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Well i think i was able to put enough keywords into that title ;-). The Yinlips G80 isn’t the slickest looking device and its resemblance to a hand held gaming device may give people some false expectations of what the device can do.

Overall the G80 is a good all round MID/MicroPC device considering its low price of less than USD$160 (with 4GB of memory). The overall battery time is probably its biggest upside, 4hrs for continuous wifi use is pretty good for any device, most similar WinCE devices and other high end MID type devices struggle to even give 2hrs of battery life if wifi on.

The G80 ability to load additional apps is a big thumbs up, however at times it can be hit or miss with apps, as many ‘wince’ apps were actually written for window mobile and not always cross compatible.

Personally i liked using the device for websuring, especially to sites that supported mobile web browsing. Web based emails like Gmail and hotmail all loaded fine and was easy to use on the player. The ability for it to support net radio (which can also be hit or miss depending on the radio station) allows for more music options. With the screen off and with net radio streaming via wifi, i was able to get about 5-6hrs of audio playback.

The G80 also supports OTG, with a provided adapter, it is possible to add many USB devices to the player, from flash memory drives, to external hard drives, to a keyboard or mouse. It also supports USB hubs allowing to add more than one additional peripheral at a time. However additional non self powered peripherals will drain the battery faster. I was able to even get my wireless Logitech mouse and keyboard to work with the device.

The G80 is a good general purpose device, the video and audio quality has much to be desired for, the audio tends to always have a low level hiss, which at higher volumes can’t be heard, but is present. The video quality is limited due to the QVGA screen used and also due to WinCE rather antiquated methods for rendering images. However the Samsung ARM chip does play videos very smoothly, better than what standard RK2706 media chip players can do. Another upside is that the G80 supports a lot of different video and audio formats, with also the ability for you to add additional codec support as you need.

Any people who frequent places with wifi, like libraries and such, will probably get the best experience out of this device, although a bit heavy (300g), it is compact and very easy to carry around, making it a fun and easy to use device to have. However for those looking for more of a serious MID device where they have far more ability to alter the OS and such, this may not be the best device - nor would it be for those that are very style conscious, its bulky clam shell design can’t be said to be very stylish.

The G80 would make a decent buy for those who understand that the device has limitations and if you have a purpose in mind for having such a device, i think those who are expecting it to run just like your PC or be like XP will be the most dissapointed.

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