AYN announces Loki (Handheld)

kakarott · 28 May 2022 at 11:24

Very few of you may know of AYN who released the Android Handheld called Odin with Snapdragon 845 (there is aso a Lite model with Dimensity 900)

They recently announced their Loki Series which has Alder Lake, 6600U and 6800U at very competitive pricing:

Model	Processor	Graphics	Storage	Price
Loki mini	Intel Alder Lake U	Intel integrated graphics for 12th-gen processors	64GB	$299
Loki	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Radeon 660M (6 cores)	64GB	$499
Loki	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Radeon 660M (6 cores)	256GB	$599
Loki	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Radeon 660M (6 cores)	512GB	$699
Loki Max	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	Radeon 680M (12 cores)	512GB	$799

I will most likely go for the 6600U entry model and may get a discount because I bought and Odin Pro.

No Tricks: AYN Reveals Loki Range of Handheld Gaming PCs

Steam Deck rivals starting at $299

www.tomshardware.com

Cavallino · 31 May 2022 at 11:27

kakarott said:
Very few of you may know of AYN who released the Android Handheld called Odin with Snapdragon 845 (there is aso a Lite model with Dimensity 900)

They recently announced their Loki Series which has Alder Lake, 6600U and 6800U at very competitive pricing:

Model Processor Graphics Storage Price
Loki mini Intel Alder Lake U Intel integrated graphics for 12th-gen processors 64GB $299
Loki AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Radeon 660M (6 cores) 64GB $499
Loki AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Radeon 660M (6 cores) 256GB $599
Loki AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Radeon 660M (6 cores) 512GB $699
Loki Max AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Radeon 680M (12 cores) 512GB $799

I will most likely go for the 6600U entry model and may get a discount because I bought and Odin Pro.

No Tricks: AYN Reveals Loki Range of Handheld Gaming PCs

Steam Deck rivals starting at $299

www.tomshardware.com

Yes I was just reading about this on the Indiegogo AYN Odin page....
My Odin pro is on the way... did you get yours kakarott?

So what is different about the Loki compared to the Odin?

kakarott · 31 May 2022 at 12:04

Cavallino said:
Yes I was just reading about this on the Indiegogo AYN Odin page....
My Odin pro is on the way... did you get yours kakarott?

So what is different about the Loki compared to the Odin?

Yea got mine in January, was a super early bird backer. As I understand this will have a similar build to Odin but with way more powerful CPU. No announcement on OS yet.

Cavallino · 31 May 2022 at 20:20

So its going to be windows based I assume?

Is it really worth to go for this over the Odin?

kakarott · 31 May 2022 at 21:06

Reservations go up at 1am https://www.ayntec.com/

I would say yes as you can do some decent pc gaming. Emulation should also be better. Some Wii U and PS3. Anything below should be a walk in the park.

Cavallino · 31 May 2022 at 22:28

Cheers. I got the Odin Base Pro solo, what discount would I be entitled to for the Loki?

Mesai · 31 May 2022 at 23:05

kakarott said:
Yea got mine in January, was a super early bird backer. As I understand this will have a similar build to Odin but with way more powerful CPU. No announcement on OS yet.

Says Windows, but hopefully with SteamOS releasing in the near future, you can use that.

Seems like the top end one should beat the SteamDeck, but battery and cooling would be a concern if it’s the same size as the Odin.

kakarott · 31 May 2022 at 23:49

Cavallino said:
Cheers. I got the Odin Base Pro solo, what discount would I be entitled to for the Loki?

$25

Mesai said:
Says Windows, but hopefully with SteamOS releasing in the near future, you can use that.

Seems like the top end one should beat the SteamDeck, but battery and cooling would be a concern if it’s the same size as the Odin.

Its been confirmed that only Loki mini and mini pro will be same size as Odin. The Loki will be bigger and max being the biggest.

Mesai · 1 Jun 2022 at 06:13

kakarott said:
Its been confirmed that only Loki mini and mini pro will be same size as Odin. The Loki will be bigger and max being the biggest.

Makes sense. I’m still waiting for my SteamDeck, but this could be a better option given the improved performance and potential to run SteamOS for better efficiency over Windows.

Should get my Odin soon and can see what the quality is like.

kakarott · 1 Jun 2022 at 14:28

Btw they have now added a Mini Pro which will have pentium alder lake. The mini will have celeron. They will also both have AMD CPUs, mendocino by the looks of it.

Base Loki is now 128gb instead of 64gb and same price. Also pegged to have 8gb ram. I'm learning towards that and one of the minis since I won a $50 coupon on Taki's discord.

kakarott · 2 Jun 2022 at 04:53

Reservations are up for base and above. Reserved 256gb in black.

kakarott · 2 Jun 2022 at 16:05

Bought max for £550 incl shipping...

Mesai · 2 Jun 2022 at 16:23

Since I'm still waiting for my Odin, and have a res on the SteamDeck, I'll wait for reviews. The top end one looks like it could be great, but I'll wait for early reviews.

They also mention Ubuntu, so I assume it'll be like SteamOS lite. Would definitely install SteamOS once it's released.

Cavallino · 2 Jun 2022 at 22:13

Ive just received anotther email about the discounts but they are a bit confusing for me...

Odin: The Ultimate Gaming Handheld

Flagship gaming handheld. FHD 1080p 6" touch screen. 6600 mAh battery. | Check out 'Odin: The Ultimate Gaming Handheld' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

"Price due today" for the Loki 6600 is coming out as $25????

kakarott · 2 Jun 2022 at 22:44

Cavallino said:
Ive just received anotther email about the discounts but they are a bit confusing for me...

Odin: The Ultimate Gaming Handheld

Flagship gaming handheld. FHD 1080p 6" touch screen. 6600 mAh battery. | Check out 'Odin: The Ultimate Gaming Handheld' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

"Price due today" for the Loki 6600 is coming out as $25????

Yes reservation system like steam which is refundable (pay with PayPal or card) and then you pay when your order is ready.

For the mini, they take full payment as it's somewhat cheap.

Cavallino · 3 Jun 2022 at 00:06

I mean. I just spent 200 quid on the Odin. Why pay another 300 or 400 for this? What is it going to bring? I guess it's about steam games and higher consoles?

Will this accept microSD?