I Bought a Refurbished Steam Deck
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2023
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Do we know if the digital exclusive goodies on the 256 & 512 versions would still be available on refurbs?
Update: I tried again today and I was able to download the rewards, keyboard skins. So maybe they have a system for recognising SN against Steam account or something. Either way mileage may vary.
@@chrisguess Very interesting, thanks for the update! I'm looking to get the 512 refurb and while it's not a deal breaker personally, I can see it could be quite nice as it's on new ones. An informative video, nice one!
No problem, to be honest I was surprised because I tried a few times before I shot the video so I wasn’t expecting anything. I guess it might just take a few days to shake out, who knows. Good luck.
@@chrisguess ah fair enough, going to get one regardless. Cheers
@@chrisguessso u got ur special profile, right?
I got mine yesterday. 64GB model as well. It's basically new with 100% battery health and no single sign of use. First thing I did was swap SSD for 256GB Samsung I found for 10$ and inside everything was perfect, even screws were scratchless (and they show scratch after one screwing). Pretty impresive on how good the deal is. There is no other handheld device with such power in this price. Over night I nearly completed game Stray with constant 45fps on medium graphics and it was a pleasure to play on handheld again after 10 years when I got my first Nintendo DS Lite.
Wow straight away with the SSD swap, you’re braver than me! I just went for a 256gb SD card for now, hold on to that warranty.
it is actually extremely easy, i did 1 TB SSD and im inexperienced with opening up stuff @@chrisguess
I got mine in the US, which I believe was during their first sale ever for 10% off. I purchased the 64 GB model and performed an upgrade to the internal SSD to a 256 GB SSD for very cheap off of eBay. I was already an avid pc gamer so I already had a 450+ game library. Great system, GTA V on the go still boggles my mind.
450 games! Looks like I’ve got some catching up to do. I think I’ll wait a little while before I attempt the SSD swap but I’m for sure interested.
My experience was almost exactly the same as yours. As soon as a saw there were refurbished model available I jumped at the chance to buy one. I wanted the 64Gb model so that I could upgrade the m.2 dive but getting hold of one has been impossible and the refurbished prices meant I could get a 256Gb model for just over the cost on a new 64Gb model. My unit like yours was basically brand new and I was also unable to claim my Steam reward. I have got some light leak on the screen but this seems to be a general deck issue and whether you get light leak seems to be very much luck of the draw. Having seen Wulffden's video it wouldn't surprise me if it is related to construction variables with the screen being clamped too tightly in places. Manufacturing tolerances on an inexpensive (in comparison to its rivals) piece of hardware combined with assembly variables are probably the main cause. Hundreds of workers assembling them will torque the screws differently and I doubt they are provided with torque specifications for the fixings let alone torque setting tools.
The light leaks are not a deal breaker and unnoticeable when gaming unless I cant run in 16:10 aspect ration and there are black bars top and bottom. Is it annoying knowing the hardware is not perfect, yes. Is it a deal breaker worth RMAing the device - not for me.
Yeah I’m kind of glad I was unable to get one until now, because I’ve ended up with a mint refurb at a bargain price. I do seem to have any light leaks on mine so hopefully it doesn’t develop.
I bought a refurbished 256GB model, it arrived 5 days after ordering, mine is mint condition, like yours absolutely no issues. Apart from the rewards thing.
I bought a SanDisk 1TB SDcard, and other bits and bobs.
Very Happy with my purchase 👍👍👍👍👍😉
Yeah I’m super impressed. Maybe try to claim them again in a few days as mine did eventually work. I had pinned a comment with the update, so give it a try.
That's flawless, the Steam Deck looks amazing, and I can assure you that the steam deck doesn't come with a film protector on the display, I bought the 512gb model brand new and it only came with a microfiber cloth.
Looks like I’m just missing the cloth then and I guess that only came with the 512gb.
@@chrisguess yeah my brand new 256gb didnt come with a cloth
@@chrisguess mm yeah, I look on the web and only the 512gb model come with the cloth and a mesh pouch, I though all Steam Deck come with all that.
Must be just the 512 then.
Oh well no big deal, I have plenty of them from other devices.
64 gb refurbished with a 512 gb SSD replacement is the most efficient buy you can do as a gamer, blows the crappy switch out of the water
Yeah the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers keep on claiming they're disconnected and interrupting my gameplay when I have them attached to the system...
