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DC Gamer Club / Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck: A Handheld PC
« on: July 20, 2022, 08:03 PM »
I'll let you know how that charger I picked up functions if you're interested
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Here's something I found that may be useful if you have access to a 3D printer. It's a little carrying case for the power cord, and even includes a few microSD card slots. The 3D-printed case goes in the little cavity behind the elastic strap of the Deck Carrying Case.
https://www.thingive...se.com/thing:5356412-Deozaan (July 19, 2022, 09:48 PM)
I set the default install location back to the eMMC drive and the UI is nice and speedy when downloading/installing games. So perhaps my microSD card just doesn't handle writes fast enough. I was under the impression that as long as the microSD card was at least UHS-I then it would be plenty fast enough. But maybe I conflated the fact that the Deck doesn't support UHS-III speeds with the idea that UHS-I speeds were all the same. I don't really know. As I said, I haven't been following all the latest advancements in microSD technology, so I'm not sure on the potential differences between them.-Deozaan (July 20, 2022, 02:48 AM)
Woohoo! Good to know you're not seeing slowdown. I set the default install location to my microSD card. So maybe that's too slow. It's a Samsung EVO Select microSD XC I U3, which I thought was supposed to be pretty fast. But I haven't been following the latest advances in microSD technology. I'll try setting it back to internal storage to see if it runs any better during installs.-Deozaan (July 19, 2022, 04:04 PM)
If I decide not to go through with my purchase, I assume there is no way for me to give my position in line to someone else?-mouser (July 19, 2022, 01:45 AM)
I came to the conclusion a while ago that giveaways and things are just not fun for me to organize and deal with.. and as for my youtube channel, im just playing boardgames that I enjoy, I don't want to film stuff just to get viewers. I got in line for the stream desk on the chance that there might be some non-game use for the hardware at some point, or some vr gaming developments.-mouser (July 19, 2022, 10:44 AM)
Holy carp the email came today!-Deozaan (July 18, 2022, 12:28 PM)
That's still not quite the same since you'd probably want the actual hardware to test with. I imagine it would be hard to develop a game featuring gyro or dual trackpad controls when you can't test it. But it's a good way to get a feel for the Steam OS experience and might be great for a little HTPC connected to the TV.-Deozaan (July 16, 2022, 02:27 PM)
Have you heard horror stories specifically about the Deck?-Deozaan (July 14, 2022, 03:10 PM)
You found the secret loophole!-Deozaan (July 14, 2022, 12:33 PM)
If you weren't aware, it may be faster to check your Steam account rather than wait for the email. I've read reports of people not receiving the email for a while, but their Steam account notifies them that they can complete the purchase.-Deozaan (July 14, 2022, 11:02 AM)
Which accessories?-Deozaan (July 13, 2022, 01:29 PM)
Congrats!Does anyone have a thought about whether I should follow through and buy this stream deck if I don't care about gaming? My initial thought was that it was just such a cool piece of hardware that I might do some fun coding for it (possibly coding games), or doing some custom electronics hacking, etc. But I haven't really given it much thought.-mouser (July 04, 2022, 05:12 PM)
