Deconceptualist

But what if I love paying 1 million dollars to license outdated software? 🤡

I think this is outdated advice. Most folks seem to say the memory usage is similar, CPU/GPU usage is a bit higher in Plasma if you leave effects turned on, and disk usage is higher in Plasma.

I primarily care about RAM and my experience with KDE on the Steam Deck is pretty good so it seems like a solid choice.

https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-or-xfce-for-me/26672

I plan to switch soon from Manjaro to Endeavour, and hadn’t yet decided whether I wanted to stick with Xfce. Well, with this endorsement plus reports of good overall performance I think I’ll give Plasma a shot 🙂