The Steam Deck taught PC handheld makers the wrong lesson
…Hardware makers just slapped proprietary software launchers (whether that's Armory Crate or Legion Space) on top of a standard Windows 11 UI, and this led to a ton of different points…
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Windows 11 still feels like two, three, or four operating systems stitched together without a clear plan for which one should take priority. You've got the modern Settings app, which looks great and covers the basics well enough. Then, you have that old Control Panel, which is still very much alive, still very necessary, and still hiding critical functionality that never made the jump. This creates a weird scavenger hunt where you'd be constantly bouncing between generations of UI just to complete a single task. Between power plans, advanced network settings, and optional features, you'll have
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This mobile workstation made me realize my desk was just a convenience
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I turned a Raspberry Pi and mini PC into a portable homelab that fits in my backpack
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I turned a mini PC into a 24/7 remote workstation, and KVM-over-IP was only half the story
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I started my home lab with a mini PC instead of a Raspberry Pi, and the difference was massive
…Plus, it includes Windows 11 Pro pre-installed. If the Raspberry Pi 5 is the fun choice, the GMKtec mini PC is the safe one. See at Amazon
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