Comment on Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’
Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
As an Australian, I’m not expecting a Steam Deck at all.
Comment on Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’
Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
As an Australian, I’m not expecting a Steam Deck at all.
rx8geek@aussie.zone 1 year ago
If you can deal with the issues of grey import, it’s trivially easy to get one here now. I got a 64gb from Kogan, and since I’m rolling the dice with warranty - did a 1tb SSD upgrade myself.
Definitely happy with my purchase it’s an awesome machine
Lutz69@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Putting in your own 1TB SSD is so easy I wouldn’t even worry about the whole warranty thing. Just follow along with a YouTube video and you’re done in 10 minutes.
rx8geek@aussie.zone 1 year ago
It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it:
But other than that it’s a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive.
Vqhm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Kogan provides a year warranty tho… so it’s not exactly a grey import (like fly by night eBay seller)
I think you might have to cover shipping for repairs tho if you don’t have their extended warranty.
I think they have to provide that warranty by law tho
rx8geek@aussie.zone 1 year ago
It’s true but from what I have heard it can be a bit of a ball ache getting the warranty with them, but that’s par for the course for grey import so nothing really special about Kogan. They may have a better reputation than most, but with an import you accept it could be a hassle.
That said, I think going with the cheapest and upgrading the SSD is the best choice.
Also wouldn’t hold my breath that if/when a local steam deck is released, it will be at all competitively priced.