Why I'm (probably) not buying an ROG Ally X: Lenovo Legion Go Long term Review

[@gamers-generation]

PSA: Black Friday sale might be early! The Legion Go is currently $500 on Amazon! amzn.to/3O2mvTD (affiliate, not sponsored link)

[@Trollingislife_]

The legion go 2 is going to be crazy all they ready have to do make the fan better and a bigger battery, minimum and its back on top

[@robsauceda4087]

Agreed, the legion go is the standard for windows handhelds, there’s a lot more good in the device than it’s negatives, man this device with a car mount and a usb c hub is deadly lol, rog ally is cool too but for me I had way to many issues as well as 3 units all which did not like my WiFi, hopefully the ally x solved that issue

[@AwesomeEricNow]

Not until 2025

[@gamers-generation]

@@robsauceda4087 100% on point. Thanks for your comment!

[@gamers-generation]

@Trollingislife_ I hope the rumors about the Legion Go "lite" are incorrect and that they don't go towards the cheaper end of the spectrum. I agree we just need a more efficient dan and battery (in addition to the new APU and more RAM of course). Thanks for the comment!

[@gamers-generation]

@@AwesomeEricNow here's hoping it'd a banger!

[@megaloth1955]

I just picked up a used Legion Go for less than $400 because the previous owner thought it was too slow and weak (lol, still cracks me up), and I absolutely LOVE it. It's super powerful, unlike my initial concerns it's quiet during stress using the "Smart" fan profile, and that bigger screen is just amazing: vivid, text in games is easily legible, the perfect handheld for me.

[@gamers-generation]

Wooooow What a steal! Sorry for the late response. How are you liking it?

[@A1doz]

Sold my Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop for a Legion Go, much more portable and seamless setup than my laptop in my semi truck, already have a decent PC setup at home when im there on the weekends. Just wanted something for the gaming itch.

[@gamers-generation]

I didn't even think of this as a use case, wow that's awesome! Thanks so much for sharing and for your comment!

[@therealhappydonut1755]

But the battery life, the batteryyyyy life. Honestly the ally x has become my daily driver. I got so used to fiddling with new devices (you know lol) it was weird.... actually playing video games and being ... content? It might actually be the reason I get rid of most of my devices, until strix point devices start getting released (looking at you ayaneo) Dual booting with bazzite is just :chefs-kiss:

[@gamers-generation]

How did I know you went out and got it, Does Mrs. Donut know about this? The black handheld must stick out like a sore thumb! Also better start saving up for the 15 Ayaneo skus!

[@megaloth1955]

Just get a battery pack. Or even better - a battery mount + battery pack, and you're all set. A 7 inch display no longer cuts it for my geezer eyes lol. The display on the Go is superb.

[@yonniesboy]

I love my legion of that I replaced my PS5, I also love that legion gives you a really nice sturdy case , not like the ally you have to buy separately

[@gamers-generation]

I failed to mention this in the accessories portion which is 100% on point, thanks for mentioning that! Thanks so much for your comment!

[@newtonfong9714]

thanks for the video, nice review!

[@gamers-generation]

Thank you sir!

[@DzakiyAlfatih-q2i]

@@gamers-generation IF YOU DONT BUY ROG ALLY X , THEN IM REPORT YOU

[@gamers-generation]

@@DzakiyAlfatih-q2i Reported.

[@DzakiyAlfatih-q2i]

@@gamers-generation takes deep breath RRRAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH

[@MarluxiaX2]

Hey mate, your video pretty much convinced me to pick one up in the next few weeks. Been rocking the LCD Deck, and whilst I absolutely adore it, being restricted from playing certain Triple A titles is a giant buzz kill. Will be keeping it nonetheless though, thank you again 🙏🏼

[@gamers-generation]

@MarluxiaX2 wow, that's seriously high praise. Thanks so much for saying that. Please let me know how you like it, and no, thank YOU for your kind words of support!

