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1TB Lenovo Legion Go 8.8" Gaming Handheld (Open-Box Excellent)

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Best Buy has Lenovo Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Gaming Handheld (Open-Box Excellent) on sale from $594.99. Shipping is free.

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Available Storage Options:
  • 1TB $636.99
  • 512GB $594.99
    • Store Pickup Only. Availability is very limited
Specs/Features (source):
  • 8.8" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 500nits 144Hz Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (8C / 16T, 3.3 / 5.1GHz, 8MB L2 / 16MB L3) Processor
  • Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
  • 16GB Soldered LPDDR5x-7500 Memory
  • 1TB Solid State Drive M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe
  • Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Integrated 49.2Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 1x Card reader
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 2x Pogo pin connector (5-point)
    • 2x USB4 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4)

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Best Buy has Lenovo Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Gaming Handheld (Open-Box Excellent) on sale from $594.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks Deal Hunter SehoneyDP for sharing this deal

Available Storage Options:
  • 1TB $636.99
  • 512GB $594.99
    • Store Pickup Only. Availability is very limited
Specs/Features (source):
  • 8.8" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 500nits 144Hz Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (8C / 16T, 3.3 / 5.1GHz, 8MB L2 / 16MB L3) Processor
  • Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
  • 16GB Soldered LPDDR5x-7500 Memory
  • 1TB Solid State Drive M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe
  • Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Integrated 49.2Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 1x Card reader
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 2x Pogo pin connector (5-point)
    • 2x USB4 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4)

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bruce460460
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I have the Ally, Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go. The Legion Go is the best by far. The Ally feels like a cheap toy after you hold this thing. Haven't noticed any issues with VRR and I think that concern is overblown. Admittedly, I haven't played through my whole game library yet but even AAA games play great. I bought mine open box - excellent and it arrived in new condition, so I'm glad I went that route. Watched an unboxing on YouTube to confirm I had plastic and stickers in all the same places.

Couple of things to avoid a bad experience:
Update your drivers. - DON'T SKIP THIS
Uninstall windows bloatware
Play in performance mode with the OS in "efficiency" mode. Custom 30W mode doesn't work right when running on battery. Also, the device doesn't perform well (compared to the alternatives) at lower TDPs. So you'll almost always want to play in performance mode.
Use Playnite "fullscreen mode" as your launcher. It's excellent. And the Legion Space app is terrible. As users, we really need to start pushing back on this half-baked crap devs have been launching lately.

Edit: I'll add the community support for this device is nothing like the Steam Deck or even the Ally. If you have a problem, you're probably on your own. That's the worst part.

Edit 2: Change your VRAM in the Bios to 4GB. 6GB option is coming soon with a Bios update. 8GB option is also available now.
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im not speaking about the price but more for the product. i tried the steamdeck, ROG ally, and even specialty companies like GPD WIN max 2. i can honestly say the Legion Go is the best device out of them all. early youtube reviews are not happy with the software but its been updated so much since release that its near perfect now.
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That's part of the neat thing about Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion. There's other ones too that are computer-based but all of these lets you work on them like a normal computer of their type. The Legion runs Windows so you get to put a dock on it, plug in your favorite peripherals like a mouse/keyboard/monitor and just go. Some games runs way better being on a controller like a JRPG, puzzle games, stuff with limited need of buttons and response times. Selling point of these systems is that they're portable enough and similar to a laptop. You can even make it your main rig if you wanted to. Office work? Hook up a scanner, printer and a monitor and go nuts. Zoom/Teams/Google Meet/Webex/Whatever call? Plug in your favorite webcam or use your phone with the appropriate software and go ham.
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Dec 19, 2023 6:16 PM
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RepFree83Dec 19, 2023 6:16 PM
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If this thing had an oled I might be jealous of it over my oled steam deck, but the battery life on that has been pretty good so far
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Dec 19, 2023 7:35 PM
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Lam.d09Dec 19, 2023 7:35 PM
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Anyone got experience on this? Is there a return period with open box?
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Quote from Lam.d09 View quoted comment :
Anyone got experience on this? Is there a return period with open box?
I ordered Excellent a month ago (11/19), look like new, the power adapter wrapping is not even opening yet. I checked on the Lenovo support site, it showed the device was purchased on 11/12. My item is still returnable until 01/13/2024. Love everything about this, except the weight is a bit heavy for long gaming session.
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Dec 19, 2023 7:54 PM
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Lam.d09Dec 19, 2023 7:54 PM
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Thanks! Did you experience any driver issues or problem with games not able to be in full screen?
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Quote from Lam.d09 View quoted comment :
Anyone got experience on this? Is there a return period with open box?
The one I ordered excellent open box had 17 hours on it according to crystal disk info. It looked brand new and still had the plastic on the thumb track pad. The only really obvious thing was the box on the unit itself which is made of card stock had a tear.

