So, I was watching the Broken Silcon podcast the other day, when Tom and Dan's conversation made its way around to the Steam Deck, and I have to say... I had to stop watching.
For the record, here's the video in question:
Here's the product that they spend ten full minutes trashing as being a waste of time, when a laptop can be had for "the same price":
Here are the actual prices of the really-real-world gaming laptops:
And this is what you'll pay for a gaming laptop that can seriously outclass the Steam Deck:
We're still waiting for full benchmarks and reviews, but so far, it looks like the $499 CAD Steam Deck can easily keep pace with $1100 CAD Lenovo (only 220% of its price), and is only clearly beaten by $2100-plus CAD of Alienware (only 420% of its price).
Tom and Dan acknowledge that they may be coming across as too negative about the Steam Deck, but only after spending ten full minutes delivering the stupidest stupidest of stupid takes that I've heard in a long time about any tech product.
Yes, you can buy a laptop for a similar price... maybe. But you won't be gaming on it:
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| Best Buy has one $550 CAD laptop, and one $650 CAD model, neither of which looks like a gaming machine of any description, and both are still more money than a Steam Deck. After that, prices double to $1120 CAD (only 224% of a Steam Deck). |