Legion Go S

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Legion Go S

190 positive 3 neutral 76 negative

Based on 269 Reddit mentions

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I'm returning my Legion Go S after buying a Legion Go gen 1 and putting Steam OS onto it

It's amazing how different people can be. I find the Go S to be one of the most comfortable handhelds out there. If they just slapped an OLED with VRR into a Go S and left everything else exactly the same I'd be super happy and wouldn't have bought a Legion Go 2.

bnr32jason in r/LegionGo

January 26, 2026 5:07 PM

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I refuse to accept this as my fate working in Windows

Gonna drop the cliche "I'm on linux" post. I dual boot and, without fail, get better performance on my Ubuntu boot compared to my windows boot. It's not a mac vs windows issue, its a "windows is criminally bloated" issue. Hell the Legion Go S that just came out is good proof of that. They have 2 dif

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Fuzzy-System8568 in r/blenderhelp

August 6, 2025 2:21 PM

130

Two amazing deals - which one do I keep?

As a person who has both, yep, legion go s is defo better choice. Steam deck is great, but bigger screen and more power - better fps/graphics and less eye strain for longer game sessions

Kaquillar in r/SteamDeck

April 21, 2026 9:37 PM

43

Made a pitstop after a work pickup to bless a new game.

Thats on a Legion Go S Z1E 32GB ram model. it runs insanely well on that, can do 120hz and keeps steady around like 80fps. Can probably squeeze out more fps if I drop the graphics down but it ran so well on the default settings I just left it lol

draggin_low in r/civ

April 7, 2026 5:37 PM

41

What are your thoughts about this.

The thing is that for people using Linux in general for gaming could end up getting better performance even though they would have an 8GB GPU which if you were to remember the Steam Machine would have 8GB only for the video memory so then games could possibly run a lot smoother and also the fact for

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Ecks30 in r/SteamOS

April 13, 2026 11:04 PM

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Lenovo Legion Go with Z1 Extreme now costs $999 after launching at $699 two years ago

Quite by accident (I didn’t want to buy it and was just looking for a solution to stream from my PC, and I was leaning more toward Gamesir for my tablet) but I saw the Legion Go S in the base configuration for $568, and given the upward trend in prices, I thought it would be a good deal. After that,

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Vamly in r/Handhelds

May 1, 2026 4:27 PM

23

Should I sell for Xbox Rog Ally?

I had the XAX and returned it due to windows issues and having to deal with them. Updates and what not, not working. So I bought the Steam Legion Go S Z1 extreme and I like it a lot more. Yes the XAX was comfy too hold but it is still bulky. It's pretty thick. I have larger hands and really like the

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mtubeowulf in r/Handhelds

April 2, 2026 11:34 PM

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How much more of a performance boost do you get if you install SteamOs on your Legion Go 2 ? I want to switch from Windows but I’m not to computer savvy so not sure if it’s even worth it

It's not just the performance increase, but the qol that makes a big difference. Especially if you're not computer savvy. I am computer savvy and went for a Legion Go S with SteamOS because I didn't want to deal with the Windows headaches, I just want to play games on something that works. SteamOS i

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tagtech414 in r/LegionGo

April 20, 2026 2:17 AM

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

I, too, side graded to a Legion Go S SteamOS. For me, it is the Steam Deck 2. The same thing, but better in every way. The bigger, higher resolution screen makes a huge difference to me, as does the much better performance. It can run everything at 1080p, so I regularly plug it into the TV. When I d

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bastibe in r/SteamDeck

April 27, 2026 4:34 AM

14

Just got this beauty will see if it stays

Idk why people hate on this device so much but still glaze the steamdeck, They both have an identical chip, as long as you paid a similar price to the steamdeck, I think it’s a great device. At the MSRP it was a bad product, but I’ve seen it like 30% off recently (same price as the steamdeck) I’d sa

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snooki2369 in r/Handhelds

April 8, 2026 5:40 AM

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