I’ve been thinking about this for a while. With the repairability of the steam deck and the power available to it, it seems like a no brainer to use it for a bit of school work or casual browsing, Discord etc. Like you would a normal desktop.
There’s a new product type popping up called LapDock that’s basically a hollowed out laptop but often with a giant battery, UPerfect has one and as well as the NexDock and they seem promising.
My personal biggest gripe is screen resolution and colour accuracy, as well as battery life. As I also do photography colour accuracy would be a great plus for me and as for resolution, I’ve been using 2k and higher screens for years and going back to 1080p seems like a bit of a turn off. However, UPerfect has monitor only types but having to set that up ontop of a mouse and keyboard while out and about seems less than ideal in comparison to a laptop.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone who’s tried it? Anyone who’ve tried desktop mode on high Res screens and seen any downsides, stutters, playback trouble, etc?
It’s a super slick idea, but before you get hung up on the resolution only being 1080p, remember the native resolution on the Steam Deck is 720p.
So they already exceed Steam Deck spec. If you need a higher resolution, then forget the docking station, the Steam Deck itself is not the answer you’re looking for.
Native on Steam Deck is 1280x800 (16:10). Pedantic, I know.
I agree though, Steam Deck is great for games and while can be used like a laptop, I wouldn’t recommend it either.