Best Handheld Gaming PCs Under $1,500 for Software

Under $1,500 includes MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM-001US for gaming performance and display quality, with Lenovo Legion Go S supported for software.

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#1
Steam Deck OLED 1TB

Valve

$970.17

Steam Deck OLED 1TB

62.6/100
548 opinions

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117 positive0 neutral33 negative
#2
Legion Go S

Lenovo

$797.14

Legion Go S

61.4/100
324 opinions

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80 positive0 neutral23 negative
#3
Steam Deck

Valve

$985.00

Steam Deck

57.8/100
549 opinions

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101 positive0 neutral36 negative
#4
ROG Xbox Ally

ASUS

$734.99

ROG Xbox Ally

61/100
167 opinions

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32 positive0 neutral9 negative
#5
Pocket 5

Retroid

$219.00

Pocket 5

58.8/100
77 opinions

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17 positive0 neutral4 negative
#6
ROG Xbox Ally X

ASUS

$949.99

ROG Xbox Ally X

59.6/100
531 opinions

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104 positive0 neutral51 negative
#7
ROG Ally

ASUS

$730.00

ROG Ally

57.3/100
456 opinions

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102 positive0 neutral52 negative
#8
Win Mini 2025

GPD

$1,299.95

Win Mini 2025

60/100
197 opinions

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26 positive0 neutral9 negative
#9
Claw A8

MSI

$1,270.94

Claw A8

58.9/100
360 opinions

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65 positive0 neutral43 negative
#10
Claw 8 AI+ A2VM-001US

MSI

$1,400.99

Claw 8 AI+ A2VM-001US

63.5/100
486 opinions

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99 positive0 neutral78 negative
#11
A1 X

AOKZOE

$1,419.99

A1 X

53.3/100
81 opinions

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10 positive0 neutral4 negative
#12
Legion Go 2

Lenovo

$1,269.40

Legion Go 2

45.3/100
140 opinions

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23 positive0 neutral30 negative
#13
GEEK

AYANEO

$699.99

GEEK

49.1/100
36 opinions

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7 positive0 neutral6 negative
#14
Claw A1M

MSI

$1,089.99

Claw A1M

58/100
177 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral2 negative
#15
RG556

Anbernic

$210.98

RG556

58/100
55 opinions

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39 positive1 neutral15 negative
#16
Switch 2

Nintendo

$499.00

Switch 2

56.9/100
87 opinions

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48 positive2 neutral37 negative
#17
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