Yeah seem like the way to go, I’m sticking with the SD card for now, but no doubt that will change. I’ve enjoyed my time with the Switch but I must say I much prefer the ergonomics of the Deck.
Have you tried the pro controller?
Yeah but no stock so pointless atm.
Nope
Better for me is buying 512 GB version
and 1 TB micro sd
I got a refurbished 512gb last night in the UK £100 cheaper than the new price
It’s such a bargain.
I picked one up at the same time, and it arrived 6 days later, was a 256 model, it looks brand new no evidence of it ever being used, apart from the claim reward thing. very happy overall.
Seems like a no brainier at this point. Try the rewards again I got mine in the end.
The annoying thing is I was going to buy one but assumed they weren’t out in the uk as the website wasn’t working on mobile so I didn’t realise it was just the mobile browser that was the issue by the time I realised and found this out they were all sold out and I feel like the 512 model is so much more expensive than it’s worth it than the 64gb model considering the ssd is under 100 and the screen cover is about 10. It just doesn’t seem worth while value buying that one. So now I’m just constantly checking, annoying.
The same thing happened to me, but I switched to a desktop in time to snag one.
The 64gb is easily the best value.
Only the 512 GB Model comes with an anti-glare screen protector.
You can ofc buy a decent screen protector for quite inexpensive HOWEVER, there is a big difference between cheap and quality screen protectors with anti-glare. A good anti-glare wont heavily blur the screen like the cheaper ones do. I recommend you read reviews and do your research before choosing one.
Yeah it would have been nice to get the anti glare screen but I haven’t had any issues so far. For now I think I will just stick with the standard one without a protector.
Got mine today, the screen does not work...
Bummer, get that thing replaced ASAP
b̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ bought ;)
I also got one of the refurbished 64GB models - Emudeck is absolutely awesome but the guides tend to miss out fine tuning, such as gyro controls and VRAM.
I'll be putting a 512GB NVMe in it today, to dual boot to Windows. I'm not sure if I'll use Windows much but I like that I'll be able to install Game Pass games locally.
Thanks, just updated.
Yeah I have to be honest the guides make it sound a lot easier than I have found it. Got things going now though. Interesting use case for windows 🤔
Make a video of you playing some games on steam deck, i would like to see some gameplay😊
I think I will do this once I have some hours under my belt. I’m still trying to figure out how to get emulation up and running. All the guides say how simple it is but I’m still struggling at the moment.
They also should re open the wait list for them. I’d happily pay now and then wait 2 months for one to arrive but atm. It’s no knowing when they’re going to be stocked. Stupid.
Yeah I agree, I would have gone on a wait list.
I just gt a new 64gb myself, I'm still setting up I ordered for micro sd card since I don't want to put any thing on the internal ssd.. Nice video enjoy
Get a 1TB internal SSD it's like 80-100 bucks and it's literally just 11 screws. It takes all of 10 minutes to swap and another 10 to install SteamOS via USB C USB
@@FromPlsNerf I know very little bout opening up anything, I don't want to destroy anything in it while doing because I'm in Nigeria and I'm sure sending it bck to steam from Nigeria will be a night mare, will just gt a good sd card a San disk extreme A2 for now till I go to Canada
I’m on the SD card train for now too.
I think this is something I will maybe try down the road. I guess it can’t be any harder than it was on an iMac back in the day!
@@chrisguess how is it so far? Do the games run smooth? Are there any problem?
What do you think of Worms Armageddon? It's featured on the video thumbnail.
Yes its on my wish list. I haven’t played it yet on the deck, but I played a bunch of it back in the day. I’ve also played a bunch of Worms W.M.D on Switch. Worms are awesome, I always find myself going back to it.
@@chrisguess What's your favorite Worms game? I like the music theme and graphical theme of Worms World Party the most, and I think the class idea of Worms Revolution was pretty interesting.
cool video, been looking at this myself, but your title has a typo bud.
Thank you, totally missed it!
Ordered a 512 refurb and patiently waiting 😂
Shouldn’t be too long.
Hi very informative video.. is it possible to buy a refurbished model with gift cards
I’m not sure, but I don’t see why not.
Refurbished are as good as new! Enjoy it mate!
That’s what I’m thinking.
64gb team ova hea🫡
Let’s go!