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I'm going to use it as a (mobile NUC with screen + battery) and use it for programming etc.. not going to buy it for gaming at all. Having an amd machine with 1

I'm going to use it as a (mobile NUC with screen + battery) and use it for programming etc.. not going to buy it for gaming at all. Having an amd machine with 16Gb ram + nvme storage + linux - perfect setup for day to day coding! And will buy it as a thank you to Valve for supporting us all these years. I think this will pay off for them in the long run.

aj3 5y ago
Can't imagine coding without a good keyboard though. And mobile mechanical keyboards are too heavy to carry around. It should be great for debugging random server problems while on vacation though.
- pacifika 5y ago
  It's got bluetooth
  - aj3 5y ago
    All the good mechanical bluetooth keyboards I know are almost as heavy as this console. Is there anything actually portable in this form factor?
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    - zzt123 5y ago
      Curious, why the insistence on mechanical for a portal keyboard? Perhaps I’m atypical, but I type more relaxed, smoothly, and faster on non-mechanical than mechanical. Point of comparison is 150-175 wpm on laptop keyboards as opposed to 120-145 on mechanical. I’ve owned many mechanical keyboards, including very high end ones, and remain mystified about their aura.
    - hawski 5y ago
      Most programmers out there probably use stock keyboards. It may be not good enough for you, but others could be happy.
- BatteryMountain 5y ago
  It supports usb type c docks, which my mic, keyboard, mouse already uses to switch between my main rig and a macbook. And I have a bluetooth mouse of that fails. Obviously not going to try be productive with an onscreen keyboard and 7" screen - will use it with peripherals in those cases.
- swiley 5y ago
  I code on the train using xvkbd on my pinephone. You get used to it. A good editor like vim helps a lot. You're spending most of the time thinking not typing.
  - guidopallemans 5y ago
    Get yourself a small bluetooth keyboard, there's even mechanical full-size keyboards that can fit in a medium-sized bag. I got myself an Anne Pro 2 from banggood for 65 euros and I take it everywhere. It connects to my laptop, tablet and phone.
    - swiley 5y ago
      I have a k380 which is about the same size, I stopped bringing it because it's just another thing to deal with.
kingosticks 5y ago
With a 7inch screen, 2 hours battery life when pushing it, and no keyboard (i.e. extra £££)? I think I'd prefer a mid-range laptop.
- BatteryMountain 5y ago
  The intention is to use it with a usb-c dock, which I already own. Will probably buy the steam dock depending on what it offers and if it overlaps with my needs. Or if it is just plain sexy compared to the boring old usb-c dock then I'd rather buy that. The intention is not to get work done on a 7" screen, but on an external display + keyboard/mouse.
  - FearlessNebula 5y ago
    If you’re going to leave it docked, why not use a desktop so you don’t have to worry about deteriorating the battery just leaving it plugged in all the time?
NaN1352 5y ago
I recently bought a M1 MacMini for dev and general desktop use. This new device means I may finally be able to sell my bulky "gaming pc". Can play on tv with the dock, in hands or as you mentioned could dock it on my desk, use my existing kb/mouse! I enjoyed using SteamLink app on my AppleTV so this also replaces it! Am guessing when in dock, we will be able to use bluetooth controller which Steam already supports. Can’t wait to sell my big ass pc case. I’m disillusioned with that ecosystem, such a circle jerk. I bought a high quality power supply only to find out the cables are so thick, it was not possible to bend them and fit inside NZXT case. So... I ended up buying "gamer" braided, colored psu cables... conveniently sold by the same maker of PSU. Well of course, pc building nowadays is just a massive scam, circlejerk between parts makers who send pieces for reviews, reviewers which almost always glowingly rate the hardware, and "pc gaming masterrace" whose ego is too thick to notice what a con this has become. Frankly it’s to a point where I want to applaud Apple’s new iMac for selling an actual usable computer, thin, light, all in one. Can you even build a NORMAL computer nowadays without all the "gamer" crap? Even my Asus mobo pisses me off. It replaces the windows booting logo with their shitty gamer logo, and tweaking bios did not help. I can’t wait to sell my pc case. It looks nice, but it’s also really heavy, bulky and Windows takes far too much of personal time just to get it to run like you want it to. The future is this (portable, dockable) and what Apple has done with the new iMacs ( almost a new class of portable desktop form pc )... and it doesn’t matter if we will replace the entire computer every few years, just as it doesn’t matter with this iPad i’m using, since all our purchases are linked to an account, and transfering data and apps is fairly easy nowadays.

