Lenovo Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA Handheld Touchscreen Gaming PC AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Shadow Black, 8APU1

I bought the Legion Go used, listed as in “very good” condition, and to my relief, it really was—basically like new. However, one major issue made my first few hours with the device basically a nightmare. It came with Windows 11 Pro installed, but the device is licensed only for Windows 11 Home. Since I didn’t own a Pro license, I had to wipe the system and do a full reinstall of Windows 11 Home via USB. (Be very careful with which partitions you delete.) If you’re buying used, be ready with a USB drive, a copy of Windows 11 Home (available free from Microsoft), and ideally a plug-in keyboard. If you’re buying new, this won’t be a problem. (If you accidentally delete another partition for other drivers, reinstalling Windows may not install them, but you can install them with the USB you have. Someone I know did that...)As for the console itself—overall, I like it. It’s powerful and the screen looks fantastic. The buttons are mostly fine, though the joysticks don’t feel as firm as PS5 or Xbox sticks, which I consider to be excellent. That said, I usually play FPS games with mouse and keyboard, so take that with a grain of salt. The Go’s software lets you tweak joystick dead zones, which really can help make the joysticks feel less bad in FPS games. Windows vs Steam vs Bazzite? This is a PC with joysticks—Windows runs normally, and the Steam app (*not* the OS) works as expected. I appreciate being able to play anti-cheat games like Destiny 2, so Windows 11 is actually a plus. This is a Windows PC. If you hook a mouse and keyboard to it, you have a Windows PC with detachable joysticks (the built in stand is a plus). The Legion software seems a bit inconsistent, but it hasn’t caused problems. I don't really interact with it. The dedicated performance tuning app (tied to a separate physical button) is genuinely useful. Battery life depends on what you’re playing. I get about 50 minutes unplugged while pushing it hard (Path of Exile 2 on aggressive settings), but indie titles on power-saver do better. That said, battery life isn’t great—expect to be near an outlet for heavier games. (I mainly use it for heavier games.) Overall, I like the Legion Go. I'm not a heavy portable gamer, but I appreciate the added convenience and continuity of gaming that it provides. It's a chunky device but it feels well made. I like that I can plug a mouse and keyboard in and play FPS games, or use it as a portable game console with the attached controllers.

I'm reviewing the Legion Go as someone who also owns the Steam Deck OLED—and I love this thing. Gaming on the Legion Go is incredibly immersive thanks to its large, sharp, and colorful display. Coming from an all-LG OLED TV household and OLED deck owner, that’s saying a lot.Battery life is just okay, but that’s expected for a device this powerful. The speakers are also just okay—probably my biggest gripe, especially when compared to the Steam Deck OLED.A major plus is the versatility of the removable controllers. They really open up new ways to play.The only other downside I’ve noticed is the weight. It’s definitely noticeable, and I sometimes feel minor fatigue after longer sessions, depending on my posture.

I generally don't like to give corporations free advertising, but this thing really impressed me. I bought it to play 3 games streets of rage 4, never winter nights, and retroarch. I was debating about getting a switch, or steam deck, but I am glad I got this.I can't believe how powerful the CPU is in this. The 2 pictures are of the legion and my liquid cooled 5600x. The legion almost beats it in everything, but most important is the single core score of 3600 which is really high, and what games need. Can't believe they sell this for 600. Just the screen and cpu alone are worth that.The screen is top notch, it's almost as good as my 120 OLED tv, the colors are great, the black uniform is decent, and in some ways it's better, it does white better than a oled can. Oleds have a tint on white screens this is doesn't, it is really a high quality screen.It plays streets of rage 4 at max settings and it's native resolution fine. It can do never winter nights at around 60 fps on high settings, which is surprising good. It's that 3600 CPU doing it, nwn is old and can't use a lot of cores.I was worried it would be hard to control mouse and keyboard games with this, but it has everything you need a touch pad, mouse wheel, and more importantly the control software they give you is excellent.That is a big one, most companies get the hardware right, but fail miserable at the software side, making it a night mare to control, or worse it's just bloat spy ware, looking at you Alienware. The program they give you works super well, easy to use, and does everything you want, from fan control, updates, onscreen keyboard, shortcuts, and its linked to one of the buttons.It stays very cool, for such a powerful machine the fan system they use is definitely good. The controllers are easy to use, they are backwards of the switch, they slide down not up to take them off, which had me for a second.This machine is Superior to all hand helds out there, by leaps and bounds. The only down side is it is a bit heavy. I've played it for over a hour and half holding it up and I was fine, and I'm no body builder 5'7 145, average. I would rather have the big screen and powerhouse, bigger battery then light anyways.The battery lasts on max performance playing never winter, maxing the GPU for over 2 hours, which is insanely good for what it's doing. It charges super fast as well, and comes with a long cable.Even if you aren't going to game much, you can't get a 2560 high end screen, with a desktop level CPU for 600 dollars. So this would work well for a laptop as well. Just pop the controllers off, it has a touch pad, and a sensor on the bottom of one of the controllers for moving the mouse. Use the back stand, and get a little keyboard, and bam you have a really decent laptop for 600 bucks. You can use the USB which it has 2 to hook it up to a monitor as well.Just beyond good price for what you get, and is super useful.