The ULTIMATE Steam Deck
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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Linode
1:22 - What is the Ultimate Steam Deck?
2:02 - 2TB SSD Upgrade
4:30 - Joystick Upgrade
6:30 - Cooling upgrade
9:15 - Charging IC Heatsink
10:05 - Protection
13:05 - Battery Upgrade
16:40 - Testing it out
18:10 - dBrand!
19:03 - Outro - Věda a technologie
Alex is quite a rare creature. He seems to have enough general knowledge on how to get something to work, yet he manages to have this jank yolo approach that could only be tolerated by a company who is ran by someone that routinely drops 1k+ pieces of hardware.
its a fairly admirable quality amongst maintenance and prototype engineers, in both instances it doesnt matter how/why something works, all that matters is that it works so the tolerance for jankyness is SUPER high.
I watch this channel for Alex and his craftsman ship alone. The whole team is great, but he is so laid back and doesn't give off the hyper gen z vibe that this channel is trending toward in recent years. Any vid with him in the shop gets my view.
Whoever keeps hiring these people is clearly great at picking gems.
@@anon_y_mousse and good at making powerpoints!
He's amazing
I think that even though most companies dislike this kind of modding, somewhere valve's people are just looking at this video and think "you go linus, unlock full potential"
"yeeee linus, modding go brrrr!" -valve
Honestly, if they designed a steam deck 2 with an easy and user-friendly heatsink add-on, I wouldn't even mind paying for it separately.
valve is just that way, and i hope it stays the same
I see your point, but they are definitely more worried about software Modding/modchips, piracy and all that.
@@cheezyfriez12 you are free to change the OS to your liking, I can't imagine what you would even do with a modchip on it. It'd be the same as putting one on your pc and I haven't seen anyone do that in a hot minute.
valve : "you can open and repair your steam deck, but you really shouldn't be doing it"
those guys : "let's slam a heatsink on that bad boy"
Right? Haha
My favorite part is that valve did officially acknowledge this mod. They did not endorse it but they did say that this is something someone has done. I forget if they acknowledged it was LTT that did or just that someone did effectively strap an external heat sink to a steam deck
Honestly the fact that any of that is even reasonably possible for anyone to do is just incredible. Like imagine being in the design meetings and someone is like, "well i know it will probably reduce our profits a bit, but let's just make that modular or at least swappable for the end user" and everybody else is like, "you know what? That's a great idea, we will do that." What other company in any sector would do that? Fucking incredible.
I don't even think it drops their profits. People are buying it because it's so consumer friendly. That's some extra sales.
@@fabiandrinksmilk6205 This is one of the biggest reasons I bought one. I am pretty sure I can fix and replace stuff over time and upgrade it so I felt it was good to go. I also bought a cheap used ssd before getting the steam deck in hand knowing I could upgrade it. Valve was very smart with this.
What helps valve is they have the only money printing machine on this planet, and all this is doing is driving their money printing machine more because now the steam deck is the definitive handheld, so if anything this is increasing their profits not hurting them by making this thing right to repair friendly and similar
There’s a kind of magic when the community is allowed to make upgrades to an already finished product with the manufacturer being totally chill about it
I know right?
Valve are just the best
Wish the fans were plug and play cause I’d fuck up the soldering knowing me. I’d send it off to iFix it and have them make these modifications.
Why wouldn't the manufacturer be chill about it? The point where they probably won't be so chill is when you do this and then submit a warranty claim.
@@wck Most companies now adays are against "Right to repair" . . . Kind of a big deal.
Battery kickstands actually sound like a brilliant idea, especially considering I can hinge it away from the body if it's getting warm
Also it would be pretty much just plug and play, unlike the other mods shown. Which would be great. Most people are not technical.
Brotha
I personally don't find it that brilliant. It sounds nice but isn't feasible realistically. Producing custom shaped batteries is pretty hard for companies, doubt you'd have any luck with DIY. You just won't have good ergonomics with a standard battery shape.
Battery packs are kind of what solves this problem though it's not integrated to the device itself, but they are a suitable contender to providing external power. Turning Steam Deck's internal battery into external battery is more appropriate and works well for a lot of scenarios although you have the problem of keeping the battery near the thing at all times and deal with the wire.
