I would highly recommend installing Linix though rather than keep Windows 11. Win11 sucks ass, its a real battery and power hog and resolution scaling looks like ass. CachyOS and Bazzite are fully supported and give you a real steam deck like experience.

Generally UE4 games like Spyro and Crash 4 work very well though any 3D on it is a battery hog. I've not tried too much UE5/modern triple A but think you can make those playable too - makes a nice 30-40fps BG3 experience and heard good things about Clair Obscura 33 on it

Handheld if I turn resolution down to 1280x800 (which isnt a problem with upscaling and sharpness on 8 inch screen) I can get 2hrs medium at 60fps or 2.30hrs medium at 48fps. You could go higher resolution on low or even high at 30fps lock

Spyro Reignited itself is a heavyish UE4 game but works quite well with some tweaked settings. Plugged in and cranked up its a solid 60 at 1080p for medium/high settings (usually with performance mode/20-25W TDP)

Also this little thing is why I basically disappeared from the internet for past few weeks, sorgy everyone

My only wish for this style of device is if they ever included a wacom style digitizer on the screen that let you use pens with pressure and tilt - then it'd be the perfect little tablet and sketchbook and handheld computer.

I will say the only use for rich people is they buy themselves shiny new toys and then quickly sell at a loss to buy shinier newer toys - got this from Ebay for £300ish, nearly new (60 battery cycles and all packaging etc), guy was selling it to buy a £1.5k Legion Go 2

I am really loving handheld gaming with Gamescope - makes a wonderful cure for doomscrolling and love pick up and go gaming. And love that it's a full computer rather than a locked down Android tablet where everything is a subscription based app

I'm so tempted to get this hung on my wall

Happy Birthday sorry I forgot until last minute but hope you have a good one! 🎉