2026-10-05 14:26 UTC
I have an Ally as well and I doubt the night and day difference claims there. Unless something drastic has changed Linux is at best on parity with windows if you change the ACPI settings manually.
www.phoronix.com/review/rog-ally-windows-linux/
It’s not a steam deck that was designed around linux.
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@orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2026-10-05 15:47
Maybe I oversold it but I definitely noticed a difference in both performance and battery life. Windows has no profile for handheld devices and assumes they’re a laptop. With SteamOS it seems to have better battery management, with the added bonus of not being spyware vibe-coded garbage.