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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m sire others will chime in to disagree…but Samsung Dex has never been able to replace a laptop for me. Even an 8 year old laptop will do basic tasks better than trying to make the Android desktop experience work. Most apps aren’t designed for this. I’d recommend sticking with your phone and buying a used dirt cheap laptop.

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  • onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The only caveat to phones is their batteries. Batteries have a limited lifespan, and users can’t easily change the batteries in current phones.

    There’s also the risk that the mobile device manufacturer will brick your phone if you try to replace the battery yourself or have a 3rd party do it.

    From a hardware spec standpoint, though, most flagship phones could easily last a decade.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    but Samsung Dex has never been able to replace a laptop for me

    I suppose that depends on your usecase? Most everything I do can be done in the browser. My phone already handles webpages with ease.

    Would you care to elaborate?

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    • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It might work for you, give it a shot.

      But I found it was never really a viable use case to have a desk and monitor and KB+M and USB hub and charger…yet somehow be more inconvenient to have a laptop.

      Androids don’t have great performance on desktop mode. It’s noticeably slow and kinda less responsive.

      Almost no app is made for KB+M interface and a big screen.

      Browser interface isn’t as you expect compared to PCs (context menus, extensions, link handling that light go straight to some app, etc).

      It’s hard to describe completely, but it’s just a really poor experience that doesnt work at all for me. If I were going to rely on a portable device with me, then I would just use a Steam Deck to actually have a proper PC.

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        But I found it was never really a viable use case to have a desk and monitor and KB+M and USB hub and charger…yet somehow be more inconvenient to have a laptop.

        You can get something like a NexDock that has all of that built in. Just 1 cable.

        Other than that, that’s pretty much just how I already use my laptop.

        Androids don’t have great performance on desktop mode. It’s noticeably slow and kinda less responsive.

        How would you even know that? Have you used the new desktop experience? It’s not the impression anyone has given me. I am also not purchasing anything today, I am waiting for a stable release + good reviews.

        If I were going to rely on a portable device with me, then I would just use a Steam Deck to actually have a proper PC

        Steam Deck does not include any of the things I listed above. That’s like, the whole point.

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    • Sina@beehaw.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Even in that super limited use case - you could just use a tablet for- basic keyboard and mouse interactions can be a problem.

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That’s not a limited use case. Lots of people work that way.

        I could use a tablet but then…why not just a laptop?

        The idea is to only have 1 device to manage.

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