AYANEO has provided further information about the AIR Plus gaming portable series, which is less expensive than the NEXT II or the SLIDE. Recall that in June 2022, AYANEO unveiled the AIR Plus with the Intel Pentium Gold 8505, Intel Core i3-1215U, and an unidentified AMD Mendocino APU. The AIR Plus was initially scheduled to ship in Intel versions on December 28 and AMD Mendocino variants two months later.
While the latter may still be on schedule, AYANEO fell short of its December forecast for variants with Intel processors. The Pentium Gold 8505 model, which would have retailed for US$30 cheaper than the Core i3-1215U, appears to have been abandoned by AYANEO. The Ryzen 7 6800U fills the void left by the AIR Plus series and bridges the gap with other contemporary gaming handhelds from AYANEO, such as the AYANEO 2.
This model is said to include a 46.2 Wh battery, which is a bigger capacity than those found in other AIR Plus models, and an exclusive Classic Grey color scheme. Although AYANEO has stated that the model will include 3.5 mm audio, a MicroSD card, and USB 4 connectivity, it’s possible that these features will be found on other AIR Plus models. The AMD Mendocino APU will be the Ryzen 5 7520U, not the less potent Ryzen 3 7320U, according to AYANEO.
For those unaware, the Ryzen 5 7520U includes four Zen 2 CPU cores and two RDNA 2 Compute Units (CUs) marketed by AMD as the Radeon 610M. Currently, AYANEO anticipates starting the AIR Plus series’ mass production the following month. However, the price of the new Ryzen 7 6800U version has not yet been disclosed by the manufacturer, and it is also unknown whether the prices of the Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 5 7520U variants have altered.
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