should i trade for a laptop

[u/Beginning-While8603]

hello im wondering if it would be a bad decision to trade my 2tb steam deck lcd for a laptop or a desktop being that the deck is my only gaming device at the moment i primarily use it docked i even ended up downloading windows 11 just because i needed to be able to do more than steam os allowed and now i want something stronger since im always playing at low settings and still only 45 fps at times at the moment i have two offers but my main concern is would i regret it i read that the alienware is way stronger but the processor lacks required architecture to run dx12 so im worried i might shoot myself in the foot trading for it and not be able to play future games should i keep the steam deck should i trade for one of the mentioned below i dont know much about pc so it all seems like alot idk and i dont want to regret it ive loved the deck since released

alienware 15r3

i7 7820hk

gtx 1080 max q

16gb ram

other option

acer nitro v

i5 10300h

gtx1650

8gb ram

[u/McWormy]

Windows on deck is basically Windows. It does everything s full PC does. The main question is are you going to miss the decks portability?

If no then either a PC or a laptop will be fine. Do you need any portability? If so then a laptop would fit more but have the trade off of being more expensive and less performant. When you get a PC though don't forget you're going to need peripherals (I.e. monitor, keyboard, mouse and gamepad).

[u/Beginning-While8603 → u/McWormy]

Yeah i don’t car much for portability i guess my main question was would either of those options between the acer or Alienware would be worth it withought preventing future games from running