Post AbigaFJd2WNmocCYc4 by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
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(DIR) Post #AbiW0UPuPujDgVRzIO by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T02:56:05Z
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The craziest thing to me about the new Steam Deck OLED is Valve made the device better with a bigger battery, bigger storage, new OLED HDR screen, bigger screen, higher refresh rate and didn't keep the price the same, they actually lowered it.
(DIR) Post #AbiWA1b0QZlbC4Bh8y by Maholmire@crlf.ninja
2023-11-12T02:58:09.970943Z
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I'm seething.
(DIR) Post #AbiXIP76yMrmP5lRQG by ralen@social.linux.pizza
2023-11-12T03:10:32Z
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@BrodieOnLinux that's because they don't have to pay for the windows license
(DIR) Post #AbiY62QJbnWkVhPj3A by enthusiast101@fosstodon.org
2023-11-12T03:19:32Z
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@BrodieOnLinux If I could afford, I'd definitely be interested in buying one. My only gripe is that the hardware specs are kind of low, meaning it could go out of date faster than a traditional console.Still though it makes me pretty excited that such a thing exists.As for the price, I'm fairly certain that it is either a loss leader, or doesn't make much (if any) profit.
(DIR) Post #AbiYyxB8oHa4AfVBdA by Nouvanity@fosstodon.org
2023-11-12T03:29:25Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Its amazing. If I had to guess they probably found out they were vastly miscalculating how much money they would get from people buying games in their old models prices, which is probably why they were so comfortable putting the deck on sale every major sale.
(DIR) Post #AbiaJib6Jm62z26rxI by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T03:44:23Z
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@Nouvanity The base 64GB even existing feels like a product of hardware shortages rather than something they had actually wanted to make. 64GB on a gaming device is excessively low in 2023
(DIR) Post #AbigVCQCN8euOLrstk by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T04:54:02Z
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@BrodieOnLinux except that there is no 399 USD model
(DIR) Post #AbigaFJd2WNmocCYc4 by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T04:54:57Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity you dont seem to understand that 64GB is something you can turn into a 512 GB model in under 10 minutes for much less than what the 512GB model is worth
(DIR) Post #AbikaUFXulBCwvf7YW by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T05:39:44Z
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@boilingsteam @Nouvanity You don't seem to understand the difference is more than just the bigger storage, now it's a new screen bigger screen, the bigger storage, a bigger battery, a smaller process node CPU, a new wifi standard and a better carrying case.
(DIR) Post #AbikgmUwypEVHdrviC by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T05:40:48Z
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@boilingsteam There is though, the 64GB model got deleted and replaced with the 256GB model
(DIR) Post #Abikp9mGJQSfncxaFc by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T05:42:08Z
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@boilingsteam You even wrote about the 399 USD model in your article
(DIR) Post #Abio1QA1Wd9xwsc7qS by dlove67@layer8.space
2023-11-12T06:17:57Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @boilingsteam @Nouvanity well, the 256GB *is* just bigger storage, I think.Not that it's a bad thing, you're getting a straight storage upgrade for the same price.
