Ok while I 100 percent agree the OLED version is way better I think people should not be comparing them.
First off the OLED has a much better screen and battery life with a few other minor benefits. However when compared to the 64 GB model which cost $430 new now to the 512 OLED model which cost $690 it is a difference of $260 or roughly 60 percent more. Add on $30 for a 500gb SD card and it’s now a $230 different or 53 percent more.
I personally think a lot of people including myself don’t see it worth the price difference. While a nice screen and battery life is nicer I find myself never playing over 2 hours straight undocked and have not come close to running out of battery so an increase means no difference. Plus at the end of the day the games are really what matter and both have the same performance.
In addition if you live in an area with higher sales taxes like NS at 15 percent it makes the price difference even more vast.
I got a 64GB model for $450 and don’t regret the purchase. Also you may find some really good deals now on non OLED decks.
Note: All prices are in Canadian dollars and not American. Now duke it out in the comments.
Another issue is the fact that the new Deck hasn’t been tested by real world consumers yet. There very well could be bugs that make the experience worse than the original model in the long run. I know some reviewers have already noted that the 512GB OLED has the etched glass that causes a back-light halo that makes it look similar to the LCD models. Purchasing and upgrading the 512GB OLED to 1TB is a significant addition to the price. Also, OLED often times has worse PWM flicker than LCD which I am very sensitive to. Nevermind the fact that those of us with the skills can upgrade an OG LCD to the new 1200p DeckHD screen for less than the price difference of an OELD model ($100 and likely to drop soon).