GPD has refreshed its MicroPC 2 with Intel's Core 3 N350 "Twin Lake" processor, giving the pocketable 17.8 cm (7 inch) convertible a modest silicon bump aimed at network engineers and field technicians. The new configuration is up for pre-order at $748 (€690) on Indiegogo, with the earlier Intel N250 and Core i3-N300 options no longer offered through the campaign.
The N350 is a 7-watt part with eight Efficient cores and a 32 EU integrated GPU, built on the same Alder Lake-N microarchitecture as the rest of Intel's Twin Lake lineup. The only meaningful change versus the outgoing Core i3-N300 is slightly higher CPU and iGPU boost clocks, so real-world gains should land in the single digits. Alder Lake-N enjoys mature mainline Linux support across modern kernels, with the iGPU handled by the standard i915 driver and CPU scheduling served by intel_pstate, which makes the platform a clean fit for Debian, Fedora, or any rolling distro running on the bare metal.
Device-level Linux support is documented on the ArchWiki, covering quirks beyond the platform-level driver story. A GPD firmware update addressed touchscreen abnormalities under Linux, including the screen failing to resume correctly after sleep, with BIOS version 2.17 or later required for reliable touchscreen operation. The panel is natively portrait-oriented and requires software-level rotation, with Wayland recommended over X11 for handling this with less manual configuration. The built-in Microarray MAFP8800 fingerprint sensor is not yet in the mainline libfprint tree, though a driver has circulated through the GPD community Discord and a driver contribution has been submitted upstream.
The surrounding hardware carries over from the 2025 release: 16GB of soldered LPDDR5-4800 memory, a 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5, and a 27.5 Wh battery. The 1920 by 1080 touchscreen still rotates and folds flat across the keyboard for tablet-style use. Connectivity is what justifies the engineering pitch, with a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet jack, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports (10 Gbps with DisplayPort and charging support), two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, HDMI 2.1, a microSDXC reader, and a 3.5mm combo jack.
One notable omission is the RS-232 COM port that defined the original 2019 MicroPC and made the first generation a favorite for serial console sessions on switches, routers, and industrial controllers. Serial console work on the MicroPC 2 now requires a USB-to-serial adapter. The N350 SKU runs roughly $170 more than the Core i3-N300 model it replaces, and lingering stock of the older configuration is still surfacing at third-party retailers for $700 (€645) and up.