(DIR) Post #AbirAiNpRWZ2vyC7NI by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T06:53:15Z
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@dlove67 @boilingsteam @Nouvanity The 256GB model is the same as the original it's just now priced like the 64GB model, the 512GB and 1TB model have the improvements
(DIR) Post #AbirGQFDnO1IPmtF6e by dlove67@layer8.space
2023-11-12T06:54:18Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @boilingsteam @Nouvanity I know, that's what I said lol
(DIR) Post #Abis2N079tRMFrgeoa by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T07:03:17Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @dlove67 @Nouvanity The 256GB model is not OLED
(DIR) Post #AbisBrrHnfLsZ35QKO by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T07:05:00Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity you are just oblivious to the fact that they stopped making a low tier device for the OLED version, and it's probable that the LCD version will disappear as they will stop making it
(DIR) Post #AbisgPWXCK8Nf9waw4 by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T07:10:27Z
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@boilingsteam @Nouvanity They stopped making a low tier device and then made the higher tier device cheaper, I'm failing to see the problem lol
(DIR) Post #Abisknf7OScNgY3I4u by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T07:10:56Z
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@dlove67 @boilingsteam @Nouvanity I was just confirming that I think you added
(DIR) Post #AbivCXiGUBCiEhse8m by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T07:38:43Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity the problem is that the low tier pricing answered a market need which is not answered anymore when you stop making it
(DIR) Post #Abj4Kpg6TVDrrGtgGG by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T09:20:59Z
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@boilingsteam @Nouvanity The price of the 256GB is the price that the 64GB used to be, people who could only afford the bottom tier model now just get a better device for the exact same price
(DIR) Post #Abj4rCgWTJ5ATlWr3Y by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T09:26:35Z
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@boilingsteam @Nouvanity If you're arguing that the 64GB model should still exist but should be made even cheaper that's a whole nother issue. The simple fact is if you were only going to spend $399 originally you got a 64GB model now instead you get a 256GB model this is objectively better and you can't argue around that
(DIR) Post #AbjCHK3aNum6YEia2q by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T10:50:05Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity the 256GB version as it is right now is the older hardware, and it's probably not made anymore and will only last only until it gets sold out. When it does, there will no more low tier effectively available for the Steam Deck.
(DIR) Post #AbjE7CbNRmjWRUpFtA by dlove67@layer8.space
2023-11-12T11:10:39Z
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@boilingsteam @BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity presumably, if that were the case then Valve would say that, considering they say exactly that for the 64Gb and 512GB LCD versions you can still buy.
(DIR) Post #AbjECiD5M8VpvC5gVU by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T11:11:40Z
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@dlove67 @BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity They probably don't say it because they believe that have enough stocks to last for a while, but no manufacturer keeps making old and new versions at the same time - this means the LCD units are being phased out.
(DIR) Post #AbjEJ96UHNJV4H4Y7M by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T11:12:42Z
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@boilingsteam @dlove67 @Nouvanity The while supplies last specifically only applies to the 64GB and 512GB LCD models, there is no plans to discontinue the LCD 256GB
(DIR) Post #AbjEUFU0tuvi2TN3J2 by TheStroyer@mastodon.social
2023-11-12T03:25:19Z
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@enthusiast101 @BrodieOnLinux it only needs to run a 800p screen. So it doesn't need as much raw specs as a console
(DIR) Post #AbjEUGXEzP6bIlt8yW by enthusiast101@fosstodon.org
2023-11-12T10:58:38Z
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@TheStroyer @BrodieOnLinux That's true for now, but at some point, it'll get more and more outdated in the future. I guess that's true for everything, but as it is, the steam deck looks like it doesn't have much wiggle room in that regard.
(DIR) Post #AbjEUHNhqL4ZvUR2ki by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T11:14:29Z
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@enthusiast101 @TheStroyer We'll see what happens if or when Valve does a Steam Deck 2 but for now it seems powerful enough to do everything I want
(DIR) Post #AbjGGNdfyrjlBiPBKa by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-11-12T11:34:44Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @dlove67 @Nouvanity Again - think about it a second. Do you think they will keep producing a device that has known RMA related issued if they have a hardware that is revised and more robust? No manufacturer does that. Also, many of the components are limited by stocks, be it screen, the older APU, and more. There is no such thing as unlimited availability.
(DIR) Post #AbjGZY4hP9F33YBXO4 by dlove67@layer8.space
2023-11-12T11:38:07Z
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@boilingsteam @BrodieOnLinux @Nouvanity let's say you're correct (I don't think you are, I mean I can still buy an LCD switch afaik)Why do you think this means they're doing away with the $399 price and they're not going to release an OLED version once stocks are depleted? Or even just do a hardware refresh to combine supply chains and keep LCD for the low end model?
(DIR) Post #AbjKLtFiGlvgV44zBY by enthusiast101@fosstodon.org
2023-11-12T12:20:06Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @TheStroyer True, that's why I'd still like one myself. That was just a worry I had about it, but I still think it's an incredible device.
(DIR) Post #AbjQw3EdEPRlbuCRqy by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-11-12T13:33:58Z
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@enthusiast101 @TheStroyer It plays Switch games as good or better than a Switch so I'm not too worried myself lol