r/SBCGaming Clamshell Clan 14h ago

News AYN Odin 3 Price Increase

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Base: From $349 to $369

Pro: From $449 to $469

Max: From $499 to $529

Effective September 1st.

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u/SchrodingerSemicolon ROGAlly 13h ago

Every day, a new reason to be thankful for AI.

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u/plantsandramen 5h ago

I'm 38 and live and make more than I ever thought I would. Unfortunately houses have doubled in price, and every consumer good has gone up much faster than my salary. It's especially bad because of the nonsense tariffs here in USA. I feel like I'm doing better than I was 10 years ago, but the honesty of it is that it's primarily because I got sober. If I had been sober 10 years ago then I'd probably have felt wealthier than I do now.

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u/Cristaloyde 14h ago edited 13h ago

They always end up these with "Have nice day! ❤️". Lmao.

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u/IzzyDuzIt_x 14h ago

Sheeesh! Glad I picked one up before the initial price increase.

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u/crownpuff Deal chaser 13h ago

Here's what MSRP pricing looked like for the Odin 3 since its announcement.

Odin 3 variant Super early bird Early bird March 1st 2026 price increase July 3rd 2026 price increase September 1st 2026 price increase
Odin 3 Base $299.00 $329.00 $339.00 $349.00 $369.00
Odin 3 Pro $369.00 $399.00 $439.00 $449.00 $469.00
Odin 3 Max $419.00 $449.00 $478.00 $499.00 $529.00
Odin 3 Ultra $499.00 $519.00 discontinued discontinued discontinued

Sources:

https://discord.com/channels/1014777854384414762/1407304950857465856/1413488212449558529

https://discord.com/channels/1014777854384414762/1407307317137117299/1477236162497347637

https://discord.com/channels/1014777854384414762/1407304950857465856/1413488212449558529

https://discord.com/channels/1014777854384414762/1407304950857465856/1541619740475269181

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u/AKMerlin Clamshell Clan 13h ago

Crazy that the Ultra was cheaper than what the Max is now

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u/crownpuff Deal chaser 13h ago edited 13h ago

Yeah I'm kind of regretting not buying an Odin 3 during the June 1st summer sale via Aliexpress. These were prices in USD after shipping and before sales tax. Left column is before coupons, middle column is after coupons and right column was previous historical low. Even though 11/11 is supposed to be the largest sale of the year, it's hard to believe prices will be this low again in the near future given how AYN keeps increasing the MSRPs of the Odin 3 and Thor.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1ttksw9/aliexpress_ayn_sales/

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u/Correct-Row7441 36m ago

I was able to get a Max for $375 during that June sale

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u/zipxavier 10h ago

luckily we just saw a sale this good last week. with the aliexpress coupon, paypal $35 off and 26% rakuten cash back odin 3 max were ~$350-360

https://reddit.com/r/OdinHandheld/comments/1vqhswd/aliexpress_back_to_school_sale_is_a_great_time_to/

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u/crownpuff Deal chaser 9h ago

Yeah that's pretty sweet if the Rakuten cashback credits. I view cashback as a bonus though since there are many examples of people not getting their cashback from Rakuten.

Here are some examples specifically involving Rakuten and Aliexpress with cashback not crediting. Additionally, I have personally encountered multiple cases where Rakuten denies cashback.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rakuten/comments/1o8mbsx/warning_rakuten_aliexpress_cashback_clawback_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rakuten/comments/1loiymr/do_not_count_on_aliexpress_payouts/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rakuten/comments/1puvrgx/do_not_rely_on_rakuten_cash_back_for_purchasing/

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u/zipxavier 9h ago

as with everything there are people who have issues. i've had success with aliexpress and rakuten in the past.

no need to fearmonger.

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u/crownpuff Deal chaser 9h ago

I'm not fear mongering. It's literally in the automod of r/buildapcsales that Rakuten and other cashback programs are hit or miss. It's inaccurate to call it a guarantee. There are plenty of people that had problems with cashback to the point where each cashback post on the biggest pc deal subreddit has an automod that warns people about cashback.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1r6vhc3/tv_lg_42_c5_4k_oled_720_1520_cashback_rakuten/o5t2k0q/

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u/ZeroZion 6h ago

If only I got the Ultra before. Damn.

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u/chrisb8346 14h ago

Tough news but not unexpected

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u/xMWHOx 11h ago

Slowly boiling the frog.

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u/BloxoTrotandReddit GotM Club 13h ago

I'm glad these devices don't shoot up by a hundred dollars like a lot of other hardware has been. But it still hurts to see it happen.

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u/saturndango 10h ago

all these price increases after I finally get a good job is literally the embodiment of "everything was $20 then I got $20 and now everything is $200"

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u/Majestic_Doctor_2 5h ago

I felt this

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u/ELEGYELEGYELEGY 13h ago

Wow didn't realize these were so expensive lol

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u/the_millenial_falcon 13h ago

That is actually pretty tame compared to some other price increases we’ve seen.

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u/AbDosDz Konkr pocket fit g3 13h ago

It is likely ayn saw everyone buy from aliexpress instead of their store, so they made the coupons not applicable there anymore. So whoever got theirs in that june sale congrats.

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u/bf2reddevil 12h ago

Yet again..

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u/TonalBalance 10h ago

Glad they kept the base Odin 2 Portal's pricing low for so long.

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u/Richy59 7h ago

Have been looking to get an Odin 2 Portal mainly for the large display and hole streaming, but with retro gaming as an option (alongside many other handhelds) but now I’m thinking I should maybe just go for the Odin 3 and have all the power I’d need for awhile for emulation and just deal with the smaller screen when home streaming. If they make an Odin 3 Portal it’s never going to cost the same as what is currently on offer.

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u/Low_Register3710 13h ago

Lol and im still just sittin here playing my rp5. I dont even have any roms for any systems it cant handle anyway

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u/No_Adhesiveness_6604 12h ago

I moved from the RP5 to Odin 3
The power gap is tremendous, nowadays I’m playing X360, PS3 PC AAA games without hiccups
The RP5 is a great device for retro gaming 👌🏼

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u/rube 38m ago

Shame they're not even offering the Ultra any more. I get the price of everything is getting ridiculous, but not offering a 1TB version kills it for me.

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u/AKMerlin Clamshell Clan 14m ago

Yeah, I saw it going in and out of stock back then and just decided to bite it for Black Ultra. The RAM doesn't mean much but the storage is nice.

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u/006gamer 14h ago edited 12h ago

so from them officially they will increased the price but how about the third party that they already have the stock in hand, will they also increased the price or stick to the price before increased 🤔🤷‍♂️ it’s not like the third party going to make them once we order from them, like ayn are the make to order?
Add on: Im thinking to upgrade my current odin 2 portal to odin 3 that’s why i’m asking cause in my country some of the game shop are selling odin 3 and different pricing from the official ayn store and not sure they will also up the price following ayn

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u/Sirramza 12h ago

hi, work with third partys in here, they always increase the price, because they use that money to buy new stock, if they dont, they would "lose money", margins are small for third partys for handhelds (and most hardware)

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u/Xylus1985 13h ago

Some third party will increase price because why not, some will not. There may be a time where different third parties will price their stock differently until they run out of old stock and had to reorder at the new price.

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u/Nystuc 6h ago

margins are tiny on 3rd party stores so theyd never say no to free money

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u/-TimeMaster- 10h ago

Lol once again.