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[Moses85]

 

[Sleepwalker]

This is going to be like $1500 cad lol

 

[jshackles]

 

[seb85]

Dead before arrival

 

[Soulja]

Delete

 

[DAHGAMING]

Zoomers buy shit like this and then complain they have no money.

"Im never going to be able to afford my own house"

 

[Shogmaster]

The real MSRP is $1349 as paying $1099 for a handheld that doesn't even have the Z2E is peak stupidity.

This handheld has great hardware and the best handheld screen around, but the weight and price is a killer. I'd be surprised if this thing even sells a 100k. Seriously, 1.1KG and 3x the price of a Switch 2 is extremely dumb.

Lenovo likes to make gazillion SKUs so 100K is prolly fine with them lol

 

[rodrigolfp]

This is NOT the way to do PC gaming at any level, I got a Rog Ally for £150 it's great at the price, very capable machine, my daughter uses it everyday as her desktop PC (via dock on her monitor she also has a Series X) but at this cost, even if you can't build a PC just buy a desktop pre-built, I could get this for £849.99 inc VAT from Costco, it's way more capable.

£899.98
- AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X Processor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 5060 Ti Graphics Card
- 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
- Windows 11 Home
- MSI M100R Black Gaming Case

People normally don't buy a handheld PC to use as a Desktop only.

 

[Fess]

Also you can legit pass it off as a small tablet PC for business, without the controllers attached, put in a small case with a bluetooth keyboard/touchpad, and use the kickstand, where the Ally X is going to look very gamer-ish. And the screen having OLED+HDR means it's be great for media consumption too, albeit it a bit on the smaller side compared to a 14" laptop.

Good point.

I'm so conflicted, I want a new PC handheld, like yesterday, Steam Deck feels restricted. But there are so many to choose from!
Both these devices have their ups and downs.

 

[demigod]

All those Switch exclusives that you and everybody else totally buy and rip the carts yourself, right?

Another idiot that ousts himself as a pirate. I guess he can't afford games after buying a PC.

 

[KINGMOKU]

Why is everyone complaining about the price? It's gonna bomb. Wait a bit, then pick it up for cheap.

I fully expect to walk into disc replay, say, a year from now, and see it sitting with all the other handheld devices, used, for at, or around half the price.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

one ninety-nine

 

[rodrigolfp]

Another idiot that ousts himself as a pirate. I guess he can't afford games after buying a PC.

If you want some attention just ask...

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

You're better off buying a Switch 2 and a bunch of games at that price. What a waste of money.

lol even I who takes dumps on the S2 for fun has to agree with that

 

[StereoVsn]

I wouldn't have been surprised at $1,100 for the Z2E model but for the weaker one? wow

edit: I'm trying to sell my ROG Ally Z1E and with the prices on these new models I think I'll just build a desktop for PC gaming and stick to the Steam Deck for portable

Yep, that's the way to go. Or if space constrained and need to move around sometimes, get a laptop. Anything is going to be better Va this Lenovo crazy pricing.

 

[Zuzu]

It looks really good. I love the big OLED screen and the detachable joycon style controllers are a nice feature. I wonder if they have gyro aiming? I'll have to google that.

 

[ChoosableOne]

You know when everyone's cracking great jokes one after another, and then someone ruins the flow and all eyes turn to him? That's the kind of feeling it left me with.

 

[RobRSG]

I'm so very glad I could get a Z1E Legion Go for 350€. 1 grand for a handheld PC is way too much!

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Another idiot that ousts himself as a pirate. I guess he can't afford games after buying a PC.

It wouldn't surprise me if he was a pirate with his holier then thou attitude about everything.

 

[DarkShadowXI]

I've been really happy with the Legion Go S Z1 Extreme SteamOS handheld. It was a nice bump from Steam Deck and I got it on sale. I surprisingly don't miss the OLED as much as I thought I would and I'm a huge fan of OLED.

I was going to hold off for the Z2 Extreme version of this, but at almost twice the price of what I paid…there's no way.

The Legion Go S is already heavy enough, but the form factor is comfortable. Almost 2.5 lbs is pushing it way too far.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Lol at the price.

These Asian companies they think The West is full of clowns . 1350$ plus taxes and cheap ass screen protector and we are 1500$.
Main while the rip off company Asus . Is still charging the same price as before for the z2e Xbox rog ally x.


shove it. thats the nicest word I can say . Anyone who buys this at this price has some severe screws missing in his head and needs to visit a close hospital ( that's also the nicest thing I can say for these people )

 

[Embearded]

honestly starting to appreciate the switch 2 more and more lol

As an owner of switch oled with 0 nintendo games and a very vocal (amongst my friends) anti Nintendo consumer who thinks their games are overpriced, still in the 90s pieces of shit, Switch 2 as a console is worth the 500€ mark.

 

[ReBurn]

That's a lot just for handheld video games. I wonder what the experience is like connecting it to a 1440p monitor and using a controller? If it's really good I could probably justify it.

 

[xrnzaaas]

1100 dollars for a device with 16 gigs and the slower CPU... this handheld is going to become even more niche.

My husband has a Lenovo Legion desktop and one day it wouldn't turn on. Within a week he had his desktop repaired and sent back to him.

