A Closer Look

The front of the Zone includes the usual mix of face buttons, d-pad, thumbsticks, and extra buttons, as well as two rather compact and clickable trackpads. You've also got a 1.0 MP webcam, a tiny mic hole on the upper left side, and two radial dials that function like bidirectional watch bezels.


The back includes two programmable buttons, a massive air intake grille, two switches for turning the triggers into clicky bumper-like buttons, and a built-in kickstand. There's also a long RGB strip that closely follows the air grille curves.


The topside features a wide air vent for blowing hot air out of the device, a power button that also plays the role of a fingerprint scanner, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a volume rocker, and one of the two USB4 ports found on the Zotac Zone.


Finally, the bottom side includes two speaker grilles, a microSD card slot, and the second USB4 port.

Zotac Zone Charger

The included GaN charger delivers up to 65 W of power and supports USB Power Delivery. It works great with other devices as long as they need 65 W of power or less.


The detachable USB-C charging cable that comes with the charger measures only 122 cm, which is too short for comfort when gaming while hooked to the charger. I'd like it if the cable measured at least 180-200 cm, which is long enough to allow you to game in any position while charging the device.