[@nomyT94]

​@@gamers-generation9

[@MarioReischer]

I'm still having Aokzoe PTSD... I am really carefull what handheld to buy next.. but when I do, I'm gonna watch through all your great videos, like this one!! ;-)

[@venancioder9288]

What happened to the Akozoe

[@MarioReischer]

@@venancioder9288 I sold it.

[@gamers-generation]

@MarioReischer I'm sorry Keypto, I really am. ZONG definitely bamboozled us.

[@gamers-generation]

@venancioder9288 just a bunch of back and forth and shenanigans as far as I know. Can't expect any kind of product support from them at this point.

[@venancioder9288]

@gamers-generation can't those devices be fix here In the US

[@TheDinoflagellate]

Wew! Legion Go is such a beauty! I am considering buying a used one when a successor comes out. 😂

[@AwesomeEricNow]

That’s going to not be until 2025.

[@gamers-generation]

@AwesomeEricNow thanks for your comments!

[@gamers-generation]

@TheDinoflagellate someone in these comments said they got one for $500 USD that's nuts!

[@XGARXS]

Great video, you just earned a follower

[@gamers-generation]

Thanks so much for your kind words and support!

[@IspaykiTech]

Just bought one yesterday, chose between rog ally and the oled. Love the screen, installed windows 10 on it. Just needed the upgrade for triple a games, also have onexplayer 1s 5700u and the SD lcd.

[@gamers-generation]

AYYYYY! Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Thanks for sharing, let me know how you like it!

[@IntergalacticDustBunny]

I got a Legion Go at B.B. a couple of days ago for a good price (it was an open box, but in mint condition), so far I've been happy with it, I've been playing modded Skyrim on it and it's been fun. I also have a Z1 Extreme Ally (not the X) and a LCD Steamdeck. My big gripe with the Legion Go is the software, I have to fiddle with the resolution whenever I dock it to my TV, because certain games slow way down. But I love the detachable controllers. They just feel good in hand. It does suck that these things seem to have short lifespans though.

[@gamers-generation]

Awesome comment, thanks so much for sharing! Would you mind telling me which titles you're playing that slow down? I will say that I've personally found the 1200p resolution to be a pretty nice sweet spot for pretty much any title at around 18-25w (I would not exceed 25w as it's mostly just diminishing returns at that point, but I have found that with some in-game settings tweaks as well like use of FSR/FG etc, you really can play pretty much anything. Thanks again for your comment!

[@iPadChannel]

Great vid. I literally replaced my iPad pro with the Legion Go. It is the real iPad Pro killer!!!

[@gamers-generation]

@iPadChannel wow that's something coming from the iPad Channel! Thanks for your kind words!

[@burnttoast4424]

Is this turning into a console war over windows handhelds. Lol! If you like the Legion Go I can respect that. I like the design of the Ally X. They're both handheld PCs. That does basically the same things. One's VRR and one has a larger screen. There's room for both.

[@gamers-generation]

@burnttoast4424 oh I agree. There are definitely camps or fans of both, perhaps to the extreme. This is just my opinion of course. Thanks for your comment!

[@Gaming_for_insight]

The Lenovo Legion Go has great qualities about it as a gaming handheld option in 2024. Let’s not forget the Lenovo Legion Go and watch this video 😎 Great video!

[@gamers-generation]

Thanks bro! You're the best!

[@GoodValues1]

I have the legion go and the only thing I wish the legion has is a better battery life atleast 2x of what it currently have right now then it will be perfect in my opinion. At the moment averaging 2-3hours playing my games. AAA and some older AAA. 30-40fps

[@gamers-generation]

I can understand how you feel, while I don't personally think battery life is bad, just a bit more would definitely make things that much better. Thanks so much for your comment!

