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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As an Australian, I’m not expecting a Steam Deck at all.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you can deal with the issues of grey import, it's trivially easy to get one here now. I got a 64gb from Kogan, and since I'm rolling the dice with warranty - did a 1tb SSD upgrade myself.

Definitely happy with my purchase it's an awesome machine

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Putting in your own 1TB SSD is so easy I wouldn't even worry about the whole warranty thing. Just follow along with a YouTube video and you're done in 10 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It sure is! The only two things I mention for people thinking of doing it:

  1. Eject the micro SD card first!
  2. Get a decent small screwdriver and be careful with the screws as they have a bit of thread lock on them and I found it was pretty easy to strip. Nearly had one do that for me which was a bit stressful.

But other than that it's a piece of cake and plenty of guides getting the os on the new drive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kogan provides a year warranty tho... so it's not exactly a grey import (like fly by night eBay seller)

I think you might have to cover shipping for repairs tho if you don't have their extended warranty.

I think they have to provide that warranty by law tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's true but from what I have heard it can be a bit of a ball ache getting the warranty with them, but that's par for the course for grey import so nothing really special about Kogan. They may have a better reputation than most, but with an import you accept it could be a hassle.

That said, I think going with the cheapest and upgrading the SSD is the best choice.

Also wouldn't hold my breath that if/when a local steam deck is released, it will be at all competitively priced.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Dude, just buy one.. pay the extra money and get one, I did and I cant put it down.. kogan is where I got mine