I also worry that this only folds with the plastic OLED display facing the outside. That makes sense for the goal that Lenovo is trying to accomplish. But this is a plastic-covered screen, and if I'm using this as a portable laptop, then switching to gaming, I could be using this for the majority of my day. I hope a launch version, if it materializes, comes with a nice case to protect the screen.
There were some software hitches, too, in the early device. Lenovo didn't show us the system running a game, but I did open a copy of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga . The game would only run with the screen open full-screen, and vertically, as the software wasn't there for me to adjust it to Lenovo's various screen settings. While this is an early device, Lenovo's rollable that did hit the market, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable , didn't allow you to change either resolution or screen orientation. So I would like to see Lenovo get this part of the feature set working.
I found the keyboard to be a bit difficult to set up, but others with me checking out the Legion Fold quite liked the idea, as it would let them use the system as a full Windows 11 laptop to do work when they're not gaming.
There is no potential price or release date for the Legion Fold just yet. Lenovo has been toying (and working) quite a lot with foldable screens recently. It had two generations of the ThinkPad X1 Fold, and brought a previous concept, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, to market. Since then, it's been showing off gaming concepts, with a Legion Pro rollable with a screen that extends sideways, before revealing this foldable handheld. Time will tell if either Legion product shows up on shelves.
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Notton IMO, the fold would be better if it opened and closed like window shutters. 1/2 the screen in the middle, and 1/4 on both sides so the crease isn't directly in the center. Reply
BloodLust2222 I'd buy this. Have a Onexplayer X1 and I love that thing. Reply
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