Who would’ve thought in 2010-2020 that Lenovo of all companies would make a portable gaming device! 🤯 and they came out swinging hard!! Incredible story from a company that has focused on enterprise machines for most if not all of their existence!
I still remember my uncle having his Lenovo work laptop with that red rubber nub for the mouse back in '03 and him playing the Star Wars Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games on that machine lol.
I mean, the Lenovo legion gaming laptops are among the best designed gaming laptops, especially their cooling and Lenovo were among the first manufacturers to adopt the phase change pads for their laptops which are superior in almost every way to thermal paste.
@@toyfan1769 There are people out there who still swear by the Steam controller and yearn to see another one akin to something like the Steam Deck's sides, and most of the people who've commented on problems with the Knuckles don't say they feel awful, but that the quality is relatively cheap when considering what a VR controller should be able to handle.
@@toyfan1769 I have Steam Controller that i bought over 8 years ago, still working fine, but my XBOX ONE controller that has the "high quality" feeling, failed within a year LOL talk about "CHEAP"
@@toyfan1769 Let me make it easier to understand. Steam Machine and Steam Controller -> a decade of learning experience -> Steam Deck. We know the original controller was not that good. We also know that controls on the Deck are amazing even for PC games which don't support controllers (unlike "FPS mode"). That's what learning experience means in this context.
I got mine about a week ago. As someone who travels for work, I love it. Takes some getting used to, but even legion space becomes simple once you use it.
@@Yirgamalabar after some research it only has 2 usbc ports (which is also used for charging) so if you want to add a keyboard and mouse it’s probably best to have them Bluetooth compatible or else you’re gonna need adapters and you won’t have enough ports lol
I was choosing between the two. I chose Lenovo, first for pricing, the detachable controllers, screen size and other stuff. The Win Mini does look excellent but the keyboard is useless for anything other than game text entry. I feel better just pairing the Legion Go with a keyboard.
I feel like now that we have powerful iGPUs, the tiny ultrabooks can make a comeback. The ~10" market is hugely undersaturated right now. I would love a little 10" clamshell with something like a 7640U. I don't even care if it's slightly thick, but the size would make it very attractive imo.
Lenovo has been pretty open and direct with the community. Their software is a big pain point but they're already working on it. Unfortunately, these things are held together by and operate off of software black magic so it's pretty obvious when there are short-comings. I think it's a step in the right direction as far as the hardware goes though. Interesting times for sure.
I'm actually kinda liking the look and functionality of the Lenovo Leg Go. Personally, I think the steam decks' biggest strength (besides form factor and cost of course) is the input. Besides the cost of say an Aya neo, the custom inputs it has are awesome, even as somone who mostly doesn't use it. I also am one of the few who prefers steam deck's look to everything else competing with it. It's clean and smooth, compared to the Aya or other competitors which feel jagged. The Leg kinda meets in the middle, and has the detachable controllers, and I actually kinda dig it.
I bought a LeGO a couple weeks ago. Hardware wise, it does alllot things right that the others do wrong. Where is goes wrong is OOB experience and the software learning curve. With Valve and Asus having months to years of user feedback, it is not surprising that Lenovo falls short on software, but also has an advantage on hardware. My two biggest gripes are all of the useless buttons that cant be mapped for gaming outside of remapping them in legion space to buttons that are already on the face...and the deadzones...I think the ALLY went through the deadzone woes, and LeGO users are right in the middle of it right now.
The ally never went through "dead zone woes" lmao. I bought a legion go and returned it yesterday, pretty much everything about the ally is better besides screen size
@@normodb it’s got a smaller, lower resolution screen, overheats then throttles, and kills SD cards…but at least the dead zones were fixed in the patch two months ago…I guess that makes it’s ‘better in every way’ LOL
@@takeastepoutside why is it being smaller a downside that's great for portability, they have fixed the sd card issue on newer models of the Ally, and the screen resolution being lower doesn't really matter what games are you gonna play at 1600p realistically on a 1650 pc handheld?
@@CJTheTokay quite a few games play well at 1600p/144. The smaller screen being more portable is debatable, but ill agree that for some narrow backpack constraints, it may be more beneficial. Its definitely a better display on the legion, even if it doesn't fit your use case. Asus is ahead in software. Legion space is a trainwreck, while armory crate is mature.
@@takeastepoutsideit doesn’t kill the sd cards, I’ve turbo ed using an sd plenty of times and it gets relatively warm at times it isn’t enough for the sd card reader to stop working mine certainly has zero issues. (With tweaking). People should stop reading old post made when the ally first came out.
Not mentioned in the kickstand review: you can also have the screen placed vertically with the controllers detatched for shmup play. The best of all the portables for shmups hands down
Depends on how portable, handheld. Rgb30 can be played handheld, not desktop and actually pocketable (though not the best at that in it's class, but those aren't better at shmup. )
I personally don't have many issues with the track pad but I always use the touchscreen for everything. Also integer scaling is awesome on this device. It's not officially supported but there's a easy regedit fix to enable it in the amd control panel and it works great. It looks really sharp compared to rsr, perfect for emulation
That's great, to hear there's an unofficial workaround. I kept hearing that Lenovo would have to get AMD to make the Legion Go, the first integer scaling non desktop, which sounded like a non starter
Linus was obviously being inconvenienced with this review! Just turn the sensitivity up on the track pad and you don't have to paw at it like you want to be somewhere else. Just like every other pc! p.s there was nothing from 'shortcircuit' that gave anybody with a legion go any actually help apart from advertising the device! ONE BIG NEGATIVE FROM ME!
Not to say whether or not that is the case, but ripping off the side of the handheld any time you want to use the desktop if you're not going to play games in that form factor seems less than ideal.
Look up some people who have actually used it for a while. It seems amazing honestly. Linus isn't a gamer from what I've seen and always seems to struggle with everything related to gaming.
I recently bought a legeon go and returned it after 2 days. My biggest issue was the controllers. They are shaped in a way that was extremely uncomfortable for me. The corners dig into your palm, to the point that I had to stop playing every 20-30 minutes to stretch/rub my hands. I returned it and got a Steam Deck Oled. I'm very happy with the choice so far.
Really? You must be a clencher lol. I haven't held any other handheld besides a Switch, and this is 1000x better. It's so comfortable, and I can't even picture what kind of digging in you're referring to. I specifically loved the curvature of the grips and how it form fits to my hands so well.
Steam Deck will only play games supported by Linux so no call of duty and many more online multiplayer games. I'm thinking to do the opposite and trade my steam deck for this or Rog Ally. Steam Deck to limited to Steam only games and even then they have to be verified for the deck. Good for emulation and indie games that would run on a mobile phone though. Also anything AAA I've tried play on the deck lags after about an hour in.
