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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/BoxesOfSemen on 2024-09-26 10:32:38+00:00.

I work on a ship, which means I can’t have a PC. I have an old lenovo legion laptop but it takes up a lot of space in a cramped cabin. And after a long day I just want to stay in bed.

After my last contract I knew I would spend close to two days travelling, so when I saw a steam deck for sale for a good price, I bought both it and most cancelling headphones. I set up the steam deck and got to downloading games (the free internet in Singapore is great). I had been planning to sleep during the following flight but I barely felt the 10 hours. I completely drained three battery banks.

Having GTA V in the palm of your hands is something I wouldn’t even dream of a few years ago. And FTL runs for like 8h. I know I won’t even take my laptop on my next contract. If anything, I’ll buy some kind of ultrabook that’s as slim as possible, just to watch movies.

I don’t know what kind of black magic valve had to do, but it’s incredible how seamless switching the device to standby and then back on again is. It’s one button and it just works! I only turn the device off when there’s a software update.

All in all, if I could go back, I would tell past me not to overthink it and to just buy a steam deck as soon as it goes on sale.