Seems ok, but not ground breaking.

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    I think it’s great seeing other company’s ship Steam OS I exclusively only play games on my OLED Steam Deck since I bought it. Just simple download and play no issues but I am a outlyer I haven’t used Windows in 15 years only Linux.

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      Having owned the original led and oled the oled is so much better visually and battery life.

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    Any heldhand without touch pads is basically useless, no? Why are they all going this route? Are those patented by valve or sth.?

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      Space most likely. They are trying to have a larger screen without increasing the overall size.

      I think the touchpads are a good idea, but realistically speaking most games that are fun to play on a handheld don’t need them.

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    How would browsing the internet and general phone/PC uses compare to like a Asus ally vs GPD with a little keyboard? Could it replace a phone?

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      The lack of touchpads renders the desktop mode almost useless unless you add external peripherals.

      These devices are big like a tablet and heavier than a tablet. To type on a tablet, you need to put it down on a table. Same here.

      The Steam Deck touchpads allow you to type while you hold it.

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        What about like a win mini 4 where you get the keyboard built in then you don’t need to sit anything down just thumb type. These seem super cool. I don’t understand what a touchpad adds. Other than to mouse scroll. I assume the touchpad is like a laptop.

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          I have a GPD WIN 2. Very bad quality overall. It just died after 2 years I think. It won’t even turn on when plugged. On top of that, that tiny keyboard is no better than the deck’s.

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            Ouch. OK maybe not for me. The size and pocket ability paired with the ability to run Linux us what I want but I haven’t ever had my hands on one to see how ergonomic they are compared to a tablet or small laptop. Thanks for the info. I’ll source other ideas. If you got any feel free.

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            14 days ago

            Typical China products’ experience. Its spec looks good. I was tempting to get one. We barely have choices in laptop smaller than 10 inch.