Something to ponder on, perhaps, as we behold the Steam Brick.

Because the Deck didn’t fit in their backpack.

Their “first hurdle” was finding out whether the Deck would even boot without a screen or peripherals.

A modded Steam Deck made into a ‘Steam Brick’.

In this state the Deck will boot output display over USB and accept peripherals via an external dock."

As a bonus, its also 24% lighter!"

“Why remove the screen?

It wouldnt have made the build larger!”

is one of the listed FAQs.

“More importantly the brick was built to be tossed in a bag as-is.

I also understand the true weight behind his assertion that he is “not a smart man”.

The stifling prison of earthly intellect alone is not enough to inspire such works.

Only sweet whispers from the ether could bestow the Blakean visions needed to conceive such a magnificent brick.