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Valve's iFixit partnership is a game changer (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I dropped my launch edition steam deck last night on carpet and while all the buttons still worked- something was rattling inside of it. After I opened it up I discovered a missing chunk of plastic from the R2 trigger, that piece presses against another to keep the button from over articulating. I suspect this trigger absorbed most of the impact, there was no other visible damage.

Of course I was upset that I broke it, but so very pleasantly surprised to find ifixit had the trigger in stock and reasonably priced. This availability made me love the deck even more, and really the fact valve made these parts available places the deck above any other competition in my mind.

This machine is built to last, I am so excited to get it fixed and get back to gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I did the exact same thing with my Steam Deck LCD and I had the same problem. It was a piece of piss to swap out the part thanks to Valve and iFixit :)

Modularity and upgradability should be standardised in everything!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I have never bought anything from Valve/Steam as I’m a PlayStation gamer, but their support for Linux and repair ability makes me think about a Steam Deck when my Surface Go is gonna be too old (but it’ll last for quite a while since Fedora isn’t as demanding as Windows).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Should see if somebody modelled something similar to print on 3D printer. Could make it glow in the dark, or wood infused filament.

I like showing my repairs a bit, make them stand out slightly, makes me love my devices more knowing they've been repaired.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Ifixit fucked me on a MacBook battery I bought. So do NOT trust their products. The guides are wonderful, though.

The battery didn't even last a single year, and they did not replace it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You make me want to buy a Steam Deck, even though I don't play games much.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

as has been repeated into oblivion, it's just a PC, so it's perfectly usable for non-gaming stuff!

If you want something more portable than a laptop and are alright with the slightly strange input method for a computer, there isn't really anything better.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Yes. Let's all go buy steam decks! Yay, capitalism!!1!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Capitalism is when people have hobbies?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, if you intend to buy some, let's buy from the companies which have some values and respect their customers so they are successful and more companies may get inspired, instead of from the other ones. See also Patagonia and Fairphone for other rare examples.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Never heard of Patagonia. What do they do?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Outdoors equipment most famously winter coats. They are famous for environmental policy and treating their employees very well. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougsundheim/2023/12/12/how-patagonia-became-the-most-reputable-brand-in-the-united-states/?sh=7f50e1ef1473

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Thanks for the link. That makes me regain some faith in humanity.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Nah let's all shit on things in ways that make zero sense instead!!1!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

And they still can't manage to start selling it in Australia. Completely different things but still frustrating nevertheless.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That's good news! How much was the trigger incl shipping?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

$20 part + $3 shipping. It includes the mount, spring and trigger as one piece

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The trigger assembly is 19,99 EUR excluding shipping

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not cheap but better than the service from all other companies and consoles.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I understand that the margins on individual original parts like this probably aren't great but I would obviously appreciate a lower price.

I do respect that Valve sells you the original parts (though ifixit) at all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

It'll be a large markup on the cost. Ifixit is not a charity. They are not a company any of us should be celebrating when it comes to parts. I do appreciate the guides, though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I did the same thing and they fixed it for free. Gotta love Valve

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Sony did something similar for me for my PS3. It was out of warranty and the drive stopped reading Blu-ray discs. CDs worked fine. I couldn't find the receipt to see how old it was but contacted them anyway. They said can I find an old bank statement or something to see if it is still in warranty. The only thing I found was it showed up in the loyalty points of the game shop I got it from. They accepted this as enough proof however the unit was out of the standard warranty. They said they will still accept it. They sent out a postal guy with a thick plastic box with foam insulation with a replacement PS3 in it. He took away my broken PS3. Great! All free of charge. I was well happy. Then a week later a letter arrived and contained the SD card that I accidentally left in my old PS3.

Sony went the extra mile here. Very happy with the outcome.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome. I'm wondering if Sony would go the extra mile nowadays. Curious if folks here can chime in on that

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Yeah. As much as I praise Sony for this endeavour, I doubt it's the same now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Imagine an alternative reality where a company can create a mobile phone with swappable components and high repairability index.

I will immediately buy their product, because I am sick of being forced to switch my phone every couple of years due to planned obsolescence adopted by so many companies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Fairphone ist your answer. It got a maximum score from iFixit and you can order and replace all components easily. They also promise support until 2031, even picked an IoT Chipset for longer support.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can you recommend a model? I've seen in the past that some of their models didn't really match their contemporaries in terms of power, so I didn't really bother looking at them more in depth. However, my views and priorities have changed over the last couple years and getting a Fairphone would definitely be something worthwhile to consider once I must upgrade my phone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Well that is indeed the trade off. The IoT chipset does get long support, but it is not up on par with specialized phone chipsets. If you are looking for a powerful phone with a snappy experience, my impression is, the fairphone would probably not life up to that. It is a phone for people looking for repairability as the main feature.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

while I like the idea of Fairphone, last time i checked their flagship did not include an 3.5mm jack. This is simply not acceptable as i need it for my work. It is hard to find phones with a 3.5mm - even harder if you want to be able to repair them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Yeah, sadly true, no 3.5mm jack on the fairphone 5.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can you upgrade the phone's internals?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Only some of them. As far as I remember they released a better camera for the fair phone 4 at some point, but its not like you can upgrade the chipset or the memory at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I think Fairphone is pretty repairable. It is also quite durable. I have had it for years now and dropped it very often, but it hasn't broken yet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Project Ara, the future that never happened

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

This was very promising because it's backed by a big company, but unfortunately it's Google

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I literally the dane think and broke the exact damn part. 5 minutes on ifixit. Swoon 😍

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