[@Matt_Sorensen]

When did we as consumers get comfortable with spending $400-700 on devices that we plan on using for only a year til something better comes along? It's crazy how fast people feel the need to upgrade for what are honestly incremental improvements. I bought an LCD steam deck secondhand from a friend for cheap and I absolutely love it. It's not the best thing ever but I also don't think the new devices blow it out of the water either. It does everything I want it to do and it's still crazy I can play my PC games in my hand.

[@gamers-generation]

@mattdehavensorensen great comment, thanks for sharing your thoughts. The Deck is still the best bang for your buck handheld PC IMO, even two years out. That said, normalization of the pricing probably happened simultaneously with 'midrange' graphics cards being $500-$1000.. which is definitely not good for consumers.

[@Matt_Sorensen]

@@gamers-generation yeah we went from spending $200-400 on a GPU that would last you 5 years or more to now people want to upgrade their $700 gpu every generation. It's wild.

[@kewa_design]

Money isnt worth it anymore. 200$ in the past is more than 700 today

[@NiSE_Rafter]

​@@kewa_designonly if you go all the way back to the 80's... C'mon man inflation has been shit to all of us the last few years but it's not that big of a difference.

[@DrakonR]

@@NiSE_Rafter not that big of a difference? lol. $100 USD now is essentially what $20 USD was in the 90s. Get real.

[@FerCerealz]

I have both the Legion Go and Ally X, I will be returning the Ally X, not enough performance difference between the two and the extra battery life is not enough for me to commit. The Legion Go has a far superior screen, especially for productivity on the Go. Pun intended.

[@gamers-generation]

Badum tsss! Thanks so much for your candid comment and of course, amazing pun. Something I forgot to mention in the video was that as much as I want to like the Ally X, 7" now seems puny to me... (that's what she said).

[@antwanowens4013]

I have a SD LCD 64gb I’m in the market for a windows device as my daily driver my sights is on the MSI claw but I have been checking out the rog x and legion go but the rog ally OG is not a option for me poor battery life micro sd card issues and just doesn’t seem right for the coins even tho I can find a use one for under $400 bucks

[@V3ntilator]

I have "Lost Ark" installed on Legion Go and even that screen is barely big enough for it's high resolution graphics even at only 800p, and you are forced to use both the track pad and controller as the game are mainly keyboard + mouse based. Legion Go is still the only handheld suitable for mouse based games, so you can say Legion Go is the only complete handheld so far. In mouse based games a bigger screen are required on top of track pad / mouse.

[@gangwu4541]

Handheld for mouse based games is a myth imo. I will just play those games on a pc with real mouse and keyboard, big screen and all that. Handheld is designed for certain types of games. Let’s be honest about that.

[@V3ntilator]

@@gangwu4541 I know what you mean, but let's say you are on a trip or vacation. If you have a daily mouse controlled FOMO game you want to do dailies in, or grab a daily rewards to not ruin the steak in when you are not at home. Legion Go Handheld is the only one suitable for that As for Lost Ark for example. you can't see shit there on Rog Ally X, screen on Legion are barely big enough to get the pointer on the correct tiny icons. Games like World of Warships is sadly impossible on Legion Go unless you connect a keyboard and mouse.

[@gamers-generation]

@V3ntilator amazing comment. Thanks so much for sharing. I've not tried Lost Ark but I totally agree about the bigger screen. It sounds small on paper but it IS 25% more to look at.

[@gamers-generation]

@gangwu4541 have you seen the Onexplayer X1? Just curious.

[@V3ntilator]

@@gamers-generation Thank you. The 25% extra helps a lot in strategy games too in general on a handheld. A lot of People who own Legion call it a Laptop Handheld, because it's more PC than the other handhelds and can play mouse based games not suitable for Rog Ally and Steam Deck.

[@Russiangamerpro2021]

I only just need to know if they will add a thunderbolt five it’s gonna be a little bit better and maybe I hope it’s gonna be good for plugging in external graphic card

[@gamers-generation]

Probably not would be my guess. TB5 is pretty much tied to Intel so... unless the next AMD APUs pull some space magic out of their hats I wouldn't hold my breath personally... that said, an eGPU with the Go using USB4 works pretty well!

