RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoLenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheldwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.casteamdeck@lemmit.onlinelinux_gaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1131arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.casteamdeck@lemmit.onlinelinux_gaming@lemmy.ml
minus-squareEonNShadowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-21 month 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-squarecasmael@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago Lenovo is trying to add value for the people who want to stick to Windows Why would they do that?
minus-squareEonNShadowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoNo idea, hence my “probably not” A deal with Microsoft, maybe?
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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.
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.
Why would they do that?
No idea, hence my “probably not”
A deal with Microsoft, maybe?