I am loving my Legion Go, and especially excited for the constant flow of communication from Lenovo. There is an active Discord and helpful Subreddit with people dding all sorts of stuff like upgrading the RAM to 64gb. It is such a breath of fresh air to see a manufacturer actually be involved with the community and being receptive. Can't wait to see how they improve this thing more especially with Legion Space given the mediocre state of it now.
@@nanoboi101 it's a mobile pc so the answer is yes. Anything you can do on a pc you can do 9j this thing as long as you keep in mind the specs of a legion go.
My friend got one and we immediately used it for VR! I ran blade and sorcery modded flawlessly! No matter what we threw at it, it was ran at amazing framez
@@thomassaballa A loot of indie titles like Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper, Yet another Zombie Survivors, Borderlands 2, Civ6, Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, 4 etc
I got the Legion Go just about a week ago and man I love it! I would like to see Linus take a second look at the Go especially with all the updates it's gotten and the big Legion Space update that came out today!
This thing is a beast, you just gotta understand how to use it. I am either running native 1600P games, Moonlight streaming from a 4K computer or 800P with Integer Scaling otherwise for harder games. Lots of software updates are on the way, they do a weekly roadmap update.
I just do not understand the point in having such a high resolution display on these devices. It just seems like a performance and battery killer for no other reason than to have an impressive spec on the box
You would think that, but 1600p kind of makes sense when you realize that it's gonna be great for integer scaling from 800p since 4 pixels will make on pixel on that resolution, so it was a smart choice instead of going for a 900p screen.
@@exe_ Why not just put a native 800p screen that would draw less power and be cheaper for the consumer? Probably just using leftover unsold tablet screens in reality.
This is a contender to replace my old Lenovo gaming laptop. I was shopping for a new gaming laptop, but I think the portability of a handheld may be even better. It's either going to be this, Steam Deck OLED, or another laptop. Decisions, decisions.
Just get the Steam Deck OLED. The performance isn’t as great but it is beyond the threshold of good enough. Not to mention it’s better at lower power which is far more important. These other devices peak at 18 watts where the Steam Deck is around 11. That makes a huge difference and the device is actually usable untethered. It makes the right compromises in the correct areas. And the software experience is by far the best.
I’ve had mine for a week now and I love it. The Lenovo software strikes a decent balance between taking over Windows and still allowing you to do normal Windows things. If you’re a current or old PC gamer then updating it out of the box is just like any other day, but if you’re more of a console person that isn’t used to tinkering then there’s going to be a learning curve. My biggest complaint is the speakers. They need to be capable of about 25% more volume. Also worth mentioning there’s a beta firmware/driver in the pipeline that adds quite a bit of performance. Lenovo is very active with polishing things and making this device the best that it can be… for now at least lol.
Can you guys do a compilation comparison video of every handheld that's been tested all in 1 video to get everyone's opinions and what is the best now vs when it first came out
They've massively improved the software. I was about to turf this thing 6 months ago but it's a much better experience overall with this unit and I actually find it more comfortable to use over long periods than the steam deck (which always gave me day to day wrist soreness). It's definitely worth a revisit. I'm really happy with the emu performance too, combined with the fact it runs windows 10 natively just makes it super versatile. I just wish there was a built in speaker upgrade option!
You might want to redo the left graph at 9:15, it shows 1h16 min = 76 min, wich should be near the middle between 60 an 90 min on your x-axis, but the bar plot goes to nearly 90 minutes. That is visually misrepresenting the data
I was tempted to get a HTPC but got this instead. I love mine. EGUP support is a real win for me. Single cable for my attached wireless keyboard and mouse, Ethernet and power all in one cable makes this a killer HTPC that i can actually take away when I'm travelling. I mainly use touchscreen for everything and if you use the shortcut keys as intended, you don't really need to use the trackpad hardly at all. the detachable controller means no more Bluetooth paring of a wireless Xbox controller. If this device is past its best in 5-10ys time, at least i don't have to use a proprietary 'mobile' external GPU.
Yeah, the USB4 support is a game-changer. I'm genuinely shocked that Valve didn't include one with their revision of the Steam Deck (OLED). I bought the new OLED for the time being. I'm hoping the SD2 comes out with more performance and an eGPU support, then it'd have the console-like experience but with greater performance.
Same, He fully reviewed the StreamDeck and SteamDeck OLED along with multiple follow up videos and full teardowns, yet we only get a lackluster review of the GO.. Example, using FPS mode in cyberpunk while driving a car. Obviously, it's not really meant for that. Why not fire up doom eternal like he does in EVERY OTHER REVIEW?! Its also interesting his review was over a month after launch and this is all we got. just minimal effort. Linus's BIAS for the deck is showing here.
@@SparkerR1987 Linus dailys the rog ally, not deck, but this might very well be made some time ago and if it has enough views he'll probably do more videos.
Exactly! I was like, why do you use it like that? It's a handheld. Use the trackpad with your thumb while handheld. I have never encountered one problem with it since lunch.
i absolutely loved my legion go for the 12 days i had it before it bricked itself, turned it on in the morning and it would just hang on the boot screen, all options to restore a windows configuration wouldn't work and couldn't even factory reset, returned to amazon 3 days ago and just waiting for my refund to go through so i can get a steam deck instead, such a shame as it really was good which it lasted
Cause if he is rough with it and it doesn’t break then someone who is gentle with it most likely won’t break it, but if it breaks then it makes good content and a warning for others
I honestly would’ve taken a 1080p 144hz display with VRR on this thing over the 1600p 144hz one. VRR makes the game look way less stuttery when you’re getting 80-90 fps, and the z1 extreme, as much as people don’t like to admit it, is not very capable of 1600p when it comes to modern, demanding games like rdr2, call of duty, battlefield, and cyberpunk. You can expect 30-50 fps when playing at the lowest graphics settings at native resolution. I tend to use upscaling so much as that I almost never see the benefits of the super high resolution. It’s obvious it’s using a reused lenovo tablet display and one not built specifically for gaming.
Had the OLED and Legion go in front of me, returned the OLED. Not because it was worse just didnt fit my use case. That power bump and bigger screen as a personal importance to me.
Seems like a great gaming/work tablet, I like that it includes a case and mouse mode. Also "Switch clone" is fine because that makes it smaller without controllers than the Ally and Deck. I had a Win 3, jousticks broke because you can't detach them
Biggest issue with me on the legion go is the fact which wasn’t mentioned on ur video is this. It’s a native portrait screen. And I’ve had this in other handhelds. With that u will have some games that either crash and won’t play at all. Or it will play but the scaling will be way off to where it’s unplayable. The ally has a native landscape screen and won’t have issues with any older or newer games. Keep this in mind becitr buying the legion. Otherwise I would’ve bought this instead of the ally hands down. But portrait screen I can’t deal with.
