I'm going to use it as a (mobile NUC with screen + battery) and use it for programming etc.. not going to buy it for gaming at all. Having an amd machine with 16Gb ram + nvme storage + linux - perfect setup for day to day coding!
And will buy it as a thank you to Valve for supporting us all these years. I think this will pay off for them in the long run.
The intention is to use it with a usb-c dock, which I already own. Will probably buy the steam dock depending on what it offers and if it overlaps with my needs. Or if it is just plain sexy compared to the boring old usb-c dock then I'd rather buy that. The intention is not to get work done on a 7" screen, but on an external display + keyboard/mouse.
If you’re going to leave it docked, why not use a desktop so you don’t have to worry about deteriorating the battery just leaving it plugged in all the time?
It supports usb type c docks, which my mic, keyboard, mouse already uses to switch between my main rig and a macbook. And I have a bluetooth mouse of that fails.
Obviously not going to try be productive with an onscreen keyboard and 7" screen - will use it with peripherals in those cases.
I code on the train using xvkbd on my pinephone. You get used to it. A good editor like vim helps a lot. You're spending most of the time thinking not typing.
Curious, why the insistence on mechanical for a portal keyboard?
Perhaps I’m atypical, but I type more relaxed, smoothly, and faster on non-mechanical than mechanical.
Point of comparison is 150-175 wpm on laptop keyboards as opposed to 120-145 on mechanical. I’ve owned many mechanical keyboards, including very high end ones, and remain mystified about their aura.
And will buy it as a thank you to Valve for supporting us all these years. I think this will pay off for them in the long run.