[@Russiangamerpro2021]

@@gamers-generation they will definitely use USB 4 port because other handheld already have that type of poured so if they redid added and make it a little bit better they can compete better performance than the ROG ally X

[@Russiangamerpro2021]

By using external graphic card either the 3060 or the 4060 directly from Nvidia because having those graphic card you can use DLSS because if you turn it on, you can get really good performance

[@doolittle_]

I'd have gone for an Ally X if it had a bigger screen. 7" is just too small for my elderly eyes. Pap Pap can't enjoy anything under 8". (Don't think too deeply about that last sentence)

[@gamers-generation]

You're saying everything I didn't say Doc! Even these AI eyes can't compute with 7"! Also, obligatory THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

[@aztechrex5275]

Da fuq... 😂😂😂

[@gamers-generation]

@@aztechrex5275 😏😏😏

[@Armand79th]

The Ally X is still 1080p.... Meh.

[@lennieleng9679]

Ayo

[@מתןנודלמן-ב7ש]

Idk what to choose I would use my device to watch movie , series and play game like Honkai star rail and slightly high demanding steam game I hesitating cuz the big screen would be great for watching show and a little bit I would like to have good battery and i play mostly on my bed cuz my bed taking a lot of space so there is no room for pc ( I don’t have a pc or any kind of handheld) guys can u help me to choose?

[@gamers-generation]

Question, have you checked out my Viture Pro XR review? That might solve your big screen gaming/movie viewing, especially in bed. How do you feel about the GPD Win Mini/Ayaneo Flip? Also I didn't know Honkai Star Rail had a PC client, is it through Google Play PC app? Thanks for the question!

[@מתןנודלמן-ב7ש]

@@gamers-generation for me I looking at legion go and Rog ally x still don’t know what to choose and Honkai star rail can install from their official website or epic game

[@jcru40]

Your days are numbered LOL ROGAlly X is AWESOME and sounds incredible. You will definitely give in I’ve been enjoying my reg ROG Ally and can’t wait to get the X

[@HandleNiPong]

You mean you're going to pay $800 for a ROG Ally with a bigger battery? LOL! 😂

[@jcru40]

@@HandleNiPong no just sold ROG Ally for $500 and paid $300 for an improved AWESOME gaming PC . Competition is good for all of us .

[@gamers-generation]

Wait, why? Is Asus coming after me? Just kidding, The Ally is a great device, and for the price, it almost makes the X hard to justify too IMO, even though the X pretty much fixes anything/everything that was wrong with the OG Ally. Thanks for your comment!

[@manuelrodriguez9972]

I love my LeGo!!

[@gamers-generation]

My man! Thanks for the comment and agreement!

[@xingfira]

Subbing for all of the Kpop inserts, the video wasn’t too bad either 😆

[@gamers-generation]

You're too kind, and I always love a good kpop stan, thanks for your sub and support!

[@DS-pk4eh]

I got Lenovo Go 512Gb version for 499 bucks. Not sure if that was a good price. WHat you think?

[@gamers-generation]

@DS-pk4eh wowwwww. That is an AMAZING deal. Even if you don't swap put the internal drive, throw in a 1TB or 1.5TB microSD and have a grand old time! Thanks for sharing!

[@grrrrr80]

Bought a used legion go 1tb for $400. Seems reasonable.

[@gamers-generation]

Congratulations friend. You just committed highway robbery.

[@poquepoque5851]

Can't believe onexplayer copied Lenovo's form factor

[@gamers-generation]

@@poquepoque5851 can't or can? Which one is it pako, pick a side!!!

[@19CD91]

I can't believe Onexplayer coppied the switch!

[@okestgamer]

​@@19CD91well the switch copied the win600 so all's fair in handheld copycatting.

[@19CD91]

@@okestgamer thats my point. How low do you have to be to copy the imposter knock off and not perfection.

