Customer reviews from lenovo.com
Lenovo - Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme - 16GB with 512 GB SSD - Shadow Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(405 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 405 reviews
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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95%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Lenovo - Legion Go 8.8" 144Hz WQXGA Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme - 16GB with 512 GB SSD - Shadow Black
Posted by: NaluKoa
from Centralia WA
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was a bit worried ordering this Legion Go after reading some of the reviews but I figured, worst case scenario, I too will just return it haha.
Well, I’ve had enough time to test numerous games ranging from Starfield to Hollow Knight. This device runs everything very well.
I have read that the fan can get noisy but I have not noticed this. Maybe they improved it? It does move a ton of air but it stays pretty quiet.
I will agree with others about battery life. Battery life while gaming is not great but with how much power this device is producing it’s not surprising. I average 1.5 to 2 hours of battery life while gaming.
Lenovo has also stated that they will be supporting the Legion Go (first gen) for a long time.
To sum things up, I am so glad I decided to go with the Legion Go over the other portable gaming devices. This thing is amazing!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: silkyrobos
from Aurora, Colorado
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'll preface by saying this: I love my Legion Go, I use it all the time either just for gaming in bed or for longer lunch breaks at work, I take it to the laundromat and in terms of portability it can't be beat. From a hardware perspective, this machine is sublime, and in spite of the specs it has surprisingly competent battery life if you turn down the settings and still get very respectable performance.
That being said, the machine does have a few quirks on the software side that as of writing this haven't been ironed over and stick out like a sore thumb.
Firstly, the left/right click buttons do nothing outside of FPS mode, and there's no toggle to make this happen. It sucks when I'm browsing with the trackpad and just cannot actually "click" on things. There's oodles of buttons on the back, too, and for some reason they are *not* programmable in Legion Space like they really ought to be. That combined with the lack of a Home/XBOX button, the simultaneous excess yet lack of buttons feels clunky and frustrating at times.
A handheld console should be the invisible framework upon which you get to interact with the digital world, but for the Legion Go these inconveniences make that membrane very obvious when you have to actively circumvent what feel like obvious faults in design. It's a powerful machine and one I greatly appreciate having, but Lenovo really needs to take care to add more functionality to this to keep up with what's becoming an increasingly viscous market.
Firstly, the left/right click buttons do nothing outside of FPS mode, and there's no toggle to make this happen. It sucks when I'm browsing with the trackpad and just cannot actually "click" on things. There's oodles of buttons on the back, too, and for some reason they are *not* programmable in Legion Space like they really ought to be. That combined with the lack of a Home/XBOX button, the simultaneous excess yet lack of buttons feels clunky and frustrating at times.
A handheld console should be the invisible framework upon which you get to interact with the digital world, but for the Legion Go these inconveniences make that membrane very obvious when you have to actively circumvent what feel like obvious faults in design. It's a powerful machine and one I greatly appreciate having, but Lenovo really needs to take care to add more functionality to this to keep up with what's becoming an increasingly viscous market.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Acerdameon
from Chicago il
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great technology! It’s a useful tech going throughout school and work done, but also gaming whenever you get bored. My hands get full and I hardly touch my gaming console because responsibilities but with this device. It comes handy! I wished the Legion go was created when I was young! I love it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Mark2045
from California
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Amazing! The build quality is awesome and I love how small and portable it is. I can't wait until legion go 2 comes out.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: BurtonJR83
from Columbus, OH
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Legion Go is a device that can play both AAA games and can double as a PC all in the palm of your hand!!! It’s fast, powerful, and has a gorgeous screen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Gother
from Walnut mississippi
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's definitely a fun handheld console It's fairly comfortable to use and easy but I will say that ssd Temps get wildly out of control during heavy downloads not as much during gameplay but still alittle uncomfortable with it also many ps5 and series x titles will need to be lowered to medium possibly some settings on low but it will run most at 50+ fps so If you want to play your pc games on the go I do recommend it just might want to invest in a cooling pad and possibly a heatsink as well
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: Jebarb
from California
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Legion Go is a slow starter as it takes some time getting use too, but once you are fully up and running this device is fantastic. The updates keep coming and this thing keeps gettting better and better. The only real con is the battery life when gaming which is to be expected, but everything else has me hooked. I now find it hard to even go back to my mancave to get on my gaming pc or xbox series x due to the performance and flexibility of my Legion Go.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: VKDaddio
from Nutley NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Large screen and compatible with all Windows games. What more can you ask you!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com