Steam Deck is Still The Best PC Handheld for Most, Here’s Why

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Published 2024-07-15
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The Steam Deck OLED and the Steam Deck LCD are still my recommendation for most people who want to dive into the PC handheld space. And you should buy a Steam Deck in 2024 if you're in the market. Most games run relatively well, especially for the age of the handheld. Take into account the continuous development and improvement of the handheld and it's custom AMD APU and it's continuously impressing it's user base.

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Timestamps:

Intro: 00:00
Price to Performance: 00:56
Cheap Games: 02:05
Library Size: 02:31
Ergonomics: 03:22
Battery Life: 04:04
Ease of Use: 05:04
Sleep/Wake: 06:40
EmuDeck: 07:41
Free Online Play: 08:40
Free Cloud Backups: 09:35
Game Streaming from PC: 09:53
Accessories: 10:22
Sponsor: 10:52
Steam Deck Caveats: 12:31
SteamOS on a Windows Handheld: 13:48

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All Comments (21)
  • @baldlyrudy
    🔥Sponsor Link: Protect your Steam Deck with the Stylthgrip: www.baldlyrudy.com/stylthgrip/ ____________________________________________ Hi friends! If you're interested in purchasing anything that I mentioned in the video then here are some affiliate links: 🔥STEAM DECK: www.baldlyrudy.com/steamdeck/ Steam Deck Screen Protectors: 🔥amFilm: amzn.to/3ZdijUr 🔥Matte Screen Protector: amzn.to/3Ybx6OJ 3rd Party Docks: 🔥JSAUX Docking Station: amzn.to/3EyFAIJ 🔥JSAUX Omnicase 2: amzn.to/3JksBMW 🔥iVoler Docking Station: amzn.to/3khmRKN SSD: 🔥SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB: amzn.to/3JnQQtH microSD Cards: 🔥Samsung 512 GB A2: amzn.to/3KFXXPs 🔥SanDisk 1TB A2: amzn.to/3lXjx7Y Handheld Wireless Keyboards: 🔥Rii K06 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard: amzn.to/468HKuH 🔥Gimibox Mini Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard: amzn.to/46p0JRZ 🔥Rii X8 Portable 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard: amzn.to/3PgQ5GJ 65W Power Banks: 🔥Baseus Power Bank 20000mAh: amzn.to/3CBfByL 🔥UGREEN Power Bank 25000mAh: amzn.to/3qQyMSG 🔥Anker Portable Charger 24,000mAh: amzn.to/3Pmej2m Cases & Bags: 🔥tomtoc Carrying Case for Steam Deck: amzn.to/3udx7Z2 🔥tomtoc Carrying Case: amzn.to/49rQ5eJ Desks: 🔥Get your FlexiSpot E7 Pro Desk: www.baldlyrudy.com/FlexiSpotE7ProDesk/ 🔥Get your FlexiSpot C7 Chair: www.baldlyrudy.com/FlexiSpotChairs/ If you use these links to purchase anything, I may get a commission from the sale. It helps support the channel at no extra cost t
  • @RBonYT
    Just ordered my Steam Deck today and I'm really excited, and this video just makes it even better.
  • If windows wasn't so awful for handhelds I would choose... Something... But, Steam doesn't directly interfere with your gaming experience.. It doesn't randomly decide to replace your drivers with generic ones that don't work.. It doesn't randomly shut down your Deck for a 'critical update'.. It doesn't magically decide to run a bunch of random junk in the background even though you've shut everything else down.. And it doesn't shove ADs in your face when you open the home menu or file explorer... Windows does all of that... SteamOS doesn't
  • @AustinGubala
    Earlier this year, I bought a Steam Deck OLED 1TB for my birthday and I have to say, I’m absolutely in LOVE with it. So much so, that I find myself not playing my gaming PC as much. The Steam Deck is just more fun to use.
  • @J1m03
    I got my oled used 3 weeks ago local for $450. Seller had even upgraded the SSD to 1Tb he hot a legion Go and he said he liked it more due to the games he plays that require windows. For what I play the deck is perfect! Indies, RPGs, and some shooters. I don’t need more. I haven’t turned on my pc in the 3 weeks I’ve had it. I love it. I haven’t had a console that makes me feel like a kid opening up my PS3 on Christmas Day again lol. The steam deck has brought my love back for gaming. I’m 21 now so I guess im at that age where life starts to ramp up and little time for games between work, My girlfriend, and family.
  • Got a steamdeck a few months back. Am super happy with it. Even use it with mouse and keyboard in desktop mode
  • @ryuno2097
    I love my Deck too. Like you said, I love the ease of use the Deck offers, I love using SteamLink to stream on my laptop without the need to have a monitor , mouse and keyboard plugged on the Deck. I hope when Valve makes the Deck 2 the batter life could last minimum 5 hours without tinkering any of the performance settings. (i hope battery technology has improved in the future too)
  • I love my Steam Deck OLED. Been enjoying fighting games’ CPU VS CPU modes as well as EmuDeck.
  • Steam Deck is like Apple minus the crazy prices..easy to use but not the most powerful
  • @mojachay
    nice content, earned a sub. Getting my steamdeck oled delivery today!
  • The biggest benefit you get with the Deck is all the deeply integrated software support from it being manufactured by Valve (the biggest distributor of PC games) and because of that having a huge push to make games distributed on their plaform work on it out of the box whenever possible The portable version of SteamOS it uses even has a dedicated tab for games fully Steam Deck certified in your library page so you can quickly get to a list of games guaranteed to work great on it
  • It's without a doubt the best handheld. The battery life and screen on the OLED are second to none. The ergonomics are almost perfect, finally, symmetrical joysticks I ❤❤❤
  • @lordrahl7033
    I got into handheld PCs several years ago with the Win 2 and have gotten EVERY handheld since. This includes the original Deck as well as the OLED deck. The most recent devices I've had is Ally z1 extreme, legion Go, Win 4, Win Mini, as well as various Aya and onexplayer devices and out of all of them, the OLED deck is the one device I keep going back to. It might not be the most powerful, but it gets the job done with the best display and the least amount of jank.
  • @Hello_There57
    Do you think that honor magic5 rsr is good ? Im planning on buying a phone(mainly to play on emulators) Im trying to decide between either honor magic6 rsr or Samsung s24 ultra
  • i sold my gaming pc to buy both steamdeck and switch, best investment, playing steam games on low settings at 30FPS 720p while lying down and playing switch games while lying its just so comfortable.
  • @soiltek2015
    Great video. Thanks for highlighting the cons.
  • @nempk1817
    The remote play on steam works outside off the same network. You can just leave you PC on with steam open and play from your work/other device at any network.
  • @Sagenarf6227
    The community behind the steam deck is insane that’s a big reason why I bought it. And I don’t regret it at all
  • @zk6599
    Need to add file transfers too. This is such an awesome feature when you have to move large files. I have all my 10+ GB games loaded on an external drive on my main rig. As I finish my backlog I can easily wipe the old and add a new without having to download it again. Easily my favorite handheld, and the first I'd recommend.