Lenovo Legion Go
{{Infobox information appliance | name = Lenovo Legion Go | title = Lenovo Legion Go
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| caption = Lenovo's portable gaming PC "Legion Go" on display at an electronics retailer. | developer = Lenovo | manufacturer = Lenovo | family = Legion | type = Handheld gaming computer | generation =
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- WW: October 31, 2023
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| discontinued = | units sold = | units shipped = | media = Digital distribution | os = Windows 11 Home (64-bit) | soc =
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| memory = 16 GB LPDDR5X-7500, Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit), 120.0 GB/s | storage = 256 GB NVMe M.2 2242 512 GB NVMe M.2 2242 1 TB NVMe M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 TLC SSD | memory card = microSD/SDHC/SDXC via UHS-II | display = 8.8-inch, 2560 × 1600 QHD Touchscreen IPS LCD @ 144 Hz 500 nits (SDR) with variable refresh rate | graphics = {{Ubl | AMD RDNA 3, 4 CUs, up to 2.5 GHz, up to 2.56 TFLOPS[d] on US$599.99 (256 GB model) | AMD RDNA 3, 12 CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, up to 8.29 TFLOPS[e] on US$699.99 (512 GB/1 TB model) |sound = 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers Dual-array near-field microphone |Legion L/R |ABXY buttons |D-pad |L & R hall effect joysticks |L & R bumpers |L & R analog triggers |Legion L & R buttons |View button (L) |Menu button (L) |Trackpad (R) |6x assignable grip buttons |Mouse wheel (R) |Mouse sensor (R) |2x controllers release buttons |Haptics: HD Haptics |Gyro: 6-Axis IMU |color= Shadow Black |camera = |touchpad = Touch Screen (10-point multi-touch)
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- Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi Tri-band 2.4, 5 & 6 Ghz 6E, 2× USB-C port with USB4 & DisplayPort 1.4 alt-modes & Power Delivery 3.0, 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)[Headphone jack]], 1x Card reader, 2x Pogo pin connector (5-point)
The Lenovo Legion Go is a handheld gaming computer developed by Lenovo and released in October 2023. The device uses Windows 11 with a Lenovo Space game launcher.[1][2]
Technology[edit]
It has an 8.8 inch touch screen. Its CPU is an AMD Ryzen Z1 APU chipset with RDNA integrated graphics. It has 16GB of 7500Mhz LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of PCIe Gen4 SSD storage, and a 49.2-watt-hour battery. It costs US$700 at launch.[3][4][5][6] The display is a QHD+ screen with a 2560×1600 resolution, 16:10 ratio, 144 Hz and 500 nits. There is an accessory line-up for the product, including VR glasses, surround sound wired headphones and a backpack. It is supplied with a carrying case, a power adapter, a controller base and an Xbox Game Pass.[7] It weighs 854 g with controllers and 650 g without them. Its cooling component features a liquid-crystal polymer 79-blade fan.
Reception[edit]
Gizmodo wrote that because of the Windows 11 software and the size of the handheld, it is at a disadvantage. They called it bulky and unwieldy.[8]
See also[edit]
- Asus ROG Ally - Windows based handheld gaming device
- Steam Deck - SteamOS based handheld gaming device
- Nintendo Switch - Handheld gaming console
- Ultra-mobile PC
References[edit]
- ^ "The 5 Features We Loved on the New Lenovo Legion Go at IFA 2023". September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Mannan, Jasmine (October 19, 2023). "Will the Lenovo Legion Go take over the handheld market – Probably not". The Mirror.
- ^ "The Legion Go Could Have Been a Great Handheld. Windows Wrecked It". November 18, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Lenovo Legion Go, Windows-based PC gaming handheld". Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "The Lenovo Legion Go, A Switch-Like Windows Handheld, is Now Available". Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Hands-on: Lenovo Legion Go". September 2023. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Legion_Go_8APU1/Legion_Go_8APU1_Spec.pdf
- ^ "Legion Go Review: Innovative and Powerful, but Bulky and Unwieldy". Gizmodo. November 13, 2023.
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