@EighthLayer the trackpads are absolutely essential for me on Deck and it even has the advantage of SteamOS so I really don't get why many of these other options ship without them.
@73ms What are the advantages to a trackpad on a device like that? If I had a Steam Deck I couldn’t see myself using them at all. I don’t like using trackpads on laptops either.
@EighthLayer they're the best input device for games and user interfaces that need a mouse for something. On PC there's of course lots of games that are built around the assumption that there is a pointing device and, if you're using Windows, even the operating system's UI heavily relies on it.
How much you'd miss a trackpad does of course depend somewhat on what kind of games you are likely to play but for me it is a must-have. Trackpads are also quite flexible so you can make good use of them even when a pointer is not needed as Steam allows you to define buttons that activate when pressing on different parts of the pad for example.
@73ms I guess it would make sense for making navigating Windows slightly easier, but touch/sticks are okay for the limited time I’m using anything in Windows itself. The rest of the time I have Playnite in full screen mode so just use controller navigation.
I also wouldn’t play anything that relies on a mouse on a mobile gaming device. I’ll save that for my PC. But it’s great that some devices give you the option to!
Yes the visual appearance looks good.
I'm skeptical because of the intel chip. The current Intel desktop CPUs are very energy-intensive to gain similar performance as AMDs current Desktop CPUs.
AMD 3D V Cache is a performance wonder and Intel hasn't a counterpart.
I don't have a problem with a higher TDP compared to the Steam Deck and the ROG Ally but with higher TDP i expect better performance.
I'm not sure whether Intel can do this.
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