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Take a look inside Steam Deck™!

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Valve opens up a Steam Deck to show its internal components and explain which are replaceable or upgradable. It advises against self-repair but shares the details openly.

HN praises its openness and respect for the customer, and cites it as a precedent for manufacturers showing internals.

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@druidsbane2021 · in “Take a look inside Steam Deck!”

The "teardown" video was quite well done: [VIDEO] . Their openness is an interesting contrast with other manufacturers.

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@bspammer2021 · in “Valve opens up a Steam Deck to explain why it thinks you shouldn’t”

You need to watch the video: [VIDEO] I haven't seen anything so pro-consumer from a major electronics manufacturer in years. It's so refreshing being talked to like an adult with agency.

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@chaorace2022 · in “Microsoft posts its own teardown and repair video for the Surface Laptop SE”

I wonder if this was influenced by Valve's recent "Deck" teardown video?[1] I'd love to see this become a trend in the "boutique" hardware space -- it's a lot harder to cut corners on the internals when you're shining a spotlight on them! [1]: [VIDEO]

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@dorveille2023 · in “Framework: 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck”

This right here is the core of the matter. When a Valve provides a detailed guide to replacing the SSD if you really want to, I trust the devs when they say we wanted to have higher storage capacities but heat dissipation was the constraining factor. [VIDEO] You want a Samsung PM991a, a Sabrent Rocket SB-2130-1TB, or a Kioxia BG4, to keep the draw as close to 1 amp as possible. Or slay your battery and bake your internals. It's your hardware, do what you want.

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