Okay, so picture this: someone in China stumbles upon what looks like a Lenovo Legion Go follow-up. Like, who even finds these things? Anyway, Reddit user Worth_Spot—yeah, I know, quirky name—says this happened because Lenovo’s factory decided to shut down, and suddenly, these developer units are all over Chinese resale sites. Seriously, who knew?
There’s this deep-dive video on YouTube (but it started on BiliBili—if that’s random for you, you’re not alone). The Legion Go 2 looks like its older sibling with these detachable controllers and a chunky 8.8-inch screen. And here’s the kicker: it’s got a Samsung OLED display supporting HDR. But weirdly, the resolution is 1920×1200, which kinda feels like a downgrade. Yet, it’s got 144 Hz refresh, so that’s something, right?
And here’s yet another twist I didn’t see coming: it’s running on an AMD Ryzen Z2 chip. Zen 4 architecture, they say, with a CPU of 8-core/16-thread design. Plus, this Radeon 780M GPU, because why not? Earlier this year at CES, Lenovo was hinting—pretty loudly, I guess—that this Legion Go 2 would have the top-tier Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Big dreams, huh?
But hang on, the randomness continues. There’s a claim floating around that this beast holds a whopping 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD and 32GB of this crazy fast LPDDR5X memory, clocked at 7500 MHz. Like, imagine seeing that in your laptop. And they throw in a 74Wh battery. Support for Wi-Fi 6E? Check. Windows 11 out of the box with gaming gadgets, stats, tuning options—the works.
Oh, and apparently, this machine’s a jack of all trades with an integrated kickstand and trackpad, plus a controller doubling as a mouse. Launch whispers circle around September at a price of $1,000. Not sure how I feel about that—a bit steep? Maybe.
Side note: Lenovo currently sells only the Legion Go S. They stick with the old Ryzen Z1 Extreme, or the Z2 Go if you’re lucky. So, Lenovo’s getting a bit edgy about this new Legion Go 2 doing its thing right. Asus, meanwhile, shakes hands with Microsoft, unveiling the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, targeting Game Pass fans right in their wallet. Talk about a tech soap opera.
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Let me know if any of this clicks with you! 🕹️
