I have a few questions about the steam deck.
1. I like to watch videos or anime while playing games. Is it possible or how easy is it to play games in windowed mode while playing another video on the side?
2. Is it capable of running two games at once? Like through two different emulators?
3. Can you connect external controllers to it? Through usb or blue tooth or both? How many?
4. Can you connect it to ethernet? or use a usb ethernet adapter?
5. Does it charge solely through usb or do you need a standard power plug at all times?
6. Can you use it as a drawing tablet? Can you simply connect an external drawing table to it?
7. Is the graphics card powerful enough to generate ai images?
8. Can it run game engines or 3d modeling or 3d sculpting software no problem?
9. How heavy is it and/or how easy is it to prop up or place on something to work just as a screen like a phone or tablet would?
10. Hows memory management? cloud, usb, sd cards etc,
11. Can it receive and play notifications? What about while locked or sleeping?
12. Can it connect to LTE?
13. Can it play audio from the speakers and through headphones at the same time? Can you mix different sources? Could it connect to two different headphones to play different audio sources for each?
14. What is the batter life like and are there low power modes? How bad are the trade offs?
15. Can it run android apps?
16. How good is ps3 emulation? what about ps4?
17. Is it even touch screen?
I'll probably have more questions but I'll post them when I think of them. Feel free to discuss the deck in general.

>>717424471 (OP)
weak bait, especially for how long you spent on it

>I want to do shit in windowed mode
There's a whole desktop for that It works pretty well but you will lose (a very small amount of performance since plasma doesn't use up too much space)
>Can you run more than one game
It's not advisable, but you can in Game mode too.
>Can you connect external controllers to it
Yes
>Through USB or Bluetooth or both
Both
>How many
I've had 8 ps4 controllers connected before connection started dropping out on bluetooth
>Can you connect through ethernet
Yes through the dock or through an adapter
>Does it charge through USB
It can, use a charger that can do USB-C PD and at least 45W
>Can you use it as a drawing tablet
Yes
>Can you connect an external drawing tablet to it
Also yes
>Should I kill myself
Yes
>Can it run game engines/3D/Modeling
I wouldn't do full quality renders on it, but I have done modeling work on it
>How heavy is it
Not very
>Hows memory
It's a computer
>Can you get notifica
Yes
>Can you connect it to LTE
Depends on your wireless carrier, but yes.
>Can you play audio through both the speakers and headphones
Yes even though I can't think of a usecase for this
>Hows the battery life
Pretty good for vidya
>Powersaving mode
Depends entirely on the game, first thing that goes is bluetooth performance
>Can it run android apps
Yes
>How good is ps3/ps4 emulation
Unrelated to hardware generally, it's immature software
>Is it touch screen
Yes

>>717424886
whats the bait?

>>717425278
>>Can you use it as a drawing tablet
>Yes
Whats the pen used for it then?
>Can you get notifica
>Yes
Like the screen can be off, its in a low power state and still makes a noise? Or you mean it just gets notifications when on like normal?
>Depends on your wireless carrier, but yes.
So how do you set it up? You insert a sim card or something? Or it needs esim?
>Hows the battery life
>Pretty good for vidya
Like what? 4 hours playing ps2 games?
>Can it run android apps
>Yes
Through virtualization or an actual compatibility layer? Also how do stuff like regions and phone numbers work for some apps?
>How good is ps3/ps4 emulation
>Unrelated to hardware generally, it's immature software
Its already good enough to complete full games. What I want to know is if the power is there.

>>717426389
Any capacitive touch screen pen
Yes the screen can be off and you can still receive notifications and get sounds for them, if you turn off the device obviously no, there's no notifications
The rest of your post is retarded and I'm not replying.

>>717426980
Whats retarded about accepting sim cards or not, the variant of android compatibility, the battery life, or the devices power?

Bump

Bump

https://youtu.be/o8lADvf6LcY
...

