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"Over the past nearly 18 years of running Phoronix, I have come across many
interesting Linux-based products from Linux embedded in motherboards for
instant-on use to the BlackDog USB port pen drive Linux servers to
solar-powered super-computers in trash cans. The most fun and promising
Linux-powered gaming device for the masses though is launching today: Valve's
Steam Deck. I've been fortunate to be testing out this Arch Linux derived
handheld game console the past month and it has been working out very well —
both as a portable Steam gaming device but making it even more compelling from
the Linux enthusiast angle is its "developer mode" that effectively turns it
into a general Linux handheld and also being free to load your own Linux
distribution of choice.
If you haven't been living under a rock, the Steam Deck really not need an
introduction. But otherwise long story short it is the much anticipated Valve
handheld gaming computer that features a 7-inch 1280 x 800 display,
gaming-optimized controls, 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, 64GB to 512GB of storage
depending on model, and is powered by a custom AMD APU. The AMD APU is made up
of four Zen 2 cores (8 threads) and an AMD RDNA2 GPU with 8 compute units.
Valve kindly provided Phoronix with a review sample of the Steam Deck for which
I've been testing the past several weeks. In this article are my initial
impressions so far, but long story short this an excellent device when it comes
to the hardware build quality, Linux-based, and the level of openness of the
platform. And, yes, it works great for running games."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