I don't game for more than an hour a day, so the battery life is fine with me, When I game away from my PC It is usually from my couch within reach of a power socket. If I do take it on holiday, again I will game max 1 hour. I prefer a larger screen and better visuals, over extended battery life with lower visual quality. I will use this cranked up to the max on AAA titles. And if I even get 1.5 hours of play time. That is fine by me. For my use case the GO is perfect.
Man, i love my ally but this has usb4 the freedom to get a egpu pretty cheap depending on the spec you go for. unlike my ally that is over priced propitiatory egpus
This must be a breeze fighting that urge compared to the recent Portal video 🤷🏻♂️ imagine trying to react positive to that garbage. Linus lost all credibility with that one
This a winner for me vs ROG the Ally. Thing is, I could use this for travel PC or desktop PC by removing the controllers. Lenovo do indeed have the technical engineering prowess as ASUS
I love how many common sayings in english sound like italian. Like the "segue to our sponsor" "segue" is an italian word and stands for "follows" and "seguire" is "to follow" or like when Linus says "two additional buttons on the back ALLA steam deck" and in italian we say "questo è un po ALLA -> un'altra cosa" that is "this is pretty much the same -> other thing", just awsome :D
Great ideas marred by terrible software I'm glad this stuff exists though. More competition in this space is never a bad idea and I can't wait to see what the "Gen 2" of these portables are like
It would be great it we had controllers without all of the extra buttons that do nothing and can’t be mapped to extra inputs. They just make the grip feel mushy.
The software really does it for me. I don't think the ally or the legion go can compete with steam on the software yet. When I think of a portable device I think of a fully integrated software/hardware experience and if I constantly have to battle with the software to make my controls work smoothly it's going to ruin that experience for me.
I really wish companies like Asus and Lenovo would use Linux instead of Windows. Valve has done so much for gaming on Linux. Windows is sometimes awful. So many times I wanted to switch to Linux but couldn't because of gaming but now it seems like gaming on Linux can thrive.
So glad Valve introduced this value into the market so that lots of different manufacturers are gonna compete to create the best and most accessible options in time
somebody mentioned that they updated software and they dont have any problems with the touchpad. really im surprised that no company have complained or even threatened with partnerships and sponsors for them to read the manual or follow the bloody instructions before presenting a product, i know that ltt doesnt review basic component anymore, but the mentality is the same, what the first thing to troubleshoot when something went wrong? check the manual, update the driver and firmware etc, like updating bios when ram cant run as fast as spec, cpu not detected, gpu arent performing as expected. you double check and troubleshoot before MISREPRESENTING something its funny once ""HAHA look at me, i dont follow instruction"" and missed some minor, less impactful mistakes, its another entirely different issue that refuse to do anything correctly, especially when you are an influencer that millions of people watch that can and will steer their opinions, same with that double sided watercooler for both cpu and gpu, insist on using an incompatible gpu despite manufacturer specifically said it will only works on one model and then complain and send out the wrong messages
Give it over double steam deck performance to make full use of its display with similar battery life then it would make total real deal to purchase over steam deck otherwise nice try.
Guess what - the performance is 2-4x higher! I just got one and compared to my steam deck lcd, it's two to four times as powerful. Absolute beast. Even star citizen is playable! A surprisingly large number of games work great at 1600p, especially with upscaling. Eg hogwarts legacy. And you also have the option of 1200p which looks great or 800p (enable integer scaling through regedit) It's a fantastic device
I own a legion laptop and desktop. Laptop for almost 10 years now and this desktop for about 3 years now. Legion / Lenovo makes ok products. I think their quality control can use a lot of work and their labeled software feels lacking. With that new device I would be concerned about the quality of the GPU and storage. And also how the outside plastic / case holds up. Also with the software I hope the team makes sure to keep up with updates for the drivers as that's another issue I have been dealing with and many others with our desktops.
The detachable controllers makes sense on the Switch as a backup solution to play with a friend on the go without having thought of bringing another controller. Here, I can't really see the point.
This processors is extremely powerfull and yet ever third party publishers releases a bigger and better screen instead of just sticking with possible a 800p or 1080p screen. Just think if they just did a 800p oled model with this chip. The frames would be flying.
The hardware of the Legion Go is nice, although a 1600p 144Hz display is way overkill - needs another future gen or two of APUs to drive it well natively. What lets it down badly is the OS (Windows 11 is a poor OS, especially for PC handhelds) and the software (Legion Space looks pretty bad, even if they did try to steal the font/layout of SteamOS's Gaming Mode!). If this came pre-installed with SteamOS and came with a lower res VRR OLED HDR screen (1080p/90 Hz is more than enough), then it would probably trump the Steam Deck in pretty well every department. As it stands, its OS/software inadequacies more than cancel out its hardware lead and the OLED Deck remains the handheld to beat.
I love that more competition keeps entering this space. I'm probably just going to stick with Valve's Steam Decks as I just prefer the FAR more polished software experience. Having likely about a decade lead in that department with the Steam controller, Link and Machine software development, I trust that Valve will actually continue to innovate in this space. Who knows, maybe Asus, Lenovo and others will see enough interest to justify continued software support. Like others have said, the Steam Deck isn't perfect and lacks a few features I'd love to have (USB 4 with e-GPU support, for instance). With as quickly as Valve's release of the new Steam Deck OLED though, I think it won't be very long before we will start seeing similar hardware in higher end models as well.
the Ally's software experience is very good as well, and its backed on Windows so no compatibility issues between different store fronts. Honestly its a huge win over the steam deck imo, also its about 40-50% more powerful. I had both and completely stopped using my Steam Deck when I got the Ally. Not to mention how much more smooth sub 60 FPS feels on a VRR screen.
I just completely ignore Legion Space. It makes the device take longer to boot up and the deals on it really aren’t anything special. Plus all the game art looks blurry.
can I ask for a lenovo LOQ review? its been called the best budget laptop and laptops from lenovo keep getting better and better, i'd like to see video about that maybe.
Comes off as a very biased review to me...I've been a day 1 SD owner, day 1 Ally owner and now a day 3 (was out of stock lol) Legion Go owner and I gotta say, the LLG is the most complete handheld I've ever played. The screen is gorgeous, the ergonomics are great and the 'FPS mode' is awesome just needs a little getting used to, just like switching to a vertical mouse. But what's the most awesome thing is that I use it as the 'RTS mode' you can finally play rts games or park builders on the go with this thing. Performance is top notch and the updates are rolling out so frequently! We just received a big UI overhaul where the Ally needed 6 months to ship it into a decent state. Also the devs are very active on the subReddit and keep us up to date about everything going on behind the scene and giving inside info on what's coming next and what's gonna come out and when, they are definitely listening to the community and that's awesome! Oh yeah my micro SD cards also don't get fried lol.
