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Okay, so, big news on Microsoft’s side with this whole Project Kennan thing. I stumbled onto this while trying to figure out what exactly Asus is cooking up with their ROG Ally 2. Had to dig through some reports by these folks, 91mobiles and, I dunno who this Huang514613 is, but they’re on it.
So, apparently, Asus has two versions in their ROG Ally 2 lineup? One’s black with an Xbox Button that’s kind of shouting ‘Hey, I belong to Microsoft.’ And there’s this white one, which is more chill, like just out there for the regular folks who don’t need all the bells and whistles.
I mean, Project Kennan has been officially ‘a thing’ for some time now, but seriously, trying to pin down what’s exactly in there was like catching smoke. But then—bam—the model numbers hit and they’re linked to the US FCC listings. Suddenly, things start to make sense, kind of like finding the last puzzle piece under the couch.
Here’s where it gets a bit techy—something about AMD’s Z1 and Z1 Extreme, and yeah, a $100 price gap gives you the beefier chip. Old news, I know, but this time, it’s getting a bit spiced up. Asus isn’t ditching the x86 processor thing—so, you’re not gonna lose sleep over compatibility.
Now, back to this Xbox button. I guess it’s more about function over flash? It’ll probably just pop up the Game Bar. But hey, who knows, maybe Microsoft has something else hidden up its sleeve. Waiting sucks, but I guess we gotta until they spill the beans officially.
Anyway—no, wait—so the black variant, it’s got AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Like, if you’re into cores and threads (aren’t we all?), it’s got eight cores and 16 threads. And there’s some fancy Radeon 890M iGPU business happening, plus a 120 Hz screen—the kind you’d probably dream of.
As for the white model, it’s got this mysterious chip, never seen before, legit with an OPN code “100-000001835”. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. It’s packing “Aerith Plus” (such a fancy name) and it supports 65W charging too. Guess it’s sort of like a follow-up to AMD’s Von Gogh? Something about steam decks and whatnot.
Leakers are saying this quad-core APU’s called “Ryzen Z2 A”? Don’t ask me about the inner workings—architecture or GPU info is still a bit of a mystery. Computex might have more answers, fingers crossed.
Oh, and Tom’s Hardware has all the juice on this. If you’re into the nitty-gritty and reviews, you might wanna follow them on Google News. Just a thought.
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End of my brain dump.
