Legion Go S

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Legion Go S

190 positive 3 neutral 76 negative

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Steam Machine 16 GB of RAM vs Lenovo Legion Go S Steam OS 32 GB of RAM - which one is more powerful?

The Steam Machine has a far more powerful GPU in terms of CUs. It'll also have way higher clocks since it's not a handheld device. It also has 8GB of dedicated crazy high bandwidth VRAM that the Legion Go S's shared DDR5 pool could never compete with. The Steam Machine by a large margin.

AshleyAshes1984 in r/SteamOS

November 18, 2025 2:00 PM

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If your Steam Deck Broke, Would You Buy Another One or a Different Handheld?

I sidegraded to the Legion Go S SteamOS version and I've sworn to never buy anything else but a Steam Deck again. While on paper it seems great, more power, better screen, steamOS, more ram, more everything. It also has it's downsides you realize when you actually use it daily. It's bulky and heavy

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SuperSaiyanIR in r/SteamDeck

April 26, 2026 9:28 PM

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Windows hate is overblown.

I think it's mostly around the current implementation of windows on handhelds. It's a standard version of windows, with some extra bits on top to shoehorn it onto handhelds. Steamos was purpose built with handhelds in mind. It's also based on arch Linux and runs only what's required. Whereas you got

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Odd_Page1499 in r/LegionGo

August 27, 2025 6:57 AM

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„Just get a Steam Deck“ is true

Performance is better?Right now i'm with a legion go z2go 32gb of ram and performance is 20-30% better on it.You're sure you was playing at 800p on it? Because if not, then yeah, 1200p on the go s will give you worse performance than a steam deck at 800p...

Manzoli in r/SteamDeck

September 20, 2025 2:00 PM

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Which is the better option

Extra RAM doesn’t provide any benefit for 1080p gaming. You could put 128 GB of RAM in the Lenovo Legion Go S, and it wouldn’t increase FPS compared to 32 GB. You only start seeing benefits from more RAM when pushing higher resolutions or heavier textures, like at 1440p on devices such as the GPD Wi

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Dominjo555 in r/Handhelds

April 19, 2026 12:12 AM

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Two amazing deals - Which one do I keep?

Performance: Legion Battery: Steam Deck - Legion Go S really struggles here Ergonomics: Steam Deck Screen: Legion - both good but Go wins slightly to size, higher hz, and VRR Speakers: Steam Deck - gap can be closed by using DeckSP decky plugin on Go Track pad(s): Steam Deck - Legion’s trackpad is l

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extrvnced in r/LegionGo

April 21, 2026 10:01 PM

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Opinions on trading a legion Go S for an Xbox Ally X?

I have both, I prefer the XAX over the Legion Go S. Yes, I wish the screen was a little bigger on the X, but it's not a deal breaker, the performance, ergonomics, battery life, speakers, haptics, are superior on the X. I have Bazzite installed on mine and love it (dual boot set up with Windows) As f

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mrplayer66 in r/Handhelds

April 28, 2026 6:32 PM

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Are the Z2 Extreme devices likely to significantly improve in the future with software/driver updates?

The thing the Xbox Ally X Z2E has over original Ally is bigger battery, more ram and USB 4.0 ports. Performance wise it's not much. So from OG ally to XAX it's an okay upgrade, from Ally X to XAX - nah. Legion Go S Z1E with 32GB ram (if it's in question) to XAX is not a great upgrade. I'm with Ally

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johny335i in r/Handhelds

April 22, 2026 3:53 PM

6

I am so confused right now!

Legion go or go 1 is the OG of the series Big, heavy, but nice and big screen, cooling is not that great but i can see why with the z1e chip performance. Have a detatchable countroller, pretty nice, but the fps mode... just get a mouse, Love the kickstand + travel case included Pretty nice feeling w

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Obvious-Flatworm6188 in r/LegionGo

April 25, 2026 2:52 PM

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SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta: Second Clutch - 30 April 2026

Just got a Legion Go S Z1E. Excited to be part of the community. Some bugs, wondering if you guys seeing it too: -Bluetooth peripherals need to be paired again everytime I enter desktop mode. It won't connect if it's in the known devices list. -WiFi takes a long time to reconnect if the device was a

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chunkycoats in r/LegionGo

May 1, 2026 8:08 AM

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