I’m sure Valve loves the fact that more people are locked into the Steam store.

Steam is great, and there’s workarounds for using other installed games/stores, but… kinda feels bad that this stuff is so integrated into the Valve/Steam experience.

Don’t get me wrong, I use my steam deck… a lot… and I buy most of my games on Steam… I just wish GOG and Epic integration was a little more integrated, just so I don’t feel so locked in to one company. (yes, I’m aware of heroic launcher, and other options, but they’re still just hacked on extra steps that don’t always work)

I’m using an old laptop with the lid closed. Uses 10w.

All in, including my router, switches, modem, laptop, and NAS, I’m using 50watts +/- 5.

It does everything I need, and I feel like that’s pretty efficient.

USB Zigbee receivers for home automation don’t work right when plugged into a USB3 port. It causes radio interference with the antenna.

I don’t KNOW, that this is why they have one, but it’s possible. These minicomputers are popular as home servers.