Lenovos Legion Go Is A Gaming Laptop In Handheld Form

Lenovo Today it launched its first portable gaming device for Windows. , legion, go . The Steam Deck Mobile console runs standard PC games on its compact screen and includes several detachable Nintendo Switch-style controllers. It will join other Legion-branded products when the company announces the new product at IFA 2023 in Berlin.

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The Lenovo Legion Go starts at $700. It has an 8.8-inch QHD+ PureSight gaming display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. On the Lenovo laptop, the PureSight display switches between color profiles based on the content you're viewing, although it's unclear if this works the same way on the Legion Go. Maximum brightness is 500 nits, slightly brighter than a portable vaporizer . The screen also supports adjustable resolutions between 1600p and 800p, and you can switch between 144Hz and 60Hz refresh rates if you want to save battery, for example. The device has a 49.2W battery which is slightly larger than Steam Deck and Asus ROG Alley. Lenovo has included a fast charging feature that lets you charge the battery to 70% in half an hour.

Legion Go is available with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor and up to 16 GB of RAM. You can choose up to 1 TB of storage and an optional expansion slot is also available for up to 2 TB of additional space. It's good to see the options out there.

I grab Legion Go and feel what it's like to sit on the couch with it. Legion Go's hall-effekt joystick means "minimum dead zone" and even knocks the Nintendo Switch by saying "the joystick doesn't slide". The controller has a built-in trackpad, D-pad, angled mouse wheel and ten customizable shoulder, trigger and hold buttons. I was amazed at how easily my thin fingers could fit into them. Both controllers can be removed from the screen, and the right controller can be used as a mouse to accelerate games such as first-person shooters.

As a gaming device, the Legion Go has two USB Type-C ports for simultaneous charging and connecting accessories. There is also Wi-Fi 6E compatibility and Bluetooth 5.2 compatibility for your favorite smart headphones.

If you want to use the Legion Go in semi-public areas like airplanes, you can grab the Legion Go glasses for an additional $330. The glasses have a large privacy screen inside the lenses. They feature Full HD resolution, a 60 Hz refresh rate and built-in speakers. Legion Glasses are compatible with most Windows, Android and Apple USB-C devices.

If handsets aren't your thing, Lenovo has announced the Legion 9i with integrated liquid cooling. The Legion 9i's faux carbon fiber case is one of the nicest looking laptops I've ever seen. The laptop is the first 16-inch device in the Lenovo ecosystem and the first to feature an independent cooling system developed in part by Cooler Master. The cooling system has three fans and an air conditioning system with its own air conditioner.

The Legion 9i features a Lenovo PureSight MiniLED display with a refresh rate of up to 165Hz. It is powered by a 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor with 64GB of RAM and you can get an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU. With RGB backlighting on each key, the Lenovo keyboard is ready for customization. It is paired with a 99.99Wh battery that can be charged via a 330W charger or a 140W USB-C power bank. The Legion 9i will be available in October starting at $4,400.

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