The Latest Wiz Form Factor (without The Right-hand D-pad)

[skeezix]

Others have received their dev units so its already a known, but I wanted to add my brief thought --

The latest revision of the Wiz is a really sharp little beast. Its small, but its a good feal (same as the previous dev units of course.) Good screen, pretty fast processor, etc and so on. With the new d-pad (they did redesign it on the left didn't they? It feels better!), and the new 4-button arrangement on the right ..

Its going to be a solid machine, definately a good evolution from the gp2x!

jeff

 

[Alex.]

The ABXY buttons have a really nice inward-sloped shape that makes going from one to another very fast, and the dpad with pivot works nicely as well. Build quality feels well above the GP2X too, and although I think the GP2X was well made, you can really feel the difference

(the new ABXY buttons)

 

[sam fisher]

I find it better although my select button is faulty and jammed in. Looking forward to getting back home and getting my tools I need to open it up and fix it.

 

[iprice]

Looks lovely, but your fingerprints are very obvious

 

[OogyBoogy]

Beauty.

 

[senquack]

Thanks for the pics, Alex. Lookin good.

 

[Jarska333]

Ya know, that abxy looks suspiciously like a d-pad...

 

[Ravnos]

Yeah, it's tough to tell because the light's shining on it, but are the right buttons still joined in that picture or is that X-looking indent in the middle a button separator?

 

[TaG]

Does look good, and they tried to keep the buttons in symmetry with the d-pad which I do like. Typical shiny black=fingerprints.

Did you get you select button fixed Peter R? I hope that's not a result of poor build quality.

 

[Orkie]

The right hand buttons are now completely separated. I've not had the sticky button thing on either of my Wiz-zes, and I haven't heard of anybody else having it either.

 

[sam fisher]

Did you get you select button fixed Peter R? I hope that's not a result of poor build quality.

I think it is a one off thing, my previous prototype seems fine.