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The Steam Machine has a far more powerful GPU in terms of CUs. It'll also have way higher clocks since it's not a handheld device. It also has 8GB of dedicated crazy high bandwidth VRAM that the Legion Go S's shared DDR5 pool could never compete with. The Steam Machine by a large margin.
AshleyAshes1984 in r/SteamOS
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
123
lenovo software support doesn't really matter on the linux side though, youll get gpu drivers through mesa and valve probably won't drop steamos support for the legion go s anytime soon, and if they do the community will surely take over like they did with Bazzite
lexd0g in r/SteamDeck
April 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
122
I would recommend a Legion Go S Z1E 32GB if you can find one for a good price.
cadensky in r/Handhelds
February 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
111
The GoPocalypse is officially upon us. As someone who owns both a Legion Go S and a Legion Go 2 I’m really not sure how to feel about all this. On the one hand it feels like I invested in a stock that went up, on the other hand I’m more than a little concerned about what it might mean in general.
timeflylikearrow in r/LegionGo
April 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
100
I sidegraded to the Legion Go S SteamOS version and I've sworn to never buy anything else but a Steam Deck again. While on paper it seems great, more power, better screen, steamOS, more ram, more everything. It also has it's downsides you realize when you actually use it daily. It's bulky and heavy
...SuperSaiyanIR in r/SteamDeck
April 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
35
Yeah, I’ve got a legion go s that just doubled in price apparently. Maybe someone sells a power bank/taser combo?
jgainsey in r/SteamDeck
April 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
35
Legion Go S, especially if you have no plans on detaching the controllers
Crest_Of_Hylia in r/LegionGo
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
95
It's amazing how different people can be. I find the Go S to be one of the most comfortable handhelds out there. If they just slapped an OLED with VRR into a Go S and left everything else exactly the same I'd be super happy and wouldn't have bought a Legion Go 2.
bnr32jason in r/LegionGo
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
91
Haven’t gone back yet BUT! Had a Steam Deck LCD. Gave it to a family member because I got a Legion Go for a very low price. Loved the screen. Did not love the ergonomics. Installed SteamOS on it as soon as the Legion Go S came out and Steam supported it officially. Ergonomics continued to irk me. Th
...Caltek9 in r/SteamDeck
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
90
Definitely Legion Go S for 49.99 Euros.
Ok-Reputation1716 in r/Handhelds
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
87

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