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Steam Deck

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I love my deck because

  • it can play Steam games fairly well
  • it can play emulated game really well
  • but most importantly it's a linux computer, I can browse the web, watch a movie, even be productive on it, and I sometimes don't even need to plug in a mouse and keyboard or an external screen !

But I was wondering what kind of uses other people have with it, as a non gaming machine?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have mine plugged into my TV, with a wireless controller and Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. I spend most of my time in the desktop mode

I use it to:

  • play steam games on the deck directly
  • stream games at high settings form my PC to my TV via Steam link and Moonlight (I find Moonlight works better for me)
  • browse the Web via Firefox
  • stream video from my PC via jellyfin
  • watch YouTube via Freetube
  • watch streaming services via Web browser
  • unhook it to occasionally play games in bed on a lazy Sunday morning

It works great as an all in one device. I don't really use the smart features on my TV or my Fire stick anymore - I don't need to see all the shitty advertising or use their compromised UIs that try to sell me shit.

Honestly, the Steam Deck is one of the best devices I've bought in years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Which makes it all the more sad that 4% is the current peak of Linux Desktop usage. Now with Proton we could all be living so much better digital lives. I recently set up Nobara and it's an absolute marvel. I was never a Fedora guy, but I think I'll come around to this out-of-the-box fully gaming-capable experience.