Comment on There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple.
TheYang@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Also the price scales wayyyy better. Steam Deck starts at 313,65€ now.
if you have less money, buy that, get an sd card, and if you enjoy it put an ssd in later.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 days ago
That’s $346 in US, if anyone is interested.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 4 days ago
That’s the 512gb version even. You can get the 64gb version for $296 right now, which is a great deal. Upgrading the SSD later is pretty easy too.
ysjet@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Not to mention you can just toss a 1tb SD card in, with no skills needed and only minimal cost difference.
Yes, accessing your data off an SD card is marginally slower than off an NVME ssd… but we’re talking, iirc, milliseconds. If it really bugs you later down the line, then you can upgrade the SSD.
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
You think a microSD is only marginally slower than an nvme SSD?
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Does it have a USB port to plug in my external hd filled with games?
Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Well, sometimes load times matter. In Borderlands 3 going off SD card instead of disc drive caused a minute or more of loading time when launching the game.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Jesus. That’s a great deal. Makes me consider getting one instead of a new laptop.