So you connect a monitor and keyboard, and use it like a desktop?
Comment on Steam Deck as a laptop replacement?
Ajzak@lemm.ee 1 year ago
So I’ve been using my steam deck as a laptop replacement as I’m on uni and I don’t really need that much processing power on me.
If you have a good dock, some accessories and a lot of patience, it can fit the bill.
I’ve switched my system over to Bazzite, which is amazing because it’s more up to date, and makes using the deck as a desktop very enjoyable, but it is running on the latest beta so any bugs that are on steamos 3.5 will persist here. However unfortunately it doesn’t support HDR at the moment.
Even without bazzite you can easily use it as a desktop, but you do have to be aware that it isn’t as strong as some laptops nowadays. (of course you could always remote connect to a desktop and do stuff there but yknow).
someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Zelaf@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Bazzite seems very interesting. Thanks for the link! HDR to me is a bit of a second priority, it sure is nice but it doesn’t make and break anything. Currently trying out Windows on the Deck and seems like HDR seems to be broken for me there. Sadly the option on my TV to fix it seems to be greyed out in the settings.
My desktop experience so far has been great actually. While the CPU itself isn’t as strong as my previous 5900HX the GPU performance is indeed noticeable when running about in some software. It’s a great try-out at least!