Wake me up when DeckyRecorder works again. I need to make webms of my monster hunter playthrough

>>717424471 (OP)
if you need actual answers, use AI chatbot or AI powered search engine
now make some good bait

>>717431376
looks like I'm reading it right now

>>717431097
If you're playing wilds I don't think Deckys the problem

>>717424471 (OP)
>1. I like to watch videos or anime while playing games. Is it possible or how easy is it to play games in windowed mode while playing another video on the side?
No
>2. Is it capable of running two games at once? Like through two different emulators?
Probably, depends on the emulator
>3. Can you connect external controllers to it? Through usb or blue tooth or both? How many?
Yes. Probably up to 4 or 8.
>4. Can you connect it to ethernet? or use a usb ethernet adapter?
Probably. USB-C to Ethernet might work.
>5. Does it charge solely through usb or do you need a standard power plug at all times?
A single USB-C is the only way to charge it.
>6. Can you use it as a drawing tablet? Can you simply connect an external drawing table to it?
If you can plug it in via USB-C and download the drivers, then yes
>7. Is the graphics card powerful enough to generate ai images?
It would take forever. Do not recommend.
>8. Can it run game engines or 3d modeling or 3d sculpting software no problem?
Yes. I bet Blender would work great on it.
>9. How heavy is it and/or how easy is it to prop up or place on something to work just as a screen like a phone or tablet would?
It's not heavy, but it is pretty large for a handheld console
>10. Hows memory management? cloud, usb, sd cards etc,
I bought the cheapest one with only 64gb of space or so. I got a 256gb micro SD card to install games on and it runs the games just fine on
>11. Can it receive and play notifications? What about while locked or sleeping?
Yes
>12. Can it connect to LTE?
Dunno what that is
>13. Can it play audio from the speakers and through headphones at the same time? Can you mix different sources? Could it connect to two different headphones to play different audio sources for each?
No
>14. What is the batter life like and are there low power modes? How bad are the trade offs?
2 - 6 hours
>15. Can it run android apps?
Yes
16. How good is ps3 emulation? what about ps4?
Dream on
17. Is it even touch screen?
Yes

Just release the deck 2 already this piece of shit can't run modern games.

>>717432138
modern gpus alone are bigger than the steam deck these days, how can you reazonably expect the steam deck to compete when modern games can't even hit 60 fps on these gpus without frame gen?

>>717425278
>>717431995
honestly kinda disappointing people bill this thing a mobile workstation or portable pc but its really deficient in multitasking when computers have had no problem for years

>>717432862
Even fucking phones now are running AAA games this is supposed to be a dedicated gaming device. They should have just gone with a yearly release schedule and premium or luxury lines. At this point companies like lenovo and asus are gonna eat up the space. Especially with asus getting an xbox partnership.

Does the steam deck offer anything over a two in one or folding phone other than the price point, so long as you have a controller?

>>717431995
>It would take forever. Do not recommend.
Didn't it come out just three years ago?

>>717435491
What's the best dock?
It seems like the official one or baseus to me

also, why shouldnt i buy a refurbished deck if i dont care for external scratches? do i have more risks regarding other issues?

>>717431995
You don't need to download drivers for a lot of graphics tablets on linux.

>>717437938
Didn't even know the steam deck had docks. I thought that was a switch thing.

>>717432975
Look buddy if you're saying you're doing production quality renders on your laptop, you're lying.

>>717438716
Or any. If linux has a driver for it it will be in the kernel.

>>717438812
I don't know what production quality is but the standard 512x512 worked just fine.

>>717424471 (OP)
yes to all

Steam deck 2 is basically guaranteed at this point so may as well wait.

>>717424471 (OP)
>Watches anime WHILE gaming
>Impling he is watching sub'ed anime
You are not an anime fan, you are a larping CHUD

>>717424471 (OP)
Are there any other linux ones of these things?

>>717435093
Uhh your folding phone can't play helldivers 2? Or any other steam game if it isn't gacha?

>>717438734
it's more of a laptop type of docking station
>>717433518
do phones run things like project cars 3, any of the 1st party snoystation games, killing floor 3, tekken 8, first descendant, cyberpunk, black mesa?
the steam easily runs all of those on at least 40fps and it runs the superior version port of all gacha games if you're thinking about that lil bro

>>717440517
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNo04qhILc0&pp=ygUaY3liZXJwdW5rIDIwNzcgZm9yIGFuZHJvaWQ%3D

>>717440887
impressive maximum of 0.5fps on a nokia flip phone display

>>717440992
You're clearly malding that the world has moved on phones are good now.

