Zotac Zone 2 Showcased with Manjaro Linux and AMOLED Display — Featuring a 12-Core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM

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So, I stumbled into Zotac’s booth at Computex 2025, and honestly, I didn’t expect to be so taken by a handheld console. It’s their new toy—with a 7-inch AMOLED screen. Yes, AMOLED—I guess they’re serious about this! Under the hood, it’s got AMD’s Ryzen AI HX 370 APU. I don’t even know what half those letters mean, but it sounds cool, right?

Anyway, the OS choice was a curveball—Manjaro Linux. Not your usual Windows or SteamOS. Manjaro… I haven’t even heard that name in years, have you? They’re calling it Zone 2 for now. Might change later, though. Pricing? Not a clue. Availability? Your guess is as good as mine. It sort of reminds me of the original Zone 1 from last year—also AMD-driven—but like, less rushed. Zotac’s on a leisurely pace, clearly.

Hang on, backtracking—there’s this Strix Point feel to it. Picture a 12-core Ryzen setup with some Radeon 890M graphics. Or don’t, I still can’t wrap my head around it. A bunch of RAM options, a ridiculous amount of storage. Oh, and it’s user-upgradable! That’s neat if you’re brave enough to tinker with it.

Scooting back to that display—it’s a 1080p AMOLED with freakin’ 120 Hz refresh rate. Screen’s brighter than my future, and HDR too! Kickstand for your tabletop gaming nonsense. It’s like Nintendo Switch met a gadget from the future. Touchpads, fancy joysticks, you get the picture.

Running on, uh, a techie-tuned Manjaro Linux version…erm, something like Steam Deck, using Proton for game stuff. But watch out for those anti-cheat hiccups in multiplayer. Like, just mind the bumps on that road. And yeah, you can throw Windows on it if you want to rebel.

Juiced up with a 48.5Wh battery. That’s supposed to mean solid playtime. Not a battery expert, but sure. Ports galore—USB4, microSD, the whole shebang. Fancy WiFi 6E and such. Back’s got extra buttons and a weird mesh pattern—probably to stop it from overheating. Obviously, more details will drop…sometime later? Who knows when.

And hey, if you geek out over this stuff, Tom’s Hardware is all over it. Apparently, they’ve got a Google News thing going on. Maybe follow them, maybe don’t. Whichever way the wind blows.