Curiosity which Deck did you get the LE?

Hopefully I don’t get downvoted for this but seeing how many people on here genuinely love the new vent smell shocks me. It gave me the most horrific headache. I didn’t know so many people loved it. Maybe I’m just weak I don’t know.

Good indie title that has some lite RPG elements, climb anything, glide and is super cozy is lil’gator game. It’s also currently on sale for 40% off. You can also check out Immortals Fenyx Rising. It’s listed as Deck playable though I admittedly haven’t tested that one myself on SD.

Well the first 2 games you mention benefit greatly from the screen alone because they’re dark atmospheric games where having perfect black levels will make them actively look better. The only reason I would suggest the LCD over the OLED if you don’t own one is budget. The LCD deck is considerably cheaper. Beyond that with the OLED SD you’re getting a smaller APU which means more energy efficiency and less heat. You’re also getting better performance (negligible but it is there), bigger battery, better battery life, faster charging, better larger 90Hz (vs 60Hz on LCD) screen with HDR screen for games that support it and faster WiFi with a compatible router to name a few.

You’ll be leaving performance on the table but if you’re not taking advantage of the higher watt modes on the Ally then not much and in some instances the SD will actually beat the Ally in the same power mode. SD also wipes the floor with the Ally at lower wattages because the Z1 in the Ally isn’t really meant to run that low. You’ll also be giving up your compatibility by leaving Windows, yes you can install Windows on the SD but it’s not a particularly great experience and Valve can take awhile to update drivers for Windows. That being said as someone who has owned a SD for awhile purchased an Ally because the potential performance gains seemed like a big win and then ended up returning the Ally I’d say it can’t hurt to try. Battery life was a big deciding factor in why I returned it before the device went totally defective on me. You have a 14 day return policy so take it for a spin and if you don’t like it you can always return it. Personally I’m 100% ordering a SD OLED the screen has been the biggest drawback to the SD in my opinion and now that it’s fixed I’m perfectly fine to use the SD until a SD2 is released.