Best Handheld Gaming PCs Under $1,000

Under $1,000 includes Valve Steam Deck OLED 1TB for display quality and gaming performance, while Lenovo Legion Go S adds software as a supported strength.

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#2
Steam Deck OLED 1TB

Valve

$970.17

Steam Deck OLED 1TB

62.6/100
548 opinions

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382 positive5 neutral161 negative
#3
Legion Go S

Lenovo

$797.14

Legion Go S

61.4/100
324 opinions

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223 positive4 neutral97 negative
#4
ROG Xbox Ally

ASUS

$734.99

ROG Xbox Ally

61/100
167 opinions

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127 positive3 neutral37 negative
#6
ROG Xbox Ally X

ASUS

$949.99

ROG Xbox Ally X

59.6/100
531 opinions

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364 positive8 neutral159 negative
#8
Pocket 5

Retroid

$219.00

Pocket 5

58.8/100
77 opinions

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61 positive0 neutral16 negative
#10
RG556

Anbernic

$210.98

RG556

58/100
55 opinions

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39 positive1 neutral15 negative
#11
Steam Deck

Valve

$985.00

Steam Deck

57.8/100
549 opinions

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343 positive6 neutral200 negative
#13
ROG Ally

ASUS

$730.00

ROG Ally

57.3/100
456 opinions

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302 positive8 neutral146 negative
#14
Switch 2

Nintendo

$499.00

Switch 2

56.9/100
87 opinions

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48 positive2 neutral37 negative
#16
Thor Pro

AYN

$457.90

Thor Pro

56.2/100
53 opinions

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32 positive2 neutral19 negative
#18
Odin 2 Pro

AYN

$392.20

Odin 2 Pro

53.9/100
45 opinions

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29 positive0 neutral16 negative
#22
GEEK

AYANEO

$699.99

GEEK

49.1/100
36 opinions

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19 positive1 neutral16 negative