Steam Deck

cex normally have some.

Can you share the dock link?

Are you using with stock power supply?

Thanks for the link

works perfectly?

9 euros here, you paid 30?

second what hellrazer said it's a great kit. Even with the PS in the house you can easily stream from it and play in bed :)

Runs most stuff great on the small screen. The best thing is how much support there is and how open a system it is. So you can do anything a PC can but in your hands.

Anyone know what the lead time situation is for the 256GB model? Steam website just has the top spec model in stock. Extra storage is nice but I don't really want to shell out over €600 if I can avoid it

It's been about a year since launch, so maybe they're working on an updated model? Maybe WiFi 6 or something will be added

I would have expected a few years between refreshes given that's what the other console brands are working off

Although maybe Valve are going to make smaller updates and shorten the development cycle

Like what they did with Half Life 2 🤣

I think many (myself included) picked them up on the sale.

It's easily surpassed my switch and Ps5 and is level with xbox in terms of play time. Gamepass is easy to set up yet to try the ps plus as I head issues with the track pad on dual sense.

Best thing I've bought all year

I did(*)

It is very easy, I've swapped the sd about 5 times... (*) I think I got a bad 512gb card though as no matter what I've tried it freezes after 5-10 mins. Whether it's been from a fresh install, or a clone of the original card. Swapping back in the original works fine... So I've given up on that card now.

Anyways, I've a 2tb card being delivered next week, so fingers crossed this works... 🤣

Bought a 2nd Deck (64GB) a couple months back, and upgraded to a 1TB Sabrent Rocket with almost next to no issues - only unexpected bit was the lack of button input during any re-image meaning you had to use the touchscreen (or external KB) up to a certain point of the install. Same happens any other time a re-image is done, so it's just something that happens - but not with a stock model (512GB).

Other than that, it's extremely plain sailing but just requires a bit of care and attention when dealing with the case removal - don't use a heatgun. Little plastic picks like from an IFixit kit is the best method (don't use a screwdriver as you'll scuff the plastic), but there's a good chance just slipping the pick in on the right-side won't be quite enough. You may need to prise the case apart around the triggers to force a space to allow the pick to do it's work on the side. There are little plastic tabs all around the perimeter so you do need to be a little careful not to force it too much, and it's not something I'd advise doing repeatedly. Rest of it is fairly simple, with only a few steps and everything done in the right order/right screws should have no issues.

Real-world game performance of the SSD is more or less subject to other limiting factors of the Deck, so storage space is the tangible bonus, but I'd still recommend a hefty MicroSD as part of the package with all capacities if only to limit re-downloading/transferring if you end up re-installing at points down the line.

More questions 😁

Anyone tried hooking up to an ultra wide curved monitor? I have an itch to waste some money that I don't have on one of those curved 38 inch screens

I'd probably use the deck docked with keyboard and mouse for some strategy gaming

I know the deck can't really push high frame rates at that resolution so I'm not expecting too tier performance, but I'd be hoping for something playable at mid level graphics settings

I should that most of the time the monitor would be for my work laptop and the gaming I do on an external monitor would be mostly strategy games which generally aren't as graphically demanding, so the odd dropped frame won't be a disaster

Aye. It's not terribly hard to remove the back, just needs a bit of care, as otherwise, you'll be left with a headache. I think some of the guides state just run the pick or prising tool along the right side grip, which might well work for some helpful Steam Decks, but in the two I've messed with, they just needed a bit more help in around the trigger area as there was more 'give'. Once you have a start, then it's literally just a case of running the tool around the edge and flipping the back off.

There are multiple different size screws as well, so make sure you have the proper drivers to hand, as they are quite delicate and there's a pretty good chance of damaging the heads (only the heads if you're lucky!). Avoid the temptation to get by with the easiest driver to hand as it'll only end in tears. The iFixit guide is decent and lists the screw sizes, but there's hundreds of guides/videos out there as you've probably noticed. The aim is to get it back together as if it's never been opened, so taking shortcuts isn't advisable. Some people have reported more creaking plastic noises than they remember after doing an upgrade, but there could be multiple issues for that - not all SSD's are the same height, loose or overdriven screws, all in their head etc

Worth seeing how the system goes for a while before launching into a SSD swap in any case just in case there's issues with it and you end up RMA'ing, and actual performance from MicroSD card is more than decent in any case - gets held up a bit when large patches are installed to SD etc, but nothing game-breaking.