ANBERNIC WIN600

super happy with this console. I have already installed and tested dozens of games. it would have been handy if more programs had been installed: user-friendly keyboard, resolution change for certain games,...

Anbernic's Win600 Blue allows me to play with peace of mind. I can play fully-licensed games from GOG, Epic, and Steam. It's pocketable and feels great in the hand. It's half the price of other Windows 11 devices, and way less clunky. Not intended for newly-released AAA titles, it does do great at AAA games from a decade ago. It is perfect for retro PC and Indy games.
Additionally, if the dual stick layout isn't to your liking, or if you want to strap on a battery recharger, there are some handsome accessories you can order from Etsy.

The win600 is fantastic. With some tweaking able to play games like red dead online, elite dangerous and more on windows side, i run Batocera Linux on flash drives as well and can play games up to the ps3, wii u and tons more, i use cru to adjust tdp in windows 11 and games run fantastic, i don't really use the steam OS software as everything runs great on windows so no need for it. my unit has 16gb ddr4 3200, as well as a 1tb 2242ssd. I can't seem to put it down.

I've been having a great time adding games from my steam backlog and playing them comfortably wherever I may be. Windows compatibility is great and plays most of my games in library of indie and light 3D tittles. So far is working great for me! Quality work!

I got my 3050e win600 today! and WOW! I love it! You probably read some comments about how bad. It is to handle the device in your hands. But I can tell you it's not, uncomfortable it feels really good. My hands are medium sizes. It's very snappy using windows.

Love how much power it has and how portable it is. I have 3 white versions that are 2 years old now and the pro is a nice upgrade. Thanks much 😊

After a couple of false starts involving installing an alternative OS (I even did accidentally boot into the pre-installed Windows 11, but at least the instructions to avoid the online activation worked), I was able to successfully install Bazzite OS on my WIN600.

I’m not gonna lie - the 3050e is still a pretty weak APU, and the storage is of the slower SATA variant and not NVME, but the WIN600 is able to play some of my favourite Steam games without much issue at around 600p. Think PC ports of PS3 and PS Vita games. I was also able to get the PC port of a PS4 game to somewhat run, although I’m sure I can get it to run even better by using Bazzite’s performance mode setting when plugged in. All this while using mostly-stock settings (I’ve allocated 4GB for v-RAM, but left the RAM speed at normal).

I’m not too fussed about the poor battery life, but I am a bit surprised that it doesn’t charge as fast as claimed, even when using a 65w fast charger.

That said, it’s a pretty solid alternative to the Steam Deck if the latter is not officially available for sale in your country (cough Australia cough), which is why I’m still rating it at least four and a half stars. Just keep your expectations low, and you’ll be surprised - games running at 600p or less will still look pretty good on the small screen.

Extra: the following Linux distros will have issues.

Ubuntu - screen rotation
Void Linux - unable to connect to wifi during the installation process
NixOS (my preferred OS, and currently on my gaming rig) - will not work
Alpine Linux - the Gnome desktop works well, but you need to use an alternative display manager to log in. Wifi works, but prone to false negatives when running Steam.

I really liked this console, much cheaper than steamdeck and very good to use. maybe heavy games won't work on it, but average games like gta 5 go easily, the battery is excellent, the weight and size are ideal for travel. steamdeck is good at home on the couch, and win600 is ideal as a truly portable console for moving and traveling

This was definitely the best bought ever!

I can't believe I've only had the Win600 for only 2 weeks. It feels like it's always been with me.
There was a small bump when I got it (Refused to boot back up after a restart command) but I reset Windows, and it's been great ever since.
Yes, as others have said, the battery leaves a lot to be desired. I've set it up with "Power Saving", turned off Wi-Fi & set Airplane Mode when not needed, and a few other Windows suggestions for power, but it still drains in under 5 hours.
The only other thing negative is no HDMI on it. I ordered a "Portable" Monitor that uses USB-C or Mini-HDMI. We'll see if that helps.