I’ve had my legion go for about a week now, I have to say I love it. I haven’t had any track pad issues, and have had two really important software updates already. Gps mode works really well in an actual gps game like apex. It really shines in a game like this because you can actually map buttons. On a non fps note, I am able to run diablo at 60 frames in balance mode and the battery has been lasting about 4 hours unplugged. If you’re thinking about buying, just do it already. The pros way outmatch the cons imo.
@@michaelammirato2913 I have been recently using it for gba and ds emulation, and I have been getting a good 4-6 hours. The balance mode is 20-25w I believe. With emulation and other low load games like Minecraft you can easily get away with using the “quiet” tdp which is like 15w
What a year it has been for "pc" handheld gaming. I hope LTT revisits and do a 1 year update for each device or a collective update on the state of "PC" handheld gaming. Steam deck oled/LCD for the ease of use users and battery life that reign supreme Asus rog ally with the recent updates that adds QoL for those power users who like windows with VRR/freesync lmao. Legion Go for those who wants a tablet size PC. It's getting better with time, see how it holds up in 6 months time
Just a heads up, at 16:11 when you said "Recent video on LTT" talking about the gyroscopic aiming controller and showed a clip, that video clip is 3 years old.
Can you use each controller as a 2 player configuration like the nintendo switch? I know its not an ideal situation, but I could see just playing a fighting game on a plane with a random person with each side. Just curious.
The high resolution is there to watch videos. You should absolutely reduce to even 720p if you're gonna game(and lock with vsync to 60hz). I mean come on. It's battery powered.
Somehow missed this video, and the existence of the device, until just a few days ago when I was considering gifting myself a Deck or an Ally. Had the Ally in the checkout cart when I noticed the Go being recommended. Started looking at it and the display and detachable controller and 2x USB and working SD card slot all just made it worth it. I was reading about people complaining about the Legion software... but I don't really have any issues with it. Like anything new it just took a few minutes of me messing with it to understand it fully. And even then I still decided to tell it not to launch it on startup and I removed it from the taskbar. I basically can entirely forget it's there, I just use the device more as a regular Windows laptop/tablet hybrid. Just run it for whatever updates they put out but that's it. And since I just use it as a Windows device the mouse was easy enough to adapt to for navigation... but I'll admit, despite moving to PCs over 10 years ago I still prefer to play shooters with controllers. I didn't devote 90% of my waking pre-adult life playing Halo on Xbox to lose that skill forever lol.
I only have the original Nintendo switch and that a great handheld device. The ROG ally looks a lot better than the Lenovo handheld. Why did they design the controller to come off the device🤦🏼. I would rather buy the ROG ally or steam deck than the Lenovo handheld
I wonder if you could take the Legion go. Add a mini keyboard too it with a built in EGPU and a extra battery and make a super fast mini gaming laptop... You could connect the keyboard with where the controllers go...
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What annoys me about these things are that all 3 have a little of something that I want, I just wish there was one that had everything.
i totally agree!
The Ayaneo Kun is kinda that but over $1k and I’m not about it 😂
@@DrDenticleKun Supremacy! 😅
Competition is good
It’s the first “real” generation of these products, I’m sure your options are only going to get better in the next 18 months. Competition is good!
Who would’ve thought in 2010-2020 that Lenovo of all companies would make a portable gaming device! 🤯 and they came out swinging hard!! Incredible story from a company that has focused on enterprise machines for most if not all of their existence!
I still remember my uncle having his Lenovo work laptop with that red rubber nub for the mouse back in '03 and him playing the Star Wars Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games on that machine lol.
Wenn can all thank Valve for that
I mean, the Lenovo legion gaming laptops are among the best designed gaming laptops, especially their cooling and Lenovo were among the first manufacturers to adopt the phase change pads for their laptops which are superior in almost every way to thermal paste.
Valve’s decade-long learning experience of tailoring Linux software and controllers definitely shows when compared to their competitors.
what? Both the steam controller and 1 thousand dollar VR set were both criticized for their cheap feeling and awful controllers.
@@toyfan1769 There are people out there who still swear by the Steam controller and yearn to see another one akin to something like the Steam Deck's sides, and most of the people who've commented on problems with the Knuckles don't say they feel awful, but that the quality is relatively cheap when considering what a VR controller should be able to handle.
@@toyfan1769 I have Steam Controller that i bought over 8 years ago, still working fine, but my XBOX ONE controller that has the "high quality" feeling, failed within a year LOL talk about "CHEAP"
@@toyfan1769 Let me make it easier to understand. Steam Machine and Steam Controller -> a decade of learning experience -> Steam Deck. We know the original controller was not that good. We also know that controls on the Deck are amazing even for PC games which don't support controllers (unlike "FPS mode"). That's what learning experience means in this context.
@@rubidium1948BEGONE steam deck user
This is a video about Lenovo, not about valve
I got mine about a week ago. As someone who travels for work, I love it. Takes some getting used to, but even legion space becomes simple once you use it.
Can it be used for non-gaming use cases, e.g. as a tablet or as a PC if you connect a keyboard and mouse?
@@YirgamalabarI don’t have one but from other user reviews it seems very good for that. Someone compared it to an iPad.
I’m thinking of buying one for work travel. Is it a good idea to hook it up to a hotel tv?
@@Yirgamalabar after some research it only has 2 usbc ports (which is also used for charging) so if you want to add a keyboard and mouse it’s probably best to have them Bluetooth compatible or else you’re gonna need adapters and you won’t have enough ports lol
@@Yirgamalabar yup, no problem, it's basically a Win11 PC, with touch screen.
I like the clamshell form factor from GPD. It would be cool if one of the bigger brands tried.
The gpd win mini IS KING
I definitely want to see more mini laptops than handheld
I was choosing between the two. I chose Lenovo, first for pricing, the detachable controllers, screen size and other stuff. The Win Mini does look excellent but the keyboard is useless for anything other than game text entry. I feel better just pairing the Legion Go with a keyboard.
I feel like now that we have powerful iGPUs, the tiny ultrabooks can make a comeback. The ~10" market is hugely undersaturated right now. I would love a little 10" clamshell with something like a 7640U. I don't even care if it's slightly thick, but the size would make it very attractive imo.
@@ItsDeffoScott see one would think that but my god I use it for so much even quick ppts, word email I use It not only for gaming but work as well
Lenovo has been pretty open and direct with the community. Their software is a big pain point but they're already working on it. Unfortunately, these things are held together by and operate off of software black magic so it's pretty obvious when there are short-comings. I think it's a step in the right direction as far as the hardware goes though. Interesting times for sure.