>>717440430
Phones have things like bioshock and resident evil tons of AAA game just come natively to android. Plus lets not pretend the steam deck was anything but a hundred dollar emulation machine.

>>717441613
resolution and fake frames are a very important part of the conversation
you can run anything at 360x720 with framegen.

>>717439453
so about that
>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Steam-Deck-2-and-Valve-home-console-in-the-works-as-quiet-Sony-partnership-hints-at-strategic-alliance.1065529.0.html

I've been considering getting the LCD model but it costs $650 here in Australia. Is it even worth it?

>>717444349
>Dude says he is waiting for Deck 2
>"Fuck that guy, I'm going to link to an article talking about what's inside the Deck 2"

>>717444349
it would be really funny if valve and sony were working together on a deck 2 like how microsoft and asus are

>>717445359
>yfw Sony goes along with it in a attempt to shanghai Steam out from under Valve so they have their own PC storefront and they fail so badly that the PS6 runs Steam OS instead, forever cucking them out of 100% sales revenue on their own system

Just get a switch.

>>717445359
Would be a smart idea. Its really hard to penetrate hardware markets,but other the other hand the big three have brand recognition. So its great for both sides.

>>717445886
I wonder if this deal had something to do with sony putting games on steam

>>717447270
Honestly, probably did.

>>717444603
I hope thats not us dollars definitely not worth it. Steam deck needs a pricecut stateside too.

>>717447515
>$650 in Australia
Anon. Did you miss the 'in Australia'

https://comparisontabl.es/handheld-gaming-pc/
why do people still buy the deck again?

>>717448163
>cheap because valve can sell at a loss and recoup on steam sales
>brand recogntion
it's not rocket science

>>717447815
Did you miss the past 40 years where it was common as fuck for foreigners to measure their income in us dollars?

>>717448163
Its more fleshed out, has a OS specifically build for it, I already own a bazillion steam games, I was able to sell my cs2 skins to buy it, has trackpads so I can play eroge without having to touch the screen like a child, customers seem to receive good after sale support from valve, it's cheaper than more powerful windows handhelds (bought OLED refurbished)

>>717448740
They never sold at a loss. Only thing people had to go on is a quote where gaben said the price was "painful."

>>717449123
lenovo has a steam os varient

>>717449123
>Has OS specifically built for it
SteamOS is designed to work with any umpc now.

>I can play eroge without having to touch the screen
You can do this without trackpads easily.

>Customers seem to receive good after sale support
All the big hardware manufacturers have good after sale support except for Asus.

>It's cheaper
You can get a refurbished rog ally z1e for cheaper and it's about 1.7x more strong.

>>717449436
>All the big hardware manufacturers have good after sale support except for Asus.
>You can get a refurbished rog ally z1e

>>717439712
just speak japanese bro

>>717449436
So? you can get a used or refurbished steam deck too.

>>717449695
Yes, that's what Anon said.

>>717424471 (OP)
deck flopped

>he fell for the UMPC meme

>>717424471 (OP)
ps3 emulation wont work don let anyone convince you otherwise

>>717449992
It was a proof of concept.

>>717450471
it does, but only some games run well

>>717444603
$650 kangaroo dollars is like 400 US which is pretty woth it. Depends on what you think of the competition but prices aren't probably coming down anytime soon.

>>717450583
Some games run perfect. Also you only have to emulate excusives. Halfway through the gen almost everything came to pc.

>>717450827
I can corroborate what that Anon said. Most games do not run well. PS3 emulation is not there yet and the Deck being underpowered does not help either.

>>717450151
50 year old meme

>>717424471 (OP)

>>717450907
You cannot. https://rpcs3.net/compatibility

>>717450151
>he fell for the fisher price toy

>>717451578
But I didn't buy Gabe's tablet, nor am I shilling a Switch?

>>717451803
Good because lenovo legion go is the clear winner here

>>717452021
>>717450151

>>717452667
whats wrong with it?

