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Jul 7, 2025 5:52 AM
Lenovo Legion Go Handheld PC Gaming: Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 8.8" 144Hz, 1TB SSD
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Just install SteamOS on as soon as you get home and take advantage of the steam summer sale that up until the 10th.
Disagree. I own the Go and its portability is better than ANY laptop, period. Because it can be held up, unlike a laptop that needs a surface to rest on. I have pretty small hands and wrists and can still hold it for about 2 hours with no issues. I only experienced the weird orientation issue with the screen once and it was from an old game I was trying out. Haven't experienced it again in any of the games I currently play, including older games. Also, I'm not experiencing any issue with the right controller.
Of course it's not a perfect device, especially with the horrendous battery life because Windows is not designed for handhelds. But because it's running Windows, I get the flexibility, using it both as a productivity device (screen is big enough unlike the Ally) and gaming handheld, and I don't have to do tinkering to get non-Steam games to work (unlike Steam Deck). I think the biggest fault of this device is the lack of support from Lenovo. Super slow with things like video driver updates. At least, you can still get them from AMD's website but it's not going to be optimized for the Go specifically. If anything, that would be my biggest reason not to get another Lenovo handheld in the future, especially once more and more companies release their own handhelds. With the upcoming Microsoft-backed Asus Ally Xbox version coming, that will be very interesting to see.
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If you watch review videos be mindful that Legion has actually done a pretty good job keeping this up to date so some experiences around the software hub and "tools" are no longer applicable. My other main use case for this device is a streaming client. I say this because so many folks go "oh 1440p is a waste, it can't run anything at that speed" correct. But I stream from a RTX 4080 "desktop" that i run headless so yes with Moonlight/Apollo I do stream 144hz at 1440p to this "client" and the experience is exceptional.
Again it's not a slam dunk for *everyone* but when comparing this to the Rog Ally (x or not) I would be careful to really think about your total use case because both machines have different strengths. If I was mainly taking it out of the house and gaming ON the device rather than streaming or playing old consoles I would probably want the Ally X for the better battery life and more compact setup. As a classics emulator, a streaming target, etc this thing is the best option (in my subjective opinion). I really do enjoy the larger screen and aspect ratio that this offers even if it is litle more cumbersome to take "on the go". Also the detachable "joy cons" can be awesome when on a plane or anywhere with a tray table... again just giving examples of things to consider. I;m also much happier with the hall effect sticks this comes with than whats on the ally's which use standard pentometer or whatever it's called and prone to drift.. Only the triggers on ROG use hall, not the sticks (where it arguably matters most).
It's not a perfect device but none of these things are, you pick your compromises...
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My issue with the right controller shoulder buttons was the placement, and the overall lack of symmetry between the two controllers. I found myself accidentally pressing the shoulder buttons and feeling disoriented with the different placement of the back buttons. I also hated the lack of an Xbox (windows key + G) button, and at the time they had not allowed for button mapping (this was a while ago).
Software can always be optimized, but unless they release new controllers (which, at this point, clearly they're moving on), then there's no fixing my biggest gripe.
My issue with the right controller shoulder buttons was the placement, and the overall lack of symmetry between the two controllers. I found myself accidentally pressing the shoulder buttons and feeling disoriented with the different placement of the back buttons. I also hated the lack of an Xbox (windows key + G) button, and at the time they had not allowed for button mapping (this was a while ago).
Software can always be optimized, but unless they release new controllers (which, at this point, clearly they're moving on), then there's no fixing my biggest gripe.
My issue with the right controller shoulder buttons was the placement, and the overall lack of symmetry between the two controllers. I found myself accidentally pressing the shoulder buttons and feeling disoriented with the different placement of the back buttons. I also hated the lack of an Xbox (windows key + G) button, and at the time they had not allowed for button mapping (this was a while ago).
Software can always be optimized, but unless they release new controllers (which, at this point, clearly they're moving on), then there's no fixing my biggest gripe.
I think that's a huge benefit to having detachable controllers that the other handhelds lack.
The screen is big and beautiful. I wish it wasn't 16:10, but it's fine. But if I use the case when I travel, which I want to because the joysticks stick out, it takes up about 2x as much space in my bag compared to my 14" laptop!
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