• Ananace@lemmy.ananace.dev
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    1 year ago

    If they actually put trackpads on them then Windows wouldn’t be as much of an idiotic decision.
    Windows with only sticks is absolutely insane, Windows with trackpads is just less smart.

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      1 year ago

      suspend will always be broken on windows.

      even distro like Ubuntu can’t s0 properly because of hardware issues.

      valve specifically fixed this for the steam deck and no one else has bothered.

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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        Modern suspend is a complete joke IMO. Put the laptop to sleep in your backpack, and after a couple mins your back will literally start baking. Arrive at your destination and the battery is flat

        What was wrong with good ol’ S2/S3 sleep 😭

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          a workaround is making sure the device is unplugged before suspend.

          there’s apparently no will to fix this through UEFI or Microsoft so always unplug first.

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    Windows plays every PC game in existence and plays them better though. It also allows you to use the device as a pc replacement via displaying the screen on a tv/monitor. It’s the best OS to go with imo.

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      Windows makes deck more like a laptop. No comfortable ui/sleep, so it’s like steam deck with everything good taken away but with compatibility.

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        I’ll take compatibility over sleep mode tbh. Most people play their steam decks at home anyway, so battery life isn’t an issue.

        The ROG Ally isn’t like a laptop at all either. The difference is that you can use it as a PC if you want, unlike the steam deck running steamOS.

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          …I can use steamOS like a PC if I want. It’s an arch-based KDE desktop with steam on it. I can do whatever I want to do.

          When was the last time you used Linux, 2008, lmao?

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            I clarified in other comments - people want windows as their pc, not Linux. The ROG Ally doubles as a full blown Windows PC. SteamOS is Linux as you know, and that’s not the OS of choice for the overwhelmingly large majority of the population.