@@akippnn looks like a worthy sacrifice to me, seems easy enough to reproduce the way they did it
@@akippnn What do you mean standard battery shape, there isn't really a standard. There's like 50.
Man I love the back & forth relationship LTT & Dbrand have. Actually makes me not skip ad spots because they're Genuinely entertaining.
This really made me look into both the Steam Deck, the joysticks AND the case.
I'm searching for that heatsink video now too.
That soldering job looks so solid, just the shine, the perfect cone form, no sign of microfractures; it was GLORIOUS. 😉 Love your practical engineering, calm demeanor, and positive outlook and DIY attitude, Alex! Also, past Alex is a cool dude too.
Lol i just started reading it in Bateman's voice
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@@Noah-lj2sg Agreed past Alex sucks. I bet he gives future Alex all sorts of extra work to finish.
I loved the soldering job. Especially loved the use of heatshrink so the wires don't short, that was a really good omission 😋
@@Noah-lj2sg Hes like Red Jeff, he will be back!
You know you have good connections when companies send you basically engineering samples to test if they even work
…too see if they break? i’d send something to LTT to see how it breaks.
To be fair, Linus did challenge companies a while back to send them their engineering samples for constructive criticism since so many were making dumb mistakes.
@@christopherjc54 the higher you are, the more out of touch you are. Company also suffers this internally and it tends to be one giant echo chamber. Linus is a consumer as well a professional so he's a good pick
Just like Dave2d with laptops
@@Vysair Not just a professional but the money to hire competent employees to help with the testing.
Great video. The best since the HDMI cable test. This is really awesome because it is actually making something people want.
1:09 Linus being the anime protagonist that he is, completed with an ahoge
3 adverts within the first 2 minutes of the video is some anime level stuff lmao
Your soldering skills are flipping amazing
👍
Thanks
IF YOU ARE READING THIS IF I SEE YOU IN PUBLIC WITH YOUR STEAM DECK YOU BETTER LET ME PLAY IT OR ELSE 😡
@@allhandsonsteamdeck1440 no
dbrand naming their case for what is effectively the "nintendo switch killer" the "killswitch" is a brilliant marketing move. someone got a raise for that one.
Remember when they told everyone it's pronounced "da-brand" that guy got fired
This thing will not put a dent on switch sales
congratulations, you got the joke!
@@K4inan says the 6 years old who only plays kids' games
@@youcefdz5598 I think your IQ is in the low 40s
This is quite entertaining to watch. The whole time Linus was literally giggling like a little school boy with all the mods Alex had done (including their sponsor's product!) . I love this video. GG guys.
Short, sweet and to the point. Bless you
I really like how valve makes this actually user upgradeable, way better than the switch, I would order one if I had a use for it, I don't use my switch nearly enough to justify buying a steam deck.
even if you wanted one you couldn't get one lol
@@Josifer4GAppFire bruh
You don’t play the switch as much, possibly because your playing steam on pc? Steam deck isn’t to replace switch as the game library is completely different
Mine is showing up in a couple days. It’s gonna be my new mobile pc because I get way to nervous bringing my desktop with me to LAN parties (they aren’t dead yet!) I’m gonna put windows on it after a bit of seeing what steam os is like. And I may be looking into these upgrades too.
I've had my Switch for 2 years and my Deck for 3 months. I have already put more hours with the Deck than the Switch. Having access to PC games on the go or in bed with good performance was a litteral game changer
The hilarious relationship between LTT and dbrand has genuinely moved me to buy their products.
Marketing goal achieved.
Watching this on my genuine dead cow backed iphone
Actually a really nice skin, really suits the apple aesthetic
I kinda want to see a compilation of LTT vs DBrand segways lol
I’m actually getting an iPad Pro soon and I will be ordering my first dbrand skin because of LTT
@@rustler08 that is implying they don't make good products?
I love that everything can be solved with a heatsink.
Definitely hope they take that battery stand in to consideration, really nice idea.
They could, in theory, design one that can host a battery the way you did it, or horizontally for larger batteries. (simple extending grip on a rotating part should do it, or elastic)
It'd need to be slightly wider if they want to support larger batteries properly, but it's doable.
