*** The Official Steam Deck Thread ***

[Kyle009]

I forgot to ask, all these new SD owners, what did you think of the vent smell? You do still get vent smell don't you, I hope so, it's the best thing about a new Steam Deck. Mine has just about all gone now I have to give it a really good snort to get even a mild whiff.

It is worryingly addictive and sometimes I have to remind myself what I am doing. Stop sniffing the vents

 

[monkeyspank]

I thought glue sniffing had stopped in the 90s. Then along comes the steam deck

 

[phatboy]

Maybe my nose is knackered, haven't smelt a thing.....feel like I am missing out!

 

[Purgatory]

 

[phatboy]

Power bank has arrived and it's a nice little unit. 3 years warranty is nice bonus and comes with a decent usb-c 65w cable which is also good as some stuff comes with limited cheap ones + has a nice little mesh carrying pouch

On charge now and at 25w (my pixel 8 fast charger) it's full charge in 4-5 hours

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Power bank has arrived and it's a nice little unit. 3 years warranty is nice bonus and comes with a decent usb-c 65w cable which is also good as some stuff comes with limited cheap ones + has a nice little mesh carrying pouch

On charge now and at 25w (my pixel 8 fast charger) it's full charge in 4-5 hours

I've ordered one, too - did you order the smaller unit or the standard one?

 

[phatboy]

I've ordered one, too - did you order the smaller unit or the standard one?

Standard one, it's still really compact little thing

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Standard one, it's still really compact little thing

I ordered the smaller one, and hoping it's the same performance. I'll provide feedback once I've tested it.

 

[Kainz]

Hoping the OLED goes on sale soon....

 

[IanAG]

Power bank has arrived and it's a nice little unit. 3 years warranty is nice bonus and comes with a decent usb-c 65w cable which is also good as some stuff comes with limited cheap ones + has a nice little mesh carrying pouch

On charge now and at 25w (my pixel 8 fast charger) it's full charge in 4-5 hours

Are these decent quality? My goto is normally Anker, but Inui are popping up more and more and seem good value.

 

[iron_monkey]

Is the cheapest, best way to buy one through steam? Anyone found any discount codes etc? Is it best to get their dock or is there better ones around? cheers.

 

[Yrkoon]

Are these decent quality? My goto is normally Anker, but Inui are popping up more and more and seem good value.

yeh they seem pretty good, we have 3 of them here and not had any problems

 

[phatboy]

yeh they seem pretty good, we have 3 of them here and not had any problems

Yep as per this it seems nicely put together and decent quality. I too normally get anker product and it feels very similar grade of finish, packaging and overall build

 

[IanAG]

Ah great, very useful feedback. Will keep an eye out for offers, the anker I have is great but a bit hefty

 

[snowdog]

Anyone have experience with thinner Carrying cases for the Deck? (For travel)

I have taken the Deck to Mallorca 2 weeks ago and it was great, but the original carrying case is thick as hell and takes a lot of luggage space.

I have already asked chatGPT and the AI recommended me these:
- Tomtoc Slim Case
- JSAUX Case
- iVoler Deck carrying case
- Spigen Rugged Armor

I'm yet to check these out ( I know Spigen for quality phone cases I swear by and I've seen a lot of Jsaux products for the deck).

Anyone have experience with these? I am going backpacking to Cambodia and Laos for 5 weeks q1 next year, would like to have a case that takes less space in my backpack, but still protects it against rough handing.

 

[snowdog]

Tomtoc:

JSaux: (appears same size but allows for storage of the adapter, accesories, cables, etc in the wasted space of the original case):

Ivoler looks similar to Jsaux:

Spigen rugged armor pro:

From all these only the Tomtoc looks much smaller/thinner, anyone have experience with this case? Would you becomofrtable throwing it around with the deck inside it?

 

[IanAG]

I went with the dbrand Kill Switch case for something small for travelling, barely bigger than the SD itself and perfect for chucking in a bag without worrying

 

[martos123]

I've had a Tomtoc for a couple of years now and it's still in great condition. It's been on holiday with me quite a few times and been bounced on a tiled floor and the Deck came away unscathed. It's much thinner and lighter than the standard case too.

 

[snowdog]

barely bigger than the SD itself and perfect for chucking in a bag without worrying

Which one do you mean? I found a case for the switch but this doesnt seem to protect the screen, the analogs or the triggers.

I'm not really worried about the casing.

I've had a Tomtoc for a couple of years now and it's still in great condition. It's been on holiday with me quite a few times and been bounced on a tiled floor and the Deck came away unscathed. It's much thinner and lighter than the standard case too.

So happy with it? It looks great for me, I think the black one looks more stylish but it also looks slightly diff than the grey one, is there a difference between the 2 besides the look?

 

[IanAG]

Which one do you mean? I found a case for the switch but this doesnt seem to protect the screen, the analogs or the triggers.

I'm not really worried about the casing.

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