Dear fellow SD users,

A trivial, point-blank question. Are you going to upgrade?

As I have the (former) top-of-the-line and non-modded model, I wonder if the improvements of the OLED version justify the price. I believe they do, especially in the long run. What’s your take? Will you hold on what you have or bite the bullet?

Thanks for your replies :)

  • IncredibleGonzo@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I wasn’t planning to as I expected any revision to be a higher-priced, premium addition above the existing product stack. When they announced them with the same pricing, and I was able to sell my Deck for £319, and I could get 8% off Steam Wallet cards through work benefits… plus the fact I was planning on getting a slim case anyway, so that’s a £26ish value… so I’m effectively paying about £180 to upgrade. If it was just the screen going to OLED I probably wouldn’t, but the screen exceeded my expectations with HDR and 90Hz and the size increase, and the battery life increase is more than I anticipated, and the cooling is better, and there’s a load of other smaller changes, and the storage increase… that £180 starts to look more reasonable. I absolutely don’t need it but I do want it enough to go for it anyway!

    • g2562@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Was it a stock Deck that you sold for £319? Good work if so! I’m assuming I’ll be lucky to get £250 given the refurbished 512GB is £309. Also thanks, I’ll be having a look if our work rewards provider offers Steam gift cards, I didn’t even dream they would. Also also that case on the 1TB model does look good. I have a Tomtoc slim carry case and it really doesn’t feel like it’s protecting the screen enough.