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[–] mrbaby@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

512gb OLED: $549 USD

1Tb OLED: $649 USD

  • NVMe SSD
  • 1280 x 800 HDR OLED display (same as LCD res but 90hz RR vs 60 on lcd)
  • 7.4" diagonal display size (vs 7 on LCD)
  • 6 nm APU (7nm on LCD)
  • Wi-Fi 6E (5 on LCD)
  • 50Whr battery (40Whr on LCD, 3-12h gameplay vs 2-8h on LCD)
  • 45W Power supply with 2.5m cable (1.5m on LCD)
  • 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (6400 MT/s quad 32-bit channels) (LCD has 5500 MT/s, so faster ram)
  • Bluetooth 5.3 (vs 5.0 on lcd)

This gives more info

I'm frickin stoked!!

[–] Reset_Velvet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How does it compare to the old prices ?

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No change, just more storage in each tier (64GB was $400, now 256GB. 512GB was $650, now get 1TB)

[–] Stefh@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a disaster. I bought my Steam Deck like 2 months ago. Now I want the OLED version, of course.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 years ago

Your life is in shambles.

[–] hogart@feddit.nu 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Very, very good. Pricing seems okay as well. Glad the specs are the same so games will work on both versions. Saving straight performance upgrades for the next version seems like the right move.

Very interested in upgrading but I can't justify it to my wallet. I love my Steam Deck as is and often use a portable external screen with it anyhow.

[–] soloner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Portable external screen? Do tell

[–] hogart@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure! Seems my screen isn't up for sale anymore. This is the closest I could find without diving too deep: https://a.co/d/01D6h52

Portable, built in battery, plug into the deck with USB-C and you even get touch. Chose if the screen should charge the Deck while plugged in or not. Mostly just plug it with hdmi though and play Mario Kart and Kirby with my son. Has Samsung Dex-support so with one of those phones plugged in you get a laptop like experience. Truly a great buy. Can't recommend enough.

Do some research though. Make sure you get a screen with touch and battery to get the most out of the screen (touch isn't good enough to play mobile games but good enough to navigate menus, use YouTube, etc). Stay in the range of 14-16" for it to be portable. And check that your phone is compatible with the screen you buy. Also check the ms so the game experience is good.

Now you can play 4p Mario Kart on mount everest.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If someone finds a good version of this, please post

[–] hogart@feddit.nu 1 points 2 years ago

I bought mine from uPerfect. Excellent quality. I wouldn't look beyond their brand. They are awesome.

[–] cron@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This announcement also means that the 64 GB Version is gone and the non-OLED 256 GB version will be the New Entry model.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago
[–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would love some sort of upgrade program. Anyone have any idea if that will be a thing?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm guessing no. Driving an LCD vs an OLED is a totally different thing, and the electronics for it are all built into one motherboard. There are other internal changes on top of that, like the bumper circuit boards and the SoC being on a smaller process node, so I don't expect you can just swap motherboards, either.

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they’re referring to a trade in programme

[–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah thats what I meant

[–] Mechaguana@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

Man this sucks i have the old version, it has gotten alot of love but dang

Guess ill wait for the steam deck 2

I dont mind missing on the screen but that battery is kinda a game changer

[–] sjkhgsi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the way to do upgrades! Same size, same layout so any accessories work with everything. Valve's truly the best

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I won't need a new case? The larger screen just means less bezel?

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Yup, exactly!

[–] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Digital Foundry launch review sounds extremely positive: https://piped.video/watch?v=Z1KLj06fn2s

[–] Spacecraft@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've had my deck for a bit over a year now. Yes, I will justify this purchase. I need that new colorway. Oh yeah and all the upgrades are nice.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The bigger battery and lower Temps aren't bad either.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Man, i hope the servers won't crash 😂. They'll be sold out in a sneeze.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I buy the OLED screen and chuck it into the original? That'd be awesome

[–] azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

They’re pretty clear on that: nope. Maaaybe some 3rd party will come up with something

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Now I want to sell my gently used deck for one of these

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty cool, following the Switch playbook

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

True, but it also has a better battery, it weighs less, performs slightly better, and the storage options are better by default than the original.