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Hey folks, I wanna gift a steam deck to myself. The main games I’ll (infrequently) play on there are CS:Go and age of empires 2 HD, both of which I own and never get a chance to play on a regular PC.

I suppose I want the OLED one. Is it ok to go for the 64 GB version or should I go for the higher storage tier? It has expandable storage yeah? Or is that not reliable or fast enough?

Also, what’s going on with the pricing? It’s just obviously better to buy direct. Why are people trying to sell it on Amazon? I get people trying to sell on eBay and Craigslist but Amazon? What’s the deal there?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I bought the 512Gb OLED, and within two months decided I needed to upgrade the storage. I replaced the drive with a 2Tb drive, and I'm much happier. That said, I download a ton of stuff and keep it on there. I don't often play a single game straight through, so I like having the ability to have a wide variety at any given time. Replacing the drive is trivial if you're handy at all.

I would buy direct, I wouldn't trust getting something second hand. I'm sure plenty of people are selling their LCD for an OLED, but I would rather go direct unless you're getting an amazing deal and have some level of purchase protection.