Okay, so here’s the deal. Microsoft’s been brewing up this thing called Project Kennan for a while now, and it’s finally, sort of, coming to life through Asus. Yeah, that’s right—Asus is dishing out two new ROG Ally 2 gadgets. One’s all mysterious and black with an Xbox button (because why not?) and there’s a white one that’s more, let’s say, simple.
Anyway, this whole Project Kennan has been whispered about forever. No one really knew what it was. But hey! Some insider info seems to finally spill the beans. Once the model numbers got out, folks started piecing together the puzzle using US FCC listings. These things reflect the original models—the ROG Ally series was, you know, typical with AMD’s Z1 and that supercharged Z1 Extreme. It kinda matches the past setup, with a $100 price leap if you’re feeling fancy.
That Xbox Button? Total Kennan vibes. Not to burst anyone’s bubble, though, it’s still running good old Windows 11 (because why change perfection?). But maybe, just maybe, it has some cool features, like the Game Bar shortcut or whatever. Let’s wait and see what kind of magic Microsoft might have up its sleeve—a surprise or two? Who knows.
So, diving into the nitty-gritty—Project Kennan’s got AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip. Picture this: eight cores split between some Zen 5 and Zen 5c dance, plus a sweet Radeon 890M GPU. Tack on a nice 16GB of superfast memory and a massive 2TB NVMe SSD storage. Ah, tech specs—a 7-inch touchscreen, 120 Hz, that’s gonna look nice, right? A gamer’s dream or…well, maybe just another gadget.
Now, the white version is like the new kid on the block. It’s rocking something fresh from AMD, labeled “100-000001835” or something. Light on the RAM at 16GB, it’s sporting the same snazzy 7-inch display. This one’s packing a punch with AMD’s supposed new Aerith Plus chip. Quad-core, 6W to 20W TDP, keeping things light and breezy. More details? Possibly at Computex when AMD and Asus do their grand reveal.
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