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Nvidia might not have any new gaming GPUs in 2026 — and could be 'slashing production' of existing GeForce models (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Steam deck and a gaming laptop don't have the same niche. Laptop is great when you don't have a permanent spot to setup a gaming computer, or traveling a lot for example, but still want to enjoy full experience. Deck is more for playing "on the go" so to speak.
Buying gaming laptop was the best decision for me

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    You can buy a USB dock and plug every peripheral into the Deck.

    You can use desktop mode, too.

    There is nothing the Deck can't do. It has weaker hardware, but you can game on it just fine.

    I have mine plugged into a projector, for watching movies or playing games.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    It has weaker hardware

    And that's kind of the point. Don't get me wrong, Deck is an amazing thing and I am happy it exists, and if I ever get some spare money, I'm buying myself one.
    But a laptop will always be stronger, and that's a significant difference.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    I can't imagine using a steam deck to do anything productive. If he's traveling a lot it makes no sense. No one wants to drag around a monitor and KBM when they could just buy a laptop.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, it has enough RAM to handle some workloads.

    But yes, laptop (ideally without a dedicated graphics card) would be better, if you want to do more than gaming.

    Though for gaming it's more than enough, unless you're into RTS.

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