As a mechanical engineer, that soldering job is of the exact level I would do if I had to solder something quickly 🤣
Isn't soldering electrical... Then Welding and brazing mechanical?
@DvX Official exactly the point, as a mechanical engineer we don't really care if it looks pretty, it just has to work. It's not like we need to solder a complete pcb or something.
As a member of Association of mechanical engineer
I agree
@@dvxofficial2395 actually they are ALL welding. Welding and soldering are in fact completely interchangeable words. Synonyms of each other. However, the distinction commonly comes up when referring to the materials used. You use entirely different metals when welding vs what people typically think of when soldering. However, they are in fact the same thing. Heat up metal to join things together. That's their entire job.
@@williameldridge9382 I think, not 100% though, that it is solder when you don't melt the material you are metal gluing and weld when you do.
16:32 A battery kickstand for both the Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch (and all other portable PCs/consoles to come), THAT'S BRILLIANT!
Super fun to watch! Amazing content!!
I love how on the top right it says: Compliment Alex's soildering when they are talking about it
Alex is really developing as a confident entertaining host and you can really tell he's getting comfortable (or amazing faking) and he's getting better and projects. Super entertaining arc.
"Fake it tell you make it" was some of the best advice I ever got.
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For d-brand. I would totally consider a case+kick stand + battery combo thing, even if it needs a cable out the top, and if the battery were not huge. 5kmah would be fine for me, maybe. I think that would be cool. I think the switch has some accessories like that.
The steamdeck is already pushing the limit on whats comfortable to hold in your hands; I'd just get an external battery + cable, that way the extra battery can live on your lap or in your pocket.
the kilo (1000) and milli (1/1000th) eliminates eachother, you might aswell just say 5Ah. ;)
Wow, 5 kmah must be the weirdest mush up of prefixed I've seen. It's just 5 Ah
Think of those old phone cases with a built in battery, giving you stupid amounts of usage time. Now imagine the case with ample room for your fingies, raised a bit for cooling intake, but otherwise the whole back of the steam deck is just a huge battery bank.
They should call Anker. I know they can do it ;)
Good to have you back
Before Linus even said it, I was thinking battery pack kick stand alllll the way. Absolutely a prime opportunity for an upgrade. Kind of like those power bank phone cases, but already utilizing a bulky area where the kickstand is.
I love how they made sure to add Linus's face to the pads
What valve has done for Linux gaming the past years...
They have my eternal gratitude
Valve will most likely be the reason for more developers to make linux ports of their games. Its crazy man.
I run windows with launchbox as a frontend.
Windows VM with gpu passed through
As a new Linux user this year, I agree doubly so, as seeing how cool the steamdeck was gave me the push to actually try linux on my current hardware, now my desktops, laptops, and soon a small server will all be running various Linux distros, predominantly "Garuda Linux" as it's my favorite so far, the automatic backups on update or new software install, plus the recovery control from grub has saved me from several noobish errors, and the little "Garuda Gamer" utility is handy for lazily installing stuff like Proton GE, or all the emulators I could ever want
@@UNSCPILOT If you would like to deepen your Linux knowledge I highly suggest installing base arch and customising it to your liking. You can ofcourse take some inspiration from garuda. But I learned a lot from composing everything myself :)
And it's honestly not as hard as everyone makes it out ro be😅
i love it apart from the cooling option, i'm not mechanical engineer, but even i can envision a better cooler if we're modding it to begin with, with only adding some thickness to the standard unit.
I just reserved a 64GB Steam Deck on the 30th of September and they already asked me to confirm my order yesterday,which was way faster than I was expecting. I used to mod PSPs so modding this should be fun.
Hey Alex, here’s an idea for the backpack. Radiator, sealed reservoir, and battery go in the backpack. The radiator needs to be one of those 1u-style radiators where air flows left to right instead of top to bottom (like the alphacool UT60) then the backpack needs to be breathable on the sides, but then soft tubing can go to the deck over the shoulder
Bs idea man... Could as well use an oxygen tank... What a wank
They could call it the PortaPack.
