Sometimes there are good deals at pawn stores. Not always, but it worth checking out if you have time.
Comment on Valve hikes Steam Deck prices by more than 40%, blaming rising costs
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I always wanted one of the white Steam Decks, but I have yet to be able to afford one regardless of color. Now it looks like I never will.
Melobol@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
lemmyng@lemmy.world 1 day ago
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Thanks! But $500 is still more than I can afford right now. I almost got one when they had the refurbished LCD model for like $280 or whatever it was but I couldn’t even swing that at the time.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Even if you could afford it at this price, it’s simply not a good value.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’m curious what exactly you mean; Like are you saying it’s just too expensive for what it is or too old or what?
big_slap@lemmy.world 1 day ago
for just 200 dollars more, you can get the lenovo go s (running on steamos) with a much better screen and performance just to name a few. all you’d be missing out on are the big trackpads and two of the rear buttons (L5 and R5).
the allure of the steam deck was how cheap it was. not anymore unfortunately…
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
For me the touchpad are one of the big selling points. I see what you mean by the only $200 difference offering an entirely newer processor and screen, but I honestly don’t know why they would’ve done it with only a tiny touchpad on one side.
One question I immediately have though, because it took me a minute to even find the Legion go S and there are apparently two different versions of it (2025 & 2026), is how much is valve style support worth? Even though Lenovo is my go to for prebuilt machines right now, I’m not sure I trust them with $1000 handheld over the amount of time that the steam deck has existed.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Precisely. I got the 256GB LCD for $400, and it was an excellent performance-to-dollar value. $780 minimum is simply not worth it when newer and more powerful PC handhelds are hovering close to $1000 minimum now.