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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
A Steam Deck is fundamentally no different from a PC running Linux. The Steam Deck is PC hardware, and the software stack on SteamOS is not fundamentally different from any other Linux distro. The comparison is fine.
gpt
&gt;A Steam Deck is fundamentally no different from a PC running Linux. 

It's VERY different in that the Steam Deck is a curated device. Compare that to a DIY rig running Windows where you install whatever from wherever. Of course that's possible with Linux but getting a Linux rig setup is the thing the Deck avoids.