>>717454395
For me it's the fact thay it has zero games. It's also a PC while being absolutely worthless as a PC. No need for any UMPC unless you're a brown getting their very first gaming tablet.

>>717454859
Its a downgrade from pcs but its a step above tablets. Phones went in the wrong direction anyway making everything touch.

>>717454859
>>717455372
also the formfactor is way better than laptops

>>717455372
>>717455498
Then fucking buy one. Why are you telling me this?

Newer handheld pcs have a thunderbolt port essentially making them "futureproof" as home console. Would have been a lot better if steam deck launched with one of these things but I guess thats what iteration is for.

>>717454859
This. me and all my buddies bought one and they are collecting dust. Beyond emulation its basically useless. AAA games are better on a PS5 or PC, Switch and Switch 2 has exclusives, and indie game play basically the same so we just get them on switch.

>>717456046
I already own one. You replied to me.

>>717456378
Deck can run switch games better than the native console without paying the mandatory 70 dollar nintendo tax

>>717456871
>Deck can run switch games better than the native console
lol

>>717456776
Shill.

>>717456871
Ok and my PC can run PC games better than any native UMPC. Dumbfuck shill.

>>717456378
this isn't a replacement for pc its just a mobile one, you keep the same library

The Steam Deck is good. Better than gaming laptops which are heavy and expensive pieces of shit. For the price of one gaming laptop you can get 2 PC gaming handhelds and a (real) business laptop.
>but what about the more powerful ziprogbox
I don't want this power draining heavy piece of shit brick where I have to do a song and dance to install a usable OS on it to be able to play games in peace, imagine being this heavy and large and still not manage to put a single trackpad anywhere holy fuck. No I don't want to use a PC without trackpads, go fuck yourself.

Give me the Steam Deck 2 already, I wanna play GTA6 on the toilet

>>717432138
maybe with zen 5.

>>717457061
fuddie

>>717456871
>Deck can run switch games better than the native console without paying the mandatory 70 dollar nintendo tax

Yea with shader stutter, audio issues, no online and having to tinker like a mother fucker to get it to work. Yea no one wants to do that shit retard. Also show me where you can emulate MKW or Bananza.

>>717457252
>give me a PC, I want to play GTA6
Lmfao nobody tell her

>>717457252
Entry level gaming laptops are about $800 which these things are hitting now. Also gaming laptops have gotten way slimmer and have better battery life even in spite of more power.

>>717457402
after all the money V made no way in hell this doesn't get ported a year out

>>717457402
>Estimated release of Deck 2, end of 2026
>Estimated release of GTA6 PC, end of 2026

>>717457648
*all based on rumors and hearsay

>>717457648
>two more years, trust the plan

>>717457648
powered by FSR 9000

>>717456871
lol
lmao

>>717457648
Is this what being a PC vegan is in 2025? Being a retarded hopeful no better than the macaco snoy shill?

>>717457438
Also if you wait for black friday you can get them for like $600. At that point the only thing the Deck really has over a laptop is the OLED screen.

>>717457949
that guy bloated his system though
this is why the plebs need to be locked down

>>717458072
>it doesn't count because X
cope deckie cope

>>717457986
Oh I'll get a shitty used PS5 to play it on release but I'm still more excited to play it on my PC and Deck 2.

>>717457648
>>Estimated release of GTA6 PC, end of 2026
With the PC release being in 2028, sure.

Should I buy a switch 2? My question: does it have games?

>>717457949
>carefully hidden timestamp
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fRQLrRr-_i8

>>717451121
It's cuck mentality to care about what others think about your hobbies.

>>717457949
>>717458131
NTA but please kill yourself.

>>717458385
You can't make a hit without a pc release in the current year. Rockstar will scramble when they see the numbers.

Who gives a fuck about kirby? show it running something state of the art and we'll talk.

>>717456378
>muh exclusives
The main "exclusive" of the Deck is being able to install whatever software you want without doing a stupid and pointless jailbreak humiliation ritual in order to uncuck your hardware that you should rightfully own. Can't say the same for the Shitch- sorry, I mean the Switch 2.

