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Handsheld play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

Ray Technology 2024/07/04 12:19

Eh, don't blink, Xiao Lei has brought you new toys again.

It's the OneXPlayer Ranger X1 mini that I went to the press conference a while ago, and the latest windows 3-in-1 device from this manufacturer.

The so-called three-in-one device is actually a product concept redefined by No.1 on the traditional two-in-one device. If the traditional 2-in-1 device only has two forms: tablet and computer, then the 3-in-1 device adds two handle slots on the left and right sides of the device, which can be transformed into a PC handheld form by accessing the handle, further increasing the usability of the device.

In fact, long before Valve and ASUS promoted the concept of PC handhelds, the three major domestic manufacturers have been focusing on this category, and their experience in the field of UMPC/PC handhelds may be more abundant than the few big manufacturers who joined halfway.

The OneXPlayer X1 mini follows in the footsteps of AMD's new processors, with a new product design and an AMD Ryzen 8000 series mobile high-end processor chipset that supports AI functions.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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This product in our hands is considered to be the mid-to-high-end specification of the series, not only equipped with a Ryzen 7 8840U processor, integrated Radeon 780M GPU, 32GB of onboard LPDDR5x 7500MT/s RAM, and 1TB SSD hard drive. The difference between SKUs is mainly in memory and storage, and the CPU specifications are consistent, ensuring a highly consistent performance experience.

For specific parameters, you can refer to the table below.

Processor: Ryzen 7 8840U

Core graphics card: Radeon 780M

Display specifications: 8.8-inch LTPS IPS screen, 2560x1600 pixels, 144Hz refresh rate, DC dimming

Memory: 32GB LPDDR5 7500 MT/s

HDD: PCIE 4.0 SSD, 1TB

Weight: 710g (bare metal)

Price: 5699 yuan (16 + 512 GB), 6 399 yuan (32 G + 1 TB), 8 999 yuan (64 G + 2 TB)

Eh, although I don't know how many people are willing to look at this form, anyway, let's immediately enter the much-anticipated unboxing link!

Design: Solid and refined, full of industrial style

Speaking of which, what is the impression that No. 1 usually leaves on everyone?

Think about it......

It has a good reputation in the field of UMPC, an inexplicable dedication to product design, and a product pricing that appears to be a higher level among the three well-known domestic manufacturers.

Now that a relatively high-end product strategy has been chosen, the build quality of the OneXPlayer One Ranger X1 mini must be excellent enough to justify its relatively high cost.

Thankfully, the overall craftsmanship of the One Edition has come a long way since the OneXplayer era, and this is fully reflected in the One Ranger X1 mini. I can even say that when I first got my hands on this product, I felt a little amazing.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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The flat part of the One Ranger X1 mini is made of aviation aluminum as the base, and has undergone CNC carving and anodizing and coloring to create such a sturdy and exquisite appearance. The machine is tightly fitted and the body is rigid, and even when trying to twist the device hard, there is almost no bending and abnormal noise.

In the workmanship, No. 1 is indeed in place.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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But, Guldan, at what cost?

The price must be there, the measured No. 1 Ranger X1 mini bare metal weight is about 734g, the weight of the handheld form after installing the official handle is about 850g, and the weight of the notebook form after installing the official magnetic keyboard is about 895g.

Just like the previous complaint,Even if there is a "mini" suffix,But this product is still relatively large in the Windows handheld,Although the size of the fuselage is better than that of the Lenovo LEGION Go handheld,But the look may slightly surpass the Steamdeck handheld that is jokingly called "bricks" by friends in the circle。

After all, this "mini" is a "mini" based on a 3-in-1 computer.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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The screen on the front is one of the highlights of this product.

8.8-inch LTPS IPS screen, 2.5k 144Hz parameters, screen brightness 500nits, color gamut volume to 98%DCI-P3, 133%sRGB, paper parameters and LEGION Go handheld are basically the same, is the head level in the same category.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Excellent parameters,Let the look and feel of this screen be delicate and smooth enough,If you want to talk about the gap,That is, this screen is actually a native vertical screen,In addition to the occasional bugs in old games,It also means the loss of the RSR function,It's a negative buff for the handheld。

The top of the body is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB-A 3.2 port and a full-featured USB-C 4.0 port, which can not only supply power, but also connect an external graphics dock or 4K monitor. The bottom of the fuselage is equipped with a second full-featured USB-C 4.0 port, a high-speed TF card port, and an Oculink port, which can be used with graphics card docks from No.1 or other manufacturers.

