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by SushiHippie 530 days ago
The Legion Go S with Windows will cost $599 and the Legion Go S with SteamOS will cost $499. I suppose those will be the same hardware wise. So a $100 difference

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/lenovo-legi...
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Andrew6rant 530 days ago
Windows version of the handheld will have 500gb more storage than SteamOS.
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ryao 529 days ago
The Windows version has a 1TB SSD while the SteamOS version has a 512GB SSD. A guy on YouTube speculated that this is because a modern Windows install needs 200GB of space. I have no idea if that is true. I don’t use Windows.
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jimmydoe 530 days ago
wow, this is a good promotion for SteamOS models, as pre-install windows license should cost Lenovo $5 or less afaik.
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nemomarx 530 days ago
I guess part of it is that users vaguely know how much the windows license costs them and will accept that kinda price increase on top for windows?

very comfortable margin for Lenovo there

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lvass 530 days ago
People may also be under the impression that Microsoft charges a similar price for Windows as they do to individuals. Which is about $180 for Home edition in my country, Brazil.
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