Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’m extremely concerned with these other reviews which makes me feel this product has been review bombed. The product out of the box worked amazingly with the latest install of windows, and upon looking at the other reviews none of which are true high cpu usage was apparent for the first 30 seconds-1 minute out of the box…it’s in the process of installing windows updates legion space, and Microsoft’s bloatware. After which this one single nuance performance was actually extremely good the OS felt snappy. The actual battery life in comparison was extremely good as well 2-3 hours on performance mode 4-6 on quiet mode what else could you ask for. After utilizing a rog ally x, rog ally, legion go, retroid pocket 5 I found myself always longing for the beautiful screen of the legion go. Did they make a mistake by removing the removable joycon like controllers maybe..but one of the complaints I had is I always found myself scrambling to re-attach them. This strikes a perfect balance between the rog ally non extreme and legion go. Which features from both the ergonomics alone feel leap years ahead of the previous devices. Will update this review once gaming benchmarks has been done but I’m extremely happy with the product. Is a 4/8 thread cpu skimp maybe but you have multiple options with steam os beta release coming in May this unit is a modified slightly updated steam deck lcd option.

Handles any game Id want to take with me no problem. Controls feel great, though I usually prefer larger controllers to most people. Screen looks great. Only real downside is battery life. Try to keep your settings low, and look up how to remove some win11 "features" or to install the steamOS if you don't have any non-steam games you want to have access to on the go.

I love my legion go s it is the most comfortable hand held i have ever used ergonomicaly it is sublime the screen is so vibrant and vivid 2nd to none and has plenty of horse power under the hood with 1tb i love what lenovo put together here they knocked it out of the park and Best Buy makes it so easy to get what i need entertainment wise even when i dont know i need it myself something always comes to view thats teriffic i Love Best Buy they are #1.

Very nice, even with the weaker z2go it can still run all modern games at nice fps and the 1tb ssd allows for plenty of games. For the price when on sale, it’s my favorite handheld.

I bought this version for the ergonomics . This handled Is powerful enough to run most games at most medium and some low settings with in depth tweaking . If you are happy with stable 25-30fps on some newer games then this will be fine . You can do all sorts of things to bump your frames up . Going to a lower resolution in the game is the easiest way . Lots of tinkering . I would wait for the extreme chip version if you want less adjustments and more ready to play out of the box .

It has the ability to be efficient and run well. Aside from legion space and the settings button not always working right away (not a terrible issue for me) i havent had any problems. Learning how to tweak options/graphics in each game to find the mid point between battery life, fps and graphic isn’t bad. Performance really depends on optimization of games for the operating system. So far I love my Legion go s!

Great product love the portability of this The way it feels in hand is great and screen is super vivid

Honestly, it exceeded my expectations. Hadn’t realized how much I’ve been using it recently until someone pointed it out. 10/10!

UPS lost the package was waiting about 2 weeks. Refunded promptly though

Really good handheld, just returned it since the right joystick was just too low for my own comfort.

Everything i need very comfortable in the hands i love windows

I have been enjoying my Legion Go for the past month! Smooth gameplay with friends online and overall great quality with processing downloads and little to no delay time.

Not fast and stays cool but needs to have more power .mainly doesn’t have steam OS, also a better price range.

The Legion Go S windows version with the z2 go is only good for older games, or if you're installing steam OS on it in my opinion, it runs newer games, but horribly for the price, if you're going to get a go S, the z1 extreme version is the way to go, this version would be acceptable if it were about $300.

