won't do anything that needs more ram than it has anyway.

I was thinking the d900 was the newest dimensity, so the power estimates I said were way off. The Odin lite should be within 15% of p4pro

sleepybisexual,
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@WagesOf so, is the p4 pro a good pick?

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual it's a good pick. It's months away. Odin Lite is an ok pick, can be had today.

WagesOf,
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@sleepybisexual this might be a good bit of info as he rates the current stuff on a graph vs the 4pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=820J2CPPYfE

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