BucketofJustice wrote:> Do these portable things have docks? I’m in the market for a new computer and I’m
> thinking about a Legion or Ally since they run Windows and I have like 2 1/2 years
> of Game Pass. I’d like to have flexibility to do some gaming. I’m either going
> to get a portable like this or a mini PC like those Ace Magician PCs I’ve seen
> on Amazon that MetalJesus reviewed a few months back. I don’t need a big beefy
> gaming PC, but I also want to be able to do some decent emulation and have things
> not load at the speed of frozen molasses like the computer I have now. I’ve watched
> so many videos and read so many reviews I’ve lost track of what can do what, so
> if anyone has any advice I’m happy to listen. Thanks in advance.
I have an Ally and I play docked about 30% of the time. Some of those mini pcs have Oculink, which is a great external GPU solution that barely loses any performance. The Ally has an option, but it's a proprietary version of Oculink and the only GPUs that work are their pricey XG mobile boxes. Just adding that to the conversation in case you want to upgrade the power at all.
I love my Ally and it replaced my gaming laptop fully. I dock it on the road and it performs great. PS3, Switch and Xbox 360 all run really well on it, every game I've tried at least. I can't speak to the Legion, but I've heard it's been getting consistent updates so it's probably doing pretty well. I love the VRR on the Ally screen, if I was streaming from my PC more I'd probably go for the Legion for the higher res screen. I just rarely see the need as the Z1 Extreme is enough to run pretty much anything well.