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.

  • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    3 days ago

    Yeah, maybe I was influenced by the hype - I guess the saying of sticking to the most common hardware for your productivity is still a good mantra.

    Is 2.0 on the horizon? I was under the impression that OLED was the 2.0.

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      3 days ago

      Tbh nobody knows what 2.0 will even be like. But there have been made crazy advancements in APUs since the steam deck came out, so I think it will eventually be a great product paired with SteamOS