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Hey, I'm thinking of upgrading from my old work laptop (which isn't really built for gaming at all, but is great for productivity), and I was eyeing either an OLED steam deck or a more powerful laptop that I could bring with me and use on campus away from my home setup. I plan on using linux for either machine, but I was wondering if any of the Steam Deck's secret sauce or price to performance puts it ahead compared to a Framework or Gaming laptop.

Also, if anyone has experience using a steam deck as a workstation/portable work setup, I would love your input on if it's a good idea to replace a laptop with a steam deck entirely.

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago
  1. I did check, every single one of them is verified and playable, luckily.
  2. When I signed up and made the initial payment I was given photos of the room, and it would already be quite cramped before I would set up the desktop inside.