Lenovo Legion Go S Price Increase Sees Models Jump Up to $1,579

Lenovo Legion Go S Price Increase Sees Models Jump Up to $1,579

From The Outerhaven Productions (Written by Keith Mitchell) on | OpenCritic

If you were thinking about picking up a Lenovo Legion Go S, especially after the recent price hike for the Legion Go 2, you may want to check those prices again. Seemingly overnight, all models of the Legion Go S handheld saw significant increases at Best Buy.

The base model with the AMD Z2 Go chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD has climbed from $649 to $989 for the SteamOS version, while the Windows version with the same specs now sits at $1,049.99. Meanwhile, the Z1 Extreme configuration with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD has jumped from $899 to $1,579. That’s nearly double the original asking price, and it’s now more expensive than the lower-end Legion Go 2, which features a faster processor at $1,499.99. At this point, it’s hard not to question how Lenovo expects consumers to justify these prices.

This follows the price hike of the Lenovo Legion Go 2 that we reported on nearly two weeks ago.

Legion Go S price hike

What makes this even more confusing is that this isn’t happening at just Best Buy. Listings across retailers like Amazon, Micro Center, and B&H, as well as Lenovo’s own...

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