Never thought there were other folks interested in the Deck other than me around here. I'm basically waiting for my turn in the queue, after the delay. Was Q1 2022, now Q2 2022 after the 2 months delay. Deposited 5 dollars to Valve to secure my position, well technically I have someone over in the States I trust to do that since I need a proper address and and properly receive the Deck when it ships (in case it delays again).

Until my 512GB unit ships from Valve, I'm making do with this.



I cannot do the eGPU stuff with the Steam Deck since it doesnt have Thunderbolt4 connectivity. Will have to rely solely on the custom AMD's Aerith APU on the Deck to run the games.

how did u purchased yours anyway?

Not in any hurry to get mine, after I got my Z13.



Goes everywhere with me and not power constrained like the Deck either.

My Deck reservation slipped to Q3 already, by that time Valve is in danger of being overtaken by AyaNeo 2 as the most powerful handheld PC in the market. If they delay my reservation anymore, I'm heading to AyaNeo 2. Power of choice back in the hand of the consumer. Valve can continue staggering their Deck production at the detriment of their own Deck being eclipsed by other RDNA2 handheld coming at the end of this year.

yeah ive been considering this, but after owning nintendo switch, im more inclined to own something similiar instead of a compact laptop

I'm not dropping the notion of getting a handheld PC (I'm still using my OneXPlayer 1165G7), and I'm still keeping my Q3 Deck reservation.  Just that a Deck is not a Deck if the only way to own one is by paying USD1700. The Deck is not just about PC portable gaming, it's also about keeping that portable gaming priced reasonably. If my choice is restricted to only getting a Deck 2 months ago by getting it for USD1700, I rather spend that USD1700 on something like the Z13. Which I did. 

Moral of the story? Value is subjective, I'm not willing to be slaughtered at the neck, no matter how much more portable it is, to get a relatively underpowered device, versus other options I can spend the amount people are asking for a Deck now.

What I like is the longer I'm made to wait to get my Q3 Deck reservation, the more my option opens up as more and more handheld PC (from Aya Neo, Ayn, OneXPlayer, GPDWin) enters the market. I guess the big question is, can you wait that long? The recent years with the torture endured to get a PS5, an XSX and an RTX3080Ti GPU and how long I had to wait for them, has made the wait for my Q3 Deck EASY.

I guess in my case, the wonder and enjoyment of owning a handheld PC is not as exciting anymore, I got my OneXPlayer 1165G7 in July last year 2021. I was one of their earliest backer on Indiegogo. Even that I'm not slaughtered price-wise either, early bird backers get almost 40% off retail price. I get the excitement, I see the potential of handheld PCs, but it's not worth getting slaughtered in price over that excitement. At least that's how I see it.

WHOA! a real life steam deck.

i only have one question. How's the gyro aiming on it? Is it as good like the Steam Controller's?

Time to add this to your Steam library. Your Deck (check spelling correct!) is going to be happy.