@@anon_y_mousse I like PortaPoly, since it increases the polygons and sounds like Port-a-Potty 😂
@@tito_me_doe676 I was thinking along those lines, but yours is better.
Like a Camelback!
Another cool mod I've seen is someone glued in little microswitches that the triggers will hit if you pull them all the way. They're not wired in to anything, but they don't have to be. You can configure Steam Input to treat that final bit of pull as a different input, so you only actually need the switches to provide the tactile feedback.
So, they act like the Index triggers? That's cool.
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 Or the ones on the steam controller, yeah.
Or how the PS5 controller work
sounds cool, what games would that be used in though?
Ooh... That could be perfect for GameCube games
That's pretty crazy. I feel like I'd wait a few years before I attempt to perform any jerry-rigging to my cool new Steam Deck lol.
Great soldering Alex
I really like seeing the intro at the beginning of an LTT video, I know Linus and team have been playing with leaving it out but the "new" 3D intro which we've had for quite some time now is just awesome, short, the music fits perfectly with the animation and you just know you're in for a good time.
that's what makes him such a good fit for this company. It's amazing
That's actually good ideas for Valve if they want to do a v2 : improve cooling, hall-effect thubsticks, and much more. I really hope the deck stays as a product and a lineup
*cough cough HDR OLED cough*
Or send out as an upgrade package for 1.0 hardware users! Prusa 3D Printers do something similar for their machines and they are super popular and nice to bring older hardware up to the current design as much as possible.
@Clarissa 1986 it's lifespan is actually very good now
@Clarissa 1986 This extremely long message looks phenomenal on my amoled display, nice bright white letters and pure black background, if this is junk it's extremely enjoyable junk
@Clarissa 1986 do you like microled at least?
Alex you did a great job with the soldering
Great soldering job, Alex!
That battery pack is so huge it could be used as an Anker... ok, I'll show myself out.
👏
Imagine going through TSA with that thing and trying to explain to them that you didn't turn it into some sort of bomb. 😂
No can ever take the Ultimate Steamdeck on a airplane. To an untrained this is definitely a DIY explosive
@@Eden_Fire Yeah, TSA is totally calling this an IED
_me trying to get a bomb through TSA disguised as a steam deck_
they will take it away because they want this amazing piece of hardware for themselves
This might or might not make you feel better but you'd have approximately a 90% chance of getting it through TSA without them even noticing it exists. Thats only because they have an abysmal detection rate for actual weapons so you'd probably be ok.
Honestly .. the kick stand battery idea for a version of the Killswitch makes me kind of want to wait to see if that becomes an option.. Id use a normal one most of the time but when traveling and such the extra battery sounds like a perfect fit.
Alex's soldering is so good I would have thought it was done by a robot if they didn't show him doing it.
Really needed my daily dosis of Linus
So true
me too kid
U mean tech tips
it’s dose 🤓🤓🤓
Remember all the nintendo peripherals for the gameboy, gameboy color and gameboy advanced that you could combine to make a real abomination? This has sort of the same energy.
It's impressive through. Good job.
If only we could get some official way to do this or a model that worked like this
I had attachable speakers and a lighted magnifier on my DMG. Probably still have them in a box somewhere.
the editing was top notch this time
Love it. I'll definitely be getting a Steam Deck, but not until the v2 comes out.
What I was curious about was replacing some of the plastic on the back with an aluminum plate and having the small chips dissipate heat to it + have some of the heat in the air of the intake dissipate into it. It’s a lot less obstructive and maybe below the burn limit
the problem with that is it would put the heat straight to your hands. not pleasant
@@bradhaines3142 then I guess what you can do, is to sandwich it with a piece of plastic/rubber.
@@bradhaines3142 not neccicerily, macbooks have done this for years without scorching people. Since heat always moves from high temp to low, most of the heat would be drawn away from your hands to the cooler sections of the back exposed to the air. Aluminium sinks heat to air really well so if you had some fins on it i dont think youd actually get much hotter than the plastic would. could be intresting to test though
Remake the whole case in gold and have it passive cool.
Plus Yvonne has another thing to complain about.
@@bradhaines3142 you're holding the grips, not the backplate.