I'm actually kinda liking the look and functionality of the Lenovo Leg Go. Personally, I think the steam decks' biggest strength (besides form factor and cost of course) is the input. Besides the cost of say an Aya neo, the custom inputs it has are awesome, even as somone who mostly doesn't use it. I also am one of the few who prefers steam deck's look to everything else competing with it. It's clean and smooth, compared to the Aya or other competitors which feel jagged. The Leg kinda meets in the middle, and has the detachable controllers, and I actually kinda dig it.
The Steam Deck was praised for its aesthetics, I don't know why anyone would call it ugly. I think it's looks better than the Vita Slim
I bought a LeGO a couple weeks ago. Hardware wise, it does alllot things right that the others do wrong. Where is goes wrong is OOB experience and the software learning curve. With Valve and Asus having months to years of user feedback, it is not surprising that Lenovo falls short on software, but also has an advantage on hardware. My two biggest gripes are all of the useless buttons that cant be mapped for gaming outside of remapping them in legion space to buttons that are already on the face...and the deadzones...I think the ALLY went through the deadzone woes, and LeGO users are right in the middle of it right now.
The ally never went through "dead zone woes" lmao. I bought a legion go and returned it yesterday, pretty much everything about the ally is better besides screen size
@@normodb it’s got a smaller, lower resolution screen, overheats then throttles, and kills SD cards…but at least the dead zones were fixed in the patch two months ago…I guess that makes it’s ‘better in every way’ LOL
@@takeastepoutside why is it being smaller a downside that's great for portability, they have fixed the sd card issue on newer models of the Ally, and the screen resolution being lower doesn't really matter what games are you gonna play at 1600p realistically on a 1650 pc handheld?
@@CJTheTokay quite a few games play well at 1600p/144. The smaller screen being more portable is debatable, but ill agree that for some narrow backpack constraints, it may be more beneficial. Its definitely a better display on the legion, even if it doesn't fit your use case. Asus is ahead in software. Legion space is a trainwreck, while armory crate is mature.
@@takeastepoutsideit doesn’t kill the sd cards, I’ve turbo ed using an sd plenty of times and it gets relatively warm at times it isn’t enough for the sd card reader to stop working mine certainly has zero issues. (With tweaking). People should stop reading old post made when the ally first came out.
Not mentioned in the kickstand review: you can also have the screen placed vertically with the controllers detatched for shmup play. The best of all the portables for shmups hands down
Yes I just tried this and it's AMAZING.
Depends on how portable, handheld. Rgb30 can be played handheld, not desktop and actually pocketable (though not the best at that in it's class, but those aren't better at shmup. )
Yeah, update all the devices and do an in depth comparison of the legion go, steamdeck OLED, and ROG ally.
1:56 looks like same power button that WAS used on framework case for motherboard before lenovo sued them :)
Be more confident, it is the same. Lenovo sued them so they can use it
I personally don't have many issues with the track pad but I always use the touchscreen for everything. Also integer scaling is awesome on this device. It's not officially supported but there's a easy regedit fix to enable it in the amd control panel and it works great. It looks really sharp compared to rsr, perfect for emulation
How do you force games to use the entire screen though
That's great, to hear there's an unofficial workaround. I kept hearing that Lenovo would have to get AMD to make the Legion Go, the first integer scaling non desktop, which sounded like a non starter
Linus was obviously being inconvenienced with this review! Just turn the sensitivity up on the track pad and you don't have to paw at it like you want to be somewhere else.
Just like every other pc!
p.s there was nothing from 'shortcircuit' that gave anybody with a legion go any actually help apart from advertising the device! ONE BIG NEGATIVE FROM ME!
Yeah integer scaling which everyone was hyping is locked behing a regedit which for basic user is a no go…
@@MrWhis-fe5hs For me just changing aspect ratio to 16:9 fixed the "entire screen" matter, of course does not look so great.
I wonder if the fps mode would be more useful for navigating the desktop than the track pad they had so much trouble with.
Not to say whether or not that is the case, but ripping off the side of the handheld any time you want to use the desktop if you're not going to play games in that form factor seems less than ideal.
@@Junebug89 I only use fingers on screen instead. Big screen makes it easy.
Look up some people who have actually used it for a while. It seems amazing honestly. Linus isn't a gamer from what I've seen and always seems to struggle with everything related to gaming.
I recently bought a legeon go and returned it after 2 days. My biggest issue was the controllers. They are shaped in a way that was extremely uncomfortable for me. The corners dig into your palm, to the point that I had to stop playing every 20-30 minutes to stretch/rub my hands. I returned it and got a Steam Deck Oled. I'm very happy with the choice so far.
THIS
Really? You must be a clencher lol. I haven't held any other handheld besides a Switch, and this is 1000x better. It's so comfortable, and I can't even picture what kind of digging in you're referring to. I specifically loved the curvature of the grips and how it form fits to my hands so well.
Steam Deck will only play games supported by Linux so no call of duty and many more online multiplayer games. I'm thinking to do the opposite and trade my steam deck for this or Rog Ally. Steam Deck to limited to Steam only games and even then they have to be verified for the deck. Good for emulation and indie games that would run on a mobile phone though. Also anything AAA I've tried play on the deck lags after about an hour in.
I am loving my Legion Go, and especially excited for the constant flow of communication from Lenovo. There is an active Discord and helpful Subreddit with people dding all sorts of stuff like upgrading the RAM to 64gb. It is such a breath of fresh air to see a manufacturer actually be involved with the community and being receptive. Can't wait to see how they improve this thing more especially with Legion Space given the mediocre state of it now.
They can be receptive all they want. It doesn't matter if the device is garbage
Can you download mods for Skyrim?
@@nanoboi101 it's a mobile pc so the answer is yes. Anything you can do on a pc you can do 9j this thing as long as you keep in mind the specs of a legion go.
@@LPcrazy_88runs windows
64 GB ram!!! Legion go it is 😁
My friend got one and we immediately used it for VR! I ran blade and sorcery modded flawlessly! No matter what we threw at it, it was ran at amazing framez
I love my Legion Go, use it at works when i'm waiting for loading or unloading
What games have you played on it ? I'm curious of getting 1 lol
@@thomassaballa A loot of indie titles like Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper, Yet another Zombie Survivors, Borderlands 2, Civ6, Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, 4 etc
@nukers1234 tight bro thanks for responding back
I got the Legion Go just about a week ago and man I love it! I would like to see Linus take a second look at the Go especially with all the updates it's gotten and the big Legion Space update that came out today!
What storage space did you decide and why?
@series25a I got the 2TB from Micro Center for $799, $50 extra for 2TB pre installed way worth it!
This thing is a beast, you just gotta understand how to use it. I am either running native 1600P games, Moonlight streaming from a 4K computer or 800P with Integer Scaling otherwise for harder games. Lots of software updates are on the way, they do a weekly roadmap update.
