r/SteamDeckCheck

So I've been thinking about buying an OLED 1 terabyte secondhand off of somebody and I was wondering if it's worth it, as apparently (according to my stepdad) steam decks have been having a lot of issues and apparently a huge wave of refunds/being sent back? Would this be the case if I bought a steam deck second hand? Or is it only the newer models, because I really want a steam deck as all my friends play PC games and I wish to join them. So is it worth it and does anyone know if the issues that the new batch from what my stepdad showed me is almost impacting the last batch before this one?

I know others may have asked similar questions, but I want to add some context.

My friend purchased a Steam Deck OLED 512GB earlier this year from Valve but has yet to open it. He has a OneXPlayer Apex now, so he has no real need for it.

He is willing to sell it to me for £479, and it is still sealed.

I have had the original Rog Ally (non X), Rog Ally X, Legion Go 2 Z2e and most recently a OneXPlayer Apex. All were sold for various reasons, and the Apex mainly as I do not game too often and I didnt want to take it out due to the weight and value. The others I sold as i didn't enjoy having Windows for gaming on suck a small device. Even the LG 2 Z2E, as nice as it was, windows ruined it for me.

I have a gaming PC with a very good cpu/gpu which I mainly use to game, and a PS5 and NS2. The Deck would be a companion to the PC and also for some older games which I have in my steam library.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Hi everyone, hopefully I will be buying a Steam Deck second hand soon,, been doing overtime work to earn enough money to afford it. There are some products that are currently on sale but I’ve been seeing some already sold ones that went for really, really cheap. So I was thinking to get the cheapest and best option that I can come across soon,, I’ve seen some 1TB LCDs go for crazy cheap, my questions is.. Does OLED and LCD have that insane difference? As in 60-90hz difference and performance.

I’ve been watching a lot of performance videos but I also wanted to ask to you all, whom have experience in using this device. Should I get the best option “512-1TB LCD for cheap” or just save more and try to get an OLED and an SD Card? To be honest with you all I don’t do competitive games etc,, I do story, friend slop, rogue likes etc..

Has anyone found a good case that will hold the steam deck, steam controller and pick, small jsaux dock, charger block, cables, etc? Looking at the ones online that have space for steam deck and accessories, I'm not sure a steam controller will fit and I would rather not have to carry multiple cases. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Today, I've made a video about the Steam Deck. I purchased a Steam Deck a few months back, and safe to say, I'm pretty happy with my purchase thus far. After 4 years of this console's release, it's time to answer the fated question: is it really a handheld destined for success, or does it not quite live up to the highly regarded expectations? I went through a good chunk of games, the hardware, as well as some emulation, and I'd really appreciate if you could watch this video, like and subscribe, and leave some feedback in the comments! Thank you!

Hello everyone, by yesterday my gaming laptop that I’ve been using for the past 7 years have died.. o7, It wasn’t the best out there but it did the trick. So as of right now I have no laptop to use for work nor gaming. I am thinking of getting a Steam Deck because of its specs and price. I am a huge handheld lover but never had a handheld PC like the deck. So I was curious to those who have it. Does it function good as a main PC? All I will do is just use audio interfaces, record music, browse on the internet and of course play games. Also, I know I ain’t going to play stuff like GTA 6 on it.. all I care are emulators and old games such as Sea of Thieves etc.

Would it make sense to get one in 2026? I am seeing such good prices on 2nd hand market for 256gb LCD models, I am thinking of getting an SD card on the side of course. OLED is a bit expensive for my end.

How well Steam Deck performs as a main PC?

So this morning I bought ff7 rebirth, plugged in the charger, and left it to download as I took a nap. Woke up and now my steam deck won't turn on.

I've tried hard resetting, holding the power button for 30 seconds, holding both the power and vol +, and holding the (...) , vol, and power button. Nothing.

I did get some haptic feedback when I did the vol+ and power button, I can feel the touch pads reacting, the fan going, but the screen stays black.

This happened happened a few times before but usually the holding down the power button fixes it. Any ideas you guys have? Something else I can try? Thanks in advance!