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

submitted 5 months 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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[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

What a strange design. Why the keyboard instead of how the steam deck does it? I never even use the touch screen. I type by selecting the letters with the dpad. Its... strange. Also no trackpads. I mean some people could like it? It just looks a bit fucked. Like someone glued their kids tablet to a controller/keyboard abomination from aliexpress.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I've tried using a Bluetooth keyboard for my deck for gaming with really bad luck, I kinda think this design is cool but I won't be ditching my deck to try it out

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That's a shame, my favorite way of gaming on the deck (outside of some console port games) is Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, I play 4x and grand strategy games, along with many games that are "have not been tested for the deck". This new thing looks like it would be a huge pain because you're either going to have to play it while looking down at it on a hard surface, or you're going to be imparting motion on the device every time you try to use the keys (or the keys will be so soft that they're prone to sticking/errant inputs).

My only trouble with Bluetooth m+kb on the deck is some games refuse to acknowledge you're not using the controls, and will pop up the keyboard interface every time a text entry box is opened, that's annoying but most games don't force that.

[-] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

I would say the biggest advantage is speed, but as someone who has use Xbox controllers for years and years, I can type pretty damn fast with a controller.

[-] Bogasse@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This keyboard seems worse than any virtual keyboard 😅

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I have a Rii mini keyboard as a remote control for YouTube, when I sit back. Typing anything on such a keyboard is a struggle and usually don't type on it. The integrated keyboard from the handheld in the picture doesn't look particularly good either. But I have to say, with such a small screen and especially with Windows not optimized for this task, such a keyboard is probably better than having none.

Alternative would be using a virtual keyboard on a small screen, which overlaps parts of it and does not have the greatest touch input screen. Look how small the screen is. Such a small 6" screen is only an option for smartphones, but not for an operating system like Windows with a regular desktop to play games on it. Therefore, such an integrated keyboard is probably a good idea. Even if it sucks.

[-] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

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.

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[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I like the keyboard. If this could be incorporated in SD2 that'd be great. Improved upon, of course.

Edit: actually idk. Looks super unwieldy and a pain in the ass to use.

[-] degen@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

It's gotta have a massive battery unless it's running AAA games for like 15 minutes...

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