Love your hair poking up perfectly in the middle during the Linode ad XD 1:15
I got a 2TB SSD on eBay a couple weeks ago, along with the quieter fan from iFixit. Already having a blast.
This is giving me major "Gameboy Colour with a pile of accessories" vibes and I love it.
A dedicated battery case would be great for the steam deck. One that has a similar chunky heatsink like the one Linus put on but lower profile with the fan on the top of the heatsink pulling air out the deck. This as a packaged case would be the bomb!
Zerolemon makes nice power banks for phones. Wish they could design something for Deck
Battery case with an integrated USB-C portable display and a bluetooth for xbox controller and you have a on the way setup ez
There’s a massive battery bank you can get by this company called Baseus for $60 on amazon. It’s listed as a steam deck accessory. There’s even ways to mount that power bank onto the back of the deck without interfering with functionality.
The idea about a conversion kit or upgrade kit would be amazing! @linustechtips if you sold this as a more refined upgrade-at-your-own-risk set I would shell out the money!
The backpack battery is really a great idea guys
3D print a nice cover for the fan/heatsink on the back. It could cover it up and improve aerodynamics and thermals of the heatsink at the same time. Plus it would look a lot better
It's kinda wonderful to see where Steam releasing the Steam Deck and the community goes wild on experimenting the device 'hidden potential'. This might give some insight for Steam on what consumers love about what to add on the newly improved model (if they decide to do it).
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the preorder to open in the South East Asia region. T.T
Sad Thai Noises
Steam Deck 2 just HAS to be perfect, since there will be no Steam Deck 3
@@jackofthelantern1545 ahhhh...... Totally forgot about that. lol
@@jackofthelantern1545 Steam Deck 2: Episode 1
Same in South America.
The soldering was great!!!
extremely common alex W and even more common eathan W
First time I ordered something from you guys ... but I just got my SteamDeck turn in line today so ... ROCKING for some modifications =) --- you guys always seem to come up with the super overkill crazy ... but yeah totally awesome ... when that heat sink came loose before did it actually cook anything or was device ok ... like idea of cooling that controller but I don't have a vac chamber to make fish glue ...
Great soldering job Alex!
i dont know how much valve invest in hardware development, but the amount of free R&D they are getting from LTT is mindblowing (maybe not really free, but hey dirt cheap)
If you think Valve hasn't tried all this at first, you are probably sorely mistaken. The probably started with a huge cooler and ssd and shrunk it down until they fit the price target
Not just LTT, but the whole community. That's the nature of open hardware and free software: people do whatever they want with it, and you get to learn from all of it!
When they started the hardware lab 10+ years ago it already costed many millions of dollars. Then they built the most advanced automated consumer electronic production system in the USA for the Steam Controller (at that time; there is video on their channel). Then they changed the headquarters to make the lab bigger, so now IIRC they have 2 floors for hardware work. So, yeah, they already spent quite a lot for a software company.
@@kazioo2 well, to be fair they also make a fuckton of money with their 30% cut on sales on Steam
@@pixelmaster98 facepalm.
What?? We need more!!! What's the new battery life in different applications? What's the fps difference in a bunch of games? how much have loading times improved???? This needs a part 2.
Lex, your soldering skills are fantastic.
I love that you're able to modify it. It gives it a Russell from Half Life: Alyx feel :D
Well done.
Glad to see you guys give UFD the shoutout. His steam deck hot-rodding def deserves the recognition.
This totally brings back the days of old when we could find so many 3rd party Gameboy parts that would turn the already brick into an unwieldly brick.
With a Camera and Printer. . .
@@hammerheadcorvette4 hahaha good old power brick....
@@AlqaZen People need to look that up, to think the Gameboy had a camera and printer back then was insane !
@@hammerheadcorvette4 not to mention a whole ass sewing machine LOL
I guess we can thank Linus for letting us skip the boring but still for some people the somewhat useful sponsors segway
A lot of linus ads have products i can't have. I understand he lives in canada so the ads are centred around that region
@@AbdallahTeach not always just sometimes it's centered around a certain region
That heatsink fan zip tie is certainly better than the bread ties I used on my celeron 300A fan. lol. Nice job Alex!
