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[IbizaPocholo]

The ZONE Handheld Gaming Console is the ultimate gaming handheld with a beautiful AMOLED display for those who demand the best. Equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor built on the AMD Zen 4 architecture and featuring the AMD Radeon 780M graphics, the ZONE gives gamers a premium gaming experience even on the go. Paired with advanced elite controls like the 2-stage adjustable triggers, which allow gamers to switch from a full-range analog trigger to a hair trigger for immediate response, as well as radial dials, which allow gamers to adjust system settings on the fly, the ZONE gives you the hardware to be on top of your game anywhere you go.

ZOTAC GAMING ZONE Handheld Console | ZOTAC

Elite Controls with 2-Stage Adjustable Triggers, Stunning 7" 800 nit AMOLED Display, Premium performance based on AMD RYZEN 7 8840U. Take your games with you everywhere, and get in your zone when you game on the ZONE.

www.zotac.com

 

[cyberheater]

Looks like a great machine. I wonder if Valve will support it with Steam OS?

 

[Life Diff]

 

[Topher]

Going to give Rog Ally X some stiff competition with that AMOLED screen.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Hate the name. All I hear is the auto-zone jingle.

 

[OverHeat]

It tic all the right features

 

[GHG]

Oled, trackpads, removable sticks.

This is the first one of these that looks really interesting from a feature-set perspective.

Will keep a close eye on this.

 

[StereoVsn]

Is there VRR on that display? Don’t see it in the specs. Thing is though, right now might as well wait for new wave of handhelds with the new AMD chip which is already out in some laptops.

It can give another 20-30% performance, depending on a game in question.

Edit: 16GB RAM isn’t enough anymore, IMO. 24GBor 32GB would be much better as it would allow you to allocate 8GB to GPU and still have full 16GB for RAM.

 

[Kupfer]

28W TDP, 120hz 1080p AMOLED display and all powered by a 48.5Wh capacity.
Whoever is going to play demanding games on the go, prepare for a short runtime.

 

[Topher]

Is there VRR on that display? Don’t see it in the specs. Thing is though, right now might as well wait for new wave of handhelds with the new AMD chip which is already out in some laptops.

It can give another 20-30% performance, depending on a game in question.

Edit: 16GB RAM isn’t enough anymore, IMO. 24GBor 32GB would be much better as it would allow you to allocate 8GB to GPU and still have full 16GB for RAM.

I got low vram warnings in the Black Myth benchmarking tool so yeah.....16GB ain't gonna cut it much longer.

 

[CherryFalls]

Looks great, but 7 inches is a tad too small imo.

 

[Topher]

Looks great, but 7 inches is a tad too small imo.

I agree. We need more 8" options.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I agree. We need more 8" options.

Looks great, but 7 inches is a tad too small imo.

Size queens

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Get the lowdown on Zotac's newest gaming handheld, the Zone! In this video, we dive deep into the specs, features, and price of this powerful Ryzen-powered console. With its stunning AMOLED display, is the Zotac Zone a must-have for gamers on the go? Let's find out!

 

[Come On Tars]

I love my steamdeck oled. But man competition is ramping up fast. You can get a handhelp like this or the ROG ally X and install steam os if you want and you have best of all worlds, but no game compatability comprimises. Steam deck is still value king but i'm curious what's on the horizon.

 

[Brigandier]

48w battery:

Tbh I like the look of it but the rumoured $799 puts me off with only 16gb ram 512gb ssd and a 48w battery.

 

[Myths]

Zotac is a bigger company than I thought. I’ve always run with their GPUs and looking forward to their next Nvidia aftermarket design.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Oled, trackpads, removable sticks.

This is the first one of these that looks really interesting from a feature-set perspective.

Will keep a close eye on this.

Same,Ticks a lot of boxes. Im intrigued.

 

[Ozriel]

Going to give Rog Ally X some stiff competition with that AMOLED screen.

Lacks most things that made the Ally X stand out (humongous battery, expanded RAM) though it does have the OLED display as you say, as well as trackpads.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Looks like a great machine. I wonder if Valve will support it with Steam OS?

Yes, it will be called Steam Deck 2.

 

[Silver Wattle]

Seems odd to release this with the 8840 after the 370 has released.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Looks good. Seems like it does nearly everything right even has the proper stick placement. Only thing is that RAM feels a bit low and that new AMD chips will make this feel obsolete pretty quickly.

 

[Topher]

Lacks most things that made the Ally X stand out (humongous battery, expanded RAM) though it does have the OLED display as you say, as well as trackpads.

Yeah, pretty clear trade offs. Nice having more choices either way.

 

[Imtjnotu]

solid state batteries cant come soon enough

 

[Astray]

So reviews of this device are beginning to come out.



Arabic but you can probably use automated CC

 

[Magic Carpet]

Hate the name. All I hear is the auto-zone jingle.

The ZZ Zotac Zone
Zed Zed

 

[Ozriel]

AMD will be showing off Z2 Extreme hardware at CES next year January. We should be getting more powerful handhelds then.

This is such an iffy time to launch this

 

[Ceadeus]

Let's nickname that thing the Brick. How thick that shit is? Portable to what extend? It comes with a briefcase?

 

[Topher]

So reviews of this device are beginning to come out.



Arabic but you can probably use automated CC

Been hearing about this thing for a while. Do we know the price yet?

 

[Calverz]

They are too late to the party with this device. It will be superseded with next gen in less than a year.

 

[Ozriel]

Been hearing about this thing for a while. Do we know the price yet?

$799, i think.

 

[Esparadrapo]

Let's nickname that thing the Brick. How thick that shit is? Portable to what extend? It comes with a briefcase?

Maybe a trolley?

 

[Astray]

Been hearing about this thing for a while. Do we know the price yet?

It's available where I am, around the ROG Ally X tier rn, maybe a touch higher.

 

[HogIsland]

I would not trust that a Zotec handheld is good in all kinds of fit-and-finish areas, but it's cool to see another entry, and extra cool to see dual track pads.

 

[Diseased Yak]

It sounds neat enough, but certainly not for me. The Ally X has become my daily driver and so far nothing has made me want to give it up.

 

[Astray]

It sounds neat enough, but certainly not for me. The Ally X has become my daily driver and so far nothing has made me want to give it up.

The only thing that holds me back is lack of trackpads tbh.

I play a lot of point and click games and having pads would make things much nicer.

 

[Lorianus]

Zero trust in Zotac as a Brand, all my graphics cards i had from them consistently broke like a year after buying, their cards just feel cheap like Gigabyte products.