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It honestly makes me wonder why i keep using windows on my main desktop if proton allows playing most anything i play

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[–] BadRS 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A 1tb microSD card is a pretty good compromise. Its just as fast as ssd storage and significantly easier to install.

[–] Rootiest 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would have to disagree that any sdcard is as fast as an SSD.

Maybe a really fast sdcard and a really slow SSD?

Edit: oh maybe that is a steam-deck-specific thing? It's the SSD connection over USB2 or something?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No its Just that at some point disk speed provides marginal improvments for most games, especialy since most games were designed with hdd drivers in mind . And sd vs ssd in steam deck are at that point. There are exceptions to that, but they are pretty rare ( alghtough i cant remember one right now but i know i watched one comparison where nvme disk provided actual reasonable benefit compared to sata so i imagine its even bigger with sd card ). So unless you play very specific game a lot that you know benefits from fast disk speed then it dosent really matter that much.

[–] Rootiest 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would think it would at the very least improve loading times?

I wouldn't call it no difference.