It looks like iFixit won't be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare parts

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• Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Kinda feel like a 600 dollar device should be supported for at least a decade.

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  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I doubt this is even Steam’s fault at this point, I’d almost guarantee every supplier has cut them off due to volume requirements and redirecting production to you know what.

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    • tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Towards the Torment Nexus, right?

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      This is exactly the point I was making in my comment. It’s basically impossible to find a supplier that will guarantee a decade lifespan for a nontrivial IC.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How do we get silicon manufacturers to get on board with this concept?

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    • 0tan0d@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Fix income and wealthy inequality and break up large businesses to force competition. .

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    • Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Woah is me, whatever will the biggest name in the PC gaming industry do?

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• MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Oh good. That was the whole reason I bought a Steam Deck lol. Not that I blame Valve particularly.

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• PonyOfWar@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  That sucks. Right at the point where needing spare parts is getting more likely for Steam Deck owners. What’s the point in selling replacement batteries if you only sell them while almost everyone’s batteries are still fine?

  Hopefully they’ll be able to stock some good third-party parts.

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• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well fuck. A lot of the OG decks are getting into battery replacement time, this is unfortunate if they are discontinuing parts. I can’t blame valve to stop producing the older hardware but hopefully ifixit can work with them to find third party suppliers.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m confident that third-party batteries will come along in short order. I remember the early days when it took a week of research to find a “compatible” SSD replacement; a year later, scads of SKUs were being marketed as such, and at better prices.

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    • zarathustrad@lemmy.world ⁨48⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Well, It will be much cheaper to source the battery replacement than any SSD for the next few years, that is for certain.

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• AssaultPepper@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hopefully I can trust the Aliexpress batteries I guess.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Maybe wait a tick until iFixit blesses them.

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• DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  More focus should be made on repairability for products like this.

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• kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Right as prices for the steam deck oled skyrocket

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