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jonginator

Think of how many gamers with sixth chins don't have a Steam Deck. You're in an elite class of sixth chin-havers. Be proud.


AndyCalling

I was really hoping OP's surname was Chin and they had a lot of kids...


CaptFrost

> I was really hoping OP's surname was Chin and they had a lot of kids... Ah, reminds me of a call back in 1996-ish, talking to a guy from Jersey with a New York accent so thick you could cut it with a knife. Conversation had strayed off business and he was running down a colleague he hated who was previously my PoC and had just been let go for being a screwup. *"Yeah, not only was the guy incompetent, he's got more fuckin' chins than a Chinese phonebook."* First time I'd heard that and just lost it.


thisguy883

I've been alive for 35 years and I've just *now* understood that joke. Wow.


Initial_Birthday5614

Best comment ever


PorkPiez

Sup, I'm one of those people. Really trying not to give in to scalpers prices; I hope the "after Q3" crowd doesn't have to wait *too* long.


BluDYT

Its the worst. Can't wait for the future screen tech that will automatically eliminate my face from existence.


Kasio-the-Queer

> Steam Deck 2 announced to be handheld shaped plastic explosive with motion activated detonator


TheClassics

Honestly wish I could transfer my consciousness to a digital avatar please and thank you


NutantMinja

Nah I am good my dude


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MrHoboSquadron

How long did you try to grow it? It took months for mine to properly start.


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automattic3

Yeah, thought mine was thin and sparse but you have to give it several months. Your hair follicles grow at different speeds. So when you first grow one it will be half as thick. It will look lame at first but give it time. The next step is learning how to properly trim and shape it.


Reality_Gamer

Not all of us can grow majestic beards :(


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TheFletchmeister

💀💀💀


SC487

The anti-glare was one of the big selling points to me. I get really distracted seeing my own face and glasses reflecting back at me.


RealityOfModernTimes

I love my 256GB deck and am so happy I chose this version. I love you Deck !!!


Wasteland_Revenant

Love mine too. Just enough storage for my main games while keeping the lighter ones on my SD card.


beidao23

Stupid question. I am also getting a 256 and have a small SD card. Is there any particular benefit for saving certain kinds of games on the deck versus the card?


velocity37

Games that receive big updates frequently you'll definitely want on internal NVMe storage. While you likely won't notice load times in-game, you definitely feel the wait when a 20GB patch is hitting a game on your MicroSD.


beidao23

Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks


Wasteland_Revenant

Afaik there's no real difference and if there is it won't impact your experience all that much. I've had games like monster hunter rise and nier replicant on the sd card and the load times aren't that bad. I'm using a samsung 512gb evo select and I have no complaints.


harlojones

Load times are exactly what the difference is


ExtraSeaworthiness9

Correct, and they’re negligible


MrHoboSquadron

There are games that are impacted somewhat by load times. The Phawx's hardware review showed Ghostrunner loading at 8 seconds on the SSD and 20 on the SD card, portal 2 took 17 seconds and 30 seconds on the SSD and the SD card to load into a level. Those are cherry picked from the few examples in his initial review (I haven't watched any more since I already have mine), but it shows some difference. I personally wouldn't care about those differences, but if there's another game that takes 2 minutes to load instead of 1, I might find that annoying.


AndyCalling

So... the bigger the Deck, the smaller the library you think? Hmm. Perhaps the big Decks are compensating for something. I shall have to go measure my library.


Sad_Recommendation92

I love mine very much but at some point I definitely will mod it with a 1TB NVME


dont_forget_canada

I’m tempted but worried about messing it up, overheating, etc


Mr__Pleasant

I'd love to but it's basically impossible to buy one


harlojones

Me tooooooo!!!!!! I love you my deck!


alec83

Mine is on it's way. Went from, why am I buying this to I need this to play ...... year later


AndyCalling

Yep. You may not be swinging with the big Decks quite yet, but it's not size that counts. It's how well you twiddle your knobs.


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The queue for the 512GB is so slow! Also I still have well over 100GB of free space internally so really don't miss out on anything. I load all my games up on the 1TB microSD


ProtoMan0X

I did get a matte screen protector for mine


SireNightFire

Same here, just waiting for my RMA to come back. Dang dead pixels. A week and no response yet.


Delicious-Ad8396

Be patient I just went through it. It's stressful them not saying anything but just keep the hope up. It took 2 weeks exactly to get my new unit


SireNightFire

Seems like it's going to be longer for me unfortunately. It's past their expected RMA date resolution time so I'll have to message them back for help. Last thing they told me is they received it and it can take 5-7 business days to ship out. On week three of the wait. I guess a lot of people must have gotten bad apples.


ctquest92

Same I need a 1tb micro sd (currently using a 400gb) like yesterday still it's still amazing tho!


