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Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Ayn is retroid, both are owned by moorechip (they’ll deny it). They make the Odin if you’ve heard of that. They are slightly more “premium” than retroid, but still plagued by the same quality control issues and sourcing of discounted, second-hand parts.

There’s already controversy with this one because I’m pretty sure a battery exploded recently, and people are waiting for the hinge to break (there was a post about one already but Ayn is insisting it’s mold marks in a dumb place). Regardless, they couldn’t get it right with the flip or flip 2 so I wouldn’t want to be a beta tester with this one.

Great way to play dual screen games if you don’t care about longevity of the device and you’ve got $500 lying around that you wanna waste instead of spending on a steam deck

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DaMummy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
That one battery explosion is Retroid, so it’s like blaming Apple for using Samsung parts in their phones. And I think I’ve only seen one Thor hinge issue so far, and AYN replaced it. The Anbernic ones barely plays DS, with only an abandoned emulator, and maybe like two 3DS games, if you can even call it “playable”.

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- Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yeah, but like… Steam decks and ACTUAL DSs exist for about the same price.
  
  And it was Apple’s choice AND responsibility for the people buying their phones. The difference is Apple swapped from Samsung batteries after the issue. What is moorechip continuing to use for retroid and Ayn? The same parts.
  
  Also, you know Ayn and retroid are the same company, right? So… No, it’s more like if the battery in your Chevy goes out so you blame general motors, or worry that it’ll mean qc issues with gmc
  
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caseofthematts@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I loved my retroid 3+ while it lasted. Unfortunately, it lasted only for a year before parts started breaking. They also stopped selling replacement parts by that point, and no one could find the ones needed to fix my device. Not sure why retroid keeps getting more expensive with each release if they’re still using the same quality of parts, but I’m never buying from them again.

I was looking at this device, but if it’s overall the same company, I’m definitely out. My 3DS just recently succumbed to the hinge issue, so I don’t doubt something with cheaper parts will succumb to the same issue much quicker.

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- Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yep I still have my hylian shield 2dsxl hacked and going strong, it’s the only 2 screen device I need and I’ll just buy another when it dies.
  
  I’m in the same boat with you, my rp5 is working now but we’ll see how long it lasts
  
  RP3+ - Wi-Fi dead, retroid refuses to replace or fix since it’s out of warranty (1yr)
  
  Original flip - straight up does not turn on anymore. retroid refuses to replace or fix since it’s out of warranty (1yr)
  
  Classic 6 - does not fast charge as advertised and fan is super loud. Let retroid know immediately upon receipt, they confirmed the issue, then strung me along for 6 months until I opened a chargeback.
  
  Just such a shitshow
  
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