[@Agumon5]

My reason for not getting the legion go and picking up a steam deck instead is because my history with Lenovo has been quite terrible. I have purchase 3 Lenovo laptop devices over the last 15 years. All three of the laptops had a hardware failure within a year or two of ownership. My current ThinkPad laptop, which is from 2021, has already been serviced three times under the extended warranty plan. I baby my hardware, always putting it in a laptop sleeve, and yet hardware failures still abound for Lenovo products, regardless if it's a ThinkPad or a regular Lenovo laptop. Both have been bad for me. I have an HP laptop that has been reliable as hell, I picked it up in 2020 and it's still going strong. Wish I could say the same for Lenovo products.

[@gamers-generation]

@Agumon5 fair criticism. And I think your story actually illustrates the importance of long term hardware support and loyalty. Companies have a tendency to underplay these things for one reason or another but I personally think they're very mistaken on the importance of the customer experience and how that loyalty can carry over through the years. Thanks for your comment!

[@rush48192]

i guess you have not tried a one xplayer x1

[@gamers-generation]

You're guessing correctly. I know enough people with that device... do you like it?

[@gdot1803]

So long as you're buying games for _any_ of the handheld PC's and not downgraded ports for Switch 1 or 2, that's all that matters. 😉

[@gamers-generation]

I wish I could love your comment more. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@85crazytechlaz]

Lmao love the intro man and I have that same exact USB lol very good and the brand Baseus very good 👍😎 I got like a bunch of their battery banks lol

[@gamers-generation]

Thanks so much for your kind words and comment! Baseus does make some cool stuff!

[@85crazytechlaz]

@@gamers-generation any time man 👍😎 just keep up the good content

[@morcheebix]

Might get one

[@gamers-generation]

Let me know what you think! Thanks again for your comments and support!

[@Greesher]

I sold my legion to for an ally x. The legion go sucks because of the battery.

[@gamers-generation]

Hey, you do you! How do you like it?

[@Greesher]

@@gamers-generation I think it’s perfect. The legion go was everything but a good battery. A great choice to upgrade

[@מתןנודלמן-ב7ש]

@@Greeshercan u use the ally x for watching show?

[@NotGoodAtRaving]

Bro did not just say jigabyte..

[@gamers-generation]

@NotGoodAtRaving Would you prefer "giggle gigglebytes?" KEK

[@rush48192]

best buy will take trade ins also so you can dump your steam deck people

[@gamers-generation]

Sage advice, thanks for the comment and sorry for the late reply!

[@chamoeun]

hyoyeon😍

[@gamers-generation]

AYYYY!!! Sorry for the late response. DJ Hyo fan in the house!!!

[@zomg346]

I sold my lego its just too big and heavy in the long term snd battery and legion space just sucks.waiting for my ally x

[@gamers-generation]

Sorry for the delayed response. How do you like it?

[@zomg346]

@@gamers-generation I love it turbo mode almost 3 hours of playtime not worried about battery time anymore

[@sadistical5787]

8 Jigabites, nice.

[@gamers-generation]

@@sadistical5787 oops, should have said "jigglebytes"

[@sadistical5787]

@@gamers-generationYou'll get them next time, champ.

[@kruger2635]

My issue is the poor software support that it... its almost as if the software devs do it in their spare time, that almost lenovo themselves have abandoned it but literally a few individuals... no matter how good the Legion Go 2 may be, it wont change the fact that the software support on that will also be poor aswell, Digital Foundry pointed this out aswell.

[@gamers-generation]

I can appreciate this criticism, thanks so much for the detailed response. Just to play devil's advocate though, if we went with a smaller vendor/OEM, we might be waiting forever (or never?) for an update?

[@affiniteylife7598]

All the Lgo sites I'm on they all say low settings, to play game, AA Games very low settings, so why. I know play little nitendo games full spec

[@gamers-generation]

Sorry I'm a little confused, do you mean LEGO? or Legion Go sites? The Lego games can be played or should be able to be played a highest settings since they're not very demanding.