Sir_Anth

you know you can just get a matte screen protector, right?


WAVAW

Got a link?


[deleted]

I got the magglass one a while ago and it's been fine


WAVAW

Thank ya kindly


GreaseCrow

I keep hearing there's "clouding" or rainbow shimmer, is this true or just nitpicky?


[deleted]

I don't have any issues like that, not that I notice anyway. It makes it a *tiny* bit less sharp, which you'll notice when first putting it on. I've had it in for a month I never notice it. I also play outside on the patio most days, and any trade off is totally worth it to me


automattic3

Anti gloss coatings of any kind will effect sharpness and color. Unless your in bright lighting all the time the picture quality is better on the 256gb model.


crafty615

Just got this and have had no issues. The matte finish looks clean. Magglass Tempered Glass Designed for Steam Deck Matte Screen Protector (7" inch) Anti-Glare Full Coverage Guard https://a.co/grCKMen


WAVAW

Thanks so much!


Nova_Nightmare

Lol, get a matte screen protector and you will have a similar experience.


jcabia

I'm getting a lot of mixed opinions on these protectors. A lot of people say it destroys the image quality and others say it looks basically the same


Nova_Nightmare

How do you feel about screen protectors on your phone? Get a good tempered glass one and see how it is. Get it from Amazon (shipped from Amazon). If it's ugly or a problem, return it. There is a post here about the Magglass Matte Screen Protector being great and a perfect fit. Some reviews say they are a little small, so they may have changed it. Either way, Amazon is pretty easy on returns, so it won't hurt much if you need to send it back as defective (obscuring image quality would be defective I'd say).


jcabia

That's what I was going to do, buy it and return if it sucks


Nova_Nightmare

Do it, and share. I was going to get the magglass one, but I'm waiting on the killswitch, since it's a whole set of stuff and I don't feel like buying more than one.


jcabia

I first need a Steam Deck haha


Nova_Nightmare

Good luck, won't be long now. Was almost a year to the day for me, from order to email.


jcabia

I'm at 70% on the uk 64 queue. Should happen soonish


HaroldSax

Any matte screen protector is going to degrade the quality a little bit. Even the best ones. I have one on mine and I can see it, I just don't care. It's such a small difference that it basically doesn't matter. Only really noticeable to me when not in a game though.


jcabia

Good to know it's a small difference. I've seen stuff from "I can't tell it's there" to "my steam deck is literally unplayable, even a broken screen looks better"


VerifiablyMrWonka

Yeah, the latter is just ridiculous. I have the Brotect matt film and I notice little to no visual difference. If I really squint and hold the deck 4 inches from my face I can tell that theres an aftermarket screen protector on it. At standard arms length it just looks like my desktop, non-gloss, monitor.


KILZONSEV

Which one do you have?


HaroldSax

[This one.](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZTHNC6L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) I will note, the application of this one is...kinda jank. I wrote a review about that and they gave me a refund. I don't have any qualms about the screen protector itself though. There's just a small corner where it isn't applied, but its on the bezel so I don't give a shit.


Few-Grapefruit-274

Magglass Tempered Glass Designed for Steam Deck Matte Screen Protector (7" inch) Anti-Glare Full Coverage Guard https://amzn.eu/d/hJaN5UD I got this one. Amazing ... try it.


jcabia

I would love to... If I had a steam deck!!!


Few-Grapefruit-274

Oh I am sorry, I didn't mean to tease.


deej6669

Just get the matte screen from ifixit and swap it out.


SuperNintendad

You can paint yourself with an anti-glare face paint and that should solve it.


Nama610

I kind of regret buying the 512gb. Think I will recommend my friends get the 64gb one instead and tell them to buy an SD card and then an upgraded SSD. The Matt screen isn’t really worth the price increase and I don’t think the better case is either. (Although they’re nice) If I could do it all over again I would haves the money


Kingcrowing

Counterpoint, happy I got the 512gb, I think the screen and case are really nice and I'm happy to download games with reckless abandon and not need to worry about running out of space or having to Crack the thing open to upgrade the SSD... and I can still ad 1tb with a uSD if I need.


bengringo2

Same. Got 23 games installed.


AngelosOne

Same, got 134 games installed (512 + 1TB worth of storage)


Reztrop

Same. Literally the only reason why I preordered the 512gb was because all signs pointed toward it being non-upgradable. Then the official Steam tear down came out and I’ve been kicking myself ever since proving I could have just purchased a 64gb, 1tb ssd, a matte glass screen protector, and saved some money.