I picked this up because it was on-sale and I badly wanted the bigger screen - I figured I'd return it if it was as bad as people claim. Simply take, it's not bad at all, in fact it's pretty good - if overpriced at the full retail price. I own a Steam Deck, and an Asus Ally, and I even bought the first Legion Go at launch. I like the Steam Deck and Ally, but man, the 7" screen on those is starting to kill my eyes, and I just want a larger screen. The original Legion Go has an even bigger screen, but that thing was trash - terrible build quality, awful uncomfortable form factor, I couldn't return it fast enough. But this system, the Legion Go S, they got the screen size and form factor right - although it is thicker than I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, it's a brute compared to the Ally, and it even makes the Steam Deck seem small - and while the Go S isn't the most comfortable system to hold it's worlds better than the original Go. As for the drama about the processor... I don't get it. Maybe there's been a big patch since it launched and now, but I simply have not had all the performance issues that people are claiming to have. In fact, in normal usage, I don't notice a big difference between it and the Ally. Yes, I know the outrage mob who never used either system will tell me I'm wrong - but I'm not - I got both systems side by side, and for use inside of Windows, they both perform well. Again, maybe there's been a big patch since launch that cleaned up the performance issues - or maybe I just have an IQ over 70 and know that you need to let Windows do all the background updating before you start using it on battery - in either case, Windows performance is good, and I assume the 32GB of RAM is a huge part of that (the Ally generally has 12GB available, I believe this one is 24GB available, accounting for what it loses in video memory). As for game performance, again, I was expecting a disaster based on reviews - and I'm just not seeing it. I tested it in Cyberpunk and while it's not as fast as the Ally, the Ally has to run maxed out which will kill the battery in less than hour, so I'm never running it with the power profile turned all the way up. Testing with the Go S in custom performance mode, maxed out wattage wise with the fans maxed, it performed a bit better than the 20W profile I'd generally use on the Ally (which got me around 1hr 10m of battery). The Go S is using a lot more power to make that happen, but also has a much bigger battery, so you end up getting over 1hr 30m or so. While the battery life on the Go S isn't great, regardless of profile being used, it's again not quite as bad as I was expecting, and much better than the Ally - and I'd say it's generally on-par with the 1st gen Steam Deck, maybe slightly worse. Another negative of the Go S is the awful Lenovo software - they are worlds behind Asus. Half the time the stupid Lenovo software just stops working, and you need to reboot the system to get it to work around. That's ridiculous to screw up something that bad - and it reminded me of why I returned the original Legion Go to some degree (although to be fair it's worlds better than the original Go software). I won't hold this too much against it as I assume they'll get it patched up shortly. As for running Windows, that's a selling point, not a con as it gives me access to Steam obviously, but also Epic and most importantly GamePass (which is why I had the Ally). Also people remember that you can just run Steam in big picture mode in Windows, and you really don't even need to deal with Windows if you do that. Maybe once the SteamOS release comes out I'll load it up just to try it out since I'm a nerd, but really the flexibility of Windows is a huge plus. Additionally I can justify the purchase of this because of that 32GB of RAM - just plug in a USB C hub to this and you can absolutely use it as a desktop PC. I have mine setup as an emergency PC for work, so if my main PC went down, I could still get things done. Overall I really really like the bigger screen, but it's a hard sell at full price - but it's already gone on sale meaning it will do so again. That makes it worth checking out in my opinion. BUT, if I absolutely did not want Windows at all - I'd probably get a Steam Deck OLED, the screen is smaller (7.4" vs 8.0") but it's more comfortable to hold, gets much better battery life, and performance is in the same ballpark (lower, but with better battery). Also if your eyes aren't going on you and you don't have any issues with the 7" screen, the Ally X would be hard to pass up, in particular if it's on sale. But note that there is a very large size difference between the Ally and the Go S, much more than you'd think from the 1" screen size difference (in part because the Ally is 16:9 while the Go S is 16:10 - again you will notice the different, which is a plus for the Go S since it gives you more height and makes it seem even larger).

It was good until the and software started messing up

I love this thing! To all haters: You need to adjust your expectations... I got this fat boy for $499... and for that price... it's excellent value and the performance is decent if you scepter the comromises... and battery life is acceptable. I tried the Steam OS version but I didn't like it...too resteictive...too many work-arounds. Instead...I got this one with more RAM and memory for $50 less...cleaned up windows...and turned it into a Steam machine that also runs Epic games and Xbox Game Pass natively. Very ergonomic...The screen is great...fans are silent on quiet mode...can get loud but not as annoying as ROG Ally...charges quickly. Legion Space is trash...but the shortcut menu is really good. I like that it has 2 USB-C ports. Amazing for playing indie and older games on low TDP...I'll take this over Switch 2 or ROG Ally any day

Very comfortable handheld and the screen is really nice with rich colors. I got mine open box and the price was more reasonable for the performance this offers currently. I like the extra Ram and games do take advantage of it but I wish the CPU was a little stronger. The Steam Deck has been out for a while now and it clearly shows in benchmarks that its weak 4 core cpu is not good for many recent games. I wish Lenovo had given this 6 cores for more future proofing.

Very disappointed with the performance of this device. Its a shame because it feels great in the hands. Buttons are nice and tactile and the triggers are really nice. The screen also checks off alot of boxes. Thats all though. AMD’s “Cost Effective” Measures of rebranding 6800U Hardware and calling it new is shameful and misleading. The APU hardware is almost 3 years old being outpaced by the STEAM DECK. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. A THREE YEAR OLD DEVICE PERFORMS BETTER. that’s embarrassing. This was a weak attempt by AMD to use lenovo to clear old chips they had lying around not making money. Dont make them money by buying this. Wait for the handheld they should have released in the first place. The Legion Go 2

The Legion Go S is not as bad as the reviews would lead you to believe. It’s not as powerful as the original Legion Go, but if you play lots of indie games or games that a couple years old then you would be happy with this. It performs way better with Steam OS or Bazzite than it does with Windows. The screen is amazing and the handheld is extremely comfortable to hold. The only issue is the Z2 Go chip. It’s not as fast as the Z1 Extreme on the original Go, but it has more ram and it’s way more comfortable to hold the the original Go. If you get this on sale or for the open box price it’s worth it.