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[Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by LawfulPirate@sh.itjust.works to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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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?

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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Battery should be fine based on my experience.

If you have an OLED you can have the deck wake up when a BLE connects, but there's also a bios setting to wake up LCD/OLED Decks when plugged in. I've heard of people getting smart plugs (or even remote toggled plugs) and plugging their dock charger into that. When you want to wake up the deck just toggle the power off and on, and the deck will wake up.