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Lenovo Legion Go S
Based on 14 credible posts from Hacker News & Bluesky. 3 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Low confidenceFew owner reviews so far, so this score can still move a lot. How we score
Scored September 27, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Most owners are happy with it: 79% of 14 reviews are positive and 0% negative. Praise centers on display and price & value.
What owners like
Display praised by 3 owners
“I'm a huge fan of there being a second USB port, enabling simultaneously charging and display.”
Price & value praised by 2 owners
“I have say the S2 price is very reasonable and the Steam deck is overpriced.”
What owners complain about
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
What owners talk about
- Display3 praise · 0 complain
- Price & value2 praise · 0 complain
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Full text of every credible post we scored. Bot-like and off-topic comments are hidden.
I'm sure that works fine, but playing on an 8 inch 16:10 screen (like the Legion Go S or the MSI) has to be a better experience than a significantly smaller 6.7 inch screen. [...] Every time I've tried PC gaming on undersized screens, every single inch makes a big difference to the immersiveness and reduced eye-fatigue. [...]
I've got the Legion Go S with Steam OS, and that shit is great. It's stable, my games run well, the OS is pretty much entirely in the background, but I can still access it fully if I need to. Love it.
DDR 4 shot up too. It was bad enough that instead of trying to put together a system with the AM4 m/b I already have, I just bought a Legion Go S.
[...] And a recent organizational shift; the Radeon software folks are leaving behind their proprietary stack & will be working purely on the open source stack. [...] Info on the Legion Go S: specs on the Ryzen Z2 Go APU here are overall very similar to the Steam Deck's custom apu; 4 Zen3+ cores, 12CU RDNA2 iGPU (a 680m). [...] I'm a huge fan of there being a second USB port, enabling simultaneously charging and display. [...]
I sold my Steam deck for quite a chunk of money. Almost as much as I bought it for. I used that money to get a mini pc and will be keeping my Lenovo legion go s.
I have say the S2 price is very reasonable and the Steam deck is overpriced. The good thing is that I sold my Steam deck for almost as much as I bought it for. I bought a mini pc instead of a steam machine and am keeping my Lenovo legion go s.
I've been watching the Lenovo Legion Go S for Canada via Best Buy and wow. [...] I bought it for $900 during a sale 2 weeks ago. [...]
I’m glad I got my Steam Deck OLED when I did. I even sold my Lenovo Legion Go S to fund it and I don’t regret that either. I’m seeing a future where once the SD is no longer viable I won’t be able to afford video games anymore and that makes me very, very sad.
[...] I got a Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) for Xmas from my kids. Please don’t turn down my app because I got the GPU question wrong, lol. [...]
I got a great Black Friday deal on a @Lenovo Legion Go S with Steam OS from Best Buy! [...]
I own a Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS and even though it's perfectly able to handle heavy titles, it's particularly pleasant to play chill games
[...] I have a Lenovo Legion Go S and getting it to work reliably is an absolute nightmare. [...]
I bought a Lenovo Legion Go S with the soul purpose of returning it after trying it for a week. so far the only games I've played are: Sonic Adventure 2 Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix (RPCS3) Rocket League GTA V (with frame drops) Forza Horizon 5 (with frame drops) ...
I got a Lenovo Legion Go S about 7 weeks ago, since Steam Decks were unavailable at the time. And even that is jumping in price!
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“I sold my Steam deck for quite a chunk of money. Almost as much as I bought it for. I used that money to get a mini pc and will be keeping my Lenovo legion go s.”
“I have say the S2 price is very reasonable and the Steam deck is overpriced. The good thing is that I sold my Steam deck for almost as much as I bought it for. I bought a mini pc instead of a steam machine and am keeping my Lenovo legion go s.”
“I bought a Lenovo Legion Go S with the soul purpose of returning it after trying it for a week. so far the only games I've played are: Sonic Adventure 2 Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix (RPCS3) Rocket League GTA V (with frame drops) Forza Horizon 5 (with frame drops) ...”
“[...] I have a Lenovo Legion Go S and getting it to work reliably is an absolute nightmare. [...]”
Common Lenovo Legion Go S problems
Issues at least two owners independently report.
No recurring complaint pattern found across the reviews analyzed. That's a genuinely good sign — it means owners aren't converging on the same problem.