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I'm thinking about replacing my main PC for a steam deck.

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[–] SVcross@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

My main PC is an i3 from 14 years ago. It has an SSD and 6 gb of ram so it is serviceable.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More people need to be frugal just as you. Huge respect for you man.

[–] SVcross@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I just use tech for as long as it works. I only replace it when something fails and there's no way to fix it.

I think happiness is not about getting more and more, it's about appreciating what you already have. Getting more and more didn't make me happy, doing stuff with it did. And if someone else made art with less than half of my current resources, it is my technique that should be improved, not my infrastructure.

This Ted talk changed my life: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_steindl_rast_want_to_be_happy_be_grateful

I found happiness in appreciating everything, doing stuff and being with the people that I love.

[–] Robin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah the steam deck will be faster than that. 4K video editing? Not gonna be great but it might be tolerable. 1080p? Heck yeah.

[–] sleep_deprived@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fucking hell, you and I have vastly different definitions of "serviceable"

[–] SVcross@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I still play Diablo 2 and AoE2. I make music on my main PC too.

[–] radswid@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

D2 & AoE2 - one does not need more to be entertained for months.

[–] SVcross@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[–] BioMyth@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Based on this added info I think it would be a major improvement. So I'd say go for it!