Comment on [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days ago
You can use it for absolutely anything. That’s the beauty of Linux. Will it be good for it, as is? No, not really.
A lot of streaming services will limit you to 720p unless you use their first-party apps, which they don’t make for Linux.
Also the interface is not ideal for that sort of thing.
Leaving it plugged in permanently is not really good for the battery, but not a huge deal either. There’s probably some way to enable a “kiosk mode” to keep the battery @ 50%, which would be ideal.
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
leaving it plugged in is perfectly fine, once the battery fills up, it is bypassed and the deck is powered directly off of the wire
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
That’s how all chargers work. The problem is that it’s simply not great to have your battery at 100% all of the time.
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 22 hours ago
no, it isn’t. A lot of systems still run power through the battery even after it’s charged. The battery ends up in a state of constant trickle charging.
In the deck, once the battery is charged, and the power cable is connected, the battery is bypassed and effectively disconnected.
And the deck only charges to 100% if it was below 90 to begin with.