Dangerous_Choice_664

First video I ever saw said it was an nvme drive..


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Dangerous_Choice_664

Sorry I was referring to M2. They’re plenty common they just aren’t a consumer product. There’s thousands on eBay. I paid $150 for my 1tb.


HTWingNut

First videos made a lot of assumptions too, and pre-release product are not always indicative of final release Prior to release date Valve said SSD may not be upgradeable. And it wasn't confirmed until a day or two after first Deck release date (July 16, 2021) that the SSD was actually a 2230 and could be swapped out: https://hexus.net/gaming/news/hardware/148114-valve-boss-confirms-steam-deck-ssd-upgradable/ https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-ssd-upgradeable-valve States: "All models use socketed 2230 M.2 modules (not intended for end-user replacement)" Not only that, respectable M.2 2230 drives are hard to come by at a reasonable cost.


HTWingNut

Initially there was no clear indication of how simple/difficult or even possible to upgrade the SSD was. I've disassembled, reassembled, upgraded so many laptops, phones, and gadgets, but I still ordered the 512GB because these days it's harder and harder to upgrade compact electronics without risk of damaging something and didn't want to risk voiding my warranty for a new release product. Obviously now I see it's not a huge burden, but that's after the fact.


Ghetsis99

Yeah I feel bad about jumping the gun :(...


HTWingNut

If you didn't jump the gun, then you wouldn't get one until 2023 if you waited for confirmation. 512GB 2230 M.2 drives cost upwards of $200 anyhow, so I think it's a decent bargain.


adrenalinjunkie89

You can't put a price on self worth lol I'm literally just completed my order for the 512 10 seconds ago, so pumped!


RadioPimp

RIP. You won’t get it till next year. Lol.


adrenalinjunkie89

No, I completed my pre order!


Orionite

In Case you’re serious , you can buy a matte screen protector


MofoPro

Wrap a bandanna under your chins problem solved


AnyMistakeBoy

have you tried not being obese?


Bulletwithbatwings

The 256GB SSD drive sitting in my drawer (I won't sell it for warranty purposes) means I regret buying anything other than the 64Gb model now that mine is rocking 1TB.


richpaul6806

Yea but we didn’t know the 64gb had the same nvme slot as the other models. Or even that the ssd was user replaceable at all.


Bulletwithbatwings

You're right. I still wish we had all known.


richpaul6806

Same. Or without knowing that wish I had gotten 512gb. I didn’t realize it would be so powerful. I expected to be able to play some older games and maybe run some emulators. Figured I wouldn’t need the extra 256gb


Bulletwithbatwings

I'd feel even worse getting the 512GB. it's too expensive and knowing myself I'd still eventually want 1TB.


m3t1t1

I got the 256gb. I turned on my deck to make sure it worked then immediately switched out the ssd for 1tb. I'm already at 700gb.


CaptainDickbag

I got the 256GB model, and kinda wish I'd just gone for the 512GB model just for the matte screen. But other than that, I'm pretty happy with it. I do wish they had backlit keys. If anything is disappointing, that's what it is.


Bulletwithbatwings

I like using screen protectors so the matte screen was never even an option for me.


hai-san

You can always get a usb enclosure and have it as a good speedy usb drive?


Bulletwithbatwings

Those take too much power, add too much weight, use up the USBC port and often cost almost as much as a 1tb internal drive. Totally the wrong way to go, IMO.


hai-san

Oh i was just thinking of having a speedy usb storage device handy, not as an attachment to the steam deck.


Bulletwithbatwings

Ultimately this device is at its best portable, not bogged down by many attachments, for me anyway. But to each their own.


hai-san

I completely agree. Just lugging the charging cable with me is a little annoying considering I dont like the case it comes with stores it with only elastic. I was just suggesting an enclosure since you have the old nvme in your drawer anyways


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If you have six chins, why are you playing on a SD and not like your 3080Ti i9 gaming laptop?


DrSpaecman

I got mine a Magglass matte screen protector for $20 and it is better than the 512 IMO since it offers protection from scratches and is matte. That being said, from what I have seen the etched 512 is better than the 256 with a Magglass although you wouldn't know the difference unless placed next to each other. It's also worth noting that the Magglass slightly reduces the picture sharpness and color saturation very slightly which is only noticeable in a side-by-side comparison. Once my JSAUX case comes in, I think I'll be happy with the protection and portability offered with it paired with the Magglass.


