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It's raining gaming handhelds lately. Acer have now announced the New Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11. Don't expect SteamOS / Linux on them though, sadly they're shipping with Windows 11. Never say never though, with Valve expanding SteamOS perhaps we may see Acer jump on board in future too.

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[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago

Not supporting SteamOS is a downer. I might be looking for a replacement with my Deck with a handheld that could run longer and cooler.

[–] hellofriend@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Aren't removable controllers on a handheld gaming device patented by Nintendo?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 15 hours ago

Nah, there are lots of devices that have them already, notably the Legion Go.

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

16GB of RAM is not enough to run Windows plus game and the onboard graphics cannot even compete with a RX 580

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-580-vs-AMD-Radeon-780M/3923vsm2088874

all for $1,100 wtf

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

FYI, userbenchmark not exactly the most unbiased or honest website to reference.

[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

Since when we compare a GPU runs on battery with a GPU that eats 185 Watts?

[–] MorphiusFaydal@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

A 780M is noticeably better than the Steam Deck GPU, which is what it'll be compared to.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Radeon-780M-vs-AMD-Custom-GPU-0405/m2088874vsm1804237

I suspect that price is a bit high for most people. I think it's largely coming from those screens.