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If they actually put trackpads on them then Windows wouldn't be as much of an idiotic decision.
Windows with only sticks is absolutely insane, Windows with trackpads is just less smart.
suspend will always be broken on windows.
even distro like Ubuntu can't s0 properly because of hardware issues.
valve specifically fixed this for the steam deck and no one else has bothered.
Modern suspend is a complete joke IMO. Put the laptop to sleep in your backpack, and after a couple mins your back will literally start baking. Arrive at your destination and the battery is flat
What was wrong with good ol' S2/S3 sleep 😭
Hard agree. I now just resort to hibernate after an hour or so and even getting that setting to show up requires a reg hack most of the time. Modern standby sucks.
a workaround is making sure the device is unplugged before suspend.
there's apparently no will to fix this through UEFI or Microsoft so always unplug first.
I don't get it either. My thinkpad has option to switch s0 sleep on/off and I don't understand why I would want to drain my battery and bake a backpack so it wakes up just a little faster.
Lenovo does this with theirs and Windows is still an idiotic decision. It's not a console-like experience when Windows throws the user out of the custom launcher to nag about Windows stuff. Windows handhelds exist way longer than Steam Deck and even among the better-earning people, very few actually bought them. It's just no fun to use them.
So I might be the only one who does this (never seen anyone else mention this setup), but I like to do mouse navigation with stick+gyro. So no track pad wouldn't bug me in this respect, but I would still like to have a track pad for virtual menus and scrolling.