[@danieljones9334]

I hope the next legion Go doesn't have detachable controllers. Just think personally that they're unnecessary

[@gamers-generation]

If you've been following the rumors, there's a "lite" model that will fit that bill. Personally though, I like the detachable controllers as it makes this device more unique and versatile; no removable controllers to me just puts it into the same category as an AYANEO KUN, ONEXPLAYER X1 mini, and ONEXPLAYER 1S.

[@gadofegaas7424]

Legion go don't even got the controllers in the market of you break a controller your done

[@gamers-generation]

@gadofegaas7424 fair concern. If I'm not mistaken you can reach out to Lenovo and they'll RMA the controllers for you, but that's 100% not ideal, what if you somehow lose them or something? Thanks for your comment!

[@juancardona2213]

Thanks for sharing! That's such a dealbreaker! ​@@gamers-generation

[@gamers-generation]

@juancardona2213 I mean... is it a problem? Yes, but I haven't heard any issues with RMA and Lenovo (knock on wood), also it doesn't break functionality if you don't have the controllers, meaning you can attach other controllers like a gamesir controller, is that weird and jank? Sure, but it still works.

[@Paulo-i9h]

Im waiting for the seconds Legion Go. The battery of this current one is just complete trash.

[@gamers-generation]

I wouldn't say trash, but I'd say "par for the course" as in, it's pretty much in line with most other handhelds in this generation. If They can deliver with an 80Wh similar to the Ally X (and supposedly Claw AI 8), then there's little to nothing to complain about left I'd say!

[@aurelios69]

The Go speakers are awful.

[@gamers-generation]

Fair criticism, though I'd argue other than having speakers in the controllers, there's no other place to put the controllers on the (mostly) bezel-less design.

[@gangwu4541]

I don’t like legion go. It is too big to be a handheld, too small to be a laptop. If they put a bigger battery it is only getting even heavier. The detachable controllers are completely unnecessary imo. Because not much you can really do with them in real world applications. The screen has a resolution not usable for more than half the games on this thing. No need go that high at all. They should put 1080p vrr panel like Ally did. Legion go is a device wanted to be everything but fail to be anything.

[@FaaStyle]

Word!!

[@kdubspencer3390]

That's your opinion but you're not looking at the benefits of removable controllers . You don't always have always hold it to play , you can rotate the screen and use it as a tablet with a stylus , you still have a built in mouse pad and scroll wheel , the 1600p resolution works great for plugging into a monitor , or for watching videos and movies on the legion go but you can always drop it to 1080p your not forced to stay at 1600p ,built in kick stand, fps mode for games that lack controller support ,larger screen . It literally does everything the rog ally can with more versatility .

[@jnoirj3124]

@@kdubspencer3390 Yea, not sure why he painted the resolution as a negative. You have the choice to change the resolution, you do not for the ally. More choices is generally better.

[@uniquemusha]

@@jnoirj3124 Its bad thing to have 1600p because if you use fullhd resolution on 2k monitör, it will be more bullry than original fullhd monitör. Because of that 1600p is negative thing for legion go sir

[@gamers-generation]

@gangwu4541 what's great is the different options for handhelds now. Because of the numerous 7" devices, you don't even need to worry about the Go if it doesn't fit your lifestyle. Thanks for sharing!

[@deathshade777]

Legion go performs worse in every game. No vrr makes everything stuttery. Less than half the battery life. Not very color accurate screen.

[@gamers-generation]

Not to be that guy, but do you have the data to support those claims? Because on paper and from what I have gathered from other creators, your statements about performance and battery aren't exactly correct.

[@nisharlinnaidoo1065]

@deathshade777 the "Lies" that comes out of your brain lol, legion go is the best, runs any game well, you just have to tinker, if your not a tinkerer then go play on a console lol