I’ve been considering getting a mini PC for my living room, basically only to watch online videos without ads or watch locally stored videos.

Since I have a Steam deck available that I already often dock to my screen for gaming, could I use it instead of buying a new computer?

My main concern is the impact this would have on the battery if it’s plugged in for long periods of time, does it bypass the battery when it’s plugged in and the battery is full ? Will other components be impacted?

  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    5 days ago

    leaving it plugged in is perfectly fine, once the battery fills up, it is bypassed and the deck is powered directly off of the wire

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      That’s how all chargers work. The problem is that it’s simply not great to have your battery at 100% all of the time.

      • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        4 days ago

        no, it isn’t. A lot of systems still run power through the battery even after it’s charged. The battery ends up in a state of constant trickle charging.

        In the deck, once the battery is charged, and the power cable is connected, the battery is bypassed and effectively disconnected.

        And the deck only charges to 100% if it was below 90 to begin with.