• ono@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I suspect Valve is truly refurbishing these, rather than blindly reselling returned units with a refurb label (as we sometimes see from certain retailers). Good for them!

    Portable, Windows-free gaming just got more affordable. I love it.

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    1 year ago

    And they come with the same warranty coverage as the regular steam deck, which should make them safer to buy than most refurbished products.

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    1 year ago

    This is such a good deal I feel like I’d be losing money by not getting these lol

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      1 year ago

      I already have one, but now I’ll have to buy another to save money

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        If you buy 10 you’ll save even more. It’s like getting your steam deck for free! Hah, valve must be stupid or something, they’re giving steam decks away!

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    Man, they are still not selling them in Norway, so only one shop has them as a “special import”, and it cost 827GBP for even the 64GB version lol.

    Oh well, not as if it is that useful for me since I am usually at home almost all the time after work anyways. I have barely even used the Nintendo Switch’s portable mode.

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        I use mine mostly to play older games that cant be alt tabbed easily. Playing through Morrowind with the OpenMW engine lately, for example. Also been doing a lot of Yakuza 0. I have a 64 GB SD card as well though. For the really big stuff I can stream from my gaming PC.

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    I got my valve cosmos elite refurbished, 200 bucks off. I love to buy refurbished so much, often it is hard to find.

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    Normally I am hesitant about refurbs, but Valve is one company I trust would stand by their product. Pretty good deal. I’d probably pick it up if I didn’t have my pre-order unit.

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    That is great news. This could make moding a steamdeck a bit more buget friendly. Would love to know if this option is avalible in the eu (nl) I wouldn’t mind getting a refurbishd steam if it’s cheaper