Steam Deck for travel? How good is it really?

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Traveling with the steam deck
1) The case is awesome. It’s fantastic and made for travel. It has the lockable clasp for a keeping the zipper closed. This will ensure the steam deck is really hard to get out of the case. The case has this weird outer flap that keeps the charger or any accessories in it but it’s just a flap of elastic. So it’s not super secure for anything other than big things like the charger. I honestly didn’t use that cubby on the case at all.
2) I limited the TPD to 10 watts and used 40hz mode (see previous video for details) and half 65% battery after playing in the airport and then on the plane for over an hour. Elden ring and then Call of Cathulu. The battery life is low on AAA games but the lighter older title played flawlessly and drained hardly any batter.
3) The steam deck is a large but not too large to play however, when you are on those tiny seats the issue I didn’t realize, was that the arm rests on a plane are so low that you cant comfortably rest your elbows on them. This led to a one of 2 problems, either I could have my arms hovering in the air making me uncomfortable from the weight or the deck being so low that my neck got fatigued from tilting my head down so much to see it. Neither was a major problem on a short 2.5 hour flight, but may really bother some people on longer flights.
4) The deck performed incredible and to be playing AAA games on an airplane on a massive 7” screen was amazing. I cant recommend this enough for flying. Elden Ring on a plane!!!????? So badass. Planes have chargers now and honestly you could play this thing infinitely on a plane now. I have plaid this in a hotel, plane and car. It’s the perfect companion for the road.
5) My only complaint is that the case, while incredible, I wish was smaller/thinner for my backpack. Other than that its amazing, AND FREE. Haha.
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@ImJCyo Жыл бұрын

Deck is heavy, but I can't find anything else to hate. Originally, I wanted it for its emulation potential, and it's not only lived up to my needs and expectations, it's blown it out of the park, and the fact that I can play my Steam library on the go, especially when waiting in the long line to pick my kid up from school every day, it's been an absolute blast. My wife thinks it's super cool, too.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

That’s rad. I feel the same. I haven’t even emulated anything yet. Lol. Still so blown away by it stock running steam games. My wife loves that now I’m playing on the couch next to her while she watches her shows and instead of in the studio. It’s heavy but not too heavy and as long as your not on a plane with no space it’s pretty awesome. Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Abotix_ Жыл бұрын

already subscribed :)

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

@@Abotix_ Thank you!! Welcome to the channel!!

@Ego-Fiend Жыл бұрын

So hard for me to emulate games when I quickly run out of storage trying to download PS3 games( I'm a pirate 🦜)

@ImJCyo Жыл бұрын

@@Ego-Fiend Won't tell you your business, sail them seas, but keep a whole sd card just for emulation. A thumb drive could work too, if you care to use a dongle to connect it.

@defacejohn Жыл бұрын

The Flappy Doo is to attach the case to your Suitcase extending handle. Same as on some backpacks! Very useful!

@phantomsmithy Жыл бұрын

I 3D Printed a charging cable holder that fits the recess profile of that area, now it holds it in there tightly and neatly.

@applehazeva2739 Жыл бұрын

As someone who takes the deck to work, school, every hotel, every bus or train - yes, you can travel really well with it. Just put it in a backpack and have fun with Halo, Skyrim and Thousand other games.

@johnperez4628 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any issues with your cloud saves? I remember a while back seeing a review were there were some issues where you'd have to manually turn cloud saving on and off at your PC if you were offline often. Wondering what it's like now.

@applehazeva2739 Жыл бұрын

@@johnperez4628 no not really. I can play the Game on the go. Come home. Play on my PC. I will get asked if i want to go with the local save or with the Deck Cloud save and vice versa

@user-mn4jd1ge5o Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Not many reviews out there actually talking about the deck as a travel buddy

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! Thank you for watching. Subscribe and follow for more videos like this. Appreciate you watching.

@Amayagma Ай бұрын

Literally within less than 24 hours after my steam deck arrived I went on a flight from DC to Denver to spend time with my ex. It was so fun and great to toy with while traveling! And last year I ended up going on tour and brought it with me and it was cool! (Actually got more use out of my switch while on tour bc I did multiplayer games with the ppl I toured with) Overall, steam deck is great for travel, not surprising to me seeing it's made for games on the go Also I found a nice low key case I ended up using pretty soon after I got it, it has a magnetic cover to protect the front of it. I forget what it's called sadly

@staffanstuff Жыл бұрын

Agree about the size of the case. I pre-ordered the killswitch to get it more packable.

