▲ 490 ▼ Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’ (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 years ago (2 children) As an Australian, I’m not expecting a Steam Deck at all. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lutz69@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it: Eject the micro SD card first! Get a decent small screwdriver and be careful with the screws as they have a bit of thread lock on them and I found it was pretty easy to strip. Nearly had one do that for me which was a bit stressful. But other than that it's a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vqhm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mitch8128@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Dude, just buy one.. pay the extra money and get one, I did and I cant put it down.. kogan is where I got mine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lutz69@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it: Eject the micro SD card first! Get a decent small screwdriver and be careful with the screws as they have a bit of thread lock on them and I found it was pretty easy to strip. Nearly had one do that for me which was a bit stressful. But other than that it's a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vqhm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lutz69@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it: Eject the micro SD card first! Get a decent small screwdriver and be careful with the screws as they have a bit of thread lock on them and I found it was pretty easy to strip. Nearly had one do that for me which was a bit stressful. But other than that it's a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it: Eject the micro SD card first! Get a decent small screwdriver and be careful with the screws as they have a bit of thread lock on them and I found it was pretty easy to strip. Nearly had one do that for me which was a bit stressful. But other than that it's a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vqhm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rx8geek@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mitch8128@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Dude, just buy one.. pay the extra money and get one, I did and I cant put it down.. kogan is where I got mine permalink fedilink source parent