Legion Go 8.8

I generally don't like to give corporations free advertising, but this thing really impressed me. I bought it to play 3 games streets of rage 4, never winter nights, and retroarch. I was debating about getting a switch, or steam deck, but I am glad I got this. I can't believe how powerful the CPU is in this. The 2 pictures are of the legion and my liquid cooled 5600x. The legion almost beats it in everything, but most important is the single core score of 3600 which is really high, and what games need. Can't believe they sell this for 600. Just the screen and cpu alone are worth that. The screen is top notch, it's almost as good as my 120 OLED tv, the colors are great, the black uniform is decent, and in some ways it's better, it does white better than a oled can. Oleds have a tint on white screens this is doesn't, it is really a high quality screen. It plays streets of rage 4 at max settings and it's native resolution fine. It can do never winter nights at around 60 fps on high settings, which is surprising good. It's that 3600 CPU doing it, nwn is old and can't use a lot of cores. I was worried it would be hard to control mouse and keyboard games with this, but it has everything you need a touch pad, mouse wheel, and more importantly the control software they give you is excellent. That is a big one, most companies get the hardware right, but fail miserable at the software side, making it a night mare to control, or worse it's just bloat spy ware, looking at you Alienware. The program they give you works super well, easy to use, and does everything you want, from fan control, updates, onscreen keyboard, shortcuts, and its linked to one of the buttons. It stays very cool, for such a powerful machine the fan system they use is definitely good. The controllers are easy to use, they are backwards of the switch, they slide down not up to take them off, which had me for a second. This machine is Superior to all hand helds out there, by leaps and bounds. The only down side is it is a bit heavy. I've played it for over a hour and half holding it up and I was fine, and I'm no body builder 5'7 145, average. I would rather have the big screen and powerhouse, bigger battery then light anyways. The battery lasts on max performance playing never winter, maxing the GPU for over 2 hours, which is insanely good for what it's doing. It charges super fast as well, and comes with a long cable. Even if you aren't going to game much, you can't get a 2560 high end screen, with a desktop level CPU for 600 dollars. So this would work well for a laptop as well. Just pop the controllers off, it has a touch pad, and a sensor on the bottom of one of the controllers for moving the mouse. Use the back stand, and get a little keyboard, and bam you have a really decent laptop for 600 bucks. You can use the USB which it has 2 to hook it up to a monitor as well. Just beyond good price for what you get, and is super useful.

With appropriate performance expectations this is a great gaming handheld, you can emulate basically all consoles up to PS3 and play them well along with playing PC games at reasonable settings. Keep in mind the integrated graphics on this are not going to match a dedicated graphics card, but setting the resolution and quality low will enable you to play a lot of AAA PC games. I own this and the original ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, I find myself preferring this handheld thanks to the larger screen though I wish the resolution was lower on this device and the screen was VRR. At 1600p this screen is very sharp, though it would still be sharp at 1200p considering a 24-inch monitor is plenty sharp at 1080p. Colors on this device are vibrant and it gets bright enough for me. I wish it was HDR for an improved picture but that's probably in works for the future. Speakers are okay with this, top-firing was an odd choice. They get plenty loud and sound alright but the ROG Ally is superior here. The speakers are more than serviceable though. Controls are great for the most part. The sticks work great and feel very comfortable to use. The device overall is comfortable to hold and use plus you can set this up using the included kickstand and detach the controllers or use a third-party controller. All the face buttons are great though the d-pad is much more inset than I expected and sort of odd. The triggers are great and I have no issues with them. I understand the choice for the buttons on the back of the device as they are not symmetrical, but it takes some adjustment to get used to. The FPS mode for having mouse control is pretty neat and just adds to the flexibility of this device. No issues with the touchscreen or touchpad, touchpad is on the small side though. Performance wise, without a frame counter on screen this feels the same as my ROG Ally at basically the same resolutions and settings. I can't discern a performance difference in any games without looking at specs on screen. Would I recommend this device? Possibly, if you want a gaming handheld now and are not interested in waiting for the new generation, then yes. New handhelds will be releasing with the newer generation of AMD processors, these will perform better than the current generation by a substantial amount thanks to the newer integrated graphics. I'd readily recommend this over the original ROG Ally Z1 Extreme for several reasons: integrated kickstand, larger screen, included case, the Legion Go has not ruined a 1TB micro-SD card for me, more features, etc. The Legion Go battery is also lasting longer than my ROG Ally which has been great. Realistically, a laptop may be a better choice depending on your needs, you can get a lot more performance and some user upgradability past storage.

