I used a Deck as my primary computer for 2 months while waiting for my PC parts to arrive. It worked out so well that I installed Linux on my PC when I finally put it together. The Deck’s hardware can struggle with heavy use, but it’s perfectly useable for daily requirements for me.
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How did the daily driver experience go?
I did it for a week with an external monitor and I thought it was… fine? Wondering about your experience.
cRazi_man@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
NeryK@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It was OK but not great. I used the official dock and had frequent peripherals issues which could were only solved by rebooting both the SD and the dock. Turning it off and on again is more a Windows that a Linux thing usually, so that was disappointing.
On the software side, the “flatpak” way of applications delivery usually works well, except when the Discover “store” randomly chooses to offer downgrades instead of upgrades. I used software such as Firefox, GIMP, LibreOffice, OpenShot, OpenRGB, LosslessCut, LocalSend with no hassle.
As expected, gaming performance on a 1080p screen was not as smooth as the native SD screen resolution. I would not recommend it for games needing a bit of oomph unless you are fine with sub 30fps.
Zoot@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
I use a Jsaux dock for the deck, all of my peripherals have been plug and play. Including my 5+ year old Wacom which blew my mind. (It worked right out of the box where Windows didn’t let me properly configure it… I felt like a schoolkid!)
Anyway, I say this cause I wonder if their was an issue with the dock, or if you just use oddball peripherals.
NeryK@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’d say there is nothing too wild about my peripherals: 1080p60 display, USB mouse and keyboard and the occasional PS4 controller. Everything is indeed pretty much plug n play. However in my experience things go south after a while (sometimes days, sometimes weeks) and get fixed after a full restart cycle. Hard to say where it comes from exactly but the dock is a prime suspect.
Zoot@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Doesn’t sound all too wild to me, except the keeping the deck on for extended periods of time… Definitely a good idea to restart it more than once a week… Hell, im very confident I have to power cycle it enough that I won’t make it to a week without a restart lol.
I am constantly switching between desktop and gaming mode, and I like to power cycle it occasionally when doing so. Primarily to prevent any bugs from popping up