seems worse than just buying the repair part. or if bios mods aren’t scary, getting deckhd screen or the oled mod for lcd decks I forgot the name of.
What kind of BS is this? Just use a usb-C to DP or a dock, no need to invest on a 3D printer or generate even more waste. Shit, if you’re at your desk, you can even use the deck as a controller while you output to the external display… This article reads like an AI wrote a piece out of a reddit comment.
Sometimes, you just do things because you can.
Here’s the Steam Brick, a very similar project. To quote the maker:
I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could that I didn’t stop to think if I should.
… if they can design and print a case they probably already owned a 3d printer. The amount of plastic used to make the small case is likely just a few grams. Probably around $1 of plastic total.
Yes, the article is pretty light on details since it’s just a rehash of a couple of comments with no actual reporting, but don’t blame the person for designing and printing a neat little case for their hobby. This is a perfectly acceptable way to repair and continue to use some broken electronics.
From the beginning i just wanted valve to sell a standalone mainboard for exactly this purpose.
A Valve x Framework collaboration would be awesome.
People are so creative!
When ifixit originally leaked repair part prices, they actually did have a motherboard listed as a replacement part that was intended to be purchasable. However, it was priced at $350, which obviously isn’t worth it compared to the price of a full deck (especially when on sale).
It’s possible they could sell it for cheaper now that the Deck’s production volume is higher, but basically with the normal Deck’s being originally priced to sell at a loss, major repair parts like the motherboard cost too much individually to be worth buying at standard price + ifixit markup.
