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I've been considering getting a mini PC for my living room, basically only to watch online videos without ads or watch locally stored videos.

Since I have a Steam deck available that I already often dock to my screen for gaming, could I use it instead of buying a new computer?

My main concern is the impact this would have on the battery if it's plugged in for long periods of time, does it bypass the battery when it's plugged in and the battery is full ? Will other components be impacted?

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[–] Scio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's very alarming!

Thankfully, I've not had this issue, I can see the battery go down very slowly over the day once it stops charging while plugged in. I normally play games in the evening on the battery, and haven't noticed any reduced capacity in the last couple of years...

Hopefully, before I get something like this I'd've finally built a new PC 😁

[–] Stampela@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, it’s not a sudden thing: I believe it takes a few days just to have a noticeable impact. It’s just that my Deck lives on the dock for most of the time XD