RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheldwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.mlsteamdeck@lemmit.online
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkLenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheldwww.theverge.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.mlsteamdeck@lemmit.online
minus-squareEonNShadowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-22 days agoStorage is cheap, windows licensing is expensive, maybe Lenovo is trying to add value for the people who want to stick to Windows Probably not, though. Hopefully it’s repairable/upgradable.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago Lenovo is trying to add value for the people who want to stick to Windows Why would they do that?
minus-squareEonNShadowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoNo idea, hence my “probably not” A deal with Microsoft, maybe?
minus-squarecasmael@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYeah looks like the drive is one of those smol m.2 sticks so you should be able to swap it out, as long as you can reinstall steam os on the new one. Can’t imagine that would be an issue tbh.
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Storage is cheap, windows licensing is expensive, maybe Lenovo is trying to add value for the people who want to stick to Windows
Probably not, though. Hopefully it’s repairable/upgradable.
Why would they do that?
No idea, hence my “probably not”
A deal with Microsoft, maybe?
Yeah looks like the drive is one of those smol m.2 sticks so you should be able to swap it out, as long as you can reinstall steam os on the new one. Can’t imagine that would be an issue tbh.