Optionally, what would you have wanted to know before you bought one?

Thanks!

Edit: Hey, thank you all very very much for your comments and suggestions, I really appreciate. I will most likely save up more and get the 1TB OLED model rather than the LCD model I was initially planning on. A couple of reasons for that, one, I am not good with electronics and I’d probably screw something up putting a new storage drive in. And two this thing will most likely be a permanent replacement for my old gaming laptop, which at this point is more than 10 years old, and seems to be on its last legs (I installed Linux on it, which was a struggle, but that is probably on me rather than Linux or the computer being at fault).

Anyway, I appreciate everyone’s responses and thanks for helping a gal out!

  • pentastarm@piefed.caOPEnglish
    7·
    4 days ago

    Okay, thank you! If I can ask a dumb question, what else do you take with you when you bring your steamdeck places?

    • breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de
      7·
      4 days ago

      I bring the power brick, a USB-C dongle, HDMI cable and one or two controllers.

      That way I can plug it at my friends or in a hotel etc.

      I have a portable USB-C display that I bring sometimes, if for example travelling by train for a longer period.

        • breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de
          3·
          3 days ago

          Haha, yeah I get that.

          The screen is a 15" portable, with a much higher resolution. It goes together well with the controllers and a second player :)

    • Sigilos@ttrpg.network
      5·
      4 days ago

      Power brick, USB-C cable, external battery, earbud headphones.

      Sometimes I also add a folding bluetooth keyboard, mini bluetooth mouse, and USB drives, but that’s only when I’m gonna use the Deck as a computer for 3D modeling or typing tasks.