I just do not understand the point in having such a high resolution display on these devices. It just seems like a performance and battery killer for no other reason than to have an impressive spec on the box
My guess is it can natively stream at a very high resolution and refresh rate without taxing the battery.
You would think that, but 1600p kind of makes sense when you realize that it's gonna be great for integer scaling from 800p since 4 pixels will make on pixel on that resolution, so it was a smart choice instead of going for a 900p screen.
@@AaronRose2421 you don't need a high res display for that...
Specs on the box sells product
@@exe_ Why not just put a native 800p screen that would draw less power and be cheaper for the consumer? Probably just using leftover unsold tablet screens in reality.
This is a contender to replace my old Lenovo gaming laptop. I was shopping for a new gaming laptop, but I think the portability of a handheld may be even better. It's either going to be this, Steam Deck OLED, or another laptop. Decisions, decisions.
Just get the Steam Deck OLED. The performance isn’t as great but it is beyond the threshold of good enough. Not to mention it’s better at lower power which is far more important. These other devices peak at 18 watts where the Steam Deck is around 11. That makes a huge difference and the device is actually usable untethered. It makes the right compromises in the correct areas. And the software experience is by far the best.
@@HeyJes and we don't even mention undervolting directly from the bios!
@@HeyJeshow about play time ?
Downsized from a desktop to this. Zero regrets. I have external GPU enclosure too.
I’ve had mine for a week now and I love it. The Lenovo software strikes a decent balance between taking over Windows and still allowing you to do normal Windows things. If you’re a current or old PC gamer then updating it out of the box is just like any other day, but if you’re more of a console person that isn’t used to tinkering then there’s going to be a learning curve.
My biggest complaint is the speakers. They need to be capable of about 25% more volume. Also worth mentioning there’s a beta firmware/driver in the pipeline that adds quite a bit of performance. Lenovo is very active with polishing things and making this device the best that it can be… for now at least lol.
Can you guys do a compilation comparison video of every handheld that's been tested all in 1 video to get everyone's opinions and what is the best now vs when it first came out
They've massively improved the software. I was about to turf this thing 6 months ago but it's a much better experience overall with this unit and I actually find it more comfortable to use over long periods than the steam deck (which always gave me day to day wrist soreness). It's definitely worth a revisit. I'm really happy with the emu performance too, combined with the fact it runs windows 10 natively just makes it super versatile. I just wish there was a built in speaker upgrade option!
Audio fix is easy, use the installed realtek spatial sound option then downlosd fx sound. Doubles volume without losing clarity.
You might want to redo the left graph at 9:15, it shows 1h16 min = 76 min, wich should be near the middle between 60 an 90 min on your x-axis, but the bar plot goes to nearly 90 minutes. That is visually misrepresenting the data
I was tempted to get a HTPC but got this instead. I love mine. EGUP support is a real win for me. Single cable for my attached wireless keyboard and mouse, Ethernet and power all in one cable makes this a killer HTPC that i can actually take away when I'm travelling. I mainly use touchscreen for everything and if you use the shortcut keys as intended, you don't really need to use the trackpad hardly at all. the detachable controller means no more Bluetooth paring of a wireless Xbox controller. If this device is past its best in 5-10ys time, at least i don't have to use a proprietary 'mobile' external GPU.
wtf is htpc man
@@bilalamin8707 home theater pc i think
HTPC is my possible use case as well.
Yeah, the USB4 support is a game-changer. I'm genuinely shocked that Valve didn't include one with their revision of the Steam Deck (OLED).
I bought the new OLED for the time being. I'm hoping the SD2 comes out with more performance and an eGPU support, then it'd have the console-like experience but with greater performance.
I really wish they did a full review on this instead of an unboxing impression. I mean, the steam deck got multiple videos and do did Rog ally
I think and hope they will do a full review.
It just came out. Give it time my guy
Same, He fully reviewed the StreamDeck and SteamDeck OLED along with multiple follow up videos and full teardowns, yet we only get a lackluster review of the GO.. Example, using FPS mode in cyberpunk while driving a car. Obviously, it's not really meant for that. Why not fire up doom eternal like he does in EVERY OTHER REVIEW?! Its also interesting his review was over a month after launch and this is all we got. just minimal effort. Linus's BIAS for the deck is showing here.
@@SparkerR1987 Linus dailys the rog ally, not deck, but this might very well be made some time ago and if it has enough views he'll probably do more videos.
They're better products that's why
If you use the touchpad with your thumb like you’re supposed to and don’t try to use it like a laptop, it works fine.
Exactly! I was like, why do you use it like that? It's a handheld. Use the trackpad with your thumb while handheld. I have never encountered one problem with it since lunch.
i absolutely loved my legion go for the 12 days i had it before it bricked itself, turned it on in the morning and it would just hang on the boot screen, all options to restore a windows configuration wouldn't work and couldn't even factory reset, returned to amazon 3 days ago and just waiting for my refund to go through so i can get a steam deck instead, such a shame as it really was good which it lasted
Why are you so rough on it? It’s prolly me just being poor. I value anything above $100
Cause if he is rough with it and it doesn’t break then someone who is gentle with it most likely won’t break it, but if it breaks then it makes good content and a warning for others
You guy should really do an update for the Asus ROG Ally. The Updates came with massive improvements.
The leg lol
my legion go runs almost flawlessly after the last update, it runs anything i throw at it!
Cemu is still a little glitchy for me. I still love my go though.
I know handware in handheld are different, but linus was surprised that rocket league, a 9 years old indie game at 1600p with 50fps?
Now that's the switch for shaq
I honestly would’ve taken a 1080p 144hz display with VRR on this thing over the 1600p 144hz one. VRR makes the game look way less stuttery when you’re getting 80-90 fps, and the z1 extreme, as much as people don’t like to admit it, is not very capable of 1600p when it comes to modern, demanding games like rdr2, call of duty, battlefield, and cyberpunk. You can expect 30-50 fps when playing at the lowest graphics settings at native resolution. I tend to use upscaling so much as that I almost never see the benefits of the super high resolution. It’s obvious it’s using a reused lenovo tablet display and one not built specifically for gaming.
This is actually really informative still debating on which of the handhelds to get since steam deck just released the OLED
I'd be curious how this and other portable gaming handhelds with one of the Steamdeck-like OSs loaded onto it would compare with the Steamdeck itself.
Get the OLED I have it it's amazing the steam os makes it not even a contest
Had the OLED and Legion go in front of me, returned the OLED. Not because it was worse just didnt fit my use case. That power bump and bigger screen as a personal importance to me.
@@Chexmasteryeah steamos does seem to work better for the handheld form factor assuming you stick to steam games
Got a Legion Go a couple days ago it's amazing, 0 problems with it
Thank you for benchmarking Small FFTs. Fourier would be a great series to play on this, at least periodically.
