I can’t imagine using a steam deck to do anything productive. If he’s traveling a lot it makes no sense. No one wants to drag around a monitor and KBM when they could just buy a laptop.
And that’s kind of the point. Don’t get me wrong, Deck is an amazing thing and I am happy it exists, and if I ever get some spare money, I’m buying myself one.
But a laptop will always be stronger, and that’s a significant difference.
You can buy a USB dock and plug every peripheral into the Deck.
You can use desktop mode, too.
There is nothing the Deck can’t do. It has weaker hardware, but you can game on it just fine.
I have mine plugged into a projector, for watching movies or playing games.
I can’t imagine using a steam deck to do anything productive. If he’s traveling a lot it makes no sense. No one wants to drag around a monitor and KBM when they could just buy a laptop.
I mean, it has enough RAM to handle some workloads.
But yes, laptop (ideally without a dedicated graphics card) would be better, if you want to do more than gaming.
Though for gaming it’s more than enough, unless you’re into RTS.
And that’s kind of the point. Don’t get me wrong, Deck is an amazing thing and I am happy it exists, and if I ever get some spare money, I’m buying myself one.
But a laptop will always be stronger, and that’s a significant difference.