This has been my daily driver for 6 months now. When I first received it I logged in registered it with Lenovo and then immediately removed windows and installed Linux (CachyOS a Steam Deck Variant). I am a Docked user almost exclusively. For my use case this is the only Handheld on the market obviously your use case may change this. I mostly only use the tablet. It is great within the limitations of what you are getting. I am writing my review on this with a hub and peripherals attached. Pros Tablet Mode makes it stealthy and I can use it at work docked. Well built Feels solid Linux performance is great Screen is beautiful. Controllers have been great when I use them(have never once used FPS mode so I can't speak to that) Cons If using in handheld mode it can be fatiguing. Fan can be loud Storage could be higher. Finding cases for it can be challenging. It is a big boy.

I was already thinking on buying a SteamDeck, but the bigger screen on this stole me away. I have to say, I'm very glad I did. You have the functionality of a portable gaming PC, that runs windows 11, which you can detach the controllers and use it for streaming your favorite video apps and it has its own stand. Battery life is great. Having windows means that you dont need extra keyboard for those games that need keyboard input, you can use the virtual one easily. So using the keyboard feels like typing on your phone or tablet. You can use LenovoLegion UI for games or you can install Steam, Epic, EA and other UI that you might install on a regular PC normally hassle-free. Emulators run super smooth on this tech and with the advantage of the bigger screen, its just awesome!

Easily one of the best purchases I've made in recent memory. I've gone out of my way to install a new backplate so a new SSD would fit, as I had a spare lying around of a larger physical size than the Legion Go supports normally. I also installed SteamOS on the thing with absolutely no issues. I have found that performance is greatly improved with SteamOS over Windows 11, if only because the operating system uses fewer resources thus allowing more of the system memory to be allocated to the GPU. The USB4 ports are amazing, though I very rarely use the one on the underside of the unit. However, with USB4 external displays are super easy to connect with the right USB hub. I generally leave my Legion Go connected to my TV. HOWEVER: Note that the included 65 watt charger is NOT enough to charge the Legion Go AND anything connected via a hub, so a 100 watt charger is suggested. I nabbed a couple of Anker 100w 'wall warts' as I've come to call them, and they work well for this. Just ensure that whatever charger you get can do 100 watts over a single port, not divided among whatever ports your charger may have. In any case, the Legion Go is a great little machine. The 144hz refresh rate is fantastic, but I do feel like the 2560 x 1600 resolution might be a bit too much for this hardware. Depends entirely on the games you play, really. I find myself playing at 1280 x 800 quite often. Isn't an OLED, but it looks great regardless. Very bright, fairly dark blacks. I do find it a bit odd that the only supported refresh rates are 144hz and 60hz, but it isn't a big deal. Controllers are alright. I never use the buttons on the backside, but I LOVE the touchpad and especially the 'FPS' mode where you can use the right controller as a vertical mouse. They aren't the most comfortable, but aren't awful either. I've found that I prefer using the controllers with a third-party charging connector that connects them into a single normal-ish controller. The supplied case is alright, but I got a third-party one with a bit more storage space so I can keep the charger, FPS mode controller dock, controller connector, and USB hub all together. Speakers are... I mean, what do you expect out of such a small device? It's got a headphone jack and bluetooth, so use whatever you prefer. All in all, for everything the device both is and is able to do, is a wonderful value. Windows, SteamOS, whatever other flavor of Linux you want, go HAM on this thing. With the controllers disconnected, combined with the kickstand on the backplate... the thing is a really attractive device.