It is worth mentioning that,The power button and Turbo shortcut key of the machine are designed with trapezoidal and parallelogram lines respectively,Add some small details of e-sports elements,I personally like it。

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Moving on to the handheld form, you can see that there is a handle interface on the left and right sides of the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini fuselage, and the handle can be installed after removing the protective cover.

The official original handle adopts a design similar to the Xbox handle,Ergonomic design is good,When you hold it, it will fit more naturally with the palm,Fingers can also be more natural relaxation,In addition, it is equipped with Hall trigger、Micro shoulder button、ALPS E-sports joystick and other configurations,After the measured joystick is paired and calibrated, there can be no dead zone,The feel of linear trigger pressing and the strength of the rebound can be described as just right。

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Considering the weight of the fuselage, we can also open the bracket on the back of the tablet part, and then connect the handle to the base frame of the controller, and the original handle can be immediately transformed into a complete wireless XBOX360 mode gamepad, at this time the game experience will be more like a game console, suitable for external large-screen play.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Finally, there is the laptop form, which can be transformed into a notebook by sucking the official magnetic keyboard to the bottom of the device.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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In fact, this design is similar to most current 2-in-1 PC devices, which are switched back and forth between laptops and tablets by disassembling and assembling magnetic keyboards.

It's just that the size of the One Ranger X1 mini is obviously more mini.

The measured magnetic keyboard typing feel is relatively soft,The rebound force is acceptable,The size of the fuselage forces the keyboard layout to be modified to a certain extent,You need to get used to the keyboard layout to operate blindly,It is also equipped with a trackpad,Although it supports pressing and multi-gesture operation,But there is no mechanical structure for pressing,The feel is very wonderful。

Fortunately, this screen supports 10-point touch, so this little thing doesn't matter.

Performance: R7 8840U blessing, strong performance release

Many people may be more concerned about the performance part than the exterior design.

The No. 1 Ranger X1 mini in our hands is equipped with a Ryzen 7 8840U processor, eight cores and 16 threads, using 4nm process technology, Zen 4 core architecture, base frequency 3.3GHz, and the highest turbo frequency can reach 5.1GHz, which is also a CPU that everyone is quite familiar with.

In terms of CPU, the CPU-Z single-core score is 650.6 points, and the multi-core score is 5842.2 points.

In CINEBENCH R20, the CPU single-core score is 652cb, and the multi-core score is 4914cb, and the CPU single-core score is 1743cb and the multi-core score is 12346cb in CINEBENCH R23.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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The graphics card part is equipped with a Radeon 780M core graphics, which is based on RDNA3 architecture, with up to 12 CU units and a theoretical maximum frequency of 2.8GHz.

We tested the graphics scores at two common frequencies, and at 20W of power, the 3DMark Time Spy graphics scored 2499 points, and the Fire Strike Extreme graphics scored 3354 points. At 30W power consumption, the 3DMark Time Spy graphics score is 3070 points, and the Fire Strike Extreme graphics score is 4234 points.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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For this core graphics card, the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini is equipped with a 32GB LPDDR5x-7500MHz memory module, AIDA64 theoretical test results with a read speed of 58210MB/s, a write speed of 103780MB/s, a copy speed of 74260MB/s, and a latency of 123.9ns.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Finally, there is the 1TB PCIE4.0 SSD with a sequential read speed of 7102MB/s and a sequential write speed of 6722MB/s.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Game test: There is no pressure to play Black Myth in the second half of the year

After the basic performance tests, it's time to get to the real thing.

Considering the actual hardware configuration, we have successively tested the experience of many games such as Far Cry 6, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, F1 2021, Cyberpunk 2077 and Horizon Zero Dawn at different resolutions under different power consumption, let's take a look at the performance of these games in real operation.

In the case of up to 30W power, the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini can ensure that modern 3A games get a high-quality game experience of more than 40fps at 1920*1200 resolution by turning on the FSR quality file, even "Cyberpunk 2077" can be stable at about 42fps, and there should be no problem at all to cope with the release of "Black Myth: Wukong" in the second half of the year.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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For the commonly used 15W power consumption after power-off, I also did a specific test, R7 8840U in this case performance is better than R7 7840U, such as "The King of Fighters 15" and other games can run smoothly in the range of about 10W-15W.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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If you further reduce the rendering resolution to 800p, even games with extremely expensive configurations (such as Alan Wake 2) will enter the realm of smooth gameplay.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Personally, I recommend that if the game has an FSR option, open it to Auto/Quality to play.