BTW, how's Virtual Console going for you tendies? Oh wait, you have to pirate VC games since Big N realised NSO was more profitable LMAOOOOOOOO

>>717458892
irony is they're working on hl3 but it'll be multiplatform because valve

>>717456378
>we get indies on the shitch
And everyone clapped. The Steam Deck literally mogs any console when it comes to indies because it's a PC.

>>717458752
>who gives a shit about kirby
Clearly >>717457949 did.

>>717459168
>gets removed by mastercard

>>717458627
Two more weeks, trust the plan
>>717458892
>The main "exclusive" of the Deck is being able to install whatever software you want without doing a stupid and pointless jailbreak humiliation ritual in order to uncuck your hardware that you should rightfully own
Every PC does this, so it's not exclusive to UMPCs or Steam Deck. Somebody tell the shill that telling easily disporvable lies is counterproductive to shilling.

>>717459168
>>717458892

>>717458571
Cool sped up footage anon

>>717459282
you can't carry a pc around in your hands dumbfuck

>>717459486
I already knew that. What else?

>>717459063
>multiplatform
It probably wouldn't, but since the Xbox and PS5 are just locked down x64 machines it wouldn't too much of a stretch for Valve to port.

>>717459246
>masterkike
Thank god for torrents. Meanwhile Nintendo and Snoy have already been at it for a long time.

>>717459282
Ok, here's a fact for you. Steam Deck is LITERALLY designed for playing PC games thanks to the trackpads, back buttons, capacitive joysticks and Steam Input. Wanna know why? Because the left trackpad can be used for hotkeys, the back buttons are also used for hotkeys, the capacitive joysticks can be used for gyro activation, and Steam Input makes it piss easy to set it all up.

>>717459359
Eric won, Legend of Ubislop lost.

>>717459951
>Steam Deck is LITERALLY designed for playing PC games thanks to the trackpads, back buttons, capacitive joysticks and Steam Input. Wanna know why?
Is it because it's a PC? Yeah I already knew that.

>>717460124
Yeah, but it does PC gaming better than other UMPCs because it was designed by people who play games and not by designed by committee. Also imagine still being mindbroken by Eric.

>>717460754
Then buy one, shill.
>Also imagine still being mindbroken by Eric.
I see Eric-isms, I post eric pics. Simple as.

>>717458892
>The main "exclusive" of the Deck is being able to install whatever software you want without doing a stupid and pointless jailbreak humiliation ritual in order to uncuck your hardware that you should rightfully own. Can't say the same for the Shitch- sorry, I mean the Switch 2.

Wow thats so awesome dude. Every handheld pc can do that retard its not exclusive to the deck. Also no one wants to do that fucking tinkering unless your a PC fat. I have a life and work on a pc all day I dont wanna fucking tinker with shit anymore.

>>717459951
The game on the bottom is available to order physically on vgp.

>>717459951
>Ok, here's a fact for you. Steam Deck is LITERALLY designed for playing PC games thanks to the trackpads, back buttons, capacitive joysticks and Steam Input. Wanna know why? Because the left trackpad can be used for hotkeys, the back buttons are also used for hotkeys, the capacitive joysticks can be used for gyro activation, and Steam Input makes it piss easy to set it all up.

Sorry but very few people do this shit. Playing games like rollercoaster tycoon, AOE etc are fucking trash on this piece of shit. The trackpads are no replacement for a mouse so I might aswell play on my pc. Switch 2 is actually better cause it has a fucking touch screen combined with a actual mouse of the joycons lmao

>>717460968
I did and it was worth every single penny. I don't even bother with my desktop PC unless I'm streaming with Moondeck and Apollo. Also Eric clearly won bigly if you're posting about him to a random anon.

>>717461037
>tinker
There's a 90% chance that an autist already did the tinkering for you on the Steam Input menu.
Also
>add to steam
>set proton experimental
it's not hard.

>>717461257
>"bro the deck trackpads sux"
>praises the fucking switch 2 for a touch screen and the cheap dogshit 125hz mouse joycons
Jesus Christ. You are also aware that Steam Deck also has a touch screen right? Also JoyCon 2 mouse mode defeats the purpose of a handheld system because you have to use it on a flat surface.

