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December 22, 2024
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For the past 7 months I have used the lenovo legion go as the only gear, no laptops, no pc. When I'm in "desktop" mode, I plug it to a monitor and it works perfectly fine. In productivity mode or just youtube watching mode the lenovo handles it fine. For gaming with a monitor 3440×1440 at 100 fps is another story… which is why I have the nvidea geforce now. With that, the lenovo totally outpaces my RTX2070 PC. The only reason why I choose a gaming handheld to a laptop is because sometimes I just wanna chill on the bed, the sofa or in the train and play some simpler games like borderlands 2 and other OG titles that were the bomb back 7-10 years ago. For me it is the perfect choice suiting my needs.
Comparing a macbook pro that cost 1500$ and has 0 repairability and you still need all the peripherals..yeah. And you totally lost me with the video editing. That's an activity that requires a ton of RAM… That is your youtuber specific need friend. And I get that it sucks but it only sucks for you.
I will use ROG2 as my main PC since it will have better external GPU support
I usually use my Steam Deck as my main computer. Only boot up my windows desktop if I can't do something on Linux or need the extra power for a game.
I have laptop for work and just use the same docking station setup for my Deck. I wouldn't be surprised if there are other Deck users who do the same thing when they want to play docked.
Great video ❤.. ahh you have so much cool stuff dude I’m super impressed and also jealous 😂.. Hit me up if you wanna donate 😊
So he wrote a siginifigant amount of the script on the keyboard and the phone? which was it?
I have the legion go amd can't get warzone to work is there something you can tell me to get it working by any chance?
Your the Will Hirsch of retro games and emulation. I love you Bobby boy! <3
i used to play valorant on 1080p with 200 fps on a ryzen 2200g, i expected this handheld to at least beat that.
ofcourse you can as long as you dont mind playing older games.
Bro did this for fun, I did this because my dell precision decided to finally die on me we are not the same
Your handheld is much stronger than my potato chips
Apple sticker on the Switch dock 🤢🤢
That rant at the end…. Subscribed 😆🤣😆
the steam deck is an amazing transition from a console a PC, and also an amazing laptop alternative for gamers, why did i say this? because i beg you please let me say my opinions
The steam deck alone has turned me from console to PC. Yea its not as powerful as a series x, but the versatility is way better and worth the loss in preformance
I'm also using my Legion Go as my Main PC but I have a separate laptop for streaming and recording via capture card and obs
I dunno, I like using my pc handheld as a computer. I use the Steam Deck and its only real flaw is that it runs on Linux and a lot of work programs I use only work on Windows. But if you're willing find a workaround or an alternative, then it's a good option for those who don't have a super poweful gaming pc.
10:35 This destroyed my original design for a Thunderbolt desktop. Initially the computer would run through a dock to an RX 6900 XT and then have an RX 560 for backup graphics, only for the 6900 XT to never work right. I ended up getting a bigger case and making that the only graphics card. Ironically the current case is smaller than the egpu enclosure I would have used, so I guess it ended up being better?
So what I'm learning from this video is: If I not bother to make driver adjustments, compromise few docking plug reconnections daily, and I don't need video editing or live streaming, this could be really nice set up. Also pretty portable since you could have a simple monitor laying your office desk, with keyboard and mice on standby and just arrive with your handheld. And then plug it your nicier set-up at home. Also have fun with on the go at lunch time without a need of a full size backpack. 🤔 Why am I still sold for this rig?
if you use a computer at all why are you stupid enough to use browsers with ads? if you dont know how to install adguard then use brave browser, it is literally degoogled chromium with an ad blocker
Tell me about the repair ability and upgradability?
Its mainly people that travel alot and want to stay light and mobile. Ive tried this with oled sd, dock and external monitor extended. I did not have a good experience sd just wasnt powerful enough to have 1080p screen plus its own screen.
Im waiting for my legion go to come in to try this again.
Market is lacking something thats thin and light capable gaming laptops with good battery life for use and productivity. The snapdragon thin and lights are a move in the right direction but no dedicated gpus and no avx2 instructions Qualcomm needs to fix these x86 issues before anyone will really adopt it.
I think you represent a very small percent of people who really put this handhelds to test.
Gaming
Scripting
Editing
Streaming.
It’s just too much.
For me just gaming or using as secondary monitor while I writing word, handling heavy excels (i should test this) and media consumption is enough. Then for a good emulation or rpg just attached the controller and lay in couch. I see this device just doing fine .
Well I’m still deciding whether or not buy this thing. But the big screen and the form factors as a small cpu is tempting
I use my Legion Go as a leisure PC. Mostly it's docked to an egpu when at home.
