Athe main selling point of the win 4 is it's portability, it's much more portable
Abut the compromise is that, for intense games, you can feel the device warm up more
Anot uncomfortably hot, but the deck is definitely better in that department
Adeck has better performance at lower TDPs
Abazzite works pretty well on the win 4 (6800u), working suspend, back buttons, gyro, etc.
Aonly unfortunate thing is that the optical mouse nub on the win 4 can't be used to simulate a trackpad
Aso no radial menus
Aand fp sensor doesn't work
Athere is an old driver for the fp sensor, but it was for ubuntu 20.04: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/14x2u2x/got_gpd_win_4_fingerprint_reader_working_in/
Abut overall, tbh one of my favorite PC handhelds. Not perfect, but the portability is a big win
BAnd battery life?
A4-5 hours for lightweight games?
Ayou could look up 6800u battery tests on youtube for to see how it performs
BWould be a good watch.
Abut yeah, the win 4 (6800u) is a pretty viable Deck alternative with Bazzite. Has hardware quirks though, such as the "native landscape" screen with a built-in tiny frame delay
Aso tbh not for anybody where input latency is important to them
BI'm fine with my OLED, though.
ADeck OLED is nice, but too big
Awin 4 is if you want a more compact device
BYeah.
Ae.g. i can fit the win 4 in smaller day bags meant for a switch lite
VI need Bazzite 40 immediately
K
Ai do wish the win mini had been announced first though, I would've gotten that instead of the win 4
VSTART THE BUILDS KYLE
Amesa 24 would be part of bazzite 40 right?
Aubuntu 20 is not that old
Ait was the lts when that repo got uploaded
KMesa 24 should hit 39
Kbefore 40 lands
Ai mean, the driver is old enough that you need to downgrade fprintd, etc, to get it working
KI suspect another week or so
Anice
BWhen should Fedora 40 land?
VApril
Vish
BI need to see Plasma 6.
Ammmm no source
Ayeah fingerprint no bueno
Abut doesnt work in steam
Aanyway
Ayeah, fp sensor isn't a big deal. doesn't work with steam anyways
Tis that confirmed to be for 40 and no sooner?
KYep
KMajor DE changes are reserved for full releases
Tok cool
TI'm not in any rush mostly because the only thing I know of coming with Plasma 6 is HDR
VMy main excitement in the UI changes
VOooooh new sounds
V@Kyle Gospo Any idea when 40 builds are gonna start or is it strictly after Fedora 40 releases?
