I wanted the SteamDeck, but I was concerned about the fan noise when gaming next to my SO in bed at night.
I have a Gamesir X2 Pro on a Samsung A7 Lite 8.7" that cost me about $150 to put together.
The X2 Pro doesn't normally expand out that far, but you can take a pocket knife and just cut off the two clips preventing that expansion. Super easy to do. The only down side is the USB-C passthrough charging doesn't work.
I also use moonlight, but the best part is installing PSPlay and connecting to my PS4 Pro. That gives me the suspend/resume/sleep capabilities that make the SteamDeck so popular for quick sessions and Ghost of Tsushima on this setup looks unbelievable for a 6 year old console.
Although not too relevant to you now, just want to add that the fan noise is essentially imperceptible nowadays. I usually only even notice the fan if I put my finger over the vent. Put differently, the sounds from pressing buttons and generally moving in bed will be louder than the fan.
I have a Gamesir X2 Pro on a Samsung A7 Lite 8.7" that cost me about $150 to put together.
The X2 Pro doesn't normally expand out that far, but you can take a pocket knife and just cut off the two clips preventing that expansion. Super easy to do. The only down side is the USB-C passthrough charging doesn't work.
I also use moonlight, but the best part is installing PSPlay and connecting to my PS4 Pro. That gives me the suspend/resume/sleep capabilities that make the SteamDeck so popular for quick sessions and Ghost of Tsushima on this setup looks unbelievable for a 6 year old console.