Seems like a great gaming/work tablet, I like that it includes a case and mouse mode.
Also "Switch clone" is fine because that makes it smaller without controllers than the Ally and Deck. I had a Win 3, jousticks broke because you can't detach them
Definitely needs some software updates, but it is still early days so it should improve at least somewhat.
Biggest issue with me on the legion go is the fact which wasn’t mentioned on ur video is this. It’s a native portrait screen. And I’ve had this in other handhelds. With that u will have some games that either crash and won’t play at all. Or it will play but the scaling will be way off to where it’s unplayable. The ally has a native landscape screen and won’t have issues with any older or newer games. Keep this in mind becitr buying the legion. Otherwise I would’ve bought this instead of the ally hands down. But portrait screen I can’t deal with.
I don't game for more than an hour a day, so the battery life is fine with me, When I game away from my PC It is usually from my couch within reach of a power socket. If I do take it on holiday, again I will game max 1 hour. I prefer a larger screen and better visuals, over extended battery life with lower visual quality. I will use this cranked up to the max on AAA titles. And if I even get 1.5 hours of play time. That is fine by me. For my use case the GO is perfect.
ah yes i love watching people get stuff that i cant afford
FPS mode is really good for RTS games like I love playing kenshi on this thing
Man, i love my ally but this has usb4 the freedom to get a egpu pretty cheap depending on the spec you go for. unlike my ally that is over priced propitiatory egpus
Linus fighting the urge to not call it garbage so the check will clear is very funny
This must be a breeze fighting that urge compared to the recent Portal video 🤷🏻♂️ imagine trying to react positive to that garbage. Linus lost all credibility with that one
0:05 , Could’ve been a Lego joke.. missed opportunity,smh.
This a winner for me vs ROG the Ally. Thing is, I could use this for travel PC or desktop PC by removing the controllers. Lenovo do indeed have the technical engineering prowess as ASUS
Why they did not use magnet to attach and detact the controller? It's easier
I wish it had VRR.
I love how many common sayings in english sound like italian. Like the "segue to our sponsor" "segue" is an italian word and stands for "follows" and "seguire" is "to follow" or like when Linus says "two additional buttons on the back ALLA steam deck" and in italian we say "questo è un po ALLA -> un'altra cosa" that is "this is pretty much the same -> other thing", just awsome :D
Well , some words are borrowed while others are general Indo-European connections
Great ideas marred by terrible software
I'm glad this stuff exists though. More competition in this space is never a bad idea and I can't wait to see what the "Gen 2" of these portables are like
Saying "marred" is overkill. You don't even need to run/use the software aside from checking for updates for the controllers and stuff.
does the sound quality sound a bit off compared to normal to anyone else?
Yep. It's pretty poor quality in this video. Distorts easily.
The detachable controller is a huge win, hopefully some great 3rd party is out there making some alternative options
They will never look at this feature, since it's fucking useless.
It would be great it we had controllers without all of the extra buttons that do nothing and can’t be mapped to extra inputs. They just make the grip feel mushy.
Waggling your Wii! I just laughed way too hard at that
The software really does it for me. I don't think the ally or the legion go can compete with steam on the software yet. When I think of a portable device I think of a fully integrated software/hardware experience and if I constantly have to battle with the software to make my controls work smoothly it's going to ruin that experience for me.
I really wish companies like Asus and Lenovo would use Linux instead of Windows. Valve has done so much for gaming on Linux. Windows is sometimes awful. So many times I wanted to switch to Linux but couldn't because of gaming but now it seems like gaming on Linux can thrive.
LINUX is the worst operating system. I can’t imagine actually wanting to use it for day-to-day stuff.
@@cloudGGsoh so you are just commenting weak troll garbage all over. Thanks for feeding the algorithm
So glad Valve introduced this value into the market so that lots of different manufacturers are gonna compete to create the best and most accessible options in time
somebody mentioned that they updated software and they dont have any problems with the touchpad.
really im surprised that no company have complained or even threatened with partnerships and sponsors for them to read the manual or follow the bloody instructions before presenting a product, i know that ltt doesnt review basic component anymore, but the mentality is the same, what the first thing to troubleshoot when something went wrong? check the manual, update the driver and firmware etc, like updating bios when ram cant run as fast as spec, cpu not detected, gpu arent performing as expected. you double check and troubleshoot before MISREPRESENTING something
its funny once ""HAHA look at me, i dont follow instruction"" and missed some minor, less impactful mistakes, its another entirely different issue that refuse to do anything correctly, especially when you are an influencer that millions of people watch that can and will steer their opinions, same with that double sided watercooler for both cpu and gpu, insist on using an incompatible gpu despite manufacturer specifically said it will only works on one model and then complain and send out the wrong messages
Agreed.
Plus he’s using it like it’s on a laptop instead of with his thumb like it was designed.
honestly, best unboxing intro ever. I want a Leg now.
Trackpad worked great for me
Yeah he’s trying to use it like a laptop instead of just using his thumb like it was designed
Wow, I actually got a computer product before Linus? Life is good. I love the Legion Go.
Give it over double steam deck performance to make full use of its display with similar battery life then it would make total real deal to purchase over steam deck otherwise nice try.
Guess what - the performance is 2-4x higher!
I just got one and compared to my steam deck lcd, it's two to four times as powerful.
Absolute beast.
Even star citizen is playable!
A surprisingly large number of games work great at 1600p, especially with upscaling. Eg hogwarts legacy.
And you also have the option of 1200p which looks great or 800p (enable integer scaling through regedit)
It's a fantastic device
Bio shock will look beautiful on that
I own a legion laptop and desktop. Laptop for almost 10 years now and this desktop for about 3 years now. Legion / Lenovo makes ok products. I think their quality control can use a lot of work and their labeled software feels lacking. With that new device I would be concerned about the quality of the GPU and storage. And also how the outside plastic / case holds up. Also with the software I hope the team makes sure to keep up with updates for the drivers as that's another issue I have been dealing with and many others with our desktops.
Great video but I think you forgot to take the protective plastic film off the track pad.
The detachable controllers makes sense on the Switch as a backup solution to play with a friend on the go without having thought of bringing another controller.
Here, I can't really see the point.
It’s so much better at 800p with integer scaling on. Still not an option by default (requires a registry change).
This processors is extremely powerfull and yet ever third party publishers releases a bigger and better screen instead of just sticking with possible a 800p or 1080p screen. Just think if they just did a 800p oled model with this chip. The frames would be flying.
Me when I saw his leg: OH MY GOOOOOOD HE'S NOT WEARING SANDLES ANYMORE!!!! HE'S WEARING SHOES!!!!!!
