Lenovo’s fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off
The Legion Go S with SteamOS is a pretty solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED. It runs identical software, but ships in a design with two-stage triggers, a bigger eight-inch IPS screen (1080p and up to 120Hz versus 800p and 90Hz in the Deck OLED), and it’s got double the RAM and storage (32GB and 1TB, respectively), not to mention a slightly faster processor in the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. At $999.99, its current…
Key points
- The Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is discounted to $999.99 at Best Buy.
- It has an eight-inch 1080p 120Hz screen, 32GB RAM and 1TB storage.
- The article says its Ryzen Z1 Extreme is faster than the newer Z2 Go chip.
The Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is currently priced at $999.99 at Best Buy, according to The Verge. The site describes it as a solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED, running the same software in a different design.
The handheld has two-stage triggers and a larger eight-inch IPS screen at 1080p and up to 120Hz, compared with 800p and 90Hz on the Steam Deck OLED. It also has double the RAM and storage, at 32GB and 1TB, plus what the article calls a slightly faster processor in the Ryzen Z1 Extreme.
How it compares
The article says the Legion Go S is not as powerful as the $1,299.99 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20, which recently launched with the Z2 Extreme and an OLED screen, but calls it no slouch either.
This model first launched with Windows 11 and the Ryzen Z2 Go. The article states that despite being a newer chip, the Z2 Go is less powerful than the Z1 Extreme in the discounted model, and that SteamOS with the faster internals should provide a better experience.
it’s no slouch, either
— The Verge
Further reading
The article points readers to a review by colleague Sean Hollister covering multiple configurations of the Go S and its benchmark results.