Good and cheaper alternative to SteamDeck and other Windows-based gaming handhelds. Works fine so far, there's enough space to install games. Works fine with Xbox Launcher, Epic Games and Steam asn well as Big Picture mode. Some games won't play to max graphic settings, but adjust in them it is possible to play in a decent quality and balanced performance. Generally I'm Happy with the product. Thank you Anbernic.

Great unit
It can play almost any portable game there is as well as most of the programs you use in your every day life on your PC

You have it all in a portable good looking and well made unit.

It was a great buy as well all of my Anbernic products I have bought in the past

It’s not actually an emulation device. It’s more of a steam deck with windows installed. That means it’s also a PC. Keep that in mind but all in all I like it

Shipping from purchase date to receiving order was a total of 21 days to AUS.
To those in AUS at the time of my purchase I paid a total of AUD $563 for the 3050e 8/256GB version.
Came well packaged,no problems.
Anbernic have also been pretty quick to reply to messages,compared to other sellers out there.
First I gotta say I did not buy or test this for windows or steam,its purely for Batocera.
However I still need to test Jelos.
But Ive been testing Batocera via the USB port currently but I plan to buy a 1 or 2TB SSD for it soon and run Batocera internally.
Screen quality is very nice. Sound through its speakers is loud enough but very little bass though.
This is a very good device for dpad gaming,as many yt video reviews will show you but if you plan to use the analogs a lot,namely the left one then yeah,its defo a little small and low for this device.However I have purchased some jotstick risers which increase the height a little so when you need to use the left stick and shoulder buttons at same time,it does help a little.
But all the buttons feel nice otherwise.
Cant properly comment on battery life using Batocera as Ive been only been testing on and off but depending on what system you are playing it would be fair to say between 2 and 3 hours,as video reviews would have also mentioned. But my hope is with Batocera battery life may be a little longer,not tested properly as yet though.
But that probably is the biggest negative of this device,battery life then the left stick position.
Performance though was good,you should be able to play almost all gamecube games bar a handful,and the majority as 2x as well (upscaled to the 720P of the screen)
xbox runs well as also,not everything but you should be able to play a large amount,some at 1x and some at 2x.
PS2 as well,a ton of games work,again,a mixture of 1x and 2x. Even God of War 1 and 2 at 1x runs at 60fps or close to,if you apply certain speed hacks to these games.
AGAIN,this was emulation testing was through Batocera OS.
So overall Im happy with it and what I want it for.
I cant comment on how it is with windows or steam gaming.
But I think if they ever made a battery upgrade for this it would be well worth it.
Thanks for reading.

Since the BIOS is Windows You can mostly do whatever u want in the device. I can run most of my Steam games, obviously not the last gen ones: with Crash n sane trilogy i got Fps troubles, but i guess is understandable. Retroarch runs emulated Games amazingly, i've tried Gamecube/PS2 gen without any problem.
On the otherhand, the buttoms are not what i expected, i imagined them more comfortable, but not bad after all, they cumply their function.
The battery, as most people Say, doesn't last for long; 2:30 hours of continous playing, but thats not a problem if u have a external battery of something to charge out the Anbernic, and this is pretty easy since You can charge the device with an universal Mobile type c cable.
I rate it 4.5 out of 5, considerating its price is actually cheap for what u are getting for. Good work.

Win 600 it's a great product, extremely well done and handful to be used anywhere.

The only con is the battery that has a short span.

I have purchased the 16GB 1TB model.
I have purchased this mainly for retro gaming but this handheld is capable of running "almost" modern games also.
I have installed almost a half of my GOG library and everything works perfectly.
The switch between mouse and gamepad on the side of the console is brilliant.
I can confirm that this handheld runs games like Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion and Daggerfall Unity with no lag and on max settings.
Using the handheld is very easy and it is basically a small PC but in a handheld version.
Installations of games ETC. Is simple as it is windows.
Performance is amazing and it is very silent.
I have played Project Zomboid on the WIN 600 and the battery life was around 3 hours.
Game has hundreds of zombies displayers on screen and WIN 600 didn't care and was running super smoothly!!!
Pairing gamepads and keyboard+mouse works perfectly and I managed to play gems like Quake 3, Arma and silent hunter 2 with no issues.