@LucidExplorers Жыл бұрын

Cool channel man I dig it! Listening to the podcast now 🤙

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Appreciate the compliment. Thanks for watching. Welcome to the channel.

@dead2me82 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for my NReal Air ar glasses to come in this week. Not having to crane my neck down while playing will be awesome!

@bobmarde Жыл бұрын

How are not at 10k subs?? High quality content, you got a sub. Oh, and can't wait to try and travel with mine!!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

That’s the dream my friend!! Thanks for the kind words and subscribing!! More videos to come. Appreciate you watching.

@ChariotManGaming85 Жыл бұрын

Man. I just pre ordered the Steam Deck. I can't wait until I get this thing! I'm excited.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Super stoked for you. I can’t stop loving it. Lol

@Jazmento 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Going on 6 flights over the next few weeks, two will be over 8 hours. Love the Steam Deck, got around 15 games that I tested will work offline for the flight. Only problem I have is the battery, for some reason it doesn't last as long as other people mention and I only get around an hour and half until its done while on a fairly resourceful game. I'm bringing an extra power bank and should get 2-3 extra full charges so hoping it works out fine🤞

@eiwigamer Жыл бұрын

Love the flappy back. I put my charger cable in there but in the small pouch it came in. Doesn’t move for me. It’s tight in there. Great video.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Nice thanks for watching. Appreciate you. I didn't even remember the charger came in a pouch. lol. Thanks for the compliment.

@unbreakableironman Жыл бұрын

Love the review. I'm waiting for mine. It should be here any day now. I do travel 7-10 times per year, so this is one of the reason I'm getting it. Can you explain about changing the wattage to save power? Not familiar with that.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

The wattage is in the quick settings. You can limit the amount of watts or power that the computer chip can use. When you do that the battery lasts longer. Limiting the frame rate and screen refresh rate limits the amount of work (therefore) electricity the steam deck needs to perform. And boom longer battery life.

@crunchyy333 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, great review. Just picked up a deck with the summer sale going on. I was curious what noise cancelling headphones you use. Thanks again for the review!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I always buy Sony WHX1000. It’s still have my pair of WHX-1000 M2’s after like 6 years. I would skip the 5 and either buy the 3 or 4 on sale somewhere. Just the best I have ever used. I would get Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching. Appreciate you.

@pixelsbykris5494 Жыл бұрын

I looked up how it was flying with the Steam Deck since I'll be taking my first flight in a little over a week from Florida to Nebraska and wanted to make sure there weren't going to be any problems regarding possible unforeseen circumstances and it appears that I don't really have anything to worry about! While I do have access to a few more recent and demanding titles (Ghostwire: Tokyo, Steelrising, and One Piece Odyssey to name a few) I'm currently working through a few older titles like Final Fantasy IX, Skies of Arcadia, and Elemental Gimmick Gear. The flight alone is going to be a minimum of seven and a half hours, but I was recently playing the aforementioned Skies of Arcadia without it hooked up to the Steam Dock and I only lost about 20 to 30% of the battery from a full charge after a 5 or so hours, so I should be golden on that front in case I accidentally forget my charger, somehow. That said, thanks for the info~

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it. Having the steam deck when I fly made traveling epic. If 10 year old me could see me now. Have a great flight!! Thanks for watching.

@lightningvini Жыл бұрын

A few points on the case: 1. It's not free if it came with something you paid for, this applies to anything. 2. It's not tamper proof, it's lazy proof someone with a ballpoint pen could just undo the zipper on it Other than that the steam deck is amazing and exactly what I've been wanting over the years. Bravo valve!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

They did real good.

@badandy4452 Ай бұрын

I recently brought to tomtoc slim case and it’s soooo much better especially me who tries to one bag travel when I can.

@SheddysGaming Жыл бұрын

It's fantastic for travelling. I often leave my laptop at home now.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome.

@NamedNamelessName Жыл бұрын

Hi bro, love the vids, will I be able to run a vpn on my steamdeck desktop? And use the browser etc a the same time? Also, can I plug into a 4k UHD monitor?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the compliment and watching the video!! Yes you can run a VPN but there may be a little effort because of the version of Linux it runs. Google it and find the Reddit. The Custom SOC/APU can definitely run a 4k monitor in desktop mode. You just cant game any higher than 800P on heavy games still though. Now easy to run games you may be able to run them at 1080. I have seen someone mention it but haven't tested. I will though and make a video talking about the experience.

