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• iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Regarding Steam deck. That thing is huge. It will never fit in any pocket, and its awkward to work on a train or bus. I checked its Chinese rivals Aya Neo and GPD Win 3........

  Yeah, that was a no for me. Dimensions are too awkward, even thought the hardware is good

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  • squashkin@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    true, does the win fit in ur pocket tho?

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    • iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      It will only fit barely into the largest coat pockets. I wish it was slimmer by removing the trackpad + gamepad, but keeping the same length keyboard. I will take a photo and post it

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• iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I can make a short video if you like. The only thing that really bothers me is the awkward placement of the touchpad, and the mouse buttons are the "trigger/shoulder" keys of the gamepad, so I recommend packing a small mouse

  If you are sitting at a table, say a cafe, touch typing is no problem. In a bus, if you have to type on your lap, I make more mistakes, but I can still type.

  The keyboard layout is ok for its size, some coding related keys like ; ( ) [ ] _ can be tricky to find

  Nothing compares to a full size desktop keyboard, but this one is good enough, considering the size.

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  • squashkin@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    you dont have to make a vid if you can find one online but if you cant then maybe other people would enjoy seeing a demo too besides me

    yeah I've typed on a 8" keyboard I think and I slowed down a little but it was still mostly the same speeds

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    • iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Yes, there is. When I was shopping for machines in this size range, I scoured Liliputing, which does an excellent job of fully reviewing all devices in this size. They also compare these machines to their competition.

      Their typing video: https://youtu.be/H1_ZKeaMuJU?t=385

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