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So, yeah, I stumbled upon Zotac’s booth at Computex 2025, and let me tell you, this handheld thingy they’re showing off? Kind of a beauty, honestly. It’s got this 7-inch AMOLED display. Really pops. And it’s rocking an AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 APU from the Strix Point lineup. Quite a mouthful, right? They ditched Windows and SteamOS in favor of Manjaro Linux. Go figure. The handheld’s called Zone 2 for now, though who knows what the final name or price will be. Seriously, no clue.
Remember the first Zone thing they did? That was back in September. Had an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, if I’m remembering that right. Frankly, Zotac seems a bit slow with their releases compared to others out there. Oh, they did a little teaser at CES in January. Now, here we are again. Anyway, Zone 2 — or whatever — might hit shelves later this year, or not. Guess we’ll see.
Geek alert: inside this handheld is a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU with 12 cores. Gotta love future tech, huh? It’s got the Radeon 890M iGPU, which is nice if you’re into specs. There’s a bunch of jargon about LPDDR5x memory and PCIe SSDs, but honestly, that’s all Greek to me sometimes.
And oh, let’s dive into the screen a bit, because why not? It’s got a 7-inch thing going on, super vibrant with its 1080p at 120 Hz. Quite the eye candy. Bit like the Nintendo Switch, there’s this built-in kickstand — kind of nifty for tabletop stuff, I guess. It even has touchpads and funky joysticks. Radial dial? Sure, why not.
Now, about the software — it’s running Manjaro Linux with KDE Plasma 6, a bit SteamOS-ish? Means you might face a few issues with multiplayer games due to the anti-cheat stuff. But, most games should be smooth sailing, like the Steam Deck. Oh, and Windows is an option if you’re into that.
It’s packing a 48.5Wh battery, which should keep you going for a bit. Ports? Loads of them. USB4, microSD, the works. WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 too. At the back, a couple of extra buttons look like they’re trying to say something important. Mesh design helps with heat – or so they claim. But yeah, more deets should pop up as Zotac gets closer to launching it. Whenever that is.
Stay tuned on Google News if you want all the nerdy details from Tom’s Hardware. Catch ya later!
