Lenovo is already there teased the version of the second generation his Flagship gaming portiveThe field but it will not be released much later this year, so at the same time it comes out with the legion, a slightly stronger and more portable way while you are. Now a difficult thing about this device is that it will be available in a heap of various configurations, including the one that is previously installed using Steamos-snapped for any portable PC not made by the valve. Honestly, this is a version that interests us the most. However, now there is no one that works Windows 11, so now is the time to get acquainted with her and see if it is worth the money or you should just wait for the option that will be supplied instead with Valve's OS.
Design and display: Optimization of the middle cycle
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The legon takes a lot of good things from its predecessor and accelerates it into a slightly more compact and portable package. Nevertheless, the launch model is currently more expensive than the initial legion, at the same time offering the worst performance, smaller screen and without removable controllers, which makes it a hard portable way loved.
- Large 120 Hz 8-inch screen
- Convenient small built -in
- Continuous structure with adjustable triggers
- Hall effect of joysticks
- Double USB ports
- There is no reader of fingerprints
- Dull vibration engine
- Too expensive for performance
- The Legion Space application is still picky
Regardless of which platform they are based on, both models have the same design with the only difference that the Windows 11 version comes in white, while the Steamos option is equipped with a dark -violet shell. However, unlike the initial legion, Go S does not have removable controllers. But besides this, many of the main features of his predecessor are still there. It is equipped with a 12920 x 1200 display with an update frequency of 120 Hz. In 8 inches, this is more than most portable ones, although this is a small decrease from the 8.8-inch panel on its predecessor. You also get joysticks with accurate halls of the hall, assortment of face and shoulder buttons, double USB 4 ports (which support power and data), 3.5 -mm audio and Microsd card reader.
Another small setup is that instead of four blades in the back you get only two, with Lenovo, exchanging the second pair for a set of switches that allow you to adjust how deep you want the portable triggers. This is a pleasant touch for people who enjoy such things as racing games, where a little additional analogue sensitivity can be of great importance, but still wants freedom to be a shorter attraction, playing in such fatings where longer triggers of Bols are than they are help the field and although the sensory panel on the Go S Legion is much smaller than on the original, I am very glad that Lenovo is generally He did not put her, as she makes navigation on the settings and the menu in the windows is much easier than relying on joysticks or touching support.
The only function that I would like to turn on Lenovo is the on -board fingerprint sensor. Without it, you need to use a PIN code or password to get into Windows 11. In the keyboard system, this means that every time you take the system, you need to turn off your hands from joysticks and press the mid -mid -touch screen because it is tiny The touch panel does not even work for this. Honestly, it is simply awkward, and it could be completely avoided if Lenovo chose a power button with a built -in fingertips, like many of the rivals of Legion GO, including ROG ALLY X and MSI CLAW 8 AI+. Finally, while Go S has a built -in motor with a roar, the vibrations that he releases are funny notes, especially when he is tuned to the buzz at any time when you use the touch panel. Therefore, I completely turned it off.
Performance: not as fast as you can expect
Legion GO will ultimately support several processors and configurations, but now it comes with AMD Ryzen Z2 GO The chip along with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. And if you compare it with his predecessor, you might think that this thing will offer better performance. In the end, the original Legion Go has less RAM and older Ryzen Z1 Extreme APUAnd two above one, right? Well, not so fast, because Z1 Extreme has a base watch of 3.3 GHz with eight nuclei and 16 streams compared to the basic clock of the Z2 GO 3 GHz with four nuclei and eight threads. In addition, the older Z1 Extreme also has a graphic processor based on a newer architecture of the RDNA 3 AMD compared to RDNA 2 for Z2 GO. Thus, in fact, the legion goes with this chip by about 10-15 percent less powerful than the model that was before it.
This becomes much more obvious when considering tests, where the legion delivered 45 frames per second per second Cyberpank 2077 At 800P and medium settings with the FSR Opparing Upscaling, installed for performance, while the original Legion GO knocks out 51 frames from both systems installed in the same performance mode of 15 W. Meanwhile in ReturningWe saw a similar template with GO S, reached 23 frames per second on the average graph at 800P compared with the 34 frame for the old legion, again, with both devices installed up to 15 watts.
Seeing the lower performance in the new model can cause anxiety for some people, but before anyone panic, think about it: Legion Go should be a more ordered and affordable look at the original, so in some respects it cannot be possible to expect the same or higher frames. For me, the real problem is that 32 GB of RAM is a kind of excessive chip for this, which means that you pay more for memory that cannot be fully used. And remember, although the configuration of the start of GO S 'supplies with Z2 GO, there are other versions that are expected to receive Z1 Extreme and, possibly, vanilla Z2 at some point in the future.
Of course, if you want higher frames, you can always configure how much food you send to its processor. Lenovo, a balanced setting, uses 15 watts by default, while the performance mode pumps up up to 30. But if you want more accurate control, the user regime can go from only 5 watts. to be connected to the wall to use your full TDP (heat structure power).
Battery service life: well enough
Naturally, whatever productivity mode you choose will ultimately affect the battery. I found that during the game Metal tactics of the slug Using a 15-watt balanced environment, the legion lasted about two and a half hours, which is quite solid. Playing more demanding names, the durability was not so good, and the time of running is closer to an hour and a half. Although, when Go S includes the 55.5WHR battery compared to something like a 80whr package in Rog Ally X, this discrepancy is not entirely unexpected.
Software: better, but still awkward
Lenovo did a lot to improve the Legion Space application, as it came out a couple of years ago. Not only is it much better as a common place to launch games, but it is much easier to set up tunes or upload new drivers or software updates. Even the user interface is more spacious and intuitive. However, in the end, the transmission between the space of the Legion and the rest of the Windows 11 still seems awkward. Depending on what you are trying to configure, you must jump between the menu from Lenovo and Microsoft, switching between the joystick and the touch panel for navigation. I also noticed some mistakes, when trying to install Steam from the Legion Space application. He failed every time, which meant that I had to load the application directly from the valve and do things manually. In many ways, it is here that they are as far as possible from manual portable devices, so it’s a shame that it will pass a few more months before the Steamos model will go on sale somewhere in May.
Wrap
Legion GO has all the creatures of a solid portable game PC. He has a simple design with good ergonomics, the joysticks of the effect of the effect and the reasonable layout of the button. Lenovo also includes several pleasant benefits, such as the double ports of USB-C, a decent battery and a convenient small touch panel for Windows navigation. I just would like to have a built -in fingerprint scanner. And although its 8-inch OLED display is a touch, less than on its predecessor, I don't like it. You even get more storage (1 TB) than the basic legion (512 GB).
It is difficult to come to terms with the fact that now the Legion costs $ 730 for the worst performance, without removable controllers and the absence of bonuses, such as the body with the transfer or the functionality of the vertical mouse, as on the original legion, which can be obtained 30 dollars less ($ 700). Usually this would be a fatal offer for the new system, because this value supply simply does not make sense.
But in this case, the problem is that Lenovo did not completely unfold all his variations. I still think that 32 GB of RAM on this device is excessively; Even the horn has not so many ally. But even more important, Legion Go S 'Other configurations are still inaccessible. So, even if you do not hold on to the Steamos option, it would be foolish not to wait for less expensive versions that will come out with starting prices closer to $ 600 (or even $ 500 for the Valve platform), which will instantly make it instantly This is more portable much more attractive.