{"id":45670,"date":"2021-07-15T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=4d4cf49b75c52e6c97b2f329f3ffbace"},"modified":"2021-07-15T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:08:18","slug":"steam-deck-is-valves-switch-like-portable-pc-starting-at-399-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=45670","title":{"rendered":"Steam Deck is Valve\u2019s Switch-like portable PC, starting at $399 this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1780592\">Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color : #fff7d5;\n\t\t\tborder-width : 1px; padding : 5px; border-style : dashed; border-color : #e7d796;margin-bottom : 1em; color : #9a8c59;\">Article note: Well, that's a neat gadget.\nI recently sprung for an RG351p handheld and I see the appeal of one with a full-on computer in it.\n\n...Also, holy shit, SteamOS 3 is ArchLinux-derived.<\/div><div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div><a name=\"page-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n      <ul><li>\n        <div>  \n        <div><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vlc_ntBrpWh3N1-980x551.png\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n        <p>\n          The Steam Deck, from Valve.                       [credit:\n                        Valve                        ]\n                  <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <\/ul><p>On Thursday, Valve took the wraps off its new Switch-like portable PC, now dubbed the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/steamdeck\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam Deck<\/a>, confirming that it is indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2021\/05\/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the hardware Ars Technica wrote about earlier this year<\/a>. The device will begin shipping later this year at a starting price of $399.<\/p>\n<p>The hefty-looking console, which is 11.7 inches long (compared to 9.4 inches for the default Switch with Joy-Cons), will launch at three price points, differentiated by built-in storage capacity, higher SSD speed ratings (jumping from default eMMC storage to a pricier NVMe protocol), and differently tempered glass on its screen. Those upgraded versions will cost $529 (256GB) and $649 (512GB, \"anti-glare etched glass\"). Both pricier bundles include a carrying case.<\/p>\n<p>All models will have the same AMD-powered combination of a four-core Zen 2 CPU and a RDNA 2 GPU, which Valve describes as a \"custom\" APU. Each model also includes 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, a 40 Whr battery (guaranteeing \"2-8 hours of gameplay\" on a single charge), and a 7-inch, 1280x800 touchscreen LCD.<\/p><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1780592#p3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read 4 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1780592&amp;comments=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comments<\/a><\/p><div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:qj6IDK7rITs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=zazvEN6MlBE:KEUhhNCufJo:yIl2AUoC8zA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Steam Deck, from Valve.                    &#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=45670\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}