As reported earlier, the company behind the AMD-powered handheld gaming PC, AYA NEO, said that it would consider a crowdfunding campaign for the international market. The device, in the form of a Founder Edition, was already available in limited quantities in China in late 2020, priced at 3999 CN¥ (~$605) for the 500 GB model and 4599 CN¥ (~$756) for 1TB model. Now gamers abroad will be able to get their own unit as the company announced an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.

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The campaign page is already live, allowing those interested to sign up to get early access and a special discount. The company confirmed that their campaign will launch in "early February" when they will also sell accessories including a carrying case, screen protector and docking station. However, an exact launch date is yet to be revealed . The pricing has also yet to be officially revealed (the company said that they "guarantee that it's a good deal"), but has been rumored to start at a super early bird price of $699. The estimated time of delivery is in April and those who miss the campaign will also have the opportunity to purchase the AYA NEO at a different retail price.

AYA NEO Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign

 

[Ottoclav]

It has a USB-C port, so you can simply use a USB-C -> DP or USB-C -> HDMI cable to connect it to a TV/monitor if you wanted to, just need a $5 cable.

Then what use is the circuit board in the dock, just for charging?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Then what use is the circuit board in the dock, just for charging?

Correct. Nintendo's fancy dock is nothing more than $1 worth of plastic and a $5 PCB that lets you use features already built into USB-C's specs (although the dock itself is not USB-C compliant, interestingly, hence why in the early days of third party docks Switch's were getting bricked).

The same kind of dongles exist for other USB-C devices, except they're not $90 because of a Nintendo logo slapped on.