Ryzen 4700U mini PCs are going down to $350, with 5500U models right around $400.
eSports games should run fine, just check on YouTube for reviews of the different processors and see how they compare to your current systems. With the mini PCs you wouldn't have to deal with separate docks, and not being handhelds you secure them. The Steam Deck doesn't have a mounting point on it, while all mini PCs I've seen have kensington lock mounting points.
Same. But I'm not literally sitting in front of my PC while using it as the quoted post implies.I mean, I have a PC with a 3080, but a lot of the time I'd rather chill on the couch or lay in bed and play with ma deck.
on the other hand, if you got a steam deck but no gaming PC, you're equally as much of a moron.
Not many. Maybe 15. He is only 8Does he have Steam games?
thanks for the input. i don't know much about the device and hardware specs. didn't even think of buying my own drive and swapping it out. I know there is an SD card slot. I'll do a bit more research before buying!The 256GB isn't really worth it. "2230 512GB nvme" drives go for $55-60 on eBay and are a very, very simple swap. That's double the storage, for 1/2 of the price difference between the 64 and 256.
The 512GB also doesn't make sense, as you can then buy an anti-glare glass screen protector for $16. And 1TB drives are $140-150.
If anyone is thinking about getting one soon, I recommend buying the nvme drive now if you are going to do the upgrade. With the Steam Deck being available I'm sure stock of them will dry up on eBay. The same thing happened in Oct 2021, the 1TB drives were just under $100 and I warned people. A month later they were up to $200 and stayed there until about 2-3 months ago.
All three models have the exact same specs with the only two differences being the storage module in the m.2 slot. This is what you can upgrade.thanks for the input. i don't know much about the device and hardware specs. didn't even think of buying my own drive and swapping it out. I know there is an SD card slot. I'll do a bit more research before buying!
Most of the mini PCs come with Windows Pro licenses already, so you can put them on a domain if you want. And they are standard PCs with the ability to image and do whatever you want.We can't replace the PC's which cheap options, we have to be able to image them and get them onto the domain.. with the way the network is we need to give reservations for the gaming devices to bypass the firewall.. it's much safer for us to do tthis with devices we will stash away and not allow them to be used all day.
8 year old getting a Steam Deck. That’ll be his SNES moment… wow.Not many. Maybe 15. He is only 8
Just buy from a seller with a high rating. I bought a new 1TB 2230 for $148 from horizon_electronic in China and they have 95% rating from 63K items sold. The used 256GB 2230 I got for $20 was from Konronus in the US and they have 99.7% rating from 982 items sold. I have a NVMe external drive enclosure so when I got them I just hooked them into my PC and validated them using CrystalDiskInfo. If the drive isn't as advertised, contact the seller for a refund, or if that doesn't work then file a complaint against them through Ebay.Of course I'd always worry that if I bought a drive off of ebay would it be a scam where the drive is really much lower and hacked to appear larger.(Weren't there quite a few SD cards like that on ebay?) I know you can get them on Amazon but then the price goes up quite a bit.
Based on past Valve hardware like Steam controller, Index or Steam Link, which still receive updates years later? How strange.
Not many. Maybe 15. He is only 8
Just buy from a seller with a high rating. I bought a new 1TB 2230 for $148 from horizon_electronic in China and they have 95% rating from 63K items sold. The used 256GB 2230 I got for $20 was from Konronus in the US and they have 99.7% rating from 982 items sold. I have a NVMe external drive enclosure so when I got them I just hooked them into my PC and validated them using CrystalDiskInfo. If the drive isn't as advertised, contact the seller for a refund, or if that doesn't work then file a complaint against them through Ebay.
If you're going with a 512GB or 1TB and want to assure the quality, just buy them new. The difference in price isn't that substantial...
New 512GB for $63 from TranscendTech in US(100% rating out of 117K items sold):
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New 1TB for $156 from horizon_electronic in China(95% rating out of 63K items sold):
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It's a pretty full-fledged handheld as it is now. The screen is great for IPS (I personally would not dare use OLED for a PC handheld) and battery life can be tweaked to last for a long time if you make the sacrifices the laws of thermodynamics require you to. However I can understand your point regardless regarding its unconventional nature. I'm wondering what Zen4/RDNA3 will do for the inevitable revisions. They could be pushing similar performance on a smaller form factor with less strain on battery life. That could open up some interesting new design options. However that depends if RDNA3 is what RDNA2 was to Vega. Which I'm sceptical of for the time being. RDNA2 was a really big deal in a lot of ways.Right now, I have more things to do than time to do them but in five years that may not be the case. I am also not interested in this beta version of the hardware anyways, though it is a great start. The screen is not great, the form factor is too big and bulky, and the battery life is too short. All of these things will likely be improved assuming the Deck stays on the market. If that happens and I have time to make use of one I'll be in the market, hence my statement that I hope it does well.
Nah. Majority of time is spent playing it on the couch or in bed. Only time I play at my desk is when I'm capturing footage from the Deck to an external capture card, or loading up and testing ROMs.
Internal SSD method. No swap or dongle required...
I have SteamOS+Win10 on an internal 1TB SSD with 705GB for Win10 and 235GB for SteamOS+ 512GB microSD.