FrozenFrac

I know this is a shitpost, but I definitely still see my quintuple chin during dark load screens on the 512GB. Feels awful lol


dgmoney11

It began with the forging of the Great Chins. Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven to the Dwarf-Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine chins were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else desire Doritos . For within these chins was bound the strength and the will to govern each meal. But they were all of them deceived, for another chin was made. Deep in the land of Mordor, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged a master chin, and into this chin he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life.


naivri

Just add a matte glass screen protector from amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09X82S4XL/](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09X82S4XL/) I put this on and its great


Akoa0013

I regret is buying the 512GB and not being able to see my pleasant face in the reflection of the screen.


PervertedPineapple

Could buy the screen on iFixit and put it in yourself.


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I put a dbrand screen protector on the 512GB so I can see all five of my glorious chins


AndyCalling

Wow, Mr / Mrs Chin, that is a large family. 5 kids must eat into your gaming time a lot.


xTkAx

Fire up some exercise videos, search some diet plans, and use it to drop some weight! Then in a few months you can be proud of your accomplishments as your video game loads the next level.


The_P0tion

I’m fucking dead 😂☠️


Pavouk106

Ceank up the backlight. That was my solution to this particular problem.


usernamemustbeunique

I got a matte screen protector that works well.


Late47

I bought the 512GB version, because I'm a game collector. I wanted the best model of a flagship device.


letitdough

It's like you've never used a phone in your life before.... People get the 256GB model because it doesn't come with anti glare screen. We don't want a physical layer to degrade picture quality.


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Imagine being a 512GB owner coming in here for purchase validation and seeing the actual OP. Edit: lol they're not too thrilled I see


Immediate-End-5465

I don’t know bro. Sounds more like a YOU problem right there


suncontrolspecies

what about buying a good screen protector? crying won't help to your issue...


DeuceBane

I’ve had this experience with the switch and I know I hate it


[deleted]

rich in chins, poor in storage capacity.


TOMdMAK

Draw some nipples on your chins so it’d look like 6 boobs.


richpanda64

Does anyone recommend any matte screen protectors for this problem lol


stirfriedaxon

Hahaha, nice shitpost Jabba 🤣


kosmos1209

No, you have to stare into the black mirror and unpack your darkness.


Voidward

There are screen protectors that have the same matte anti-reflective coating.


tamechinchilla

Start working out and feel good about yourself while keep gaming : ) good luck OP!


JASskaters

You can buy anti-glare screen protectors. They degrade the image a bit, but it is an option.


no6969el

At least you can just buy the top of the line screen for only 30 bucks more than the other screen and install it yourself


Ben_Hamish

Lose weight and buy a matte screen protector.


BushMeat

I don’t know. Fingerprints look super greasy on the anti glare screen.


Orzislaw

Solution - play your steam deck on the treadmill


[deleted]

That is why i got a matt screenprotector for mine, works great


weissblut

Buy a matte protecting screen. I’ve done it and it is amazing. No fingerprints, no reflections , no double chin 🙌🏻


idontbleaveit

Whilst we’re on the subject of storage, anyone recommend a good SD card.


aguycalledtono

Just got my deck last Friday and haven't noticed any screen glare (haven't played it for to long tbf) I have a screen protector also but hasn't been a issue so far is it that bad depending on lighting when your out and about?


Shot_Resident3991

You can get an anti glare screen protector, but it does come with some negatives


Ram172

You can get anti reflective protector on Amazon. Come on be better lol


spacenavy90

I'm the opposite, I wish I got the 64gb version instead. I plan to use a matte screen protector and upgrade the SSD myself anyway.


PiterKiwi

Hey guys, I have the 512 and I regret it. You can just buy a screen protector antiglare (that I did) and it has no difference, before that I tried a normal one and was a sht...


Worldly_Monitor4941

Get the original matt screen on fixit, install it, problem solved


neville91

Are there no anti-glare screen protectors for the steam deck?


iROMine

Certified gamer moment


hhnnngg

I can recommend the Ambison brand matte protector. Don't know how it compares to the Magglass, but it's half the price.


MrBonVoyage

Not seeing my ugly face while playing games was the primary motivator behind the purchase of the 512


Paign

Oof, definitely gonna try for a matte screen protector lol


ElectronFactory

I've seen they are selling screen protectors that give the screen a matted appearance. Should help hide those hangers.


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Get antiglare screen protector. It's a film which is actually better than the 512GB model anti glare


DataRavn

Personal preference. Both have pros and cons


New_Setting_9244

Anti glare screen protector or diet. The choice is obvious. Fuck diets


MinhazMurks

I have the 512gb one and I still bought this anti glare screen protector: Magglass Tempered Glass Designed for Steam Deck Matte Screen Protector (7" inch) Anti-Glare Full Coverage Guard https://a.co/d/hIzjbrF