As an owner of a Legion Go myself, I've had the system since mid-April and I have had a few minor-major gripes with it Wulff didn't mention:
1- The travel case it comes with has NO space to fit the power cord/brick, or any other peripherals for that matter; if you want that, you're going to have to shell out for an aftermarket option.
2a- As of this post: It doesn't come pre-installed with AMD Software (comparable to NVIDIA Control Panel) to configure display settings.
2b- As of this post: The Legion Space software updates install a display driver that is incompatible with AMD Software, meaning I had to go manually install the latest AMD display driver outside of Legion Space.
2c- As of this post: Running any updates in Legion Space with the intention of updating drivers for literally anything else automatically overrides the correct manually installed display driver compatible with AMD Software.
2d- Without AMD Software installed, even if you have the correct hardware peripherals to support the same resolution and refresh rate of the built-in display, you can't set up custom display settings for monitors/TVs that could potentially support those parameters, but don't have an off-the-shelf setting for them.
3a- There is no official docking station on the market (yet…one has been teased as of a couple weeks ago).
3b- Due to the opposite placement of the Thunderbolt 4 ports, most 3rd party switch-esc docks that list support for it alongside the Steam Deck/ROG Ally/MSI Claw/Ayaneo use a cable attaching to the top port that'll only just barely reach, to the point where it almost looks unstable and prone to damaging the plug/cable.
3c- Using any sort of docking station, even the dongle-style ones, is cumbersome since you only get access to one of the two ports unless you lay it down flat on its back; you'd need to get angled Thunderbolt 4 adapters to retain full-functionality of the ports and still be able to use both of them.
3d- If you don't have the angled adapters, this means that your docking station needs to support 60w power delivery, otherwise you are subject to on-battery performance and usage constraints.
4- There is a known (but not yet officially acknowledged) issue I've been researching regarding the placement of the stock internal SSD, which appears to make it (the SSD) prone to overheating; this causes anything from simple annoying game crashes to full-on system-freezing/blue-screen crashes if you push it too hard graphics-wise.
5- Attempting to use the touchscreen for accessing taskbar system-tray icons (volume/wifi specifically in my experience) is hit or miss; you can get the menus to pop up, but keeping them open doesn't always happen. I'll sometimes be halfway through typing in a password or searching for an access point and it'll just randomly close on me.
This is a first-gen piece of hardware; there will almost always be bugs/design-flaws and things to work with when you adopt early, and you have to be okay with that if you're going to make the investment on something like this. In my opinion, it's not for the average consumer, not yet at least. They need to fix the SSD bit asap if what I'm reading about it is accurate, the rest is expensive to accommodate, but manageable if you can stomach getting the peripherals you need over time.
I use a rog ally and i dont have any of these issues tbh. been using it almost a year now as a desktop replacement;
This my goal.
Obviously they aren't quite their yet….
But will probably still try
🤷🚬🍻🙏
I could get by with my steam deck and Ipad Pro . Using the Deck as my only computer would be to much of a nightmare for me. The desktop mode on the deck is very unpleasant.
Typing B with your right hand is wild.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I did my taxes with mune this year!!! Hahaha 😅😅 yup
Ive set up my rog ally with my 4K TV and just lost all hope in getting freesync on an external display, you can only get it working with usbc or dp
Hey Bob – thx for doing this video. Was that other handheld company who wanted a similar video for a device you already had or something new?
For Bob and Comments – I'm also a content creator and was looking into handheld gaming PC's as a possible replacement for my aging desktop (2018, Win10).
But I never thought of using a separate PC for streaming. 🤔 Not sure if I want to add a 3rd to the mix since I already have a desktop setup for personal use and a laptop for work.
What I've been considering is simplifying my setup – get a dock that will allow me to easily connect a work laptop to it for work stuff and then connect a device (gaming laptop or handheld) to that same dock for personal use.
Can I use an eGPU to be my dock or are those two separate things?
I use my steam deck as my main Windows PC. With dual boot, I'm able to use it for work daily and for gaming. I just dock it while I'm working / using windows and it's no different than a laptop at that point
Okay HOLD UP . This dude exaggerates about the fan noise and the speaker on the legion go. I have one and the fan noise doesn’t bother me at all and is mild/moderate . The speakers are good enough. Who the heck listen to game audio on speakers ever !? I have a gaming desktop and use my headphones on it 99% of the time .
I used my Go for 3 months while living overseas, I did all my resolve editing, a little ableton music creation, overwatch gaming, web browsing, movie watching, discord calls etc and felt fine. I got myself a dock and a portable 13" oled monitor on amazon and a keyboard and mouse and loved it all.
Did your SD card got burned by your legion go?
Shtreaming! ;DDD
you should play something else dude
is that a NTR the dock from your macbook😂