This was delivered on December 6th. I waited a while to review it after I'd have some time with it. That being said this handheld hasn't disappointed. I was a bit leary after seeing that it was a frequently returned item. After using this for almost tree months I can't figure out why someone would return this so often. This is a windows device I'm mostly playing my steam library but also have Gog, Epic and ubi soft game stores too. I have only one game out of dozens that wouldn't run, it won't recognize the on board graphics card. With just a little bit of adjustments my triple a games mostly run around above 90 frames per second. This is one of if not the biggest handheld gaming screen out there. Could it be better? Yes anything can be, could it have hdr? Yes could it be oled? Yes but knowing the size of the screen it would actually be over kill. My gaming computer I built runs on a 1080p monitor with 145hz. This runs at a higher pixel rate and at 144hz. The screen is plenty bright and colorful. The cpu is way more than adequate. The only downside is that it only had 512 gb ssd which i updated to 2tb. Plus it would also benefit from 32 gb of ram instead of 16 to allocate more ram dedicated to the gpu. I can't comment on the battery life as I have this on mt end table next to my chair on a dock so I barely use my desktop anymore. As it is I'm not at all disappointed with my purchase. I've been building my own gaming computers for over thirty years and this suits me just fine. Buy it do a bit of adjusting and you'll love it as much as I do.

At this point I'm just angry with it. I've spent days trying to work with this thing. I updated Windows and everything I could through the normal interfaces immediately. Installed the same game (Tales of Symphonia) I've tried on the ASUS ROG (with no issues). First, I installed Steam, but even that was a pain. The APP Lenovo uses kept just initiating a .png file instead of an .exe file to run Steam, so I had to find a way to bypass and use Windows 11 on the tablet without understanding the mouse functions (no two finger tapping or anything like that). Finally got Steam installed, ran the game, it immediately flips my screen. Wow! I think, "Well, I should exit the game." Nope, now my Windows is in a flipped screen state. I had to turn it off at this point. Too many problems in a row. Come back to it, still have the same problem. I sought resolutions online. I even adjusted the rotation lock, flipped the screen, etc., but to no avail. I'll try again another day. Come back to it today and I'm looking to expand my troubleshooting. I hook it up to a USB-C dock (thankfully I had one) so I can connect to an HDMI display. I suppose I could have remoted into my TV also (that's an option), but I chose to work with my second monitor instead. I get it on and now the monitor is in the correct position while my Legion GO is flipped, and the screen acts right for my monitor, but upside down for my GO (even though I'm touching the GO screen). It's very disorienting. I tried messing with display settings, changing the power modes. I even changed the refresh rate of the monitor DOWN because I was planning on playing and I just wanted to make it stable. As soon as I did that it flipped my actual monitor sideways and made it very ugly. No correction on that. Had to reboot. No reseating the dock or the HDMI cable or turning the Hz rate back corrected it. I finally decided to try another game. I load up Helldivers 2 (I realize Helldivers has more problems than any game this year) and it loads up to the accept terms and "help us improve page" and it immediately freezes. I had to hard boot and restart. I looked for more solutions. Apparently the Lenovo APP has a driver update area. I'm in it currently. I updated the chipset. Restart. No fix to my current issues. I update the display driver (was definitely looking for an AMD app before) and it says "must restart and stay connected to power." Acknowledged. I'll definitely do that right. It does that, blinks the screen, and now I'm starting at a white screen on both the AMD Legion GO and my monitor. Just a big, white screen. That's where I'm currently at now. Don't trust these videos about the GO being the best device. I've played a Steam Deck. I've played the ASUS ROG. I've not had anywhere near the issues I'm having with this device. Someone decided that quality control was not a concern and sent this thing to market.

