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With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source is this video:

Windows Was The Problem All Along - Dave2D

We could obviously compare performance between windows and steamOS before on the steam deck, or between windows and Bazzite on other handhelds. But this is the first time we have had official windows and SteamOS builds for the same hardware.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's fair, but unless what you do requires windows in some way (like, say, Photoshop), Linux tends to be better for productivity as well, if you learn it

But of course, I understand that it takes some upfront work and learning to change your workflow, so I don't blame people for not doing it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

i’m using photogimp and haven’t looked back, it’s surprisingly robust

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sure, but they are comparing SteamOS, which is a stripped down OS that does not have all the capabilities of a full Linux OS.

Just try using any photo editing software on SteamOS. Even ones compatible with Linux.