Submitted 8 months ago by SteamDeckHQ@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-deck-is-on-sale-for-steams-20th-anniversary/
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5056325
Both the Steam Deck and official Dock are on sale to celebrate Valve’s 20th anniversary.
Direct links:
Deck: store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
Dock: store.steampowered.com/steamdeckdock
Can anyone comment on how to gauge which storage size to get? I’d like to go cheap with maybe an option to upgrade later. I usually only play one game at a time, so I’m open to reinstalling games as needed if it helps keep the price down.
I only just bought one because of the sale. No matter which one you get, it’s possible to swap out the disk for a larger one.
I’d look at the size of the games you play and see if 64GB (actually less because of the OS) is enough.
The dock is really expensive even on sale. Does it offer anything over the many third party docks?
It’s just a usb hub thats shaped to hold the deck. I was really underwhelmed with the dock, and would recommend a cheaper 3rd party one
No, but I bought a third party one that stopped working, returned it and bought the official dock which is still working.
my official dock likes to not recharge it often. I have to look and replug in the usbc to the dock to and check to make sure its charging. I actually now just plug the usbc directly to the deck as then I don't have to fuss with it so much.
It includes an additional charger, wich costs 25$ in the ifixit store, + has both hdmi and Displaylink, both of wich can reach 4k 120hz. Also 1Gb/s ethernet port and 3 usb 3.1. Also firmware updates and support from valve.
I bought a 3rd party dock but soon realized it doesn’t pass ARC signals over HDMI… so when the dock is plugged into my receiver it fucks up all the auto-power on and volume control stuff. I believe the official dock has this supported in its firmware.
Great, just bought one on Tuesday. Time to refund and rebuy I guess?
Talk to support? They do that with games
I put in a request asking for them to reimburse the difference between original and sale price. It’s a long shot but hey why not y’know?
I finally did it boys. Im going to be part of the gang in 1-2 weeks
Congrats, man! I’m very tempted to join you. Fortunately, I still have a couple of days to think about it.
If they could just be available in Australia that would be great.
Tempting, but I think I’ll wait for some sort of v2 release (I know it might be years still)
Does the steam deck have like an sd slot so you can add storage?
It does and you can use external drives via the usb C port
It does have a micro SD card slot. It is also possible to replace the main M.2 drive with a larger one, I have 2TB in my Steam Deck.
I'd definitely buy one... if there was one that wouldn't cramp my small hands after 5 minutes of holding it :(
I’ve got a sort of breastfeeding pillow which takes the weight very well
I read somewhere someone got a tablet arm, for release the weight of their hands.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Easily one of the best entertainment purchases I have made in recent memory. Such a great and versatile handheld.
MrGerrit@feddit.nl 8 months ago
True that.
I just bought it recently and love it very much. Finally a handheld that gives me access to most of my gaming libraries while on the go.
Also nice to Linux getting a boost from this.
XbSuper@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do you know if it can connect to a keyboard and mouse for certain games?
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, 100%. It only has one USB-C port, so you can only use one plugged in without a dock, but it has bluetooth, so you can use a keyboard and mouse that way, too.