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I doubt this is news to anyone here, but always good to see positive coverage of the Deck

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I just got mine last week and have been playing it non stop. I had so many games that I wanted to play, but hate playing on a desktop since it’s more enjoyable to play when I’m with my wife and her switch or as she watches tv.

Such a big backlog.

I got the 64gb version and plan to upgrade the ssd at some point.

[–] mordack550 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This. This is the main reason i bought mine, to just isolate myself less and play near my wife while she watches TV.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Is this a joke?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Upgrading the SSD is very easy, hope you enjoy your new deck!

[–] XbSuper 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How easy are we talking? I have literally 0 experience doing anything like that. I do have basic tech knowledge, but I haven't customized any sort of computer since the early 2000's (and even then we're talking simply installing a new graphics card).

I want a steam deck, but I want more, and faster storage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's very easy if you've done anything like this before. I would definitely follow a full guide, but the basic process is that you have to remove the microSD, take a few tiny screws out, pop the back open, unplug the battery, take a few more screws out, remove the heat shield, swap the SSD, and then put it back together.

After that you need to reinstall steamOS on the new drive, so you need a way to plug a USB drive into the deck (a dock, type-c adapter, or a type c USB drive). You can install the steamOS recovery software to it following the online instructions, boot the deck into bios with the USB drive plugged in, pick to boot off the USB drive, and then hit reinstall steamOS once the recovery desktop loads up.

Only part where I've seen people have problems is by stripping out the screws on the back of the deck. You have to make sure you are using an appropriately sized screw driver and that you have it fully inserted into the screw before turning. This usually isn't hard to do, but if you strip a screw it can be hard to remove it.

[–] XbSuper 2 points 1 year ago

Ya, that sounds way too complicated for my skill level. Guess I'll have to wait until they release one with more storage.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

The article talks about the process. Author links to website with instructions. They said the whole process took them about an hour and was easy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I upgraded mine before I ever even turned it on. Now I just wish I'd gone with the 1tb instead of 512gb. I did get a hub, that allows me to connect external drive enclosures. A recent update just enabled auto-mounting external drives, which is nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I checked and the 1tb is only about $30 more than 512, so I think I’ll go that route so I can just dump things without any consideration.

Right now I’m using a 256sd card and mostly playing roms, and a few oldish games so nothing too large in size.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good call, have fun buddy.