>>717424471 (OP)
I'm not reading all that, but I saw this
>16. How good is ps3 emulation? what about ps4?
I beat bloodborne on my deck, so the hardware is good enough. The emulators are the real factor for whether something runs well or not.

>>717446289
But I like having games

>>717457949
>>717456378
>>717454859
Goddamn you people are beyond retarded. And you're always in here because deep down you know you're fucking retarded, you chose poorly, chose to go with garbage, abusive consoles and inflict sunk cost and stockholm syndrome onto yourself and are now desperately trying to convince others to do the same to feel better about your shitty decisions. And if I'm wrong, then just get the fuck out and take your nonstop constant console shitposting with you. Go talk about your locked down drm boxes in their own threads instead of constantly screeching over the deck.

>>717461849

>>717462317
I disagree.

>>717462323

>>717462408

>>717462408
Eric won.

Yup. It's meltie time.

>>717456871
A post like this shouldn't make anyone cry and shit themselves in a deck thread, yet funny enough that's what it does. Says a lot.

>>717456046
>n-n-n-no I don't actually care I-I don't know why I'm in here, I-I ju-just had to uhhhhh be a miserable cocksucking shitposter, that's all, I swear!
Then gtfo retard

>>717463134
>I don't actually care
Correct. I was just here fix some lies that were told. Enjoy your UMPC, PC vegan!

My keyboard shows up right in the MIDDLE of the screen. How the fuck do I move it? Only happens in Desktop Mode.

>>717424471 (OP)
To all those questions that can be answered with a simple yes, yes.
The Deck is the best video game system I have ever bought, by far.

>>717463337
>Enjoy your UMPC
I will. Enjoy constantly shitting your diapers over it.

>>717462005
astral chain
bayonetta 3
xenoblade chronicles 2
botw
mario odessey
mario wonder
arms
The switch has a ton of good games.

>>717462230
the deck is 3 years old at this point its no surprise. also it was a budget pc to begin with.

>>717463506
Don't worry about me lil vegan bro. I already have a portable computer.

>>717463515
All on PC, and all of those are mediocre to bad. Ultimate is the only reason to get a Switch, but that's also on PC and playable on the Deck, so there's no reason to get a Switch.

>>717463418
Most of its clones have surpassed it. Really only good thing is its trackpads.

>>717463665
>playable on the Deck
*with stuttering

>>717463708
Only because SteamOS is starting to come out on other systems. But at this point I'd rather just wait for a Deck 2.

>>717463782
Once the shader compilation is done it's fine.

Whats the verdict on playstation portal?

>>717463665
Enjoy those amazing Nintendo games, PC vegan!

>>717463653
You have a dogshit laptop, consolewhore

>>717463949
Not really.

>>717464027
I do, they made good games 20+ years ago. A shame they suck now.

>>717464074
Better than your UMPC, PC vegan.

>>717463803
You could always install steamos on your own.

>>717464153
Nah they still make bangers. Otherwise the top selling point of your tablet, as told by you, wouldn't be that it plays Switch games. Enjoy them, they're amazing.

>>717464153
Was gonna say mk8 was one of their best but that game is damn near 10 years old
damn...

>>717464183
Doubt, otherwise you wouldn't be in here constantly shitting yourself over it. It's just a paper-thin shield for your nonstop shitposting
Don't you have any games to play on your own system instead of wasting your life away crying over PC 24/7?

>>717464305
People bought the deck for elden ring

>>717464305
Nobody said that and it being able to play switch games doesn't even factor in. It plays all the nintendo games worth caring about and even that's just a small bullet point on a huge list of reasons why the deck is good.

>>717464346
I don't play video games at work

>>717464210
I could, but it's more like I'm not going to spend another $700 or more for a marginal upgrade to something I already have. The Deck is more than enough for my needs.

>>717464491
>It plays all the nintendo games worth caring about
Not in my opinion.

>>717464589
fair enough

>>717464534
You haven't lived

>>717464371
Elden ring is amazing so that's makes sense as well.

So which umpc has the most hardware features? I don't really care about graphics whoring.

