At $549, Lenovo’s Legion Go S gaming laptop is suddenly a good deal

This week, the Steam Deck OLED with 512GB of storage It went from $549 to $789putting it out of reach for those who were thinking about getting it when it went back into stock after months of being unavailable. I take it as small consolation that there is a decent PC gaming laptop currently selling for its old price. the Lenovo Legion Go S Currently $549.99 Woot (Originally $729.99). It’s a deal that wouldn’t have been as prominent a year ago as it is now.

We didn’t particularly like the Legion Go S at launch, though part of that was due to its high price. Sean loved its impressive 8-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and noted that its ergonomics beat that of most portable gaming rigs, including the Steam Deck. But the price didn’t make sense since it didn’t perform as well as Valve’s handheld in some (but not all) games. It was also launched when Windows 11 was a nightmare to navigate in handheld mode, though I’ve improved a little since then.

The Legion Go S isn’t a device we can wholeheartedly recommend, but I’m willing to make an exception in silly times like these. I’m happy to recommend the processor-packed Ryzen Z1 Extreme version of the Go S — we found its performance gains improved by between 10 percent and 40 percent over the Ryzen Z2 Go, depending on the game — but not at all at its current price of $1,452.99 at Lenovo website.