I mean after HL:Alyx continued the plot after HL2:E2 slightly, I think someone at Valve also came out and said “We aren’t afraid of Half Life anymore,” which is more of a concrete sign of at least something than we’ve had in years

I ran Alyx with a WMR headset and a mobile 1060. It wasn’t fantastic but it ran well enough that the experience wasn’t diminished. A next gen Deck could easily handle it

I tried to do this research years ago and my impression was that acer was near bottom of the barrel in reliability these days unfortunately.

That said, it also seems to be like in general laptop quality and reliability seems to be a total crap shoot, even within the same company.

So your best bet imo is to just find a model that has the specs you like and research the hell out of it before buying.

Unfortunately with HL: Alyx, people are excited about Half Life again. We’re here for at least the next 5 years