Please make a docking station (small and portable if possible) for this console!! This would be a perfect addition for this little device.

Thank You very much Anbernic Team!!

I've had my Win600 for about 3 weeks. I've used it every day. About 90% of use is with Batocera, running emulated games. I've also used it for quite a few Windows games, most notably Skyrim SE.

I have 3050e version in White. I do recommend upgrading it to 16 GB of 3200 Mhz CL18 RAM if you are going to play newer Windows games with it. By "newer" I really mean in the last 10 years or so. This device is not optimal for brand new AAA games. But indie games it's great at, and AAA games from a few years ago. For example, I have the Batman Arkham series on it, and the Tomb Raider LAU trilogy (Legend Anniversary Underworld). Those are all great games, and run perfectly on the Win600.

On the Batocera side, it plays the entire Gamecube library. Metroid Prime took some optimization but it's playable once everything is set right. SSX 3 is playable with no tweaks, which it's not on Android ARM devices in my experience. As far as Playstation 2, I'm playing Persona 4 with no issues at all. Silpheed also runs great. The really heavy PS2 games won't run well on this, because it doesn't have enough cores. The performance optimizations in PCSX2 really need 4 physical cores.

This device supports video out over USB-C. If you use a USB-C hub, you can do video, charging, and input all on the hub, which makes it dockable with a single cable. I use it that way a lot. So it's not only a handheld, it's also a mini PC.

It seems relevant to mention battery life here. Battery life in Batocera I believe is in the 2-3 hour range, but since I use it docked at least half the time, I've had zero issues with battery life. I'll play handheld for while, then plug it into my screen and gamepad and play that way while it charges. If you're going to take it on trips and play it handheld for long sessions, you might want to get a 65 watt USB-C battery pack.

Another really cool thing about the Win600 is that it's unlocked. It has an unlocked BIOS, and will boot any x86 operating system from USB. This makes Batocera extremely easy, because you can just download the x86-64 version from their website, load it on a USB flash drive with no special steps. To boot from USB or enter setup, hold down the volume down button during startup.

Overall, I'm extremely happy with the Win600 and I'm glad I bought it. Cheers.

I would recommend upgrading ram to 16 or 32 and then dedicate 8 to vram. Also very easy to upgrade yourself and the ssd drive to a 1tb as games add up quick. Get a program to adjust tdp and you can play games like destiny 2 on windows. Batocera performance is much much much better than windows for emulation and it can read roms off the internal ssd. Love the buttons and how they feel, screen is good and bright, unit boots up super fast I’ve had no issues and use it every day for months. The buttons feel even better after being broken in. I still think it should be cheaper but it’s the only thing at this level of performance that’s actually in stock so options are very limited and the steam deck is 4x the performance but it’s huge and heavy compared to this.

I absolutely like this handheld. The Anbernic Win600 is a fantastic device.

The problem I have is I ordered a 3050e for the second unit, but I received another 3020e. The 3020e just does not have the drive space for large AAA games. Still waiting on a response from customer service.

It performs emulation at full rate on most platforms up through PS2. I tried about 35 PS2 games that performed and a handful of others that were playable at 50 fps. Battery life is not all that great averaging between 1 and 1.5 hours on a charge. The analog sticks are in a terrible place they are down too low. Technically it’s biggest downfall is battery life and single channel memory architecture. Windows 11 and Batocera ran great but I was not impressed with Steam and lack of confirmed games that would play.

Meilleure que la Steam Deck. Facile à mettre en fonction, les avantages ne sont pas négligeables, pas besoin de beaucoup de manipulations a faire. Depuis que je l'ai reçu, je n'arrête pas de jouer avec. ( Même au boulot en douce ). Merci Anbernic