Lenovo's Legion Go S with SteamOS drops to $999.99 at Best Buy

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Lenovo's Legion Go S running SteamOS is discounted to $999.99 at Best Buy, down from $1,579.99. It runs the same software as the $789 Steam Deck OLED but offers a larger eight-inch 1080p IPS screen with refresh rates up to 120Hz. The model also doubles the Deck OLED's memory and storage to 32GB RAM and 1TB, and uses a slightly faster Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor. The reviewer notes it is less powerful than the newer $1,299.99 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 but still a strong handheld option.

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