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And I meant that the majority of “PC maintenance” originates from Windows. Tasks like dust removal from cooling vents isn’t a daily thing (and applies to consoles just the same).

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Redacted@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
True, but if I’m spending thousands on a machine, I tend want to be able to do other things so unfortunately Windows usually enters the equation.

Will consider a dedicated SteamOS box when I next refresh.

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- woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  True, but if I’m spending thousands on a machine, I tend to want to be able to do other things on it so unfortunately Windows usually enters the equation.
  
  Then it’s still Windows maintenance, not PC maintenance. For Intel and AMD GPUs, any regular convenience Linux distribution (like Fedora) works with negligible maintenance. It’s only those NVidia users or people who feel the urge to tweak everything steer themselves into maintenance hell.
  
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  - Redacted@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Surely you still have to update drivers and OS?!
    
    I dual boot Linux on my PC and run it on Raspberry Pis. Let’s not pretend it requires zero maintenance.
    
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    woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Surely you still have to update drivers and OS?!
    
    Drivers are part of the OS and OS updates happen everywhere. Game consoles or Steam Deck are no exceptions.
    
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