>>717465050
Just get a real PC

>>717465050
Honestly, probably the deck.

>>717449602
unironically yes

>>717465145
wow thats kinda sad but good for valve I guess

>>717466868
It's more telling how feature complete and good the controls are on the deck than anything. Why other handheld PCs ignore or treat things like trackpads as an afterthought is beyond me.

>>717467149
I'm honestly surprised back buttons took so long on normal controllers. The xbox elite is still yet to be beat.

>>717465050
Deck by a mile.

>>717465078
It is a real PC

>>717469153
Then get one.

>>717469281
I have. Two. I got one and gifted another.

>>717469749
on 4chan?

>>717465050
Unless you have to have oled, youre better off with the steam lenovo

>>717469749
Ok so why are you pretending to not know anything about UMPCs?

>>717470080
Probably because I'm not
>>717465050
I was just disagreeing with you.

>>717470176
Ok.

koboldcpp works for chatbot ai but only with like 7B models never had success running SD on it though

>>717471245
I've seen someone else say they used it to generate images, but I'd never use a deck for AI. Just seems like it'd be way too slow and you could only run the worst models.

There's zero reason to own a Deck if you have a desktop PC

>>717473110
I thought the same until I got one. Now I use it more than my desktop for gaming.

>>717472408
works at pretty fast for a human typing speed should be good enough unless you want it to dump a term paper or huge code block

>>717473110
Fuckhuge PC library with the convenience of a console instantly anywhere cannot be beat.

>>717474307
>>717473541
where do you play your deck?

>>717474307
>>717473541
Where do you play your Deck?

>>717451121
>>717449992
Tendies mad the Deck can multitask

>>717473110
You mean a laptop pc?

>>717471245
7B is actually pretty good
t. copes with 3B

>>717474307
Not only that you can emulate pretty much everything to the 6th generation.

>>717450151

>>717475384
NTA but when I'm on the couch (my main desktop is in my office on the other side of the house), in hotels, or in general just want an experience where I can sit back and play something without needing a tv or desktop monitor.
If you never travel, or live in a studio where you sleep where you game anyway, I can't really see the use of a Steam Deck. Everyone has different needs after all.

>>717474945
>>717475384
All around the house and whenever I leave the house and know I'll have time for it. Being able to just pick it up and drop immediately into a game whenever wherever is fantastic for getting through backlogs or being present around your family instead of holing up in front of a computer.

>>717474945
right next to my desktop thing is way too big to be considered portable unless you like carrying a shoe box around

>>717479254
Playstation portal.

>>717478513
Honestly I just count everything as PC now. There's nothing worthwhile that I can think of that isn't already on PC in some shape or form.

https://youtu.be/ZVDwfKkVM3w
oh hell naw

>>717479497
Good luck on hotel wifi

>>717473110
A fucking bizarre statement by someone who owns neither since basically every Deck owner has a good desktop.

>>717481117
A lot of posts in deck threads make a lot more sense when you realize they're pure fud by fanboys deepthroating something they feel the deck threatens.

>>717440430
Maybe not Helldivers 2, but Winlator does support some Steam games and Steam itself.

The rubber on my left joystick seems to have become unglued so it's spinning freely. I was debating carefully using some super glue on it. Any search I try to find about it just points me to reddit where the answer is "just replace the whole part"
reddit is a cesspit of useless faggots and I just wanted to get some alternative suggestions for a potential fix.

>>717483235
it's plastic garbage, you don't fix that, you replace it, retard.

>>717483235
If you think you can glue it, glue it, but ifixit should have a replacement if you need it.

>still needing to bump a thread because nobody gives a shit

>>717433518
>At this point companies like lenovo and asus are gonna eat up the space. Especially with asus getting an xbox partnership.
Valve literally does not give a shit. They wanted to spur on competition. Anyone buying a PC handheld is going to be using Steam. All Valve wants as a bonus is to get SteamOS onto these other devices. If these devices are actually good enough then Valve would have no reason to make the Deck. They're not in this for the hardware.

>>717485302
Valve might not care, but I care. None of the alternatives provide as good of a control scheme.