Z1 Extreme<\/a> who? Ayaneo has just confirmed<\/a> it will use AMD\u2019s similar but unannounced Ryzen 7000 U-series chips in a new batch of handheld gaming PCs \u2014 including the never-before-seen Ayaneo 2S and Ayaneo Geek 1S, the previously announced sliding keyboard Ayaneo Slide, and a new version of the Ayaneo Air Plus. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n What\u2019s more, the company is now promising upgrades for its existing PCs instead of just rapidly making them obsolete \u2014 it will offer a free speaker upgrade for every Ayaneo Air and a free cooling module for every Ayaneo 2 and Ayaneo Geek that can lower its temperature by up to 12 degrees Celsius. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The new three-pipe cooler is one of the highlights of the Ayaneo 2S, which is otherwise largely a dead ringer for the Ayaneo 2 that I recently panned<\/a>, though the company claims it also has a brighter, more colorful screen, smoother triggers, an easier-to-open case, and a fingerprint sensor optimized for fewer mistakes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The other highlight, of course, is the AMD Ryzen 7000U chip, which certainly seems to be the unannounced 3.3GHz Ryzen 7 7840U that\u2019s quietly arming an entire wave of new Steam Deck competitors<\/a>. Can you make out the details?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Aya says the new \u201c7000 Series\u201d processor offers \u201csignificant improvement over the 6800U, with particularly substantial performance gains in the low TDP 8-15W gold range.\u201d That sounds like exactly what Aya needs: the problem reviewers like myself identified with the 6800U<\/a> was that you couldn\u2019t run it with Steam Deck levels of efficiency and still expect it to perform properly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Unfortunately, Aya isn\u2019t saying anything about better battery life from the Ayaneo 2S and Geek 1S armed with that chip \u2014 only that the 7000 series will offer slightly better temperatures, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Like the original Geek, the new Geek 1S is simply a cut-down Ayaneo 2 with fewer components and a lower-resolution 800p screen for better battery, now with the 7000 series processor as well. Ayaneo is also promising major improvements to its software launcher atop Windows. The company admits it \u201cencountered many difficulties in the course of development\u201d for Ayaspace and is now developing Ayaspace 2.0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What if you\u2019re stuck with the company\u2019s Ayaneo 2 and Geek? Ayaneo says it may be able to offer you a motherboard upgrade in the future \u2014 and if you\u2019ve ordered an Ayaneo Air Plus with the 6800U chip and haven\u2019t received it yet, it\u2019ll let you switch to the 7000 series chip for free. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n One annoying bit of news for the company\u2019s earliest fans: Ayaneo is suggesting it will end its \u201cfree lifetime warranty plan\u201d for the original Ayaneo Founder\u2019s Edition, giving people a voucher for a free Ayaneo 2021 instead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Ayaneo 2S and Geek 1S will debut on Indiegogo by the end of April, go on sale in mid-May, and ship by the end of June. Free cooling and speaker upgrades are coming in mid-May. There\u2019s no timeline yet for the Ayaneo Slide, but the Android-based Ayaneo Pocket Air will go into mass production in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Lastly, the company is teasing a new Ayaneo Kun that it claims will have the most buttons and screen yet \u2014 and the \u201clargest battery capacity in a Windows handheld.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n