@mcmilliftw1166 Жыл бұрын

Honestly the steam decks case is perfect ya it’s big but that’s for a good reason lots of padding for drops or other accidents it keeps it well protected

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I love it and still have not bought any other cases. haha. Just would like the. bottom part ditched so its almost the same but thinner. But its so good i wont ever buy anything else I don't think. lol

@Abotix_ Жыл бұрын

amazing video! are you thinking about doing more steam deck content?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes this is my third steam deck video and I have an hour long podcast on the channel about the steam deck. Check out the channel and subscribe for more videos.

@Simfight Жыл бұрын

My first travel experience went great. Got about an hour in on the flight. I had the same epiphany that I was playing Red Dead 2 on an freaking airplane. Then it paid for itself on the way on a road trip from Phoenix to Las Vegas.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Haha I love that. Dude it’s just so good.

@revmaillet Жыл бұрын

to prevent neck craning when you hold it low... there are ar glasses that are usbc compatible as well as what are called lazy glasses which provides a look down effect without actually looking down.... I personally am getting ready to try goovis ar glasses with my steam deck

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

The AR glasses is a cool idea. Check out the Snazzy Labs video about that. Pretty cool. Thanks for watching

@natedogg7376 Жыл бұрын

I fricken love my SD. The strap on the back is better if you put the charger in it's bag then behind the strap. My only complaint is more storage, more, more, more. I think the SD's size/weight is just fine although I agree with holding it up to yer face for long periods isn't comfortable. Made in 73 I have seen it all from PONG to this, and what a wild ride it's been. I'm still in awe booting up Elden Ring or FC5, ATS, The Hunter COTW or anything else anywhere I want. Seriously spoiled for choice now with new titles and a back log of classics it's always easy to find a little time on the Deck but not my rig. It has changed gaming for me big time. My rig is now just a Flight Sim rig at this point.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I love this comment. Agree in every way. been playing since the late 80's so I feel you on the ride. lol. My rig is now a video editing machine. lol

@tricknfish6232 Жыл бұрын

If you keep your charger in a small pouch it stays under the strap of the case well

@rayosdev5076 Жыл бұрын

I think the case issue is the reason i was very excited about the kill switch case, to bad about the magnet thing

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Total bummer. I’m excited for V2 of that thing.

@baphomathedude8057 Жыл бұрын

I REALLY went all in on trying to get this thing ready for a 5 hour flight coming up. Not only do I have tons of games installed, but using a DeckMate I have made a battery mounting system, that is able to mount a 20,000mah battery to the back. This should help keep the deck alive all throughout the flight, but just in case, I am bringing a second battery. So long as I can rest it on the tray table I think this is going to be a fun trip. PS the reason I am trying so hard to keep the deck alive for the Whole flight is... well I hate flying, and the less I can be focused on the fact we are in a pressurized tube 40 something thousand feet in the air, the better I will feel.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Honestly every flight I have had in the last 3 years has had an outlet right in front of me. I just bring the charger now and plug in.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Also make sure you open all your games and put them in offline mode before you leave the house. Or a bunch of them won’t work on the plane.

@baphomathedude8057 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy woah thanks for the heads up!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

@@baphomathedude8057 You are very welcome. I had that problem when i flew in this video.

@vegasdgk Жыл бұрын

I’ve been traveling with mine since April and no issues playing games or battery life. Just issues with tsa

@mannyva01 Жыл бұрын

I will be traveling with that in 2 weeks when I go to DC

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

It’s so good. Noise canceling headphones and a good narrative game and you won’t even know you’re traveling. Haha

@victoriarichardson9609 Жыл бұрын

With regard to case size, would it bother you as much if you were using a larger bag? I don’t know how big your bag is I’m just curious.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I have a massive camera bag since I film wherever I go. It was too tall for the main section I could fit it in and made my massive backpack fall over every time I set it down. Lol. It’s the fact that I’m not using the compartment underneath that makes me wish it was thinner. Since I don’t use that I want a thinner case. Otherwise it fits in. In my normal backpacks. Thanks for watching. Appreciate the comment

@SecretLimited Жыл бұрын

Hang on mate, when you say chargers in the plane, do you mean USB or the power mains with the plug? If it's USB, that charged the steam deck no problem at 45watts?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I don’t know the wattage of the USB on the planes I fly on. It could be low. And that’s gonna depend on the airline and country. It there are plugs (power mains) to plug your steam deck charger into on every Alaska sore lines flight I’ve had in true last few years.

