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[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Define "beat"

Performance numbers alone, yes. It's a newer CPU on a newer node. Absolutely. The screen is also 120hz, and 1080p.

User experience wise, I don't think so. Windows 11 is barely functioning for me on a desktop, how is it going to handle on a console device? Rog software has been pretty crappy on desktop too, it's similar here. The videos I've seen show a wonky experience.

Its not all bad, but it isn't a direct competition. I think the Steam Deck delivers a tailored experience, while this delivers a laptop in a small package.

[–] Lonnie123@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I think the market for "I will also use this as a laptop" is so small that the vast majority of people wont factor that in, and for the 19 people that will genuinely use this as a traveling computer it will be great for them. But by and large I think 90% of people that wanted a "switch but for my PC games" already jumped on the steamdeck backwagon and there just arent that many more sales to pick up from that market segment

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, some will want to dock it as well and use it as a computer with a keyboard and mouse. I think that's a major use.

[–] Lonnie123@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Its a major use, but only for a niche number of people. I think theres Very, very, very few people that would get this that dont already have a main computer and/or a laptop, so the usage of this as a portable computer, while very cool and interesting, is not going to be what millions of people are doing