Customer reviews from lenovo.com
Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme - 16GB with 512 GB SSD
Average customer rating
4.7
(452 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 452 reviews
5 Stars
337
4 Stars
90
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
1
1 Star
5
96%of customers recommend this product.
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354 out of
370)
Customer Reviews for Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme - 16GB with 512 GB SSD
Posted by: Kayt27
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The ultimate handheld console is the Lenovo Legion Go! This product offers a beautiful screen, comfortable grip and weight, easy to use setup, and, most importantly, is compatible with any game I want to play! All around fantastic product and I’m so happy to be part of the Lenovo Family! Thanks so much!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Ryne R
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Had the steam deck OLED - the Legion Go does everything it did and more. Gamepass, alternate launchers, are all great on windows. Then Bazzite runs even better than SteamOS.
If Lenovo could get motion controls working properly, then I’d rarely use Bazzite.
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Jolley
from Longview TX
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely love it! Always wanted a good gaming pc but have always been console for financial reasons. Bit the bullet and bought a Legion. Great quality and price. Sorry dusty ps5 😅
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Customer Rating
5
Chose the Legion Go over a gaming laptop/desktop
on September 22, 2024
Posted by: VAF Gaming HQ
from Philadelphia, PA
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] First gaming PC; great handheld for various reasons
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: billy singleton jr
from Lake Charles, La
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] love this device its the best. the only thing i like about it is that i can download pc games.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Customer Rating
5
Not exactly perfect, but then again, what is?
on September 16, 2024
Posted by: Garret Ambrosio
from Fairfield, CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Not perfect, but then again, what is? It seems the handheld gaming platform is the new space for companies to battle. Early pioneers are the Steamdeck with their new OLED offerings, Asus with the ROG Ally X, and of course; the Lenovo Legion Go.
The Ryzen Extreme platform does well in playing many of the AAA titles available. The price is decent, when you can get it on sale, it is even better. I recommend not worrying too much about the initial drive capacity, unless you have the extra cash and/or the 1TB is on sale. You can easily pick up a 2TB 2230 (this uses the less common 2242 size NVME SSD Mkey drives) with speeds up 4x4 Gen (7000MB/s) supported, a quick trial ware drive cloner, and the adaptor for 2230 to 2242, and about 30 mins, including the time to clone the drive and you can have a 2TB gaming machine. Invest about $700 and you can have a EGPU to get the Legion Go to high resolution and high frame rate for AAA titles like Black Myth Wukong.
Pros: Very versatile. 8.8” screen destroys even the OLED offerings from Valve. Windows 11 makes the OS familiar. Very little bloatware installed. Games work well with tweaking and tuning out of the box, Legion Space as the launcher and control software has finally been updated to be usable. Can also be used to get some work done, if you like. Paired with a EGPU, Keyboard and Mouse, a monitor, this can replace a work laptop. WIFI 6E has excellent connection and speeds (downloaded my Steam titles at over 1Gb/s ). FPS mode or the use of the detachable controllers as a mouse is a unique and innovative experience when playing FIrst Person Shooters.
Cons: Battery life at 49.5mah is barely acceptable, on passionate gaming sessions, expect to plug in or use a battery pack that will have PD capabilities of at least 65 watts. Gets very hot and/or loud. Lenovo needs to figure out the cooling for this system to push it to its limits without having to bare with a mini gale force turbulence hitting you at a distance of about 6 inches. Sound. This is the what the heck moment for this device. Lenovo majorly screwed up this category in every way. It sounds like it assigned the noob to design the acoustics of this system. Not only did Lenovo give the Legion Go very underwhelming drivers that are one inch or two inches, but they decided to fire these minuscule speakers upward and away from the user and next to the fan. The results are what you expect, barely useable audio. However, pairing it with the glasses, sold separately, would not only cure this issue, it will also give an immersive gaming experience. That or you can simply pair even the cheapest set of Bluetooth earbuds or headphones or even wired ones as this, unlike mobile phones, decided the 3.5mm audio jack is still worth keeping, to get audio somewhat acceptable. You may want to get a TPU skin on the device to help soften the hard plastic edges for ergonomics. Albeit, the Legion Go is packaged with a carrying case, the case, though large, was not large enough to pack the charger and accessories; you will need to keep those in your backpack if you really want to game on the go.
Bottomline: if you want to be an early adaptor to the new gaming craze of portability and play AAA titles, as well as emulators, etc. the large screen of the Legion Go is second to none. It performs as well as, if not better, especially after the recent BIOS update and Legion Space updates, than the Asus ROG Ally X. It easily demolishes the Steamdecks. However, this is a new space in gaming and it only just begun. Companies are pushing out products soon, but if you want in on the fun, the Legion Go won’t disappoint.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Jesse123456
from Albuquerque New Mexico
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The legion Go is a fun piece of equipment. Once you set it up with what type of games you want it runs very smooth.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Cero
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I can't get enough of the large screen it has, which I prefer it better than the competition. I'm glad I switched over to it. I'm having a blast with this little monster! I would recommend it to anyone that has the ability to get one!
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