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The Steamdeck's USP is that it's a handheld PC which is priced like a console.
Don't get me wrong, these handhelds are cool, but they're not competitors to the steamdeck unless they're hitting the same price points.
How much is a steamdeck ? I'm not much for gaming, but curious. Just not curious enough to actually look.
Cheapest model is I think ~350? But goes up to like $800 for the most expensive
Used to be able to get Certified Refurbished 64gb from steam goes for $280, but it's not in stock. Keep an eye out, they might become available again.
Agreed. I think whenever the next steam deck iteration comes out, I'll get it. I don't usually like buying the first iteration of something.
It’s honestly been the best first gen of a product I’ve experienced in years.
Honestly I'm still rocking my Q3 OG 500gb steam deck. To put how much I love this thing in perspective: I had got a slot for the Limited Edition Steam deck, but because my original works so darn well, I could not pull the trigger and didn't see any good reason to upgrade.
Personally, if I were to do it again, I'd go buy a 64gb refurbished cheap af steam deck, but a 500gb nvme or w.e, and then use the extra money to just buy a bunch of 512gb sd cards.
Oh I didn't know Steam Deck can take NVMEs or SDs, I may actually consider buying one then
Yep! Just make sure you get it in the correct formfactor, a 2230 NVME. And id also do a bit of research just because all of it is expensive equipment. Theoretically its just as easy as with a pc, just a bit smaller.
Thanks for the info, just a small question though, does it come with an empty NVME slot or is the storage listed on steam page already in that NVME slot?
Single NVME and single SD slot. However, upgrading the NVME is a breeze. The entire device is designed to be user serviceable and Valve provides steps for reinstalling the OS on their site.