Don't Buy the R40S: A Frustrating 1:1 Handheld Review by Zu

👉Long-time Discord member and Patron Jaylash thought it would be fun to buy the first RGB30 knock-off and send it to me for review. I didn't have my hopes up at all, but they were still dashed by this slipshod excuse for a handheld. There's no conceivable reason why you should buy one at the current price when the RGB30 still exists, but at least you can all have fun watching me get increasingly frustrated as everything possible fails in this true e-waste review!

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#emulation #retrohandheld #retrogaming #powkiddy #gameconsole #r40s

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📖Chapters
00:00 - Introduction/Unboxing
01:45 - Comparison With RGB30
02:56 - Problems Emerge
06:57 - Disassembly Time!
10:36 - IT LIVES!
11:33 - Unimpressed By Controls
12:17 - Issues with ArkOS Setup
13:58 - What Did We Learn?
16:44 - Thanks for watching!

[ralphmcmahan]

"Better build quality than Boyham " -Powkiddy's new tag line

[shadex]

You have to own a different handheld in order to get this one to work. That's gotta be a first.

[jtothebell]

"Dad plumbing project level of frustration" @5:05 I feel seen.

[derekgonsoulin]

Nice change of pace to watch a Retro Handhelds video and not want to spend money.

[cedric]

Honestly, even if this WAS cheaper than the RGB30 (let’s say, $40 vs $50), would ANYONE find this to be a good bargain? I know some people are gonna say “$10 is 10 dollars”, but who can realistically afford $40, but can’t wait ONE more paycheck and pay $50 for something far better instead? Like, it’s just retro games; you’re not gonna STARVE if you have to wait one or two more weeks for your device.

[titiojack]

In my country this little thing is expensive than the original RGB30 lmao. Thanks for that video buddy

[iamnotyourbuddyGUY]

LOL. This video was worth the the money. Now give it to Stubbs

[Pridetoons]

"13:10" He said better build quality about a Powkiddy product!!? 🤯

[uncaringbear]

Even the link to buy it on Aliexpress is busted.

[ColinRowlands]

Obvious downside to that 'fix' would be that if you have an rgb30 then there would be no point in the downgrade to this ewaste, the rgb30 already fills that niche of 1:1 that should have nicer surrounding components.

[Sadtiric]

Oof, you just removed the veil and 😢

This makes my RGB30 look like a "high-quality" device! 💚

[CornyPuddle]

This is my worst nightmare. I get masive anxiety everytime i buy a handheld.

[saikrishankumar]

Love the video Zu, that damned console almost gave you a nervous breakdown. It was kinda funny to hear the frustration in your voice though. 😁😁😁

[-h-]

A lot of the lower quality and affordable handhelds cant be charged with a fast charger, it makes em get all weird and sometimes it even bricks them. Gotta get an old charger or something.
Idk if that's whats happening here, but it does happen

[DonaldWyman]

The Thumb stick location alone was reason enough for me to not want to buy that thing but then add all the other issues I am glad I was not tempted by this thing and got a rgb30 for like $60 several weeks back instead.

[xkxxxx]

Cheaper Chinese knockoffs knocking off Cheap Chinese knockoffs.

[fernandohg]

And this thing is more expensive than RG35XX H. R36S was fine, i dont know how they messed this up

[ripleyevil]

Love my green RGB30 - got it mainly for Pico-8. Not too sure about this newer one though.

[youngcnyce]

Interesting to see tssues with that, I have the R40s gameboy style handheld that has been working fine besides having to remap some hotkeys. Dpad and buttons function good as well. Makes me wonder if all the R40s is produced by the same people

[harleyn]

This is like a cover song by a band that's much worse than the original band.