Was wondering how the oled screen compares to the legion go 8.8 inch screen? And which device you are liking better ? I have the legion go but I’m a huge sucker for oleds
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I’ve had all three ally, go and deck OLED. The OLED the best in terms of quality and I wish it had VRR but the go also doesn’t have VRR.
In my opinion the 90hz is more obtainable more often on the deck at native then 144hz is at native on the go. Without integer scaling being “officially” working on the go running at the lower resolution on the go looks bad and even more so with the screen size. I would suggest you get that enabled asap when you can also.
Response times are much better on the deck but HDR takes the cake when it’s available and is really the big in your face upgrade on the OLED deck.
The software in the deck also made my go seem like a a beta product in comparison. While I think the go will get better for sure it simply can’t keep up with valves software development on the deck along with a proven track record for pushing handhelds forward with new ideas etc.
Sleep/resume can’t be beat either. You can set the power button to hibernate on the go but it’s not the same.
The go has worse speakers but they aren’t the end of the world.
Track pads aren’t even close the decks are better and have much more functionality then the one on the go.
The weight is much lighter on the deck as well.
The fan on the go is horrid it’s just so damn loud and whiny.
I overall will return my go and get another OLED deck for my wife it’s been a massive upgrade from our lcd decks and imo is a big upgrade from the go for just some of the reasons above.
While I think the go will get better for sure it simply can’t keep up with valves software development on the deck…
It’s not just a pace issue, but the fact that Valve can change literally any part of SteamOS they need/want to, because it’s Linux. Anything from the kernel all the way up through the desktop environment and Steam client can be tweaked and improved on command.
Windows handheld manufacturers by contrast are entirely dependent on Microsoft for deeper modifications and are limited to what they can tack onto Windows superficially. Valve has far more potential for improving the user experience here, there’s no comparison.
How quiet is the fan on the steam deck oled ? The fan on the Go is so annoying tbh
Its very quiet for a handheld. Frankly it really doesnt matter about loudness its more about tone with any handheld and its fans. The go is simply whiny and for some people almost piercing?
Steam deck is more of a classic woooossshhh sound haha
I have both, and I switch between them depending on the game. Games that I want more performance I’ll use the Go, as well as games that benefit from a larger screen like FFXIV. If the game has acceptable performance on the Deck, I rather just play on there since the device is more comfortable and the OLED screen is so good. The deck is also really useful for games that don’t have controller support due to being able to map everything super easily.
If you could only have 1 which one would it be ? Haha
I’ve tried both. I prefer the Oled and the Steam Deck that surrounds it but the Go’s is honestly quite good. If it had VRR it would probably be just as good if not better imo. Without it, I’d rather have the Oled greatness over the extra real state and refresh rate.
How’s the hdr on the oled steam deck. That seems like it would be really nice
I don’t think people are considering battery and thermals as much as they should…The OLED deck has a beautiful screen yes but the improvements to battery life and shrinking the SOC down to 6nm/redesigning the fan are just as impressive. That’s really why I would never pick any other handheld on the market over the OLED deck right now.
limiting framerate to 30 and limiting TDP to 10 I am getting like 3.5 hours of battery life or more in Elden Ring on the OLED. It’s incredible and butter smooth. The fan is whisper quiet and the device runs super cool (55-65C)
What made you consider the Lenovo over the Ally for a secondary device?
They’re both great, but I decided to stick with the Le-Go.
The bigger screen makes a number of games with small text much more enjoyable.
The ability to detach the controllers and independently position each hand and the screen can be way more comfortable /ergonomic than any standard handheld.
Relatedly, the ability to easily rotate the screen and stand it up with the kickstand has been wonderful for rediscovering pinball games and vertical arcade shmups in their intended aspect ratio.
Easy access to the Game Pass library.
That said, it’s got plenty of its own issues. Many are or will be fixable in software. But it will never catch up in battery life, and I do miss the trackpads, even though the mouse mode is better in some situations/games.
You can’t go wrong with either one, though, and I’m glad that the handheld gaming PC market has multiple good options.