If you have a Steam Deck with an LCD screen and its battery is starting to fail, repairing it has become surprisingly expensive. The official replacement battery for the original model has gone up in price again at iFixit and now costs $179.99 for the battery alone, or $184.99 for the complete repair kit. To put this into perspective, the battery originally launched at $79.99. Just a few weeks ago, it returned after a period of limited stock at $129.99, and this new $50 increase means its price has now jumped by 125% compared to the original price. Steam Deck
  • woelkchen
    202·
    2 months ago

    Hard to blame AI data enter demands for this…

  • mursejoy@lemmy.zip
    13·
    2 months ago

    I am hoping my SD OLED lasts me a long time. Sadly I’ve noticed the battery life decreasing. When looking at battery health, it’s fine but I’m sure the standby time is significantly worse than it was.

  • colourlesspony@pawb.social
    7·
    2 months ago

    Damn, I should have replaced my a while ago. It’s at 77% according the plasama desktop. My main issue is that under heavy load at less than 60% battery my xr glasses stop working.

    • woelkchen
      7·
      2 months ago

      3rd party batteries exists for reasonable prices.