aj3 5y ago

Can't imagine coding without a good keyboard though. And mobile mechanical keyboards are too heavy to carry around. It should be great for debugging random server problems while on vacation though.

pacifika 5y ago
It's got bluetooth
- aj3 5y ago
  All the good mechanical bluetooth keyboards I know are almost as heavy as this console. Is there anything actually portable in this form factor?
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - zzt123 5y ago
    Curious, why the insistence on mechanical for a portal keyboard? Perhaps I’m atypical, but I type more relaxed, smoothly, and faster on non-mechanical than mechanical. Point of comparison is 150-175 wpm on laptop keyboards as opposed to 120-145 on mechanical. I’ve owned many mechanical keyboards, including very high end ones, and remain mystified about their aura.
  - hawski 5y ago
    Most programmers out there probably use stock keyboards. It may be not good enough for you, but others could be happy.
BatteryMountain 5y ago
It supports usb type c docks, which my mic, keyboard, mouse already uses to switch between my main rig and a macbook. And I have a bluetooth mouse of that fails. Obviously not going to try be productive with an onscreen keyboard and 7" screen - will use it with peripherals in those cases.
swiley 5y ago
I code on the train using xvkbd on my pinephone. You get used to it. A good editor like vim helps a lot. You're spending most of the time thinking not typing.
- guidopallemans 5y ago
  Get yourself a small bluetooth keyboard, there's even mechanical full-size keyboards that can fit in a medium-sized bag. I got myself an Anne Pro 2 from banggood for 65 euros and I take it everywhere. It connects to my laptop, tablet and phone.
  - swiley 5y ago
    I have a k380 which is about the same size, I stopped bringing it because it's just another thing to deal with.

kingosticks 5y ago

With a 7inch screen, 2 hours battery life when pushing it, and no keyboard (i.e. extra £££)? I think I'd prefer a mid-range laptop.

BatteryMountain 5y ago
The intention is to use it with a usb-c dock, which I already own. Will probably buy the steam dock depending on what it offers and if it overlaps with my needs. Or if it is just plain sexy compared to the boring old usb-c dock then I'd rather buy that. The intention is not to get work done on a 7" screen, but on an external display + keyboard/mouse.
- FearlessNebula 5y ago
  If you’re going to leave it docked, why not use a desktop so you don’t have to worry about deteriorating the battery just leaving it plugged in all the time?

NaN1352 5y ago

I recently bought a M1 MacMini for dev and general desktop use. This new device means I may finally be able to sell my bulky "gaming pc". Can play on tv with the dock, in hands or as you mentioned could dock it on my desk, use my existing kb/mouse! I enjoyed using SteamLink app on my AppleTV so this also replaces it! Am guessing when in dock, we will be able to use bluetooth controller which Steam already supports. Can’t wait to sell my big ass pc case. I’m disillusioned with that ecosystem, such a circle jerk. I bought a high quality power supply only to find out the cables are so thick, it was not possible to bend them and fit inside NZXT case. So... I ended up buying "gamer" braided, colored psu cables... conveniently sold by the same maker of PSU. Well of course, pc building nowadays is just a massive scam, circlejerk between parts makers who send pieces for reviews, reviewers which almost always glowingly rate the hardware, and "pc gaming masterrace" whose ego is too thick to notice what a con this has become. Frankly it’s to a point where I want to applaud Apple’s new iMac for selling an actual usable computer, thin, light, all in one. Can you even build a NORMAL computer nowadays without all the "gamer" crap? Even my Asus mobo pisses me off. It replaces the windows booting logo with their shitty gamer logo, and tweaking bios did not help. I can’t wait to sell my pc case. It looks nice, but it’s also really heavy, bulky and Windows takes far too much of personal time just to get it to run like you want it to. The future is this (portable, dockable) and what Apple has done with the new iMacs ( almost a new class of portable desktop form pc )... and it doesn’t matter if we will replace the entire computer every few years, just as it doesn’t matter with this iPad i’m using, since all our purchases are linked to an account, and transfering data and apps is fairly easy nowadays.