So I’ve been looking at upgrading my PC and it looks like I can get a better “micro” pc than my current (ancient) desktop for significantly less money than a full blown gaming rig. An example of such a rig is this.

I don’t have high gaming requirements - I play mostly old games, I think the newest games I play are from 5+ years ago.

What reasons are there for not buying one of these (over a comparable “proper” desktop)?

  • 𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What’s the benefit of that Vs this? I don’t care for portability and I like the option to at least crack this open and expand a few bits (if I need to).

    • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      Steam deck is very repair friendly. I swapped my SOs SSD for a 2tb and it was very easy to work with. For the price, it’s extremely hard to beat. You can get a 30 dollar dock, and you’re off to the races.

    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      A lot of those mini PCs don’t really have enough graphics power, even for older games. I have one and unless it’s something really low powered like Stardew or something, the experience is not great.

      The Deck is designed for gaming, and it can double as a desktop PC.