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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 157 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

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Customers value the Legion Go S 8" for its overall performance and impressive screen quality, making games run smoothly and look incredible. Its portability and comfortable design are also appreciated for gaming on the go. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the battery life and noise level of the device.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Legion go S z2 500 Gb

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like this version of legion go. It comes with SteamOs. Turn it on and you got steam running can load up games quick with no hassle. I bought the 500GB and decided to upgrade my storage. I was able to dual-boot into windows got Fortnite to about 100 fps. This device is cool, you can take it anywhere. I’m able to run bo3 zombies and expedition 33 with ease. It’s really good for indie games. Does drain battery with high performance games but does it slowly. You get to game for a couple hours which is good. The fan does sound a little loud but it’s okay, kids are louder.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Screen quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Possible Streaming Device in 2025

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Steam Deck 2 who?? Oh right the Legion Go S Z2 that’s who! This device is a beast! Native SteamOS should be standard for all handhelds. I use it for streaming games from my main PC. These x86 devices are designed for streaming and it shows when you can use them in person. I can stream 1920x1200 for hours on end without having to worry about battery life. When emulating retro games you can also expect insane battery life. However for actual pc games expect 1hr 30min on avg. but again I believe GoS was made for streaming and it does it so incredibly well. Bright and beatiful LCD screen which puts my OLED iPhone 16 to shame. Nice controls, the trackpad works really surprisingly well for how small it is and good haptics. Streaming is the future and the future is here with the legion go s! (Case, Stickers, and thumb sticks all from dbrand.)

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey CutterA,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are glad to read that the Legion Go S is unmatched for your use.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great alternative

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was very pleased with the Steamos version of the Legion Go S Z2Go model. It runs great, easy to get into desktop mode and install other software, and most importantly you don’t have to deal with microsoft windows. I had a Rog Ally and returned it because of windows. Considered getting rhe Ally X, but once again I hate windows even with software like Playnite, which was not a good alternative. The 55 watt battery life can suffer if you’re playing more demanding games such as Skyrim or one of my recent favorites, South of Midnight. For what it is though, I appreciate Lenovo working with Valve to bring this handheld. Still not completely happy with the current pricing for handhelds, including this one but I bought it open box. Future handhelds: better battery life and affordability.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey Courtney,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are glad to read that you are very pleased with the Legion Go S. We appreciate your comments regarding power efficiency and pricing. We wish to provide the best product possible at a competitive price, and this will be considered for future improvements.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Screen quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    SteamOS Delivers

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Experience is pretty solid, and the performance is very noticeably better than the steam deck - which becomes much apparent when docked. The docked experience is glitchy in regards to audio though, with a lot of constant cutout while docked only (tested on Visions of Mana). The console feels good in your hands initially, but it doesnt have the grippiness of the steam deck so it is a little easier to let slip through your hands. Had a few instances where a bluetooth xbox controller would control the menus until i started a game, and then i was not able to navigate the menus to close the game. The increased screen size is a huge improvement over the OG deck, and id say the screen quality, colors, and brightness are also improved over the OG steam deck. Overall, this is a solid handheld that im happy to own, and im certain the remaining bugs will be ironed out as SteamOS becomes more mature on other devices. Kudos to Lenovo and Valve.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey LeeG,

      Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are glad to hear that this Legion Go S delivers a great overall experience for you. Regarding intermittent audio in docked mode and other notes, we will share your comments with the respective teams to be reviewed.

      Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Does what I want it to

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decided to get this instead of a Switch 2 since there weren't really any games out that interested me. That, and games on steam tend to go on sale much more frequently than 1st party Nintendo games. I'm not playing any super graphically intensive games. Mostly indie games aside from Digimon Story: Time Stranger, which runs totally fine on it. The only real gripe is the atrocious battery life. I always have to make sure I'm within range of an outlet. Other than that, it works fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hi JANELLEG,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us! We're sorry to hear that the battery life fell short for you. We strive to provide the best experience possible, so we'd like to share some tips on how to help with this.

      Regarding the battery life, depending on the demand of the game you're playing, by pressing the Legion R button to launch the quick menu, you can switch to lower power mode to save battery. In the menu, under the performance tab, users can toggle thermal modes and prioritize battery life by using the default mode or creating a custom thermal mode should you not be satisfied with the 3 presets. These adjustments can also be made by going into Legion Space > Settings (Legion Space can be launched quickly by pressing the Legion L button (Legion Logo above the button).

