Steam Deck OLED owners worried after reports of cracking emerge
Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Owners of the limited edition Steam Deck OLED are reporting cracks in their laptops. The cracks appear to be caused by over-tightened screws. The problem may also be related to the clear plastic used for the back. It’s been about five months since Valve released the limited edition Steam […]
Oliver Cragg / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Owners of the limited edition Steam Deck OLED are reporting cracks in their laptops.
- The cracks appear to be caused by over-tightened screws.
- The problem may also be related to the clear plastic used for the back.
It’s been about five months since Valve released the limited edition Steam Deck OLED. While there weren’t any big issues with the device at the time, it seems that owners are now noticing a common problem starting to appear: crackling.
First spotted by My citya number of Reddit Users have flocked to the website to share stories and images of their gaming system suddenly developing cracks seemingly out of nowhere. According to reports, all the cracks appear on the back of the device, next to the screws.
The Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED is Valve’s most expensive model, at $679 for 1TB. It includes all the features of a normal Steam Deck OLED, but adds some details like orange-colored parts and the rubber back. translucent plastic. While that translucent plastic back is a good aesthetic choice, it may be part of the problem.
Reports claim that the screws on the back are too tight and cause too much stress on the material used for the hull. As a result, a widely suggested solution to prevent cracking is to slightly loosen said screws.
Fortunately, it appears the cracks aren’t too serious. The damage is more superficial than anything else. But when you’re paying almost $700 for something, that kind of flaw isn’t entirely acceptable.
