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[–] gigachad 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh I didn't know there was still something like a "Windows mobile" around. Interesting!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There isn’t. It’s regular desktop windows shoehorned into a handheld screen.

[–] bathing_in_bismuth 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That doesn't sell it to me, the opposite actually

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hence the desire for SteamOS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Or Bazzite. Apart from the xboxness, the hardware isn't half bad in many of these devices. Windows just makes them completely unusable. Which means there's quite a few on the used market.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It works but consunes more battery abd if you have leave the fancy asus or lenovo shop you run into problems

[–] gigachad 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess visiting the Asus and Lenovo shops is all gamers ever wanted!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Tis a true progamer move