Amazon has for
Prime Members: Lenovo Legion Go S 8" PC Gaming Handheld on sale for
$549.99.
Shipping is free.
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Specs:- 8″ 1920x1200 120Hz IPS 100% sRGB 500 nits touchscreen display (16:10 aspect ratio)
- AMD Ryzen Z2 Go Quad-Core / 8 Thread Processor
- 16GB 6400MHz LPDDR5X RAM
- 512GB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe Solid State Drive / SSD
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- 2x 2W Integrated Speaker System
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) | Bluetooth 5.3
- 3-Cell 55.5WHr Battery
- Ports:
- 1x Headphone/mic combo
- 2x USB4 (40Gb/s data transfer w/ DisplayPort 1.4 & Power Delivery 3.0 support)
- MicroSD card reader
Top Comments
Community Reviews
The Legion Go S stands out as a SteamOS friendly handheld that can feel faster than Windows, with strong framerates, a great screen, and hall effect joysticks that should avoid stick drift. SteamOS installation is described as quick and easy, and the device is praised for better sleep and wake behavior once Windows is out of the way. The Z2 Go chip is framed as stronger than the Steam Deck OLED for many Steam games, though mouse driven RTS and FPS play is a weak fit. The $550 price is seen as more attractive in light of current memory pricing and Steam Deck increases, making it a solid midrange option if you want Steam gaming first.
Common Questions (5)
Yes. SteamOS installation is described as very easy and quick, and it can make the Legion Go S feel faster and more like a Steam Deck with a better screen and controllers. It also avoids some Windows 11 handheld annoyances like sluggish sleep and wake behavior.
SteamOS can provide better framerates and generally faster-feeling performance on the Legion Go S. One practical tweak is raising the Z2 Go to around 17W, which gives the chip more headroom for better performance at the cost of battery life.
Hibernate is reported to use far less power than sleep and can leave the battery nearly unchanged over more than a week. The tradeoff is that hibernate may increase SSD writes, so it is a convenience-versus-wear choice.
Yes. The Legion Go S uses hall-effect joysticks, which should not wear out in the same way as traditional sticks and are intended to avoid stick drift over time.
Yes. It reportedly docks well with an eGPU, including a Minisforum DEG2, making it a viable option if you want handheld play plus desktop-style graphics expansion.
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https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Leg...B0DTBN55K
https://help.steampower
You do need a USB C thumbdrive or an adapter to get a regular USB thumbdrive to plug into a USB C port because that is what the legion go s has.
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