Re:Framework: 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck
by petemir on Friday February 10, 2023 @05:47AM
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I guess that the main selling point of the Steam Deck is its portability and unthetheredness... which obviously does not seem to cater to you.
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Re:Framework: 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck
by jackbrookes on Friday February 10, 2023 @06:21AM
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The other aspect is latency, even streaming from a wired ethernet connection to a wifi phone or tablet makes platformers especially feel frustrating to play
Re:Framework: 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck
by andremedeiros on Friday February 10, 2023 @06:24AM
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Not really. I stream wirelessly with Moonlight (NVIDIA software streams on my PC) and itβs not noticeable at all, even for shooters.
The main selling point might be its price. The GPD Win4 with 32GB RAM looks pretty sweet, runs SteamOS, but is in a whole different price category altogether.
Yeah, the latest GPD Win looks superb, like a large N900. 6800U should survive a bit longer than Steam Deck.
You're right, but personally there are no situations where I would travel with a Steamdeck and not a laptop. Maybe if I was going on vacation but I don't think I'd bring a Steamdeck then anyway.
It's a bit more work to just pull out and play - I need to turn on the laptop too, such effort!
I forgot to mention in the original post - I thought I was going to only be able to use this in places with really fast wifi. But it turns out I can just turn on a 5g hotspot on my laptop and connect the tablet to that. As long as I'm in the same room, it's fast enough for the max quality settings in Moonlight and I get around 10ms latency.
So it's not as portable as a Steamdeck. But it is "fits in a backpack" portable.