I don't know how Lenovo is overall with repairs I'm sure every company has some horror stories but personally they seem pretty decent. Get the extended warranty and have some faith.

Lenovo's customer support largely depends on the region. In my country it's run by an outside company and they look for any excuse to turn you down and to refuse repairs under warranty.

 

[splattered]

Expensive but also happy to see all these units dropping, as the tech evolves and people continue to buy tech will continue to push forward and prices hopefully eventually will come down for next gen PS6/XSX mobile variants.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

You're better off buying a Switch 2 and a bunch of games at that price. What a waste of money.

Better a pc gamer

And pirated games.

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

Legion nogo at that price

 

[Kacho]

Better a pc gamer

And pirated games.

Maybe in South America.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Maybe in South America.

Or all world...

 

[Minsc]

I wonder what people think of 32" gaming monitors for over $2,000 or gaming laptops for over $5,000. Or hell, a $80,000 decked out Tahoe. There's a market for all those things, and it's not about selling millions of units.

 

[BacklashWave534]

Gotta look at the bigger picture. A few games now. Many, many more over the next 7-8 years. Official third party ports optimized for the hardware and an overall consistent experience.

This thing will be considered outdated in a couple years. If you buy one for performance, then you're absolutely going to upgrade to the real next gen hardware when that drops, so that's another $1,000+ in 2028. No thank you.

In it's outdated form it will still be more better then the switch 2 and still play everything on Steam.

 

[rm082e]

If I were traveling more for work, I would absolutely buy one of these. My biggest complaint with every handheld and mobile device I've ever used is not having a big OLED screen. This solves that problem in a major way.

Sadly, I only travel for work 2-3 times per year for 1-2 nights, so I can't justify it.

 

[Kacho]

In it's outdated form it will still be more better then the switch 2 and still play everything on Steam.

"Everything on Steam" is an overstatement because that implies that it does it well.

That also ignores the usual PC handheld issues which I've experienced first hand with my Steam Deck. The thought of spending $1000+ for that kind of experience for such a minimal performance increase is ridiculous to me. This product exists for a niche of a niche.

 

[PlayStaytion]

https://www.theverge.com/news/769776/legion-go-2-official-lenovo-new-flagship-handheld-cost

• 8.8" 16:10 OLED Screen
• 144hz VRR
• 16GB or 32GB memory
• 1TB or 2TB storage
• Ryzen Z2 or Ryzen Z2 Extreme

It's a cool handheld but holy fuck at that price, starting at $1,099 for base Z2 and 16GB memory. Especially with the Xbox Ally rumored to be in the $500-$600 range for Ryzen Z2/16GB memory.

She's hot but a psycho....

 

[PropellerEar]

If you want some attention just ask...

You probably can't afford it...

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Wow. At those prices, just buy a gaming laptop.

You don't see a difference between a handheld and a huge af gaming laptop? Also, it's not a laptop, unless you want to boil your balls.

 

[//DEVIL//]

This is going to be like $1500 cad lol

You wish. This is 1900$ Canadian give or take for the Z2E 1tb version.

as I said before. They can shove it.

You don't see a difference between a handheld and a huge af gaming laptop? Also, it's not a laptop, unless you want to boil your balls.

bullshit ? a 5060 or 5070 laptop wont even get warm enough for to be considered warm on the legs. let alone hot. and that destroys these weak ass APUs

 

[Boo Who?]

You don't see a difference between a handheld and a huge af gaming laptop? Also, it's not a laptop, unless you want to boil your balls.

Not when it comes to the overblown price of this. I bought my son an MSI Stealth laptop last year with a 4060 and a 14th gen i7 for less than the base $1100 Legion Go 2, and it only weighs 1.5 lbs more than the handheld. Also, boiled balls are a delicacy in some parts of the world.

 

[Boss Mog]

Yeah the price of these things is getting ridiculous and they're becoming less and less portable to boot. You can get a laptop that's like ten times more powerful for a little over half the price of the Legion Go 2.

 

[Minsc]

Yeah the price of these things is getting ridiculous and they're becoming less and less portable to boot. You can get a laptop that's like ten times more powerful for a little over half the price of the Legion Go 2.

I mean I don't think you're getting a great gaming laptop for under 1k, unless it's an encyclopedia sized one. I have a Asus G14 which is slim, portable and fast, and it still doesn't hit the small size of this, and the CPU on the Z2E is actually pretty decent.

I'm guessing the laptop won't have the same level screen either, the OLED + HDR screen matters a lot.

It's just a whole different market. People who want a tiny sized PC, and this is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than a laptop, don't want a laptop. Price is in line with the market I'd argue, find me a comparable OLED, HDR, VRR, 32GB tablet sized handheld PC for under $1500.

Also your laptop is going to fucking chew through batteries. My Asus G14 uses about 130W to be "10x faster", so even if this uses 30W+, that laptop is still using 4x more power. So powering the device on the go becomes a lot trickier, where this type of handheld PC can be powered for a very long time off a pocketable power bank, the laptop will only get 1-2 hours off that power bank.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Yeah the price of these things is getting ridiculous and they're becoming less and less portable to boot. You can get a laptop that's like ten times more powerful for a little over half the price of the Legion Go 2.

Complain about things becoming less portable...

Recommends a thing even less portable...