They come with a one-year warranty, just like a new Deck.
  • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    That’s good to hear. I’d be interested to see how good their quality control will be with verifying these units.

    Here’s the prices for those wondering.

    64GB: $319 refurbished versus $399 for new

    Normally $399

    256GB: $419 refurbished versus $529 for new

    Normally $529

    512GB: $519 refurbished versus $649 for new

    Normally $649

    • smort@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I got my refurb Deck about 10 days ago. Honestly it looks and runs great. I don’t know what the new factory packaging looks like, but I didn’t see any evidence of the Deck, power supply, and case not being fresh off the production line.

  • phxEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Seems like a good idea. The SD is actually pretty modular so it’s probably easy to swap bad parts and be like new again

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Valve now sells “certified refurbished” Steam Decks that cost less than if you bought the handheld gaming PC brand new.

    As revealed in listings that appeared ahead of the official launch, the refurbished units offer some nice savings over the prices of new ones:

    Valve cautions that “supplies are limited” and that it expects them to “come in and out of stock as available,” so depending on when you check the page, they may not actually be available to purchase.

    “Each Certified Refurbished Steam Deck has been thoroughly tested to the same high standards as our retail units,” Valve says.

    “Every device goes through a complete factory reset, software update, and an extensive examination involving over 100 tests at one of Valve’s facilities.

    Valve also announced that GameStop will start selling refurbished Steam Decks in “select stores” beginning Tuesday.

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