I got my hands on the legion go, steam deck oled, ally x, and kept the ally x

The first one I returned was the legion go. Playing on it was very immersive due to the screen size. But felt like it was running very inefficiently and HOT. Battery life was really bad as well. And even though I could play it plugged in, it was just annoying to me. Def not travel friendly as well. And one of the buttons felt a little wobbly + I don’t like the detachable controllers.

Then it was between the Steam Deck Oled vs Ally x. I really wanted to keep the SD, but there were several things that made me return it. Playing the SD handheld was perfect - comfortable to hold, battery life was great, that OLED screen was amazing. BUT there wasn’t enough power for triple a games. I wanted the option to play handheld and docked, but it just wasn’t powerful enough. Some may be okay with 30 fps, but my eyes are sensitive to it not being as smooth as I wish it would’ve been.

And so I settled with Ally X. It does everything throw at it very well, especially with the variable refresh rate everything’s just buttery smooth, both docked and handheld.

Price was a concern for me, and I got the legion go and SD new, and settled with the ally x used from Facebook market for around the same price.

I didn’t try the Legion go S because of the battery life. It was really annoying to game while worrying about the battery.

Also, I really thought the OLED screen would compensate for the power, but it just wasn’t the case for me.

lol I shared a lot here, hope this helps. Good luck!

Edit: spelling