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Valve has little to worry about as new Steam Deck rival arrives (www.pcguide.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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TL;DR: Antec is going to be selling a Steam Deck competitive device, based on the Ayaneo Slide. The device has a slide up screen that reveals a keyboard, which is good because using desktop windows is much easier with a keyboard. However the device's lowest estimated power draw at low/no load is 15w, meaning it will use comparable power to the deck running at max power. This means the battery life will probably be pretty rough when compared to the Deck. It will also likely have a much higher price point.

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[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I got a onexplayer for like $600 and it has the 7840u in it. No matter how you slice it, the 7840u is much more powerful than the steam deck. However, it doesn't do well in low tdp. That's what the steam deck is best at - low tdp gaming and battery life.

But so long as I'm near an outlet, I can play more AAA games and on much higher resolution and graphics than the steam deck for however long I'd like. On battery, only about 3-4 hours vs 6-8 hours on a steam deck.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've never had resolution complaints on my handheld screen. There's been scaling troubles and other graphics shortcomings, but resolution has never been a problem, how close are you holding the deck to your face?

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Its about the same difference, but you can definitely tell the difference between 1600p and 720p.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Where are you getting 1600p screens that are 9 inches diagonal?

And what hardware are you using that puts 1600p into a 9 inch screen? Sounds a lot like overkill, or bigger numbers for the sake of having bigger numbers.