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• Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I saw that on aliexpress, but was hesitant because you never really know with stuff from there unless you know the brand or have experience. I’ll definitely look at it more seriously now. Any idea what gen it can play up to? The 40xx can do ps1, but runs poorly with GameCube.

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  • cRazi_man@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    AliExpress is really good and reliable now. I get plenty of stuff off there. Linus Tech Tips even recommends it as one of the best places to pick up a bargain on a desktop CPU. They give you a refund if items are undelivered. I look for items with plenty of pictures and detailed descriptions and picture reviews, and I’ve never been disappointed.

    The other thing is that lots of deals end up being discussed on HotUKDeals.com and forum users will report back (e.g. cuing a Crucial NVME drive for £30 and posting speed tests and that it’s the real thing).

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    • Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Don’t get me wrong, I love Aliexpress, but it’s like the wild west. I personally never buy anything unless it has reviews that describe what I’m actually buying. I was looking at a back seat cover for my dogs to ride in my truck. The only review that had a description was clearly about a dress. I did get a laugh thinking about that guys wife wearing a seat protector out to the club though.

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  • WhiteBurrito@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If you look for stores with good reviews and good sales numbers you’re 90% sure you’ll get what you paid for. There are some other sellers for these types of devices like LITNXT, and you can even find them on Amazon (usually more expensive).

    If you want anything like PS2 or gamecube prepare to pay $150+ for a device, and most likely it will be an android based device like the retroid pocket devices

    Most of these ambernic/Miyoo/powkiddy/Trimui Linux devices are aimed to play up to PSP, and some PSP games will run poorly, they’re using older cheaper chips, so they’re honestly weak devices.

    IMO, best case is buying one of these devices for psp and below, and a steam deck or other handheld PC for PSP onwards… And PC gaming obviously.

    I have an ROG Ally, and PS2, gamecube and WiiU runs great, but it feels like overkill for GBA and PS1 for example, so, for older emulation I just use this $60 device

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    • Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That’s what I kinda expected. I’ll probably just get to 40xxh or the smart pro. Thanks.

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      • WhiteBurrito@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No worries! If you have any questions on the smart pro just let me know, it’s the only one of those devices that I have

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