Yeah IMO Wayland is still years away from prime time.
I was thinking maybe 1 year but its just such a trash experience in many ways. At least for Plasma.

The only other option is GNOME which is a little better. Until all the other WM/DE catch up its always going to be rather experimental. (and also all apps need to support it)

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I get choppy experience with a second monitor connected in many games (X11) and in Wayland the gaming experience is generally choppy (frames just randomly dropped to screen, no pace/smooth). This is with a 6800XT.

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I remember someone saying they fixed the fan noise a fair bit by inserting a bit of film between fan and casing. So part of the noise may be mechanical which isn't uncommon on laptops and PC's even. Often caused when a fan is up side down.

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I think if you install EGLStreams then Wayland works better.

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Valve already did all these tests themselves. I mean what do people expect to happen? your gonna break it obviously! THE REAL TEST is reliability over time, such as thumb stick drift etc... who accidentally cuts their deck in half ever?

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I have only seen largely positive things about the Steam Deck. Yet to come across a single BAD TAKE on this device. Probably some Windows user extremist channels, lmao

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Quoting: TrainDocI've been waiting for another Valve VR headset for 3 years now. Gabe really should stop lying to the public that he knows what's going on at Valve when he clearly doesn't.

Well your in luck because I think the Deckard will be announced this year sometime in Q4. As for how affordable it will be?! I dunno. I might just save up for it anyway as I hate Meta.

As for Steam Deck 2, I can see that happening by the time they sort out delivering this thing to Australia which has traditionally taken at least 2 years to do supply chain wise. But normally once they get the first one sorted, the second edition hardware comes faster, not sure why that is.

ATM we have covid wreaking our postal system here adding significant delivery times for normal items. Restrictions are all lifted, death rate sky rockets... shrug..

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This thing taking way to long to come to Australia, wonder what the Steam Deck 2 will be like. Maybe a 7000 series APU? or perhaps they will get a custom RDNA3 job done.

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It's only a driplet of FOSS support. We will have to see where this leads over the next 12 months.

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Quoting: EikeI looked up earth maps, and there wasn't any "New Zealand" on them...!

Well its on the moon obviously!

But in all seriousness, If you want to see what New Zealand is like then go watch the original Lord of the Rings movies.

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