How much?I hope they sell as many as they can. This thing is the definitive handheld. OLED Switch going on Ebay unless someone here wants to buy.
Your argument makes zero sense. If you already buy something, why do you care for how long it is manufactured, when it works and is supported?I didn't mean support as in driver or firmware updates to already-produced units, I meant support as in they still sell the thing at all.
Anyway, this is all academic. Steam Deck is a big success for Valve and there is zero doubt that they will continue making these long into the future.
Did you delete your card on file under Account Details?The steam store is giving me issues saying my address is not correct but I cant find anywhere to update my address in the account settings.
Im assuming they use credit card address but what about using the wallet funds?
I dont have a card on file. I was trying to buy a deck using a credit card and it keeps saying my address is invalid. But there isnt a place to put an address in n the account settings soDid you delete your card on file under Account Details?
I’ve been having a ton of fun playing Half-Life 2 on mine.
When I did mine I had a link and it wasn’t like a typical game purchase. So I really can’t answer your question, but it asked me for a shipping address even when I had my CC on file. I would start a ticket with Steam and retry the process completely.I dont have a card on file. I was trying to buy a deck using a credit card and it keeps saying my address is invalid. But there isnt a place to put an address in n the account settings so
Do address in account have to match? Or does shipping account on credit card used?
I put a credit card on file with address and then added the Deck and the Dock to the cart and now I'm the proud owner of a receipt for a Deck.When I did mine I had a link and it wasn’t like a typical game purchase. So I really can’t answer your question, but it asked me for a shipping address even when I had my CC on file. I would start a ticket with Steam and retry the process completely.
Haven't evaluated the total cost but it has the case, screen and console protector, 512gb SD, and around 10 physical retail games and some extra accessories like the d pad adapters. PM if interested.That’s such a cool setup.
How much?
That's something to consider. Although, I don't have a Acer FA100. It's a WD SN530. I have about 80hrs into FH5, and around 20hrs have been on Steam Deck, and of that 15hrs were on the 512GB model, and 5hrs have been on the 64GB model with 1TB upgrade. I haven't noticed any issues with FH5 at all. I just played the Hot Wheels track for about 20min hitting speeds up to 260MPH and driving between the biomes and had zero issues outside a couple momentary frame rate drops. Tested the big freeway strip on the main map, too. No issues at 60fps low settings or 30fps medium.I´d stay away from that WD, HMB (host memory buffer) drives are the worst for gaming in my experience, I had an acer fa100 and it would not even load grass or world objects in heavily modded skyrim when moving into new cells lol, it also had some hiccups in Forza horizon 5. My cheapo sata kingston was flawless in comparison lol, despite being several times slower. (dramless is fine for gaming, but I´ll not touch an hmb ssd ever again). (Nos sure about the hynyx, cannot find full specs).
That's something to consider. Although, I don't have a Acer FA100. It's a WD SN530. I have about 80hrs into FH5, and around 20hrs have been on Steam Deck, and of that 15hrs were on the 512GB model, and 5hrs have been on the 64GB model with 1TB upgrade. I haven't noticed any issues with FH5 at all. I just played the Hot Wheels track for about 20min hitting speeds up to 260MPH and driving between the biomes and had zero issues outside a couple momentary frame rate drops. Tested the big freeway strip on the main map, too. No issues at 60fps low settings or 30fps medium.
Been playing Spider-Man Remastered on Deck a bunch, as well. I just played it for about 20min, swinging around the city at high speed an haven't seen any issues playing at 30fps, medium settings with high textures and x16 AF. Spider-Man is an asset steaming-heavy game with far view distance.
I'm not doubting you had issues on your setup, but as for the Steam Deck and WD SN530, you'd think it would manifest on either of these games since they are large open worlds with high-speed transversal.
I didn’t doubt you, but I figured that was the case. Deck is something like an Xbox One or PS4 with a decent Ryzen CPU, so it’s hard to put that much of a load on the SSD with asset streaming. I had no idea the difference between SSDs like that, so I’m glad you brought it up. I’ll keep an eye out for any issues with asset streaming and update my post if I find any.Well I was playing Forza horizon with extreme textures and geometry to be fair, also 4k and 8k textures for skyrim.
What do you know that we don't? 60......?
This worth getting? What's the screen refresh rate?
What do you know that we don't? 60......?
What does it mean?
FFS, don't but storage off eBay.The 256GB isn't really worth it. "2230 512GB nvme" drives go for $55-60 on eBay and are a very, very simple swap. That's double the storage, for 1/2 of the price difference between the 64 and 256.
The 512GB also doesn't make sense, as you can then buy an anti-glare glass screen protector for $16. And 1TB drives are $140-150.
If anyone is thinking about getting one soon, I recommend buying the nvme drive now if you are going to do the upgrade. With the Steam Deck being available I'm sure stock of them will dry up on eBay. The same thing happened in Oct 2021, the 1TB drives were just under $100 and I warned people. A month later they were up to $200 and stayed there until about 2-3 months ago.
60FPS.
60FPS.
I agree on aspect ratio and screen.2 hour battery life. no thanks
edit: also expensive, no oled, and weird aspect ratio. hopefully the Deck 2 fixes these things...if Valve bother to make a second gen model
don't tell me this doesn't look better: