Handheld PCs like the Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go are quite the trend these days, but their convenient portability comes at the price of the power that PC gamers demand. Gaming laptops, on the other hand, are getting slimmer and more stylish, but you still cant enjoy playing your favorite titles in bed or while standing up. There are pros and cons to these designs, but the choice isnt entirely up to the consumer. They can only pick one or the other, at least with todays current devices.This concept for a multi-mode gaming laptop tries to envision a way to give gamers the best of both worlds. Its a traditional laptop when you need it but also a gaming handheld when you want it. And thats all thanks to its modular design which is really two devices in one, allowing the user to decide which to use based on their needs and situation.Designer: WistronLaptops are technically portable, too, but the advantage of handheld gaming PCs is that you can use them even without a table or without even sitting down. In exchange, you get slightly lower specs and poorer thermal management, resulting in a gaming experience that is acceptable yet also unsatisfactory by PC gamer standards. The Dual Fusion concept design addresses that by practically hiding a handheld PC inside a laptop or, more specifically, disguising it as a touchpad.A laptops touchpad is a critical part of its user experience, but the area around it is also severely underutilized. When it comes to gaming, however, that touchpad can become more of a nuisance when you accidentally touch it with your wrists. Seeing a potential for reuse, Wistron transforms that whole area below the laptop keyboard into a detachable component that is actually a handheld gaming device.The idea is that, when you want to play away from your desk, you simply detach that module and carry on with your game. The handheld device itself is more like the PlayStation Portal, meaning its a streaming device rather than a standalone computer. It has no computing power of its own and relies on the laptop to render the games graphics. The screen, which vertically rotates, can also function as a graphical touchpad or second monitor when its docked to the laptop.This concept solves the problem of performance for such a small handheld device, but it does presume that either the laptop is nearby or that you have good network access to the laptop, maybe even both. Although they have a similar modular concept, Acers DualPlay Laptop has a very different idea. It doesnt have an independent display and practically just hides a wireless game controller, allowing gamers to switch between keyboard and mouse and controller seamlessly without having to carry a separate accessory.The post Modular gaming Laptop concept has a touchpad that doubles as a detachable handheld first appeared on Yanko Design.