I bought the Legion Go used, listed as in “very good” condition, and to my relief, it really was—basically like new. However, one major issue made my first few hours with the device basically a nightmare. It came with Windows 11 Pro installed, but the device is licensed only for Windows 11 Home. Since I didn’t own a Pro license, I had to wipe the system and do a full reinstall of Windows 11 Home via USB. (Be very careful with which partitions you delete.) If you’re buying used, be ready with a USB drive, a copy of Windows 11 Home (available free from Microsoft), and ideally a plug-in keyboard. If you’re buying new, this won’t be a problem. (If you accidentally delete another partition for other drivers, reinstalling Windows may not install them, but you can install them with the USB you have. Someone I know did that...) As for the console itself—overall, I like it. It’s powerful and the screen looks fantastic. The buttons are mostly fine, though the joysticks don’t feel as firm as PS5 or Xbox sticks, which I consider to be excellent. That said, I usually play FPS games with mouse and keyboard, so take that with a grain of salt. The Go’s software lets you tweak joystick dead zones, which really can help make the joysticks feel less bad in FPS games. Windows vs Steam vs Bazzite? This is a PC with joysticks—Windows runs normally, and the Steam app (*not* the OS) works as expected. I appreciate being able to play anti-cheat games like Destiny 2, so Windows 11 is actually a plus. This is a Windows PC. If you hook a mouse and keyboard to it, you have a Windows PC with detachable joysticks (the built in stand is a plus). The Legion software seems a bit inconsistent, but it hasn’t caused problems. I don't really interact with it. The dedicated performance tuning app (tied to a separate physical button) is genuinely useful. Battery life depends on what you’re playing. I get about 50 minutes unplugged while pushing it hard (Path of Exile 2 on aggressive settings), but indie titles on power-saver do better. That said, battery life isn’t great—expect to be near an outlet for heavier games. (I mainly use it for heavier games.) Overall, I like the Legion Go. I'm not a heavy portable gamer, but I appreciate the added convenience and continuity of gaming that it provides. It's a chunky device but it feels well made. I like that I can plug a mouse and keyboard in and play FPS games, or use it as a portable game console with the attached controllers.

Full gaming pc in your hands. Very portable and great gaming performance

Surpassed my expectations. Even though it said it was used it was practically brand new. Somebody just took the protective plastic off of it and then put it back in the case works great. I love using it for games as a desktop and as a handheld. And I will say I was absolutely surprised once I got it in my hands the size of the screen, and the feel of the controllers were amazing. Haven’t felt like that for a long time.

aunque soy usuario de uso poco comun de laptop y computadoras, esta es mi primera experiencia con una pc gaming, soy usuario de consolas en especial Ps5 y Nintendo Switch, admito que la bateria es sumamente limitada pero la experiencia de juego es sublime, si bien no alcanza la nitidez que brinda un ps5 y una pantalla 4k es sumamente disfrutable lo que se puede lograr en cuanto a rendimiento, la mayoria de juegos AAA es necesario poner graficos en lo mas bajo y aun asi los juegos lucen excelentes pero los FPS que puede mover la maquina es el verdadero valor, en mi caso siempre he valorado mucho el hecho de la portabilidad, en cuanto a emuladores psp, ps2 (aun no he podido probar ps3) los mueve con resoluciones escaladas hasta 4x (1080p) sin problema alguno y con TDP de 10 o 15w, por lo que puedo decir que es la mejor forma en que he podido emular esas plataformas, la recomiendo bastante si vienes de consolas, en todo caso otra opcion seria la steam deck para adentrarse ahora que ha estado bajando de precio aunque windows creo que ofrece mas ventajas aunque con sus tipicos errores, el peso es otro factor del que se habla mucho pero es bastante comoda que a mi me llego a dar mas fatiga la nintendo switch por el mismo tema del confort, la lenovo tiene unos agarres sumamente comodos, en lo personal estoy sumamente satisfecho con mi compra

Sin duda alguna esta Legion Go como otras consolas a pesar de q sean una beta porque son las primeras del mercado tienen un rendimiento increíble, La duración de la batería es corta 2hrs , o 1h y media depende en q juegos exigentes y calidad grafica este, en juegos mas sencillos dura mucho mas, la pantalla es buena no la mejor pero no tiene q envidiar a las demás. Eso si hay un problema con la pantalla que en algunos juegos bastante antiguos se pone en la resolución en el tamaño original de la pantalla que es VERTICAL, tengo entendido q también pasa en algunos emuladores. lenovo ya hablo de eso y tratara de corregir ese error pero no promete nada. A parte Lenovo ya dijo q le dará soporte hasta el año 2029 o 2028 asi que estoy tranquilo, eso si a pesar de que la Compre en AMAZON MEXICO la garantía solo se aplica en en estados unidos, si tu quieres q la garantía este en este país si deveras buscar una tienda especializada, o explotar al máximo la consola el mes de garantía q te da Amazon mexico por si ocurre alguna falla devolverla.

Llevo ya un tiempo usandola y fue una excelente inversion, hago mis tareas de la maestria y juego en un solo aparato. La tengo conectada a un monitor lg ultrawide de 36" usandola como pc de escritorio y en su modo handheld es una pasada. Excelente aparato.