Lenovo has
Lenovo Legion Go S 8" Handheld PC Gaming System (83L30030US, Nebula Nocturne) for
$635.54.
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Specs:
- Processor: AMD Ryzen Z2 GO Processor (3.00 GHz up to 4.30 GHz)
- Graphic Card: Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
- Memory: 16GB LPDDR5X-6400MT/s (Soldered)
- Storage: 512GB M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC SSD
- Display: 8" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Glare, Touch, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 120Hz
- Pointing Device: Controller L & R
- WIFI: Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth 5.3
- Operating System: SteamOS
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Z2A (minor enhancement from the steamdeck) is a 4c/8t zen 2 cpu with 8CU RDNA2 igpu. for all intents and purposes, picture this as the baseline with the steam deck performance wise. the Cheaper ROG ally Xbox(the lower end model) uses this.
this device(legion go S), uses the Z2 Go, which is a 4c/8t zen 3 product(think AMD 5000 series cpus) with 12CU RDNA2. I like to personally see this as a "Steam deck plus/pro" because more modern cpu with same core count, and 50% larger igpu of the same architecture.
Z2e is a 8c/16t zen 5 cpu, with 16CU RDNA3 (2022 gpu architecture). the Ally rog xbox x uses this(the expensive model). It is a faster device, however gen over gen, RDNA3 is like slightly faster than RDNA2 (about 10-15% at equivalent CU count), and the 8 cores of the cpu while in handheld mode might take up more power that should be allocated to the igpu instead, so its less consistent as a handheld experience, however the docked performance is significantly better since you remove many of the power limitations the hardware has. It's a better hybrid device (imo) than it is strictly a handheld. AFAIK though with the cpu problem, I think asus has features to park cpu but I cant recall if it was them or not.
so the legion go s ultimately is better than the base Z2A version of the Xbox, but the faster ROG Xbox device is faster, but might not be entirely ideal in a handheld sense, and in handheld, both are much closer to each other with the wattage limitations.
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sorta comparible
Z2A (minor enhancement from the steamdeck) is a 4c/8t zen 2 cpu with 8CU RDNA2 igpu. for all intents and purposes, picture this as the baseline with the steam deck performance wise. the Cheaper ROG ally Xbox(the lower end model) uses this.
this device(legion go S), uses the Z2 Go, which is a 4c/8t zen 3 product(think AMD 5000 series cpus) with 12CU RDNA2. I like to personally see this as a "Steam deck plus/pro" because more modern cpu with same core count, and 50% larger igpu of the same architecture.
Z2e is a 8c/16t zen 5 cpu, with 16CU RDNA3 (2022 gpu architecture). the Ally rog xbox x uses this(the expensive model). It is a faster device, however gen over gen, RDNA3 is like slightly faster than RDNA2 (about 10-15% at equivalent CU count), and the 8 cores of the cpu while in handheld mode might take up more power that should be allocated to the igpu instead, so its less consistent as a handheld experience, however the docked performance is significantly better since you remove many of the power limitations the hardware has. It's a better hybrid device (imo) than it is strictly a handheld. AFAIK though with the cpu problem, I think asus has features to park cpu but I cant recall if it was them or not.
so the legion go s ultimately is better than the base Z2A version of the Xbox, but the faster ROG Xbox device is faster, but might not be entirely ideal in a handheld sense, and in handheld, both are much closer to each other with the wattage limitations.
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IMO and based on owning an OG Legion Go with Windows and a Steam Deck (2nd one) with Steam OS. Steam OS is vastly superior for 99% of games on Steam, if 50+% of your games are on Steam, Steam OS is the way to go unless you are playing one of the select highly competitive multiplier games that require a problematic anticheat (which is the anticheat program's kernel level access requirement problem, not a Steam OS shortcoming). But to be realistic, how many people are playing highly competitive multiplier games on a PC with a gamepad? If you are, go with Windows if you happen to have one of those half dozen, but popular games, otherwise, Steam OS will be the most console like, yet still massively more customizable than a Windows based device which is bundle of compromises slapped on top of an OS that was never even meant for a tablet, let alone a handheld video game console.
For Windows devices, their biggest downfall (and selling point) is Windows. Windows on a handheld is a royal PITA, far more so than SteamOS. But there are certain niche games and activities that are inherently easier on Windows....the rest (gaming) is inherently harder though.
TLDR: Saying "sTeAm oS Is gArBaGe" is the most ignorant SD comment of the week. Congrats
IMO and based on owning an OG Legion Go with Windows and a Steam Deck (2nd one) with Steam OS. Steam OS is vastly superior for 99% of games on Steam, if 50+% of your games are on Steam, Steam OS is the way to go unless you are playing one of the select highly competitive multiplier games that require a problematic anticheat (which is the anticheat program's kernel level access requirement problem, not a Steam OS shortcoming). But to be realistic, how many people are playing highly competitive multiplier games on a PC with a gamepad? If you are, go with Windows if you happen to have one of those half dozen, but popular games, otherwise, Steam OS will be the most console like, yet still massively more customizable than a Windows based device which is bundle of compromises slapped on top of an OS that was never even meant for a tablet, let alone a handheld video game console.
For Windows devices, their biggest downfall (and selling point) is Windows. Windows on a handheld is a royal PITA, far more so than SteamOS. But there are certain niche games and activities that are inherently easier on Windows....the rest (gaming) is inherently harder though.
TLDR: Saying "sTeAm oS Is gArBaGe" is the most ignorant SD comment of the week. Congrats
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And even when Steam reports a game as just being "playable," that is normally a gross exaggeration making it sound like it will be difficult. It normally is a single screen that makes you invoke a keyboard once for naming your character or less than jumbo text. That tiny caveat causes it to lose the 100% "approved" badge. Even games that say "unsupported" work far more often than not. I've own a Steam Deck since 2-3 months after launch in 2022. I have found MAYBE 2 games total I could not get to run on the Steam Deck, perhaps 5 that I had to google a fix for. I've had more games that that I couldn't get running on Windows 11
P.S. I can count on zero fingers the number of times my Steam Deck has made me update a driver, update my GPU software, had a conflict between programs, etc. IT JUST WORKS.....EVERY....SINGLE....TIME.
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