It looks like it may have leaked that Valve will start selling refurbished Steam Deck models for cheaper.

TL;DR: Steam briefly showed options to buy refurbished Steam Decks for the following prices:

  • 64gb - $319
  • 256gb - $419
  • 512gb - $519

The steam page has since been taken down, but will hopefully go live officially soon.

Edit: That was quick, refurbished units available now.

  • dkv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    1 year ago

    Deck is very DIY friendly, including potential repairs. So it should be fairly safe to assume that it work just as new unit - especially coming from Valve itself.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
      81·
      1 year ago

      I dunno about DIY at home though.

      The video by Valve themselves say not to open Steam Deck, then shows and explains why by showing how tightly coupled the hardware is.

      They won’t stop you of course.

      • priapus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        28·
        1 year ago

        They have to say not to open so that they aren’t liable for people breaking it when opening it. Some aspects of the hardware are hard to work with, like replacing the battery, but joysticks and screens (the main things I would expect people to need to repair) are surprisingly easy to access for a modern portable device.

      • jayandp@sh.itjust.works
        20·
        1 year ago

        After cracking open my own Deck, replacing the SSD or Thumb sticks is dirt simple. There are even drop in Hall effect sticks you can get. The only real trouble is if you need to replace the battery. The screen and battery are definitely the hardest things to replace in the Steam Deck.

        PS: REMOVE THE MICROSD FIRST! I’ve seen people forget their card is in there and literally snap it in half when opening up their Steam Deck.

      • Xyloph@lemmy.ca
        2·
        1 year ago

        The only thing you really need to worry about is the metal heat shield removal since it is moved before the battery is unplugged, but after that it’s pretty safe