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.

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.

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 is a great device and does everything that everyone else is saying it should be doing. I really like the size of the screen in particular. What it doesn't do is charge in the car...which is the main reason why I purchased it. This seemed like the perfect device for long road trips for the kids to amuse themselves with, but this device pulls too much juice from my Hybrid SUV's USB-C port to recharge even when the device is off.

This thing is incredible. I wasn't sure whether I should get the steamdeck, ROG Ally, or Legion Go. I am so glad I got this. I love how versatile this thing is. Works great for modern games as works amazingly as an emulator. This can be used a handheld console, or you can detach the controllers and have a more home console feel. With the controllers detached, it also works incredibly well as a tablet for getting work done or watching movies/shows. This may also be better for bring to certain workplaces over a steamdeck or ROG Ally because of the detachable controllers. You can bring it to work without bring any attention to yourself because it can look like a normal tablet instead of a giant game boy with the controllers attached. The screen was the biggest factor in me buying this though, and it does not disappoint. That giant screen makes it hard to go back to the competition. Not just the size, but the resolution, and color accuracy is just beautiful. You may not be able to play AAA modern titles on High settings with the max 1600p resolution, but you can scale it down to meet your needs and it still looks incredible. For me the resolution is not overkill, because I can still take advantage of the max resolution when emulating classic games, and movies and shows look incredible with the 1600 resolution on this device. The kickstand is AMAZING. It may seem trivial, and it did to me at first, I had no idea how useful this kickstand was going to be and to have it be built into the device without needing any kind of case or accessory is so convenient. I've had this device for about a month, and I guess they must have updated and patched the Legion Space software quite a bit since it's released because I haven't had any issues with it. I love that this runs on windows and has all the potential that comes with it, but I can also use things like Legion Space and Steam Big Picture to have a simplified console UI if I want as well. With a couple accessories like a keyboard and a USB hub, this Legion Go has essentially replaced my xbox, my laptop, my gaming pc, and all my handhelds. I can do everything I need on this one device. By far my favorite purchase this year so far, could not recommend it enough.

Great screen graphics are pretty good considering the smallish form factor. I had a steam deck lcd prior to this gaming handheld I miss the controller layout and the trackpads the most the legion has a touchpad for mouse control but it’s no where near as smooth as the steam decks. I enjoy having more power to run more intensive games and the much larger compatibility of games and the flexibility of windows to do more productivity tasks as well. The legion is built well and the built in kickstand is great for sitting on a desk at a hotel

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.

Have been using it for a few days and works great, if you’re deciding on a steam deck or this it’s really just how much you do on your computer. I use this for discord and gaming, even without a dock! Seller was fast with sending it out and packing was secure and in original box with all the parts despite being used. All I suggest when using the legion go on powerful games keep it plugged, get at least a 1 tb stick external ssd, and turn the fans on max or performance. Shut it off before charging for the night and keep it off when not using or it stays warm. It was an amazing deal compared to the others I saw anywhere else.