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Was wondering if you guys have any good ideas for a portable Steam Deck + keyboard setup? Ideally something that does not require a table, and could be used on a lap.
Plus, it's an old device that can be had quite cheaply second-hand, or via eBay. I think I paid USD $20 for mine?
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I haven't used it with my deck, it's the replacement for my laptop (trackpad and keys in the keyboard stopped working)
It's got great battery life, works OOTB with Linux and is lap sized (it's the width of my laptop). It is bigger than the keyboards for a tablet, but it also has a pretty simple track pad. It's definitely a wider than the deck, actually a bit wider than the case for the deck.
I wouldn't do any furious gaming on it, but for office tasks and light gaming (I played Factorio and Rimworld and edit presentations), it's just fine.
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Foldable Keyboard with built-in Touchpad
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZRNJ4DX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
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If you want a full laptop experience for the deck, I would recommend the NexDock. https://nexdock.com/explore-nexdock/
It's pricey at $269, but it's a full clamshell laptop setup with keyboard/trackpad/screen and even a built in battery to extend the deck's battery time, so you could just plug this in with a single cable and set the deck to the side or mount it to the back of the screen or something.
Alternatively you could get just one of those tablet keyboard cases and just set the steamdeck in it when you open it. https://www.amazon.com/GreenLaw-Tab-S8-S7-inch/dp/B0C5T7ZQ38
This one's case kickstand thingy is cool, but doesn't have a touchpad so you'd still have to use the steamdeck's touchscreen/trackpad. https://www.amazon.com/ALLIFE-Universal-Bluetooth-Smartphone-Protection/dp/B09GKFJM5D
Last edited by ticktok on 29 September 2023 at 6:16 pm UTC