The era of repairing your own devices is approachingand the valve Steam Deck Gaming Laptop This is perhaps the best example yet – not only does it offer an easy-to-repair design, but it now looks almost all parts Will be sold separately on iFixit.
Tonight, the company prematurely unveiled a massive collection of promised spare parts on your website, and we were surprised to see everything so far Motherboard with AMD Aerith chip Heart of the Steam Deck will be available soon for $350.
In fact, iFixit will sell parts that can be considered upgrades to your existing Steam Deck – if you decide you prefer the anti-glare screen that only comes with the 512GB model, or Supposedly quieter Huaying fanYou can buy them for $95 and $25 respectively. You can pay an extra $5 for the “Repair Kit” which contains everything you need to perform these repairs – which I recommend for the monitor. If you already have a screwdriver and a screwdriver, you probably won’t need it for the fan.
In fact, iFixit was willing to send you a full US price list for each item that would sell in the first wave, 23 featured pieces in total:
Steam Deck Spare Parts at iFixit
| SKU / link | Substantial | the price |
|---|---|---|
| SKU / link | Substantial | the price |
| 2600021 | Steam Surface Fan / Single Room | $24.99 |
| 2600022 | Steam deck fan/repair kit | $29.99 |
| 2600031 | Steam Deck Screen (512GB) / Part Only | $94.99 |
| 2600032 | Steam Deck Screen (512 GB) / Fixing Kit | $99.99 |
| 2600041 | Steam Deck screen/part (64GB or 256GB) only | $64.99 |
| 2600042 | Steam Deck Screen Repair Toolkit (64GB or 256GB) | $69.99 |
| 2600051 | Steam Rig Straight Thumb Rod / Coin Only | $19.99 |
| 2600052 | Right Thumbstick / Steam Surface Repair Kit | $24.99 |
| 2600061 | Left thumbstick on deck/room only | $19.99 |
| 2600062 | Surface Mount Vapor/Left Thumb Assembly | $24.99 |
| 2600071 | Rubber Membrane for Surface Steam Button | $4.99 |
| 2600081 | D-Pad rubber membrane for vapor surface | $4.99 |
| 2600091 | vapor surface rubber membrane | $4.99 |
| 2600101 | Vapor Deck Speakers | $24.99 |
| 2600291 | Left trigger button on the steam surface | US$7.99 |
| 2600301 | Right trigger button on the steam surface | US$7.99 |
| 2600161 | Left bumper button placed on the vapor surface | US$6.99 |
| 2600171 | Mount the right bumper button on the steam deck | US$6.99 |
| 2600181 | steam back plate | $24.99 |
| 2600191 | Front plate on the steam surface | $24.99 |
| 2600201 | The motherboard on the surface of the steam | $349.99 |
| 2600211 | Girl straight dish on steam surface | $29.99 |
| 2600221 | Daughter card on the left deck | $34.99 |
| 2600231 | Vapor Surface Battery Sticker | $4.99 |
| 2600241 | vapor surface screen sticker | $4.99 |
| 2600251 | Steam Deck Power Adapter (US) | $24.99 |
| 2600261 | Mains adapter for vapor roof (EU) | $24.99 |
| 260271 | Steam Deck Power Adapter (UK) | $24.99 |
GamingOnLinux she has Partial UK Price List Besides.
One thing you won’t immediately notice, however, is the Steam Deck battery, as this is clearly a major wear and tear part for a battery-powered console that can easily drain within hours. iFixit only contains a placeholder link for battery (E SSDThank you u/Fidler_2K @Reddit).
Here’s what iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens says On the edge About battery location:
We build a Steam Deck Repair Solution that includes all the step-by-step instructions and parts you need to repair your deck. Our initial release includes parts and tools to perform most repairs. We don’t have a day-one battery fix, but we’re committed to working with Valve to preserve these devices as they age. Battery replacement will be necessary for the Steam Deck to stand the test of time.
He couldn’t tell when he would sell after the phrase “soon”.
Earlier today, we posted a few pages about the upcoming parts release with Valve. These things came in earlier than expected, so we ended up removing them. If you receive an order for spare parts, we will honor it.
Stay tuned for the real version soon!
– iFixit (iFixit) May 21, 2022
There are no touchpads, d-pads or buttons on the list either, although iFixit sells the rubber diaphragms underneath. And there’s no internal metal frame, EM shields, or flexible flat cables. So it’s not like you can build a bunch of parts. But if you break the plastic bezel, it could be an easy $25 fix, and you can’t say the same for most gadgets.
By the way, getting into the Steam Deck is pretty easy: when my thumb got a little sticky, I was able to pull it out for cleaning by removing just seven screws (and I admit that by opening small delicate plastic clips).
By the way: If you’re interested in repair law and official parts, a story came out later this morning that you might want to read.