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You’ll be able to buy Steam Deck replacement partsiFixit authorised to sell Steam Deck and Valve Index parts
iFixit authorised to sell Steam Deck and Valve Index parts
While Valve have strongly recommended against opening up your Steam Deck yourself, they did hint last year that you would be able to buy replacement parts to fix bits. Yesterday they announced the first authorised reseller, iFixit, a site which offers parts and repair guides for phones and Macs and things. It’s not yet clear how many of the handheld PC’s parts will be sold officially, though Valve had previously suggested they might include “thumbsticks, SSDs, and possibly more”.
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Valvesaidyesterday, “iFixit will be one of the authorised 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.”
“The opening procedure is simple and straightforward; there’s above-average modularity for most components; and you only need one Phillips screwdriver for all your repairs. And the storage solution here outclasses a lot of current laptops,” iFixit said. “Overall the Steam Deck nets a 7 out of 10 on our repairability scale.”
Valve also recentlyreleased CAD files for the Steam Deck shell, “for all the tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers, or folks who just want to 3D print a Steam Deck to see how it feels.”
The Steam Deck launches on the 25th of February. It comes in three models,ranging from £349 to £569, with better glass, drives, and accessories as prices go up.
