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Valve's iFixit partnership is a game changer (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I dropped my launch edition steam deck last night on carpet and while all the buttons still worked- something was rattling inside of it. After I opened it up I discovered a missing chunk of plastic from the R2 trigger, that piece presses against another to keep the button from over articulating. I suspect this trigger absorbed most of the impact, there was no other visible damage.

Of course I was upset that I broke it, but so very pleasantly surprised to find ifixit had the trigger in stock and reasonably priced. This availability made me love the deck even more, and really the fact valve made these parts available places the deck above any other competition in my mind.

This machine is built to last, I am so excited to get it fixed and get back to gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have to second the other person said, if you have the money I'd get the the kit. It's proved useful for all sorts of things. I've used mine for electronics, knife repair/maintenance, home repairs, basically anything you've ever needed to work on that required some kind of weird screwdriver that you definitely don't have in the drawer lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I feel the same way about my Leatherman Wave multi tool. I had a cheap one that I got for like £4 and it just sat in my toolbox. My house got broken into and they stole all my tools. The insurance company replaced the multi tool with the Wave. I just shoved it in the toolbox, which lives in the garage as I never really used it.
One day, I saw the Wave online and noticed it costs a lot of money (£100+). I brought it inside the house and ended up leaving it by my desk. I found myself reaching for it to do all manner of household jobs. It's a great gadget to quickly fix odd jobs or cut boxes up from the numerous online purchases. Really handy to leave around the house.

I'm sure you can get by with cheaper variants but the Leatherman tools are solid and built to last. They also come with a 25 year warranty. Definitely a purchase I'd make again if I ever needed to.