[Hardware] The Ayaneo Next Lite is a cheap Steam Deck rival that is not from Valve but even copies its operating system

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The new alternative is more affordable, but also more modest in features
It is based on HoloISO, a fork of SteamOS that does not have official support. The Steam Deck burst into the portable console market like an elephant in a china shop, but since then several companies have tried to take advantage of the pull of these devices. Ayaneo is almost an old acquaintance in this segment, and has just launched its Ayaneo Next Lite. This model is a more affordable alternative to the Steam Deck that, however, makes some concessions to lower the price. Even so, the experience tries to be as similar as possible to Valve's portable console. So much so that they "copy" even their operating system, SteamOS. In reality, this system is not the official version of SteamOS, but a version of HoloISO, a fork of SteamOS that allows us to access the features and interface of that operating system on other devices that are not manufactured by Valve. Of course: there is no official support from Valve, which can be an obstacle to the compatibility or performance of the games and the system itself. Those responsible for Ayaneo explain on the product's official website that the console will cost $299 and will have a seven-inch screen and 800p vertical resolution, as well as a 7nm AMD processor with Zen 2 architecture that we can select from two options: a Ryzen 5 4500U or a Ryzen 7 4800U that will be accompanied by 16 GB of RAM.

These chips have a clear disadvantage compared to the Steam Deck chips: instead of integrated RDNA2 graphics we will have Vega 8 graphics, which are clearly more limited and therefore may not compensate. The console does, however, have a 47 Wh battery, a capacity close to that of the new Steam Deck OLED, although Ayaneo does not give battery autonomy estimates. Connectivity is covered with three USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and we can use M.2 NVMe SSD drives in 2280 format, which are more po[CENSORED]r and affordable than the 2230 used in Steam Decks.

 

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