Im curious if anybody uses their steam deck for something other than gaming? I saw a dude use it as a kareoke machine. I also saw a dude use it as a teleprompter (weirdest by far). With all the software you can buy on steam, what are creative uses for the steam de k that isnt gaming related?

  • dragoon000320@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use Steam Deck as a media center - hooked up external drive with my favourite movies and shows and watch them using Kodi.

  • sintheticgaming@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use it as my main on the go computer and tbh it works great I have completely ditched the laptop I use to lug around. I have a dock I use while at work which works great. And when I don’t have the ability to dock I just use the built in screen with a foldable Bluetooth keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse. All of that combined is still lighter than my laptop 🤣

  • Silverjerk@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    My two main rigs are a 13900K/4090 equipped PC and a fully spec’d 16” M1 Max MacBook Pro, which I use for work; they are both fairly high end solutions.

    Most of my file management is done via a local network/home labs setup, with a few synch tasks keeping critical files updated and managed in real time. Decided I wanted to test the Deck out as an all around productivity and entertainment tool. Spun up my dev environment in roughly 30 mins; offloaded some of my environment to Portainer/Docker running from my NAS. Was able to get all of my design and development work done without a hitch. Ended up running all my gaming, work, and personal tasks off of it for roughly a week, connected to a dock and external display.

    Didn’t miss a thing. Undocked to game; didn’t miss the 4090. Watched Plex from bed; didn’t miss the TV. Honestly, if the next iteration provides native eGPU support, I could see this being a viable all-in-one solution for a large segment of users who are not locked down to Windows or MacOS. If it wasn’t for some mandatory MacOS tasks, I’d even consider it.

    Also forgot how much I missed running Linux desktops. Last time I used a distro as my main machine was 2006 or so. Forgot how flexible and utterly malleable it is to work with and tweak.

  • Winux-11@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use it a lot for tinkering. Nested desktop mode makes everything so much more convenient too. Thanks to Valve for adding that officially.

  • MakatasxD@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I watch movies/series on it in my bed, instead of watching them in a chair at my pc. Weirdly enought i dont watch youtube on it, but i do that at pc.

  • vladcamaleo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    To watch Formula 1 because races are often at unholy hours and I don’t have a tv in my bedroom. If the race is at daytime I fire up Multiviewer and plug it to a tv. I display race information on the deck and the main race stream on the tv.

  • 580083351@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Steam Deck is used in Ukraine for controlling drones to blow up Russian invaders with. Real-life Call of Duty.

  • RabbitMix@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use it for everything, its my main computer. I’m in desktop mode more than gaming mode by far, I’m even typing this on it right now (docked with a kb&m).

    I write on it, I browse social media on it, I call my fiancee on it, I edit photos on it, I filed my name change paperwork on it, I watch movies and TV shows on it both handheld and connected to my tv. I use it to look up recipes when I cook, I text my friends on it, video chat with my doctor on it and I even occasionally play games on it.