Yes please. That should come from valve as a modular swappable package, combo battery, kickstand, extra cooling.
Valve, you know you can modify the existing hardware to accommodate this with no extra weight or form factor changes other than a door and hidden brackets with tiny pad connectors for electrical pre-wired to a standard accessory config ready to go from factory for add-ons that you can sell. Optional official hall effect sticks also with contact pads instead of lol soldiered wires.
Get cookin' Gabe! This is awesome!
That might be a "Steamdeck 2.0" kind of feature, but I will say it's interesting, I think I'd rather it got a little thicker just to host more fans and heatsinks inside though rather than the hilarious tower cooler they have here, as well as a even larger battery.
The biggest wishlist Item I could add is just a full-sized M.2 2280, since a larger drive can accommodate more storage, cache, and speed plus a heatsink to help it keep cool and last longer.
Oh and that power management chip deffinitly needs way, way better cooling, 90+ degrees sounds too much like my old 2012 laptop struggling to run Fallout 4 and nearly melting down, even with the fan screaming at full tilt XD
@@UNSCPILOT It might be a bit difficult for a 2280. 2230 SSDs have lower power consumption and thus better heat handling. I think a battery pack case that doubles as a kickstand could work though
Unless someone beats them to the punch, like Linus. He has the means to create conversion kits or upgrade kits and sell them directly to us. When that enavidialy does succeed, maybe the SteamDeck2.0 would be modular by design! Somebody get the CEO of Steam on the phone!
Linus: "This is my Steamdeck, right."
Alex: "If you want it." (You are the boss)
Finally some proper joysticks, I want those in all my controllers, but I also wonder if their centering mechanism is any good or else will still fail over time if it can't keep it well centered.
Also makes me pissed thermal compound makers never cared to make a proper thermal adhesive compound, I always need them for my stuff and end sadly using thermal paste + brute force to maintain the small coolers, on my Switch I just used the back cover to make pressure on the cooler and looks ugly a bit of a bump but screw it at least is miles better than using garbage epoxy glue with low heat transfer capabilities.
I flinched when Linus dropped it lmao
Pavlovian response even when on purpose
soldering job was amazingly done man!!
and man, the result you made with the battery, d-brand should consider do it for the retail version
I was under the impression that all 3 TBs of storage was on a single drive. What is the speed difference of the micro SD Flash Memory card and the SSD? I remember Linus making fun of a manufacturer who made it possible to store data to 10 SD Flash Memory cards from a single expansion card.
Very excited for backpack to arrive
Steam deck arriving tomorrow.
I certainly won't be able to do everything you've done, but you're coverage has definitely cemented my desire for it to arrive!
the rest of the mod is neat, but those hall effect sticks are something I've wanted for years, and contemplated designing my own for my steam controller. This is amazing and the #1 reason I was so absolutely excited when valve made the analog sticks modular.
I ALSO love these, because them being modular means they're able to be modified/used for personal projects.
simplest upgrade ever was totally worth doing myself and can tell you it's easier than it looks. Take your time and do it right, and the whole process can be done by a kid if you give them proper instruction ❤
I mean that encouragingly FYI: Whether you're 8, 18 or 80, there's no bad age to start learning how to mod your own electronics!
@Secret_Takodachi the soldering is the part that freaks me out
@@I_was_a_Bullfrog I can not state how easy it is to do. Even if you do it badly, and there's way to much solder, and it looks hideous and the wire jacket gets all melty, it'll still work just fine. Don't sweat it at all. Even if you've got shaky hands You'll be fine.
alternatively, there's probably a local maker place, or if you're in school a lab that someone would be glad to either show you or just do it for you right quick.
also, for the true bastardization(which still probably works fine), you can buy "electrically conductive wire glue" and just glue the wire down.
@@Secret_Takodachi thanks for the encouragement :) I'm an electrical engineer and been soldering for 30+ years, but I absolutely agree with you, anyone can do it and I love your positive attitude.
Amazing work guys....
That was a GREAT soldering job!
Wow, Alex's soldering job was amazing! Great job.
I love the video! Even more than that, I love how upgradable the steam deck is. Being able to swap the SSD and joysticks is huge!
