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Update: This extremely popular deal is still available through March 23rd at 10am Pacific.
Steam is offering 10% Off Steam Decks. Shipping is free.
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Steam is offering 10% Off Steam Decks. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor slickdewmaster for finding this deal
- 512GB NVMe SSD $584.10
- Fastest storage
- Premium anti-glare etched glass
- Exclusive carrying case
- Exclusive Steam Community profile bundle
- Exclusive virtual keyboard theme
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- 256GB NVMe SSD $476.10
- Faster storage
- Carrying case
- Exclusive Steam Community profile bundle
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- 64GB eMMC $359.10
- Carrying Case
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- Portability meets power. We partnered with AMD to create Steam Deck's custom APU, optimized for handheld gaming. It is a Zen 2 + RDNA 2 powerhouse, delivering more than enough performance to run the latest AAA games in a very efficient power envelope.
- Your Steam Library, anywhere. Once you've logged into Steam Deck, your entire Steam Library shows up, just like any other PC. You'll also see the compatibility rating of each game, indicating the kind of experience you can expect when playing. You can dynamically filter any view in your library by compatibility rating if you're looking for specific sorts of experiences.
- Control with comfort. The Steam Deck was built for extended play sessions—whether you're using thumbsticks or trackpads—with full-size controls positioned perfectly within your reach. The rear of the device is sculpted to comfortably fit a wide range of hand sizes.
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Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About this Deal:
- Steam Deck is 10% off until the end of the Steam Spring Sale on March 23rd at 10am Pacific.
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Update: This extremely popular deal is still available through March 23rd at 10am Pacific.
Steam is offering 10% Off Steam Decks. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor slickdewmaster for finding this deal
Steam is offering 10% Off Steam Decks. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor slickdewmaster for finding this deal
- 512GB NVMe SSD $584.10
- Fastest storage
- Premium anti-glare etched glass
- Exclusive carrying case
- Exclusive Steam Community profile bundle
- Exclusive virtual keyboard theme
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- 256GB NVMe SSD $476.10
- Faster storage
- Carrying case
- Exclusive Steam Community profile bundle
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- 64GB eMMC $359.10
- Carrying Case
- Expected Delivery Date: 1-2 weeks
- Portability meets power. We partnered with AMD to create Steam Deck's custom APU, optimized for handheld gaming. It is a Zen 2 + RDNA 2 powerhouse, delivering more than enough performance to run the latest AAA games in a very efficient power envelope.
- Your Steam Library, anywhere. Once you've logged into Steam Deck, your entire Steam Library shows up, just like any other PC. You'll also see the compatibility rating of each game, indicating the kind of experience you can expect when playing. You can dynamically filter any view in your library by compatibility rating if you're looking for specific sorts of experiences.
- Control with comfort. The Steam Deck was built for extended play sessions—whether you're using thumbsticks or trackpads—with full-size controls positioned perfectly within your reach. The rear of the device is sculpted to comfortably fit a wide range of hand sizes.
Editor's Notes
Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About this Deal:
- Steam Deck is 10% off until the end of the Steam Spring Sale on March 23rd at 10am Pacific.
- About this Store:
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Top Comments
If you are somewhat tech savvy I recommend the 64GB model paired with a 512GB or 1TB micro SD card. You can always upgrade the internal SSD if necessary. The issue with the 64GB is shaders must be stored on internal drive, not SD card, so between the OS and shaders the drive fills up fast.
If you don't feel like messing with opening the deck up, go for the 256GB model paired with a 1TB micro SD card.
The 512GB model only worth it for anti glare screen if you feel like you'll be playing it often outside.
Some must have programs for deck:
Decky loader - plugin manager for themes, power tools, and much more
EmuDeck- old school games emulation
Steam Rom Manager - adds your emulation game to steam, categorized by system with full game box and cover art
I also highly recommended a 45w power bank, the decks biggest weakness is battery life, you'll want a battery pack for travel
Be aware not all games run out of the box. Some require tweaking or custom proton versions to run properly.
ProtonDB.com lists game compatibility for all games and is a great resource, it's also a plug-in for decky
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2 negatives on the Deck after owning one for about a year.
(1 fixable, 1 not):
1. mSD cards get extremely hot in the Valve Steam Deck. On Reddit, it seems to be known to kill microSD cards. I got ahead of this problem and put some adhesive thermal-spreader (meant for NVMe drives) on my mSD card. It absolutely is working to keep my mSD card cooler.
2. The Bluetooth (and WiFi) radios chosen by Valve are 100% 'cost-motivated'. In few words: They both suck, and they're soldered-on.
Honestly though, I've only had uncorrectable problems with the BT radio. It does not play well with old BT peripherals, and will be interfered with by The Deck's own USB. (TBF, the hub I'm using may be 'noisier' than a better or 1st party 'dock')
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Only consider 64gb if you plan on doing a hard drive upgrade. I tried to make it work with 64gb relying mostly on heavy SD card use, but quickly ran out of space fiddling around with system tools, compatibility files, and other miscellaneous files.
I think I only upgraded to 256gb as that was most cost effective for me at the time. And it's been working great.
Steam Deck has been one of the best gaming purchases in a long time.
Will try to look up a comparison on it.
Western Digital SN740 NVMe SSD (2TB) - came to around $190 with tax (https://m.aliexpress.us/item/3256..._shipto=
SanDisk Extreme microSD (1TB) - came to around $105 with tax (https://www.newegg.com/sandisk-1t...cation-USA)
3TB might be overkill, especially for my use case, however I felt as though the prices were too good to pass up, especially for 1TB vs 2TB SSDs.
For those interested in skins, I came across EasySkinz which is having a pretty dope sale at the moment (https://us.easyskinz.co
Next step for me is figuring out if I need a case and if so, deciding between the dbrand killswitch and the jsaux modcase. Still on the fence about the deckmate as well since it depends which of the former cases I end up going with.
Will try to look up a comparison on it.
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