• SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world
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      Haters gonna hate.

      Got a laptop, use it for laptop shit. Got a Steamdeck, rarely need to do heavy typing on it, but when modding games I have to connect a keyboard and mouse to do so efficiently. Saw this solution and thought “hell yeah, great idea!”. Bringing an easy to store/portable keyboard around for occasional use is way better than bringing a laptop and controller around when all you want to do is some gaming.

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        1 year ago

        I’m not hating, just seems silly to get a portable gaming system to use kb+m when a laptop could do so much more for similar size/weight/cost.

        I guess it all seems arbitrary to someone who could barely afford a used PS4 😂😭

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          Fair enough, I was like 90% just memeing about the “haters gonna hate” anyway. Though you might be suprised how much the Steamdeck can do versus a comparably priced laptop. And if your usecase is like 75% controller oriented gaming, I’d say Deck is the way to go. For what a personal anecdote is worth, I use my Deck far more than my laptop. Setting up the laptop is a bit inconvenient in bed, or on the couch, or at the airport, or on the bus, or blah blah blah.

          Anyway, keep on keeping on.

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      Gotta love typing those long ass CLI commands and vim stuff without a keyboard.

      Or should I ssh via laptop for everything?

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      I could see the utility of this for certain games where you need to type, but only for a minute

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      Give me a laptop with the same graphic power and games optimization for the same prize and we can talk.