@wutcan Жыл бұрын

Really good video, but I have a question, does Valve plan on making it where I can buy a Steam Deck without having to purchase a reservation and wait really long?

@diablo1of112 Жыл бұрын

Right now from reservation to purchase you’ll be waiting like 3 weeks max, especially if you purchase the day your email comes

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

The reservation thing was for preorder. Thanks to supply chain shortages and so on that process stuck for over a year now because they couldn’t make them fast enough to catch up with demand. The are supposed to be like a normal purchase online and get it shipped quick. They’re catching up.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching.

@cheeseswears Жыл бұрын

The dbrand kill switch is a good slim one

@HuntaKiller91 Жыл бұрын

I hope zen4 will boost the low fps and make more games playable at solid 60fps

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I would be stoked if we got same graphics locked 60 and better quality screen. 800p is fine just a better screen or oled

@gameoveramy9979 Жыл бұрын

May i suggest the Nreal air glasses they are perfect companion for the steam deck

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

They are very cool but thats makes the bulk of traveling with the deck way too much for me. Plus for most people adding another $399 or whatever iten to the kit way unreal. pun intended. lol. Thanks for watching. :-)

@ThePhobosX Жыл бұрын

And you still can break steam deck while inside case. Mine droped from bed to flor (0,5m) and L1 button was not working good after that.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Bummer. Thanks for sharing.

@Teisha2112 Жыл бұрын

That flappy doo is to secure the case to a suitcase?! Like a tote bag has that back strap. I just bought Jsaux case and didn't realize it does not have one and am totally bummed!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Well the steam deck came with that flappy case. Just use that for traveling. Haha.

@Teisha2112 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy i will, I was hoping for some storage space, I'm going to keep a lookout for a cute Make-up box along w my original case, js! And then off zombies! ♥️🎸

@thesaurness2616 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! How did you deal with the lack of internet? I see games need internet connection atleast at the start. Did you start the game on wifi and then just put it to sleep after each session? Is it possible to switch between multiple games while flying?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

It’s hot or miss. My EA game I brought on the plane I just couldn’t play. Some games I was able to put it in “offline mode” and it works. Hit or miss. It really annoyed me when games have to have internet and a 3rd party DRM.

@thesaurness2616 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy agreed. My sports games or GTA V doesn’t seem to start without internet. So what games were you able to launch from offline mode?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Games that need constant internet to connect like Dark souls and Elden ring you can go offline mode. Those work. They kick you out if you put the device to sleep. I can’t think of others but that’s my best and only idea to try.

@Narwhalicorn0204 Жыл бұрын

It's not exactly a case but Dbrand's faceplate will be the slimmest option available

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

When they get V2 of the Killswitch thing out I’m buying it.

@halyapin Жыл бұрын

A case has one issue: it's impossible to charge Deck in it. It should be upside-down

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I know!! Drives me nuts. Lol

@mikem3431 Жыл бұрын

I feel like the steamdeck is too heavy. I returned mine. Glad you mentioned this. Picking up a logotech handheld for retro gaming. Switch lite is also a great option. I am waiting for a new lighter version of the deck.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s too heavy but it’s not light. If you don’t have a steam library to play and are only emulating that should be fine. Streaming games still has too noticeable of input latency for me. I’m too spoiled with gaming monitors gaming PC’s. Haha. But emulating I’m down with.

@mikem3431 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy Thanks for the input. Love your content.

@xGuiZ Жыл бұрын

Bruh if you think the steam deck is too heavy maybe you should start lifting some weights 💀💀💀

@mikem3431 Жыл бұрын

@@xGuiZ lol!

@radurun7221 4 ай бұрын

Hello, I'm planning to buy a steam deck especially for plane travelling. I'm going on forums and I'm confused. Could I play games like from my Ps5/Xbox through Steam deck in offline mode ? Games like Red Dead redemption 2? Diablo etc AAA games ? What's the system that I should run on steam deck to run offline games Windows or OS from deck ? Please if you enlight me🙏🙏 I didn't bought it already but I'm planning to. I have also Ps5 and xbox series s

@notquitenerdy 3 ай бұрын

You cannot. PS5 games would be streaming from your PS5 though the internet to your deck. That’s not gonna workout on a plane and cannot work offline. Now if you buy PS games on steam then you could play those. Offline games work from steam. No need to install windows. The problem is the games themselves. Some games have a launcher and need constant internet to play them. Those games won’t work. Of the game has an offline mode inside the settings it would be a game you can play.

