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[Discussion] Favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck (self.steamdeck)

submitted 1 year ago by garrettz to c/[email protected]

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Been thinking about getting a steam deck. Talk me in or out of it. I've got a desktop, but thinking something handheld would be good when I want to sit on the couch. What are your favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck?

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

Favorite? Pretty much what everybody else says. Portability. Battery life, all things considered. Controls feel great. Amazing handheld for emulation. I have an electric car, and I love being able to use my Steam Deck whenever I'm waiting for my car to charge.

My least favorite? The touchscreen. It's garbage. I was excited thinking I could play Osu on it. Nowhere close. It's not really even accurate enough for higher-level Plants vs. Zombies. You'd think a device like the Steam Deck would be great to dual-booted or virtualize Android on, but with the crappy touch screen, I can't recommend it. But the worst part is trying to use the on-screen keyboard with it. I use my Steam Deck as a PC replacement at work. I'm a sysadmin, I've been using Linux for two decades, but the touchscreen makes even the most basic terminal commands painful to type with the OSK. So if you plan on using it heavily as a PC, or doing a lot of tinkering with it like I do, do yourself a favor and get a physical keyboard for it. Bluetooth ones are okay, but having a full-blown keyboard, mouse, and monitor with USB-C dock is definitely nice if you're using it for more than just a game console.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You probably already knew this, but the key to decent typing is dual touchpad typing. Takes a little bit to get used to but works decently well.

Still sucks compared to a traditional keyboard though.