I Asus made AIO coolers, I could kind of undersatand why they messed it up with so many coolers from other brands. But they don't, making this situation more difficult to understand. Do they really pay so little attention to things like that while designing their boards or is it, because they're the dominant brand, that they simply don't care?

Apple backs off of breaking Face ID after DIY iPhone 13 screen replacements

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22772433/apple-iphone-13-screen-replacements-face-id-software-update

Tune in next year for more nonsense

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The folks at GOG are giving away for free SteamWorld Dig 2, but only during the next 23 hours. Hurry up!

https://www.gog.com/game/steamworld_dig_2

Steam Deck Shipments delayed (Just got the email)

Was just going to post that xP

Man.. such a bummer mine has been pushed back to Q2 (from Q1). Not sure whether the keep the preorder or not.

I'll still keep it but such an urghh worthy news. Guess I'll buy something else for the holiday instead...

Yeah, like read one or two more lines where it clearly says what's happening is potentially harmful. But yeah, definitely not a great experience. (Someone in the comments suggested the Steam package was broken momentarily and he just had bad timing, combined with his unwillingness to read just a little bit more.)

if only there was another way to play steam games

Well the hardware isn't the only reason to get the Steam Deck. Steam Deck's price is still cheaper than the Chinese versions (Granted you do get less stuff like storage) but also the fact that it's made by someone trust worthy that will provide dedicated support, compatibility and optimization.

As an example with GPD and other Chinese manufacturers, they were known to have "viruses" even though it was out of the box install of Windows.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/n5u1sy/yep_malware_found_on_gpd_win_3/

Now we know that Windows defender can have false readings but it is pretty fishy none the less and it happens with a lot of Chinese products. Then if you have any problems with your hardware, you have to ship it back to China assuming you can get good enough support. And on top of that, you are just getting Windows with little to no optimization.

With Steam Deck, it's a pretty good mix of the advantages of a PC with the advantages of a handheld. You are getting Steam OS which is optimized for Steam Deck that has suspend and resume features. Valve is making lots of changes to Steam specifically so that it works well with the Steam Deck and the list goes on. Also pre-ordering is only $5 so it's not like you are getting charged to full amount until it ships so pre-ordering and keeping your place in the queue isn't a bad thing. And you can cancel anytime as well where as with the Chinese ones... Gotta pay full price afaik...

And of course, if there's any issues with the product, you get support from Valve and they have already shown they will make Steam Decks parts readily available. So if you have Drifting issues with joysticks as everything seems to have these days and you are out of warranty, the chances are it will be much easier to replace on the Steam Deck.

The real question is whether or not another western company will have an alternative by then with better specs.