If the game originally did not have FSR, you can also choose to turn on the 800P window mode, and use Lossless Scaling or open-source Magpie to sample to full screen, and the actual game screen will not be too obvious on this 8.8-inch screen.

One Ranger X1 mini has built-in software that helps to improve the game experience, called "OneXConsole One Player Center", short press the Turbo button to open the shortcut menu, you can quickly adjust the brightness, volume, power and other parameters, long press the Turbo key to enter the player center, support automatic/manual addition of installed games to the "game library", but also map the keys of the controller, cloud archive, etc.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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As for the heat dissipation performance... It can be said that the One Ranger X1 mini is the best gear I have ever seen.

Measured down, the machine does not generate much heat in the case of 20W, the heat of the fuselage is mainly concentrated in the back and air outlet, and the increase in the temperature of the fuselage has almost no effect on the detachable handle. After adjusting to 30W, the One Ranger X1 mini can still be kept in a reasonable temperature range, and the slightly increased wind noise is not obvious, which basically does not affect the gaming experience.

Office, audio-visual experience: exceed expectations

Since it is a "three-in-one" device, we must also experience the other two modes.

Laptop mode needs to be used with a magnetic keyboard, it does not need additional batteries and power supply, it is connected by the magnetic contacts at the bottom, the magnetic force is quite large, and the daily keyboard can also play a protective role for the screen, and there can be a simple cover protection in front of the screen when placed in the bag.

Lei Technology, handheld to play new tricks! Ranger X1 mini review: It's a game console, it's also a computer

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Briefly tested the use of No. 1 Ranger X1 mini through the clipping to export a video of about 5 minutes long, 4K60fps, the final time is about 1 minute or more, I personally feel that the export speed is quite fast, it seems that there should be no problem with using No. 1 Ranger X1 mini to edit videos, PS pictures and other light office uses.

As for the local AI performance of the core display, I personally think everyone can still take a look.

Remove the keyboard,In the tablet form,The most subtle part of the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini experience is the windows 11 system,Microsoft has not considered what the tablet ecology should do at all,Even the virtual keyboard can't call out such a small problem that affects the experience can be delayed,It can only be said that the future can be expected。

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Thanks to the good quality screen and Harman-tuned speakers, the viewing experience of the One Ranger X1 mini is definitely the first echelon in its class, and it may still be a little far from the external effect of the ROG Ally, but the tablet form with its own stand makes it more suitable for watching movies in your spare time.

As for battery life, the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini has a built-in 65.02Wh battery, with a 100W gallium nitride charger, in daily use, it can be adjusted to 5W-8W through OneXConsole, which can reach more than 300 minutes of battery life, which is more than enough to be used as a tablet.

Summary: A one-of-a-kind "3-in-1" PC

Finally, to sum up as usual.

Personally, I think that whether it is placed on the positioning of the PC handheld, or on the definition of a 2-in-1 device, OnexPlayer One Ranger X1 mini is a rather unique product, and it can be said that there is basically no product of the same generation on the market that is completely consistent with its positioning.

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From the OnexPlayer Ranger X1 Mini, we can see some ingenuity of domestic manufacturers, and the rich experience in this track for a long time has brought a product design that is out of the ordinary handheld/PC manufacturers, which can be said to be a direct pain point in a sense.

As a 3-in-1 notebook, its biggest feature is its versatility.

The machine is equipped with R7 8840U to provide good performance,It can meet the experience of handheld entertainment that everyone wants,Relatively small screen size、The blessing of auxiliary equipment such as magnetic keyboards,It also provides the possibility of light office,Whether it is used for office or games, it can be said that it is a PC device that can meet the needs of multi-scene use。

As for the imperfections, the weight of the fuselage of the No. 1 Ranger X1 mini is about 710 grams, and the weight of the fuselage of the No. 1 Ranger X1 is actually not much different, when used in the form of a handheld machine, it is basically impossible to play with it in your hand for a long time, unless you have "amazing arm strength", it is best to find a support point.

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