iFixit is now an authorized reseller for Steam Deck parts!

[GekkeWouter]

From the latest update:

Steam Deck: Replacement Parts
Hi all,

Hope everyone’s doing well – 10 days and counting until launch day! We have some exciting news to share. If you watched our Take a look inside Steam Deck video (aka the “please don’t do this” video), you may remember we said certain Steam Deck replacement parts would be available for purchase.

Today, we’re announcing that iFixit will be one of the authorized sellers of Steam Deck replacement parts – as well as replacement parts for the Valve Index VR products. We are still hammering out the details, and will be sharing more info on this soon.

And in case you missed it, don’t forget to check out iFixit’s teardown of Steam Deck just posted today.

This is a huge deal for the right to repair movement, and iFixit seems like a great place to buy parts, especially since great information on repair is going to be there as well.

Steam Deck Deposit - Steam Deck: Replacement Parts - Steam News

Hi all, Hope everyone’s doing well – 10 days and counting until launch day! We have some exciting news to share. If you watched our Take a look inside Steam Deck video (aka the “please don’t do this” video), you may remember we said certain Steam Deck replacement parts would be available for...

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[Avenger]

This is great news! It will be nice to have a guide and parts to fix it just like a Samsung phone or an IPhone. I have always liked iFixit's way of showing and explaining repairs as well

 

[Mattumanu]

This is good news.

I wonder if the fact is in the future you'd be able to purchase the next gen mother board and replace your old one?

 

[Kupfer]

This is good news.

I wonder if the fact is in the future you'd be able to purchase the next gen mother board and replace your old one?

That would be too good to be true. Also an additional OLED screen plz

 

[Mattumanu]

That would be too good to be true. Also an additional OLED screen plz ;-)

Exactly!

 

[GekkeWouter]

This is great news! It will be nice to have a guide and parts to fix it just like a Samsung phone or an IPhone. I have always liked iFixit's way of showing and explaining repairs as well

Same here, I've opened up a bunch of devices and put them back together with iFixit guides and tools

 

[Neuromancer]

That would be too good to be true. Also an additional OLED screen plz

That would be insane

In general, great news !! I love that Valve is so open and customer oriented.

 

[FlySwatter]

That would be too good to be true. Also an additional OLED screen plz

This! I wonder what the chances are for a third party OLED screen replacement?

 

[GekkeWouter]

This! I wonder what the chances are for a third party OLED screen replacement?

Looking at the screen removal by iFixit, I wouldn't be surprised if it was possible. Especially since it's open source, no hardware marriage?

 

[Mattumanu]

This! I wonder what the chances are for a third party OLED screen replacement?

Until just this second I never thought about third party replacements.

Replace the MoBo, upgrade the screen to OLED and get a higher capacity battery... Yikes!

 

[FlySwatter]

Until just this second I never thought about third party replacements.

Replace the MoBo, upgrade the screen to OLED and get a higher capacity battery... Yikes!

They seem to have opened the door with its modular design. Would someone pay $100 (or more) each for a "pro" joystick? I dunno (I mean, I wouldn't, but there's usually a customer out there for high quality gear).

 

[Mattumanu]

They seem to have opened the door with its modular design. Would someone pay $100 (or more) each for a "pro" joystick? I dunno (I mean, I wouldn't, but there's usually a customer out there for high quality gear).

High quality gear... You mean, like the steam deck itself?

 

[Avenger]

High quality gear... You mean, like the steam deck itself?

It definitely is an absolute unit! I am excited to see what mods are created though.

 

[FlySwatter]

High quality gear... You mean, like the steam deck itself?

Don't think I wasn't thinking the same thing when I wrote it!

 

[Kupfer]

Display removal:

A little heat on the outside, a little help from a suction cup, and you can carve through the adhesive under the bezel relatively easily.

I really hope upgrades will be a thing. Never thought about that until yesterday thanks to @Mattumanu but the design makes it totally suitable to offer upgrades at a later point in time.

 

[Neuromancer]

Upgrades or Mods would be fantastic. Actually looking at this I´m pretty sure we will see some pretty nifty modifications of the Deck .. will be interesting

 

[tenchi13]

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Display removal:


I really hope upgrades will be a thing. Never thought about that until yesterday thanks to @Mattumanu but the design makes it totally suitable to offer upgrades at a later point in time.

Man how I loathe the trend of sticking a device's screen with glue. What's wrong with having 4 screws around the screen?!

 

[Mattumanu]

Oh man, wouldn't it be great if a voice assistant on the Steam Deck was GLaDos?

 

[Mattumanu]

 

[Avenger]

Man how I loathe the trend of sticking a device's screen with glue. What's wrong with having 4 screws around the screen?!

Oh man, wouldn't it be great if a voice assistant on the Steam Deck was GLaDos?

the sarcasm would be great.