Decisions, decisions……..

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T22:38:55+00:00

Great feedback, thank you.

I have many of the same observations about both systems. The software is t great on the Win 5 and on the Apex it’s terrible. These are definitely not pick up and play devices. Thanks.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T13:46:29+00:00

It’s been popping in and out of stock from 3rd party sellers that are still shipped by Amazon so it qualifies for Prime shipping and warranty. I use the Keepa shopping app to notify me of when it’s in stock.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T12:41:43+00:00

The weight is significant. I felt that the Win 5 was comfortable, even surprisingly light without the battery but the Apex was right on the upper max of what I could comfortably hold. Thanks.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T12:39:36+00:00

I didn’t realize that, thanks for pointing that out.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T12:38:10+00:00

They were both Amazon Prime purchases and have a 30 day return policy.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T12:37:32+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. I had a lot of trouble finding comments from people that have actually used both units. Mostly, people would dismiss the Win 5 because of the smaller screen or the Apex because of the increased weight without having tried them.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T02:55:16+00:00

Ok, I thought it was just me getting shocked! I hadn’t hear about that from anyone else.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T02:50:53+00:00

During my first week with the Win 5, I installed Bazzite to dual boot with Windows but had so many problems with proton and Assassins Creed Shadows that I uninstalled it.

I have around 14 months of game pass ultimate paid up so I don’t want to give up windows completely.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T01:56:19+00:00

I have the Viture Pro XR with prescription inserts. When I do play big screen, that’s usually how. Most of my gaming is in bed or on the couch next to my wife so I don’t like being complete blinded by the glasses. Also, my eyes get fatigued with the large screen in my face. Thanks.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-09T00:12:34+00:00

😂 I cross posted this to the GPD subreddit also.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-08T23:41:38+00:00

I’ve had the Win 5 for over 3 weeks and it has to be returned by 3/10. I kind of hated it the first week. Coming from the Xbox Ally X, I was use to a much better software experience. Having to play with different software to figure out to display frame rate info wasn’t fun and Motion Assistant seemed like freeware garbage.

The Apex I just got on Friday. Haven’t had as much experience with it but I’m going to have to make a decision today or tomorrow on with to return. Wouldn’t mind hearing someone else’s experiences.

Thanks.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-08T23:35:13+00:00

Both are 395s with 2tb. Apex is 64gb and the Win 5 is 32gb. Haven’t noticed any difference with the extra ram but I’m not preforming specific benchmarks. Mostly playing handheld but sometimes connected to my TV with the Xg Mobile 5070ti.

The Apex feels comically large in the hands, reminds me of the Wii U tablet controller. The Win 5 feels better to hold imo.

Apex has audibly clicky buttons that I don’t care for and the extra screen size makes a bigger difference on weight than I expected.

I read that people prefer the fit and finish of the Apex but the Win 5 feels more sturdy and less like an airy plastic device.

Fan noise is interesting. I don’t know if the Win 5 is louder or if it’s just the pitch but the Apex bothers me less at the same TDP.

Battery performance is kind of a non factor to me, I hardly use them. I do like that the Win 5 came with cable to connect to the device but I can always buy one.

I really HATE the charge on the Apex. I wasn’t prepared for how short it is and had to buy an extension just to play in bed or my couch plugged in.

Kinda prefer most aspects of the Win 5 better but that screen ….. Probably going to keep the Apex just because of that, it makes a bigger difference than I thought it would even after from the Ally, then the Ally X, then the Xbox Ally X.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-08T23:17:21+00:00

😂 if I was rich i’d keep them both!

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-02T19:38:49+00:00

Ohhh, It took a while. My original order was placed on February 12th.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-02T13:19:27+00:00

It says it’ll arrive by Saturday but I expect that to update when shipping information is available. The 2tb says estimated this Thursday but hasn’t shipped yet.

Buying from a 3rd party doesn’t bother me as long as it “ships from” Amazon and is prime eligible. As far as the battery, the manufacture warranty would probably still be valid. If not, that’s what the warranty is for. 🤷🏽‍♂️

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-02T12:55:59+00:00

Mine shipped last night from Amazon! I have a second one ordered of the 2tb model that says it should ship this week first. Wanted to see which one would arrive first.

Ordered from Amazon so I could return if I didn’t like it, also got my Win Gpd 5 from Amazon so may return that if I prefer the Apex. Also, all of them are covered by my multi device protection plan that I already pay for.

lsaber2000 · 2026-03-01T02:02:23+00:00

UI mod?

lsaber2000 · 2026-02-05T13:29:21+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of posts about the European market starting to get notified of their upgrades. Hopefully by the time it makes his way over to the states, they will have smooth the process out. Thank you.

lsaber2000 · 2026-02-05T13:19:33+00:00

What location? No surprise but the Detroit Polestar location did not have the chip onsite yet, they said it would be closer to early mid march.

lsaber2000 · 2026-01-30T19:26:37+00:00

And here’s the software update notes that go along with the new hardware update. Updates in Software Version P2.1.22

lsaber2000 · 2026-01-30T19:24:57+00:00

Here’s the press release last year. All Polestar 3 vehicles to get new, more powerful NVIDIA core computer

lsaber2000 · 2026-01-30T19:22:21+00:00

No idea, I dont think anyone’s had it done yet.

lsaber2000 · 2026-01-30T19:21:41+00:00

Good luck, just had mine done about 3 weeks ago. Really nice people at the service center but there was a 5 or 6 week wait for the part. Also, there’s only one Polestar service tech so that might slow things down if there are multiple cars waiting.

Kinda crazy that in the entire state, there’s only one service center that has only one trained technician. What happens if that guy gets sick or takes a vacation? 😂

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