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AnberDeck mod turns Anbernic RG353V game system into a handheld Linux terminal

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2024-04-13 07:30:05

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The Anbernic RG353V/S is a handheld game system with a 3.5 inch, 640 x 480 pixel display, a 1.8 GHz Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, and support for dual-booting Android and Linux-based operating systems.

So while it’s made for gaming and has a Game Boy-inspired design, with game controllers below the screen, the handheld can also be repurposed as a handheld computer. Case in point: Redditor gthing has describes how they equipped the Anbernic RG353V with a keyboard and Ubuntu Linux to turn into a pocket terminal called the AnberDeck.

First launched in the fall of 2022, the Anbernic RG353V/S currently sells for around $74 and up at AliExpress or for $88 and up if you order one from the Anbernic website. The 126 x 83 x 21mm (5″ x 3.3″ x 0.8″) handheld comes with 1 to 2GB of LPDDR4 memory, up to 32GB of eMMC storage, a microSD card reader, a 3,200 mAh battery, and support for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2.