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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

I never use the capacitive touchpads on my SteamDeck

Only in desktop mode when I don't have my full docked setup with real keyboard and mouse. They are IMO better than touchscreen when everything is so small (and the Deck is too heavy for holding it in one hand for a longer duration).