Hey, I’m thinking of upgrading from my old work laptop (which isn’t really built for gaming at all, but is great for productivity), and I was eyeing either an OLED steam deck or a more powerful laptop that I could bring with me and use on campus away from my home setup. I plan on using linux for either machine, but I was wondering if any of the Steam Deck’s secret sauce or price to performance puts it ahead compared to a Framework or Gaming laptop.
Also, if anyone has experience using a steam deck as a workstation/portable work setup, I would love your input on if it’s a good idea to replace a laptop with a steam deck entirely.
Luckily, I’ve had experiences with my prior classes understanding class software on my distro (I only have engineering and programming classes remaining, with all relevant software either native, running through WINE, or a windows VM).
I guess hearing from the perspectives of yourself and others, sounds like a combo would be better - current laptop for productivity, steam deck for fun.
It’s not like I have to throw it away :)