The ONEXPLAYER G1 is either a mini-laptop that an also be used as a handheld gaming system, or a gaming handheld that can also be used as a general-purpose laptop. It's a compact computer with an 8.8 inch display, an AMD Strix Point processor, and a QWERTY keyboard that's just (barely) large enough for touch typing. But you can also lift the keyboard and remove it to reveal a set of built-in game controllers and a capacitive touch keyboard that lets you type with your thumbs when holding the G1 in two hands.

Most of the handheld gaming PCs that have launched in the past few years have looked vaguely like a Nintendo Switch or Valve Steam Deck: there's a display squeezed between a pair of game controllers and no physical keyboard. But there are a handful of portable gaming PCs that do have keyboards for easier text input. The GPD Win 4…