The Steam Frame Will Have An Enthusiast Kit With A Hot-Swappable Battery

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• turdas@suppo.fi ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I wonder if this has something to do with the EU mandating most consumer electronics to have replaceable batteries from next year onwards.

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  • ryper@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “Hot-swappable” is above and beyond replaceable. To me hot-swappable sounds like you’ll be able to swap the battery pack without turning off the device, which seems like it would require the device to have another power source to cover the changeover.

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    • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That is indeed the very definition of the term, yes.

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    • jnod4@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      We have hot swappable batteries for our zebra android phones at work

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    • Prove_your_argument@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      i’ve had headsets with it. Just takes a very small battery with some seconds of life.

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  • nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    the battery part of the steam frame is already swappable, just not hot swappable.

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  • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Eh, rumors are the battery life will be low in the device. So, this addresses that.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sounds like a worthwhile tradeoff for something you’re strapping to your face and therefore want to be as light as possible.

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  • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Considering the Steam Deck has an easily replaceable battery this might just be an increased design complexity for hot swapping = more cost, so they made it “enthusiast” tier to have separate pricing.

    It’s a great feature either way though, I’d use it for sure.

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• Danarchy@lemmy.nz ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My coffee aint kicked in yet so I’m like “euthanasia kit? Fucking finally”

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  • marighost@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If you die in the Frame, you die in real life.

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  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Finally, sword art online.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Its so everyone that was excited to have one doeant suffer through life long depression once they announce the price due to all this AI hardware supply issues.

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• spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Neat!

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• diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “steamdeckhq.com”??? This is like that “insideEVs” site that does nothing but write about Elon Musk all day even if it’s nothing to do with EVs

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• Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I guess its highly likely that the kit can be purchased later down the line? Thats kind of cool (like if I can purchase it once it comes out but get the kit as a birthday present…)

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• TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Don’t care, want proper blacks.

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  • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Get a bigscreen beyond then? (And embrace the burn-in?)

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    • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      OLED burn-in may not be so much of a concern anymore. Ars has multiple articles on the topic.

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    • EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      And the blurrier motion

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