      We are pleased to read that the Legion Go S is otherwise working fine for you overall.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need further assistance, as your satisfaction is important to us.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Armchair Fun

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this as a open box excellent condition for 479.00!! What a deal! I wanted the Steam OS didn’t need the z1 processor. Plays my Steam games like Cyberpunk, Baulders Gate, Diablo 4 smoothly. I read a review the fan’s are load..they are a little load but doesn’t matter to me but some folks it could. All in all im very glad I waited for this from Leveno and very pleased with my purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hi there,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are pleased to read that you are quite satisfied with your purchase.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Terrible microsd performance, Great Otherwise

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Photo makes it seem smudge prone but you genuinely only see it when taking flash photography in the dark. May return it, but overall it's great, suprisingly compact and I wouldn't want a smaller screen, it's perfect for most games and the touch screen and touchpad thing are usable/useful when necessary My issue is the space, the microsd reader is terrible and every game/rom stuttters. The appeal to me for this device is being able to quickly open any compatible game in my library and it surpasses 512 easily. Only one lighter older game worked off the sd card out of the many I tested, and even that one had slow load times, ocasional stutters, and a crash that led me to give up on using the sd card slot for gaming. Kinda rough since steamos advertises this as a feature where you can swap sd cards between devices, yet its slow, doesn't work, and you are better off redownloading if quickly accessing the games is the goal. I did have the r2 get stuck the day I bought it, but that went away by itself when I went to box it up the next day. I got used to the controller layout and now prefer the ergonomics over my dualsense, but the buttons and triggers could feel better.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Yargghh

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works perfectly, seamless setup, bought it before traveling for summer, great in airports, fan a little loud doe

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hi Rick,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are pleased to read that the Legion Go S is working perfectly for you.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Console

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First time buying anything steam deck related. I’ve always been a switch player. This handheld console is great! Big display, good sound and love the windows option. There are other models but this one feels great in the hands, almost like it’s molded to your hands. Also, I love adding the old Nintendo games rom. Honestly great buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Performance

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As a lover of indie games and emulation, I knew the Z2 Go would give me adequate performance for my needs. I regularly run Hades II, Balatro, Risk of Rain, Dave the Diver and Dead Cells on this at native resolution and 120fps. I’ve also ran some AAA games on this thing and I’ve been surprised by the results, such as DOOM Eternal running at 70-100fps and Cyberpunk running at a steady 60fps. Emulation is also a thing of beauty on this device. I’m very happy with my purchase and I havent put it down since I reveived it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Aggressively average, just like me

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    AAA games: Low settings, dropped resolution in most cases. 20-40 fps 40-80 fps with frame gen 1-2 hours on battery Emulation: 30-120fps Upscaling to 1080p and higher is possible Compatibilty starts to fall off at 360 and PS3 3-6 hours on battery Indies: Run on a toaster, no problem here. Great device to pick up on sale, I repeat ON SALE

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good system but terrible battery

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Battery only last 2 hours but other than that pretty good device

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey Davefromaccounting,

      Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us.

      Regarding the battery life, depending on the demand of the game you're playing, by pressing the Legion R button to launch the quick menu, you can switch to lower power mode to save battery. In the menu, under the performance tab, users can toggle thermal modes and prioritize battery life by using the default mode or creating a custom thermal mode should you not be satisfied with the 3 presets. These adjustments can also be made by going into Legion Space > Settings (Legion Space can be launched quickly by pressing the Legion L button (Legion Logo above the button).

      Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is hands down the best purchase i ever made. Playing rd2, cyberpunk 2077 and even baldurs gate 3 has been awesome especially being a dad i been playing when i can and on the go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hi Supersaiyanrob1,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are pleased to read that your experience with the Legion Go S has been amazing.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Daily

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pretty convenient, replaced my steam deck after it broke down, satisfied

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey MannyG,

      Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are pleased to read that you are satisfied with your purchase.

      Please don't hesitate to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page or contact Lenovo Support should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Regards,

      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice quality

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a nice quality product. The screen is beautiful. Just a smidge underpowered for AAA games. But I am pleased with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just get it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My PC is rendered useless since I received my legion go s. Playing on this has changed my gaming experience in so many ways, I love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Lenovo

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it use it to play steam . Very big and comfortable big screen and saves a lot of battery.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hi DanielC,

      Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!

      We are pleased to read that you love the Legion Go S.

      Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.

      Best,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    10/10

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this for when I have downtime at work (I am a first responder) and it works phenomenally! My partner has a steamdeck and this just feels so much smoother and better. Plays everything I want perfectly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good but limited

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice ergonomics , but overall its not better than a steam deck oled. For the price , it should have 1tb of storage or either an oled screen. Also it can't dual-boot into batocera.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Hey IsaacH,

      Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear that the Go S fell short of your storage and display expectations. We understand your perspective and wish to share that we designed the Go S to stand in its own lane given its Z2Go processor with higher configurable TDP and 120Hz refresh rate.

      We are glad to read that you were otherwise satisfied with the system. Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q&A section of the product page should you have any questions or need assistance with our products, as your satisfaction is important to us.

      Regards,
      Lenovo Lenovo

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A great purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The battery life is a bit lacking but it isn't a huge deal to have it plugged in while playing. It's comfortable and easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
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