I’ve been considering getting a mini PC for my living room, basically only to watch online videos without ads or watch locally stored videos.

Since I have a Steam deck available that I already often dock to my screen for gaming, could I use it instead of buying a new computer?

My main concern is the impact this would have on the battery if it’s plugged in for long periods of time, does it bypass the battery when it’s plugged in and the battery is full ? Will other components be impacted?

  • FubarberryMEnglish
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    1 day ago

    That’s really extreme, I’m pretty sure that’s now at all how it should be working.

    I don’t leave my deck docked that long, maybe 10 hours at the longest, but I’ve never seen anything like the battery drop you’re describing.

    • Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      1 day ago

      In a day it won’t really show up, that’s not enough time in my experience. Also key here is that the Deck needs to be off: if it’s on then everything works as intended.

      • FubarberryMEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Also key here is that the Deck needs to be off

        Oh ok, I never shut my deck off. Closest I get is restarting to install updates.