This isn't really a "deal" as it's been available at this price for a while now.
Dec 19, 2023 8:04 PM
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gopshopperDec 19, 2023 8:04 PM
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Can I play the pc version of Minecraft on this?

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redcloudmkiiDec 19, 2023 8:07 PM
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Quote from gopshopper View quoted comment :
Can I play the pc version of Minecraft on this?
Yes, it runs normal Windows and should have no issues with Minecraft. It may not run as well as a higher-end gaming computer, but it will run.
Dec 19, 2023 8:16 PM
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pineappliteDec 19, 2023 8:16 PM
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I picked one up that was in 'Fair' condition for 561.99.
The sticker listed 'Residue, Screen Scratches, and minor scratches'.
It was in perfect condition. No scratches on the unit at all. I put more fingerprints on the unit than it had when I opened it.
It looked like someone opened it, inspected the contents, and then put it all back.
Dec 19, 2023 8:27 PM
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Lam.d09Dec 19, 2023 8:27 PM
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Quote from pineapplite View quoted comment :
I picked one up that was in 'Fair' condition for 561.99.
The sticker listed 'Residue, Screen Scratches, and minor scratches'.
It was in perfect condition. No scratches on the unit at all. I put more fingerprints on the unit than it had when I opened it.
It looked like someone opened it, inspected the contents, and then put it all back.
Wow! $561 for the 1TB?
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Quote from Santa_Claus View quoted comment :
I never could switch from keyboard to knobs and buttons. I was pretty bad.
That's part of the neat thing about Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion. There's other ones too that are computer-based but all of these lets you work on them like a normal computer of their type. The Legion runs Windows so you get to put a dock on it, plug in your favorite peripherals like a mouse/keyboard/monitor and just go. Some games runs way better being on a controller like a JRPG, puzzle games, stuff with limited need of buttons and response times. Selling point of these systems is that they're portable enough and similar to a laptop. You can even make it your main rig if you wanted to. Office work? Hook up a scanner, printer and a monitor and go nuts. Zoom/Teams/Google Meet/Webex/Whatever call? Plug in your favorite webcam or use your phone with the appropriate software and go ham.
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im not speaking about the price but more for the product. i tried the steamdeck, ROG ally, and even specialty companies like GPD WIN max 2. i can honestly say the Legion Go is the best device out of them all. early youtube reviews are not happy with the software but its been updated so much since release that its near perfect now.
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Quote from Lam.d09 View quoted comment :
Wow! $561 for the 1TB?
Yeah! I was worried about that so I doublechecked it once I got the unit.

I was pretty concerned about the condition since I've never bought an open box item from Best Buy and it was listed as 'Fair'. Best Buy's site indicates that is for 'Significant cosmetic signs of use' and 'Vital accessories may be missing'. I was worried if I would be happy with paying that price for a banged up item missing accessories. A $188 discount seemed like it was worth a shot.

I expect it doesn't get much more YMMV than this but it worked for me.

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I got a steam deck OLED. Am pretty happy with it except for the fact that Valve doesn't update the windows drivers. I dual boot the steam deck and my primary use for it is as a game pass machine. I didn't think it'll be too much of an issue. Yeah you have to muck around with windows interface and use glossi to get controls etc., but I didn't mind all that too much. The problem is that many game pass games don't launch because of the drivers (it seems Valve provides very old drivers). I know there are some alternate drivers that people use but I haven't tried them yet.

Valve says they will support native dual boot some day and hopefully they'll provide better drivers then. But till then, if you are looking for something that's primarily a game pass machine I would recommend you go with Legion Go or ROG Ally.
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