Sure thing, let’s dive headfirst into this jumble of news about Microsoft’s new gadget. So, like, randomly, we’re finally seeing Microsoft’s big project, you know, the one everyone was whispering about — Project Kennan. Seems it’s morphing into something tagged the ROG Ally 2 series. This ain’t just hearsay; it’s coming from some peeps over at 91mobiles and a dude named Huang514613 on X. ASUS seems to be whipping up two models — and get this — the black one screams “Xbox” with its fancy button, and then there’s a more chill, white version. Probably for folks who aren’t trying to be all Elite Gamer™.
You know, they’ve been tossing around Project Kennan’s name for a bit, but without much meat on the bones. Now, however, stuff’s popping up, and we get some deets. Once a few codes spilled out, boom, they hit up the listings on some US FCC site. It’s almost like spotting a rare animal or something. Pretty wild.
The models seem like they’re doing the split like the first ROG Ally — one with AMD’s Z1 chill version (4 CUs) and then the Z1 Extreme (12 CUs) for those who really want to flex, both differing by about a hundred bucks. It’s kind of like your café order: “You want some extra oomph with that?” ASUS isn’t moving away from its x86 vibe ’cause, well, old habits die hard, right? Keeps everything nicely aligned with games and those cool software bits.
Oh, the Xbox Button on the black variant — kinda like the gadget’s way of shouting, “Check me out! I belong to Project Kennan!” But let’s not kid ourselves; it’s still got Windows 11 rolling in there. Not like they’re reinventing the OS wheel for this gadget. That button? Maybe it just yells, “Let’s Game!” like its PC buddy game bar feature. Who knows what other secret sauce Microsoft might sprinkle its way? Gotta wait for the mic drop announcement, I guess.
Switching gears, underneath its hood, Project Kennan’s rocking what’s rumored to be AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, like a nice 8-core treat for tech heads. It’s kinda snazzy, resembling Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 but packing some extra punches with a 16 Compute Unit iGPU. Oh! Plus, it’s got a battery-friendly 15W-35W TDP thing going on. What do they say — the more memory, the merrier? There’s 64GB LPDDR5x-8533 to play with, and storage dreams coming alive with a 2TB NVMe SSD. And a quick zap with 100W charging — nice.
The display? Touchy-feely 7-inch LCD, maybe IPS, at 120Hz refresh rate. Feels almost indulgent, doesn’t it?
Now, onto the white model, with its mystery meat of an APU — AMD labeled it like one of those sci-fi robot codes, “100-000001835.” Guess this one’s not overly zealous with specs — more down-to-earth (just 16GB of RAM, a repeated 7-inch display, but chill with 65W charging). The tech whispers say its heart, dubbed Aerith Plus, is the next chapter from AMD’s stuff on the Steam Deck. Rumor mill also babbles about the Z2 series having a chip called “Ryzen Z2 A” with a nifty 6W-20W TDP. Architectural shinies and GPU details? Sketchy for now, but Computex might shine some light.
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