Conina said:
What I like about the SteamOS on the Steam Deck: - well integrated sleep mode
- fast adjustment of brightness, "performance overlay level", fps limit, TDP limit and GPU clock via "..." button
- fast access to the friends list via "..." button (when online)
- fast access to notifications via "..." button (f.e. to view the last screenshots)
- fast access to Home, Library, Store, Chat, Media, Downloads, Settings, Power via Steam button
- shortcut list when Steam button is pressed for a longer time
- quick screenshots via Steam button + R1
- fast zoom in via Steam button + L1 (zoom range can be adjusted)
- fast triggering of ESC, TAB or ENTER via Steam-Button + Digi-Cross
- quick closing of a game (Steam-Button + B both pressed)
- no nagging when there is no internet access anymore (the Windows version of Steam would have to be restarted in offline mode first; SteamOS searches a connection for a few seconds and starts the game offline if it doesn't find a connection
- automatic synchronization of games played offline when you have online access again
- while the DirectX install script is running at the first game start, the used controller template is displayed
- extensive control adjustments, individually for each game (press Steam button shortly, then 2x with stick or digi-cross to the right)
- sensible three-way division of control presets ("Recommended", "Templates", "Community Layouts")
- when downloading a game the savegames are synchronized instantly, not only when starting a game (important if you downloaded games over night and leave your Wifi area in the morning, then want to play these games while offline)
- most of the games I tried so far worked out of the box with no tinkering.... many of them not yet validated by Valve
What I dislike
- the fan runs even with a power consumption of less than 7 watts, even if no game is started! (only when the temperature falls below 5 watts / 40° C it sometimes pauses... but you have to turn down the brightness for that
- no function keys (F1 - F12) on the on-screen keyboard
- games moved in offline mode (between SSD + microSD) can only be started when online again, since it forces an update
- the game state synchronization doesn't work every time
- some games take over display settings which can't be displayed on the Steam Deck (with Monkey Island 1 + 2 S.E. I had to reduce the resolution to 1280x720 on the desktop PC so that the compatible settings were transfered to the Steam Deck)
I love holding the Steam Deck, my worries about it being too big or too heavy didn't come true.
I'll definitely keep it. 
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This is awesome to know, especially the bolded part.
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