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Valve just absolutely killed it with the Deck, and this seems like a great way to jump in for people who want to save a bit of cash.
They’re doing this now because I just bought one. Figures.
I wonder if these refurbished ones are fixed production 1 recalls
I still have mine and it has a really bad fan issue (overheats easily) since a firmware change that reduced the fan speeds or something.
I’d guess they’d just replace whatever part made the original fans mess up.
Probably fixed RMA units. I had to RMA my original June 2022 Deck because it got stuck in some permanent low TDP mode. Otherwise the hardware was still in great condition. If they were able to somehow reflash the firmware to fix this issue it would be like new. I’m sure there were others RMA’d for this issue or minor internal hardware issues that could be fixed. If there were fan issues hopefully they put new fans in as part of the refurbishing process.
I look forward to tronicsfix tearing one down and seeing just how “refurbished” they really are. I expect great things from Valve but I still remain skeptical
I guess I know what I’m buying my fiancé for xmas…
Maybe better wait for Steam Winter Sale, deck will definitely be on sale
How cheap were Decks on sale? They aren’t likely to have refurbs on sale, are they?
They were ~10% off in the winter & summer sales. These refurbs at full price are ~20% off compared to the regular ones. I wouldn’t expect to see them discounted further unless Valve has difficulty selling them.
And base model still unavailable in the UK.
If I was just buying for myself I could live with the mid range price point. But for four kids that’s a lot of money to shell out.
I’ve got a better chance of buying buying crocodile tears or hens teeth.
