Alt text: Trojan Horse meme, Steam Deck bringing Linux to Windows gamers

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    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      I use mine as my daily use “laptop” since my other laptop died, and was less powerful any way.

      I just wish it had better IO. Either 2 USB C ports, or even better USB 4 and I’d own one by now.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        2 months ago

        Just get a small USBC dock, I got one with an HDMI, USBC and USB connection so I can connect it to a monitor, its power cord and a wireless keyboard/mouse dongle… It’s super compact so it doesn’t bother me at all.

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I already have a bunch of those, but I want more than just a monitor. I’d like to connect it to my dock and have both of my 4k displays connected and running at the full 60hz.

          Also the ability to add an eGPU would be killer. Great portable gaming experience, and a “real” at home gaming experience with the eGPU.

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            2 months ago

            Then you just need a bigger dock, the USB plug is able to handle a lot of data… With the eGPU you won’t need the HDMI input on the dock though.

    • grue@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      SteamOS desktop mode is just KDE, so you could just make a Live USB of Kubuntu or whatever to try it out on your actual desktop or laptop PC.

    • xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      2 months ago

      Woah, Cachy sounds sick! How does the gaming mode perform in your experience? Is it effectively the same as the deck’s vanilla game mode? 🤔 very tempted to give it a shot myself!

        • tehmics@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          I haven’t run into any limitations of the file system and I hardly even know what pacman is. And I haven’t felt ‘controlled’ by Valve, certainly not to the extent of a console or even Windows/Mac. I can sudo whatever I want. I’m sure you have a use case, but I’m still just not seeing it.

          Are their proton versions just proton GE? To what extent does it actually run better?

    • tehmics@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      So are you lugging around a keyboard, screen and usb hub with it or what?

      I switched to a MacBook Air + Steam Deck combo for work/gaming and it’s fairing much better than my old gaming laptop ever did on both fronts