I'm waiting on my reservation order 🤞
I'll gladly buy a second "ultimate" version once it's out.
J saux came out with an awesome cooling fan attatchment, seems like everyone is paying attention to these steam deck videos, please make more mod videos for steam deck.
3:33 You can use clonezilla to clone the old installation disk to the new one before even opening the steam DECK, and then resize the home partition, with gparted live or similar, and then you replace the ssd.
Yes you can go the full restore way but it's not needed.
I love that the Steam Deck can be repaired and upgraded by the user. It's the finishing blow to any other handheld or stationary console currently on the market.
i love when alex blows linus's mind... so fulfilling 💓
Ordered SteamDeck yesterday after months of waiting for email... can't wait for it to come.
Just got mine, and frankly I am super impressed with sd card performance for loading times, so I'm glad Ill be able to wait to do something like this (the ssd maybe not the other stuff haha), BUT still awesome that I can without too much hassle :D
ME too was gonna upgrade ssd but not arsed now
Remember when the glorious pc masterace use to shit on consoles for holding back gaming? Now look at you all creaming over this 720p 30fps console 😂
@@Makavelli2127 well it's portable and lets us play PC games on the go. you don't need it to be super powerful lmao
They need to do a liquid cooling version. With whiskey.
@@Makavelli2127 here it makes sense. It's battery powered all in one device that you can carry around.
A console has triple digit power consumption, and in a lot of cases used older or esoteric tech while claiming to be the cutting edge.
Here the selling point is literally: "Hey, it ain't the best but it's capable and you can carry it around. Plus it's fully fledged x86 computer" and they're delivering.
LTT never disappoints with their crazy projects.
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Great soldering job, buddy!
I love how Linus makes it to the video and immediately starts breaking things. LOL 😂😂😂
Now Dbrand needs to make a SEGWAY mount for the steamdeck, so that you can do a SEGUE on a SEGWAY. plus they could put a custom skin on the Segway.
those electro magnetic joysticks sound amazing, really hoped there would be versions for other controllers since Im looking for replacing the ones on my dualshock 4 controller and feel like putting in another potentiometre one would just prolonge the lifespan by a bit before the problems start again
It's basically the same kind of thing that's in a Dreamcast thumbstick. I don't get why console manufacturers still use pots on their controllers.
The same company made replacements for joy cons, and a 3rd party switch pro controller (king kong 2 pro)
With how their model works, its either a adapter for their king kong 2 or another 3rd party controller (unless another company make another design that works differently)
They are working on Switch version.
The hall effect joysticks aren't drop in replacement, and works differently than potentiometer, so you can't just replace the component. They make controllers with the joystick in it.
The company makes their own controllers, tho they're for Switch, Android and PC only (tho it might work with Xbox)
I've bought the King Kong Pro 2 about 2 months ago and it's really nice so far.
@@madmax2069 I bet they still use pots because they're cheaper to make than the Hall effect sensors and magnet assembly. Maybe they should splurge a bit next time...
your soldering is great alex
It's fantastic that companies are making aftermarket internals for the steam deck. Accessories and games keep game consoles alive.
2:27 Wait, did I hear that right? Micron sent LMG an engineering sample so THEY could test it for Micron? Are we going to start seeing "LMG Tested" in product advertising in the next few years?
I LOVE all dbrand sponsored videos on LTT, they are always cool, with a bit of humor between Linus and dbrand, and always hits an interesting theme
Dbrand, sponsor them more! =D
now all you need to do is 3d print a case attachment to hold one of those mini keyboards to solve the issue of the terrible screen keyboard the steamdeck has
Does it not use the same keyboard with the touchpads that the Steam Controller had? I think that one worked quite well.
The battery back stand is a really cool idea
At 18:04 it says, right there, FAN at 2516 RPM and since the external fan is connected to the interal one ... either both fans are running or someone broke a solderpoint.
The Noctua fan turns on a little bit later than the internal fan, seems like the external fan turns on when the internal one is at about 3000RPM. -AC
I love every sponsor the dbrand does with you guys. "Hey market this thing and you can basically say whatever you want as long as it's funny". Plus more Alex is always better!