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Steam Deck

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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/RevolutionaryAd8204 on 2024-09-14 15:50:43+00:00.

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[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Can you actually use steamdeck as a desktop PC though? Can it drive dual external monitors? Is it a reasonable "minipc" type thing? How much power does it munch on in idle?

Can I maybe put some other linux distro on it? So many questions

[–] Zangoose@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I have a Steam deck, here's the answers to my knowledge:

  1. Yes, you can connect a keyboard and mouse, and even in SteamOS they let you access KDE in a separate "Desktop mode"

  2. Not sure about multiple monitors but you can connect at least one. There are docks made for it to do just that (the USB C cable has display port support I think)

  3. It runs a 4 core/8 thread AMD laptop chip so assuming you get a mouse/keyboard it should work pretty well.

  4. It has a 5W mode in the power settings in SteamOS so I'm assuming around that much at idle.

  5. You can put other distros on it, it's completely unlocked. You could even put Windows on it if you wanted. I'm not sure how easy the install process is though since I've just left SteamOS on mine.

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I want to get MacOS on one just to make gamers twitch

[–] Zangoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's just as gross as I was imagining 😬

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