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petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 2 年前

Valve puts the Steam Deck and Dock on sale again, get up to 20% off

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Valve puts the Steam Deck and Dock on sale again, get up to 20% off

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petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 2 年前
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Joining the Steam 20 year celebration, the Steam Deck and Docking Station are now discounted across all three models when buying brand new from Valve.
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  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    How about sell out in Australia. I mean it’ll be 2 years old before we know it, and will we want one then?

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        I’d be fine buying the controller but fuck no am I buying a steam deck with zero support or warranty.

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        • Owljfien@iusearchlinux.fyi
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          Kogan sells them, as they have offices in Australia you should have some semblance of protection

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            Yeah, the Steam Decks sold by Kogan (as opposed to 3rd parties that are also sold on Kogan) is the safest bet.

            I was a little too impatient and bought a 64GB model from a 3rd party on Catch instead. I got it about 1.5 weeks later and it’s been pretty great so far (roughly 8+ months). I think I waited about 2 weeks before upgrading the storage to 1TB though…

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      You said what I came here to say.

      If the steam deck 2 is announced before the Australian release - im waiting for the 2.

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    10% on the 64GB one, though; 15 and 20% on the higher-capacity versions, but thanks to the recent drop in SSD prices those are more expensive than they should be even with the discount.

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      That’s how console pricing works.

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        Sure, but my point is that this is more like a 10% discount than a 20% one. (For me at least if they knocked 20% off the low end model I’d probably jump on it, but 10% feels like the sort of thing that happens every month)

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          Is it still a discount though if it’s normally sold for a higher price than what they usually offer it at?

  • ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Come on Valve, discount the Index…

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      My wallet is ready.

  • DharkStare@lemmy.world
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    Of course it goes in sale after I just bought one.

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      Can’t you return it and buy one at the reduced price?

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        Or just contact Valve customer service, I’ve heard they are actually pretty good. I bet they would just refund the difference.

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          I did so when I bought before the steam sale. They credited my steam wallet with the diff (not quite a true refund, but shrug)

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          If you’re in the return window then this is good for the seller too, because of you return it and buy a new one then the seller will have sold it to you at the lower price AND now they have a unit they have to inspect and sell as used now.

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          i did this and got the discount the last time it was on sale. it was easier to take store credit but they will refund money too

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      Contact steam. I seen on reddit they said they can’t reimburse the sale part, but they can return the money on your steam wallet, takes the sale price and leave the difference there.

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        I’ll have to try that and see if it works.

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    I got the basic version during the last sale and put in a 2tb ssd, works freaking amazing

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      Possible dumb question… did you install an internal ssd? Or is it just a pluggable jump drive

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    Time to buy an official dock I guess…

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      My experience with the official dock has been quite negative, it would sometimes not work until the power cable is unplugged and then plugged back - that is with all the latest stable updates for everything. Other people on Steam forums run into this issue too.

      https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/3/3472864793317268180/

      https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/y3wbad/i_have_to_unplug_dock_every_time_i_change_inputs/

      https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/137tiut/steam_deck_dock_requires_unpluggingreplugging/

      https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/y59bl9/no_signal_when_i_connect_steam_deck_to_tv_using/

      I’ve noticed the issue too late for a simple refund process and their support was not cooperative at all.

      I recommend looking at other docks instead, will cost you less and work better.

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        I already have several others but wanted the officoal one since it has DisplayPort. Hopefully I don’t run into the same issues, but I know now there are third party options with it as well.

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        That’s too bad. I guess I’ll 3D print something to hold the deck and just buy an Anker dock instead. I’ve been only playing handheld for now, but it would be fun to hook it up to my TV at some point.

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          I’ve heard good things about the jsaux dock but I haven’t used it myself so idk

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            I have the USB 3.0 JSAUX dock and it works pretty well. No DisplayPort though.

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    @petsoi well, used the discount which makes the large one the same pricing as the refurbished version. Order went out yesterday. Happy and curious 🤩

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