The hardware of the Legion Go is nice, although a 1600p 144Hz display is way overkill - needs another future gen or two of APUs to drive it well natively. What lets it down badly is the OS (Windows 11 is a poor OS, especially for PC handhelds) and the software (Legion Space looks pretty bad, even if they did try to steal the font/layout of SteamOS's Gaming Mode!).
If this came pre-installed with SteamOS and came with a lower res VRR OLED HDR screen (1080p/90 Hz is more than enough), then it would probably trump the Steam Deck in pretty well every department. As it stands, its OS/software inadequacies more than cancel out its hardware lead and the OLED Deck remains the handheld to beat.
I love that more competition keeps entering this space. I'm probably just going to stick with Valve's Steam Decks as I just prefer the FAR more polished software experience. Having likely about a decade lead in that department with the Steam controller, Link and Machine software development, I trust that Valve will actually continue to innovate in this space. Who knows, maybe Asus, Lenovo and others will see enough interest to justify continued software support. Like others have said, the Steam Deck isn't perfect and lacks a few features I'd love to have (USB 4 with e-GPU support, for instance). With as quickly as Valve's release of the new Steam Deck OLED though, I think it won't be very long before we will start seeing similar hardware in higher end models as well.
the Ally's software experience is very good as well, and its backed on Windows so no compatibility issues between different store fronts. Honestly its a huge win over the steam deck imo, also its about 40-50% more powerful. I had both and completely stopped using my Steam Deck when I got the Ally. Not to mention how much more smooth sub 60 FPS feels on a VRR screen.
I just completely ignore Legion Space. It makes the device take longer to boot up and the deals on it really aren’t anything special. Plus all the game art looks blurry.
had mine a few weeks now..love it..better than my steam deck
damn i'm so irritated that he didn't enable integer scaling for 800p mode. cmon man
can I ask for a lenovo LOQ review? its been called the best budget laptop and laptops from lenovo keep getting better and better, i'd like to see video about that maybe.
Comes off as a very biased review to me...I've been a day 1 SD owner, day 1 Ally owner and now a day 3 (was out of stock lol) Legion Go owner and I gotta say, the LLG is the most complete handheld I've ever played. The screen is gorgeous, the ergonomics are great and the 'FPS mode' is awesome just needs a little getting used to, just like switching to a vertical mouse. But what's the most awesome thing is that I use it as the 'RTS mode' you can finally play rts games or park builders on the go with this thing. Performance is top notch and the updates are rolling out so frequently! We just received a big UI overhaul where the Ally needed 6 months to ship it into a decent state. Also the devs are very active on the subReddit and keep us up to date about everything going on behind the scene and giving inside info on what's coming next and what's gonna come out and when, they are definitely listening to the community and that's awesome! Oh yeah my micro SD cards also don't get fried lol.
Returned mine - you can fix software, but ergonomy was just bad - steamdeck spoiled me :)
does it have a sim card slot
Linus should get an oscar for his acting skills when pretending not to know about theses devices
I’ve had my legion go for about a week now, I have to say I love it. I haven’t had any track pad issues, and have had two really important software updates already. Gps mode works really well in an actual gps game like apex. It really shines in a game like this because you can actually map buttons. On a non fps note, I am able to run diablo at 60 frames in balance mode and the battery has been lasting about 4 hours unplugged. If you’re thinking about buying, just do it already. The pros way outmatch the cons imo.
That's amazing!! Do you use it for emulation? How many hours do you get? What TDP is balanced mode? Thank you for the insight.
@@michaelammirato2913 I have been recently using it for gba and ds emulation, and I have been getting a good 4-6 hours. The balance mode is 20-25w I believe. With emulation and other low load games like Minecraft you can easily get away with using the “quiet” tdp which is like 15w
Can you please do an updated review
I'd like that too
@@frankie123456izationif your consedeeing go for it. It has replaced my desktop
Ive been looking forward to this for ages.
What a year it has been for "pc" handheld gaming. I hope LTT revisits and do a 1 year update for each device or a collective update on the state of "PC" handheld gaming.
Steam deck oled/LCD for the ease of use users and battery life that reign supreme
Asus rog ally with the recent updates that adds QoL for those power users who like windows with VRR/freesync lmao.
Legion Go for those who wants a tablet size PC. It's getting better with time, see how it holds up in 6 months time
Correction: right spelling is USB4 with no space (gone are the times (for now) with USB 3.2 2x2) :D
Just a heads up, at 16:11 when you said "Recent video on LTT" talking about the gyroscopic aiming controller and showed a clip, that video clip is 3 years old.
Considering how old the universe is that's very recent.
Is that a skin on your legion go? Or a different color variant. Looks like camou for me
05:13 nice sound editing with the music 👍
Can you use each controller as a 2 player configuration like the nintendo switch? I know its not an ideal situation, but I could see just playing a fighting game on a plane with a random person with each side. Just curious.
The high resolution is there to watch videos. You should absolutely reduce to even 720p if you're gonna game(and lock with vsync to 60hz). I mean come on. It's battery powered.
Somehow missed this video, and the existence of the device, until just a few days ago when I was considering gifting myself a Deck or an Ally. Had the Ally in the checkout cart when I noticed the Go being recommended. Started looking at it and the display and detachable controller and 2x USB and working SD card slot all just made it worth it.
I was reading about people complaining about the Legion software... but I don't really have any issues with it. Like anything new it just took a few minutes of me messing with it to understand it fully. And even then I still decided to tell it not to launch it on startup and I removed it from the taskbar. I basically can entirely forget it's there, I just use the device more as a regular Windows laptop/tablet hybrid. Just run it for whatever updates they put out but that's it.
And since I just use it as a Windows device the mouse was easy enough to adapt to for navigation... but I'll admit, despite moving to PCs over 10 years ago I still prefer to play shooters with controllers. I didn't devote 90% of my waking pre-adult life playing Halo on Xbox to lose that skill forever lol.
The audio is distorted
I only have the original Nintendo switch and that a great handheld device. The ROG ally looks a lot better than the Lenovo handheld. Why did they design the controller to come off the device🤦🏼. I would rather buy the ROG ally or steam deck than the Lenovo handheld
I wonder if you could take the Legion go. Add a mini keyboard too it with a built in EGPU and a extra battery and make a super fast mini gaming laptop... You could connect the keyboard with where the controllers go...
The ancient romans use to shorten "LEGIO" (Legion) to "LEG" in their writings.
How on earth did Lenovo miss the opportunity to put Trackpoint on this. 😢😢 it would be so much better than that tiny trackpad
"FPS" mode is just the old school FPS mouse/joystick combos from the early 90's. They're not bad once you get used to it.
As someone who is actually missing a leg, I was genuinely amused by the intro ^_^
"Steam whats that, its like water but weaker" might be the funiest thing ive heard all week