It wasn't that long ago that handheld PCs were huge devices with processors that were too slow for gaming. But not anymore; the best handheld gaming PCs are great little machines, and while Lenovo was a little slow to enter this market, it has come full circle.

The first thing you'll notice is the screen: at 8.8 inches in size, it's one of the largest, and the 1600p 144Hz panel is gorgeous to look at and use. As a result, the Legion Go is a bit bulky and not as portable as the Ayaneo Air 1S or the Valve Steam Deck.

But here's the Legion Go's ace card. If you remove the controller and set the enclosure on its integrated stand, you can sit back and enjoy a great gaming experience. The right hand controller can also be used as a basic mouse, but it is better to use a proper mouse.

Lenovo has packed a lot of top-spec hardware inside, with AMD's Ryzen Z1 Extreme doing all the processing and 16GB of fast LPDDR5x-7500 memory backing it up. The base model comes with a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, but you can get a 1TB version for an extra $50.

The Legion Go and most other handheld PCs are great for indie-style or less graphics-intensive gaming; the GPU on the Z1 Extreme is a Radeon 780M with RDNA 3 and 768 shaders.

As Jacob found in his Legion Go review, it is underpowered for 1600p AAA games, even at low settings. There are too many pixels for the tiny Radeon to handle, so dropping to 1080p and enabling FSR upscaling if supported will help.

These hardware specs usually demand very high prices, but Lenovo has priced them just right at under $700 for the 512GB model. Both models are currently $50, so you get a really good machine at a really good price.