Sure thing, let’s dive into this chaotic river of tech unveilings. Picture this: you’re at Computex 2025, sipping on a lukewarm coffee because you lost your interest in standing in line for anything decent and bam! There it is—Zotac’s fantastical booth, all decked out with this 7-inch wonder. It’s got an AMOLED screen like none other and runs on this Ryzen AI HX 370 APU from AMD’s Strix Point… um, clan? Clan sounds cooler. Anyway, Zotac’s going rogue with Manjaro Linux instead of the usual Windows or SteamOS. Brave move? Maybe. Or maybe they just love penguins, who knows.
Remember Zone 1? No? Well, it was kind of there last September, powered by the oh-so-trending Ryzen 7 8840U—wait, am I the only one trying to remember when December 2023 was? Zotac, bless their meticulous planning, has been like that friend who promises to meet you for coffee but shows up two hours late, bringing this Zone 2 into the spotlight only now. At CES, they hinted at it, and here it is again, wavering in name like some undecided character in a soap opera. Zone 2? Sure, for now. When will it show up? Your guess is as good as mine. Later this year? Sounds about right.
This powerhouse (or should I say possibly too much of one) flexes the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. That’s 12 cores of—wait for it—magic? It’s paired with Radeon 890M, and if you were wondering (and even if you weren’t), the NPU hits 50 TOPS which sounds impressive. Unlike others chugging along with the “Oh, let’s be careful,” Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Zotac is all “Go big or go home,” adding in up to 32GB of LPDDR5x and that tasty 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. Yes, upgrades are on the menu!
Jumping off into the weeds a bit, that 7-inch AMOLED screen is like staring into an electrified pool of every color known to human vision. At 120 Hz refresh rate and 800 nits of brightness, it’s brighter than my future in graphic design was (don’t ask). There’s a built-in kickstand too—nice if you want to pretend it’s a mini TV. Hall-effect joysticks for those delicate thumb dances—oh, and touchpads as well. Almost forgot those.
Ahem, back to software. This baby runs on an immutable version of Manjaro Linux with KDE Plasma 6. Think about the cool factor here—well, for us Linux geeks. Proton helps run games, but… anti-cheat issues? Yeah, just like any Steam system. Bummer? Probably. But hey, you’re free to install Windows or whatever OS tickles your sense of rebellion.
The battery’s got this 48.5Wh life, recalling nostalgic good times with the Zone 1. Connectivity? Slick as ever. WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 and even some USB4 ports for when you need to plug in… everything. Heat doesn’t scare Zotac, as there’s a mesh-style design making thermals just a number in the rearview mirror.
Anyway, or was it indeed anywho, more details should trickle out before Zotac decides to drop this onto our laps. If you like the sound of potentially never-ending tech updates, hit up Tom’s Hardware on Google News, because why not let them be your tech life coach?
Stay curious—or distracted—either works.
