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A new Steam Deck rival is coming, and you’ll never guess who makes it [Antec] [expected price range $600~$900] (www.pcgamesn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Oh I didn't know Steam Deck can take NVMEs or SDs, I may actually consider buying one then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

It’s honestly been the best first gen of a product I’ve experienced in years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How much is a steamdeck ? I'm not much for gaming, but curious. Just not curious enough to actually look.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cheapest model is I think ~350? But goes up to like $800 for the most expensive

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

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.