@radurun7221 3 ай бұрын

@@notquitenerdy thank you for the reply 🙏🙏🙏

@WhoIsKirk Жыл бұрын

I recently traveled with my deck. Every plane I was on I got asked “What is that? Is that a switch?”

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Man when I flew that trip for this video nobody noticed or asked. Hahahaha. Such a bummer.

@animeadict17 6 ай бұрын

TomToc makes a thin steam deck case

@djhalleluyah6497 Жыл бұрын

Nreal air ar glasses will help with not looking down

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Lol true. But they cost as much as the steam deck basically.

@Teeheehee093 Жыл бұрын

Everyone saying its heavy must have noodle arms, the weight is so comfortable to me, it isn't that heavy at all imo, an iPad is heavier

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I agree. It’s only heavy if you play standing up and your arms are just suspended for hours. Lol. Thanks for watching.

@Christophjon Жыл бұрын

I dont understand how the TDP works when i put it to 15W setting every game stuttering horrble at 20 fps

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

So 15w is the standard maximum the steam deck runs at. So don’t ever use the TDP setting unless you go down lower. I recommend if you use older or lightweight titles and you want to save battery go down to 10watts and limit the FPS to 30. Otherwise if you want to run 15 watts or full power switch the TDP button off.

@Slashscs8209 Жыл бұрын

upvote for Rammstein

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Nice catch.

@user-yk1cw8im4h Жыл бұрын

thinner case is available from tomtoc

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@tomtom9792 Жыл бұрын

Eden ring on an airplane 🤯

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Greatest moment of my gaming life. Lmao

@XGARXS Жыл бұрын

check the travel case from d brand ;

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I’m waiting for them to relaunch it in a couple months.

@Hanzoadam Жыл бұрын

The UK Plug doesn't fit in the back the blocks too bulky

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

That’s a bummer. Thanks for watching

@SpazzyMcGee1337 Жыл бұрын

Have you played it in a box?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I have not played it in a box. I have not played it with a fox. I have to play it here and there. I have to play it everywhere!

@HuntaKiller91 Жыл бұрын

Im getting the deck just because of 2-3hours of flight and an hour of waiting

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Good enough reason for me. Haha

@kellyd1910 Жыл бұрын

Lol ea and their origins launcher which requires you to be connected to the internet left the chat 🤣

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Dude they piss me off. Lol

@kellyd1910 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy it's ridiculous,Rockstar is just as bad.

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

@@kellyd1910 You're right. theres no point too. like its in steam so there is already DRM. SO they want to double DRM us. lol. ridiculous.

@user-yk1cw8im4h Жыл бұрын

@@kellyd1910 modern games from them are shit anyway. Old gta, nfs, bf titles were the only good ones, and makes most sense for a handheld in terms of power efficiency.

@Syncr0w Жыл бұрын

You gotta work on your arms son! Time to get SWOL, STEAM DECK SWOL!!!

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Syncr0w Жыл бұрын

Just remember, it doesn't end when you get comfortable. Steam Deck is all about customization! When you dont feel the burn any more it's time to strap on that 5 lb battery charger to the back! STEAM DECK SWOL!!!

@Autotrope 3 ай бұрын

Not a criticism at all but finding all these videos about steam deck on planes but not on trains or buses, it seems americans see traval = on planes

@notquitenerdy 3 ай бұрын

lol. Everything is far here and everyone drives cars. So if it’s more than a car ride we just fly. It takes a full day to drive through some states.

@jaredwalton3135 Жыл бұрын

From personal experience, it's huge, heavy and kind of a waste without a battery bank with fast Charge capability. And even still, I wanna take it...portable Uncharted 4? R u serious?

@notquitenerdy Жыл бұрын

I want all the first 3 Uncharted games to come to SD/Pc. Would be Amazon on steam deck!!

@jaredwalton3135 Жыл бұрын

@@notquitenerdy I bought mine with the strict idea of it being my Not-Switch and a portable PS4. Turns out it's a portable PS5 and XBSX. Dream come true for an on the go portable nerd like me.

@user-yk1cw8im4h Жыл бұрын

even without a batt bank you can squeeze 4-5 hours out of old games like dead space1

@jaredwalton3135 Жыл бұрын

@@user-yk1cw8im4h I've hit 6.5 on some Pixel-art games like Vampire Survivors and Dead Cells. But you have to set it into Offline Mode and disable the wifi. It's a fabulous machine, but it does have some quirks and frequently forgets it is supposed to be portable. The offline mode in particular needs some work imho.