Hey, I’m thinking of upgrading from my old work laptop (which isn’t really built for gaming at all, but is great for productivity), and I was eyeing either an OLED steam deck or a more powerful laptop that I could bring with me and use on campus away from my home setup. I plan on using linux for either machine, but I was wondering if any of the Steam Deck’s secret sauce or price to performance puts it ahead compared to a Framework or Gaming laptop.
Also, if anyone has experience using a steam deck as a workstation/portable work setup, I would love your input on if it’s a good idea to replace a laptop with a steam deck entirely.
Honestly, I wouldn’t plan on using the steam deck for anything other than gaming. That said, I’ve been madly impressed by moonlight. Allied you to stream to any device from your gaming PC, even if 8 network. I was in a parking lot playing bg3 on a very low spec laptop with very few hiccups or studdering. Check it out!
It wouldn’t make sense in my scenario sadly, but thanks for the suggestion! :)