Gaming laptop or Steam Deck (512gb version)

Given the price (at least of the 512gb version) I think a cheap gaming laptop makes more sense than the steam deck for me. You could get something with an RTX 3050ti (not great but not a terrible card either based on benchmarks I have seen) would cost 1000. From a performance perspective that is much better than the specs in the steam deck (plus you do more than just gaming on it, granted you could argue the same thing for the deck but with the deck you would need other hardware so cant do productivity stuff while mobile/on the move, while with a gaming laptop you can).

I do still have a 256gb preordered just in case, but given the pricing and what i think its performance will be like, I will most likely cancel. It could, of course, be a good emulation machine, but my Galaxy S21 is also pretty decent for that (connected to a Xbox controller with the screen holding thing)

Tough call between a laptop or the Steam Deck. It's not entirely clear to me how well the Steam Deck will be able to function as a standard PC, so if you're looking for a multi-purpose device and not just a portable game system then at the moment, laptop seems the safest choice. If all you want is a handheld PC for playing games then definitely the Steam Deck.

What is their to dispute? Power literally doesn't matter for hand helds like that, and I eagerly await the flop of this thing. Gabe Newell needs to stop wasting his time and money on stuff like this.

Steam Deck will probably be their most successful hardware endeavour, ticks all the boxes from past mistakes, as they directly commented on during the IGN interview.

Even on this relatively sparse forum seen several users (myself included) interested in a purchase.

I don't see Casey crying in Deck threads. What is going on??

@luxuryheart: you and palasta should hang out.

A laptop would be bulkier and cost much more. Would be dumb to not get the Deck over a laptop.

Gaming laptops are loud, hot POS.... I hate them so much. Even with all the die size improvements on CPUs and GPU over the last decade most laptops are running a 45-50db and higher with temps in the 80-90c area.

Then there is the price.

I love laptops, love PC gaming... Combining the two, Nah!

Gimme something like a Switch with more power and I will take it over any gaming laptop.

My laptop had heating issues when I played games. Had to get external fans. Not as fun as you think it might be.

Yeah, this is probably the best option if a gaming laptop is in the budget. Opt for a gaming desktop over a laptop and use the price difference to subsidize the deck model of your choice. At least that would work best for my gaming habits.