Smart Home, Software, Hardware, Mobile Computing & Co.by Benjamin Mamerow Feb 16, 2022 |9 commentsIn a good two weeks it should be time, then the first pre-orders should hold their new Steam Deck from Valve in their hands.At iFixit, however, they were a little further and could disassemble the device into all its individual parts in order to find out how easily the Steam Deck could be repaired in the end.It is also said that iFixit is officially working with Valve to offer official replacement parts.The housing of the Steam Deck should be able to be opened by loosening eight Phillips screws, without any glue or other annoying fuss.During the production of the device, it seems that care was taken to clearly label all components such as circuit boards, cables and screws, which is certainly useful when repairing.The thumbsticks are individually interchangeable and do not even have to be soldered.The integrated SSD (M.2 2230 SSD) is just as easy to replace, the same applies to everything that provides cooling in the device.On the other hand, it becomes difficult with the battery, which according to the first reports is said to be empty after 90 minutes.This means more charging cycles for frequent users, which ultimately also causes the battery to suffer.The capacity of the battery is 5,313 mAh at 7.7 V. However, it becomes easier when dismantling the display, which should be quickly removed with a little heat and a suction cup.The device's ambient light sensor can also be seen in the upper part of the frame.At the end of the teardown, iFixit can give it a "7 out of 10," with the non-modular charging connector and hard-to-remove battery being the main shortcomings.Have you pre-ordered a Steam Deck and are now a little relieved that it can be repaired quickly and easily in an emergency?Offer Best Seller No. 1 HDMI Splitter HDMI Switch, 4K@60Hz Aluminum Bidirectional HDMI Switch 2 In 1... −6,16 EUR 7,83 EUR Offer Best Seller No. 2 HDMI Splitter HDMI Switch，GANA 4K HDMI Splitter 3 in 1 Out HDMI Splitter... −6,00 EUR 9,99 EUR Offer Best Seller No. 3 HDMI Splitter HDMI Switch, GANA 4K HDMI Splitter Bidirectional 2 In 1 Out or... Please note that this HDMI splitter does not display 2 monitors at the same time can!−1.50 EUR 8.49 EURThis article contains affiliate links, so we're marking it as advertising.Clicking on it will take you directly to the provider.If you decide to make a purchase there, we will receive a small commission.Nothing changes in the price for you.Thank you for your support!Sounds really good, but I wonder if they didn't consider a quick-swap battery.It would actually be very obvious with a mobile game console, especially since you could then also sell spare batteries.And actually I can't imagine that it would have been so difficult technically, after all, you probably won't have to consider some of the arguments from the smartphones, such as water resistance.I still think it's cool, but unfortunately I have no reason at all to buy one.It just saved a lot to bring the 64GB model under $400.This applies to all models, since they are identical except for the SSD and display glass.A glued battery pack is quick and cheap to install and may increase stability.Similar savings are the case screws, which are cheap self-tapping screws.More expensive devices have nice M-screws with embedded metal threads in the counterpart.Sounds plausible, although of course there is the question of how many cents more the production would have cost.Instead of a spare battery, a power bank is also possible.Yes, you can certainly do it.However, this is of course not as convenient as a spare battery, since you then have an additional block per cable on the device instead of simply taking one block out of your pocket, putting it in the device and putting the other back there .I got a ticket for the pre-order back then, but the longer it takes and I think about it, the less I can talk myself into the scenarios.Let's see how it looks when I can order.But I find it extremely positive how open the system is designed and Steam tries to give the community everything possible.Actually a project that you absolutely have to support in order to show all the locked-in systems that you can also be successful with openness.I guess Valve also had to finish the development at one point.If the deck is successful, there is still Zen3+ or Zen4 😉I don't like Steam because I want to use the games and already have a package manager with Linux.But Valve natively ported HL/2, CS, CSS and CSGO to Linux.Graphics APIs improved!Debugger improved!Helped others port Linux to Linux and eventually switched from Ubuntu to Arch.Now the CAD files for the steam deck and repairs made relatively easy.Well, there really are much worse big IT companies on this planet.Valve occasionally has bugs in the engine (the new HUD in CSGO was annoying on Linux for a long time).But Gabe and the whole crew deserve kudos.Also and especially when the steam deck is not perfect.I'll wait for HL3 and then buy it - for Linux 🙂The mediocre display according to the first tests made me cancel my pre-order.Unfortunately, it also looks very unwieldy in the videos.I think it's good, because I'm moving further forwardFrom October: Hand in unpackaged Amazon returns to DHLVodafone: Disturbance in Baden-WürttembergSPD wants a 49-euro ticket that is valid nationwideStrato: Individual email address for 25 centsTelekom confirms fiber optic marketing start for more than 430,000 households in 66 municipalitiesNuki Smart Lock 3.0: product recall of some locksGoogerteller: App beeps every time the calculator transmits data to GoogleDeutsche Post DHL and Burger King start packing station cooperationBaden-Württemberg: Combating climate change with the “Klima Buddy” CO2 appPublic broadcasting should be...We look forward to your tips, news & suggestions!To the formCaschy's Blog © 2022. 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