I was out of country for the past month. I have access to two monitors, and I brought a keyboard, wireless mouse, and a small JBL speaker. It has been a pretty good experience. I have edited documents, images, and created PDF’s. I can connect to jobs that require windows with a web browser to Azure Virtual Desktop. I have streamed live events, worked on my home servers, and it is always snappier than a windows machine. With a click I am back in handheld gaming mode playing SNES games, or Elden Ring.

  • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for this post. I have been considering getting a steam deck to replace my PC. I would use it in desktop mode for PC tasks. I’m already on Linux, so it wouldn’t really change my work flows.

    I think the cpu is about the same or better than my i7-8700. The gpu is only a slight step down from my rx-470 4gb.

    • arglebargle@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      There are a few hurdles: if there isn’t a flatpak for software installs can get tricky. For instance look up about adding tailscale. Remember the system is Steam. You are basically a guest in that environment. It’s Arch, but steam is making sure it can boot and restore back to a working steam state.

      Second, a single monitor, or using a even less powerful computer with steam link works great. Dual monitors has some issues.

      But as a travel PC, I have been very happy with it. I too am a long time linux user, so nothing about the apps or os really surprises me. Linux has been my only os at home for a very long time.