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I just saw the ASUS handheld in the wild. It was running some FPS game pretty well.

Can anyone help me compare the two - Steam Deck OLED vs comparable ASUS version? Which do you prefer? Pros/cons?

I’m almost decided to buy the Deck OLED, but seeing that in the wild made me pause. It looks nice.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No touch pads? No deal. They're just that good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What do you use them for? I never touch mine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

You want nexus mods? You're gonna want the touch pads. Or even some games that aren't perfectly supported on handhelds or by controllers benefit from touch pads. They allow you to access to menus that controllers dont recognize

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The on screen keyboard. Strategy games (civ and stellaris in my case). Desktop mode. Sometimes even 1st/3rd person view games when I'm not in the mood for gyro controls. Browsing (did you know you can usually "spin" your left touch pad iPod-style to scroll?). Stuff like that.