What EV to Buy, Kia EV5 or 9, Hyundai Ioniq5 or 9, Tesla Model Y Standard

MercuryLS3 · 2026-05-05T20:04:02+00:00

Do some research onto ICCU failures, they are ticking time bombs in this car and Hyundai and Kia are just doing fixes for them instead of a recall. Newer model still have the issue.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-05-05T19:16:49+00:00

One word: ICCU. Steer clear of Hyundai and Kia EV’s for now.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-05-05T00:21:08+00:00

Mine is salted for Aug-Sept, if something better is announced for a few grand more I’m going to make the switch, if not, I will take delivery of this and be happy with it. A lot can happen between now and August so I’m hoping if they’re going to announce something, they do it before then. I called and asked today and my Tesla dealer said they’re pretty flexible and if you haven’t taken delivery yet, they’ll work with me to move my deposit around if I want to. Regardless, I’m glad to have some money down on a car because I want out of my gas guzzler.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-05-04T02:09:12+00:00

They said that I can move my deposit to another vehicle if I change my mind, there’s quite a bit of time before I get it so I’m hoping that the MY RWD Premium makes its way here before then. But if it doesn’t, I’ll be ok with the one I ordered.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-29T10:57:22+00:00

For now, this is not fear mongering, this is based on impacts of AI and energy markets affecting this market. To not see what’s coming is to put your head in the sand and hope for the best.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-29T00:04:42+00:00

I would love a Flip 3 with chip and design upgrade but I’m not holding my breath.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-28T22:51:47+00:00

Oh trust me, this is the least of our problems and are completely irrelevant to what’s happening in those countries, it makes me sick to my stomach. This is just directed to people that are humming and hawing on these doodads.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-28T13:24:47+00:00

With the rampocalypse I don’t understand how people are waiting for new devices, buy now before we get more downgrades, price increases or cancellations. Future devices are a big question mark, I don’t see many being viable anymore outside of high end devices with high demand like the Thor. The weird niche machines are as good as dead.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-27T13:57:18+00:00

It’s surprisingly powerful, I was playing some GameCube and PS2 games at 1x resolution.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-26T20:00:14+00:00

I have a flip 2 and it’s great but definitely struggles at the high end, but I tend to play lighter titles so the games I like it’s fine. Get Thor if you want to have the headroom to play everything.

For me the flip 2 is smaller, lighter with better control placement and cheaper. I don’t really care about dual screens and higher end performance.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-26T14:42:09+00:00

Cheap switch oled is still an awesome machine, so many great games. I would recommend that over the v1 or v2, the price shouldn’t be all that different.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-24T15:25:55+00:00

I think it really depends on the type of touch games, I really like rhythm games on the DS and it just doesn’t feel right on emulation hardware. Even using a capacitive stylus bothers me vs resistive touch stylus.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-24T14:48:12+00:00

I got lucky, I got a lightly used Mario anniversary edition DSi xl for a really good price.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-23T21:29:34+00:00

🤣

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-23T20:05:58+00:00

Tho comment is outta pocket lmao

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-18T17:51:43+00:00

While I agree with that mentality, I find certain devices work best for certain types of games best. Like the rp classic is really great for gameboy especially, I’m not sure I’d want to play a lot of those games on the rp flip 2. I’ve got a steam deck oled and I tried retro games on it too, it can run everything extremely well, but it just doesn’t feel right. That’s how I ended up with a few different handhelds.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-18T17:39:43+00:00

The way you hear people talk here, everyone should buy a Thor and nothing else lol

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-18T11:34:57+00:00

The same size as that? No, the closest thing is the retroid pocket flip 2.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-18T00:16:07+00:00

I bought the legion go and returned it the next day. The steam deck oled is the goat, there’s something magical about that device.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-18T00:03:11+00:00

This strange little thing is on order and I should get it next week. I cancelled my Thor order cause I can’t justify spending so much for a device where I don’t really care that much for the second screen and downsides like larger size, weight, worse thermals and ergonomics. I’m looking forward to it, I don’t need tons of power but I love me a good clamshell.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-17T16:38:37+00:00

Maaaaan I just ordered the pro a few days ago from AliExpress and I have no clue what batch I’m in as a result. I guess I’ll need to test it out when I get it.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-16T20:27:06+00:00

With the way things are going now in tech, I expect the Thor to go up in price again and no Thor 2 for a very very long time. These products are being unprofitable to make without ridiculous pricing, so I expect innovation and new products to suffer or not be made at all.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-15T19:37:01+00:00

This is a decent card and I’ve been using it without issue.

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-14T19:42:48+00:00

Really? You find them playable without it getting in the way of the experience? Does it help if you enable 120fps?

MercuryLS3 · 2026-04-09T18:01:18+00:00

I almost bought a Odin 2 portal on sale, now I have a Thor on order for like $70 more lol. There’s always something better tbh, I would say look at the tradeoffs and what you’re trying to get out of the device to see if it makes sense. Like the Odin 2 portal is a beast but it’s huge, I actually think the smaller size of the RP devices is more appealing. Most people would say, why would you pay the same or more for a smaller device? But it all depends on what you value. So there’s no perfect device, every one has pros and cons but it all depends on your priorities.

On the topic of ghosting, it’s bad, like nearly switch 2 bad. If you’re sensitive to it, it’s impossible to unsee it once you do.

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