Have you upgraded your internal storage? How did it go? Did you reinstall steamOS from scratch or clone the original M.2/eMMC?
Before even using the deck I updated it, pre-downloaded the steamos onto a usb drive.
The install was very straightforward, highly recommended the upgrade. My only regret is is didn’t get the 1Tb drive
Exactly what I did. I went for the 1tb though. The storage prices for the deck are pretty outrageous and upgrading is pretty easy. So a 64gb deck + 1tb card comes out to be about the same as a 256gb deck.
Outrageous is a bit strong… There are companies charging way more than that for the same increase in storage…
Yeah, a certain fruit company comes to mind.
I decided it wasn’t worth it.
I bought the 256 GB deck. That filled up fairly quickly obviously and I looked at the alternatives. It turns out that if you buy the right SD Cards they’re basically the same speed as the SSD, so I just bought a 1TB Samsung EVO and it’s been great. Also, I didn’t have to lose the existing 256 Gb of space that I had and it was zero effort.
Maybe one day I’ll upgrade to a 2TB internal, or maybe I won’t.
While game loading times are about the same, I definitely notice a big speed difference when installing games on the SSD vs microSD.
Thought about it but it was honestly pretty easy to throw a 512gb sd card in and cheaper. Plus most if not all of the stuff on the deck is saved in the cloud not a big deal if it fails.
Yeah most games that work on the deck will be fine coming from a modern microsd card. Even Skyrim really would be fine. I’ve read reports that upgrading to some drives is causing too much heat, and tbh as much as I love tinkering - deck is perfectly made IMO. I’ll just swap out cards, even then I haven’t really needed to.
I’ve been considering it, but tbh the 256+400GB SD card has been more than enough so far.
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No i didn’t bother. 512gb plus my 1tb micro sd has been enough really. Besides, i have a full PC with shit loads of storage.
I did upgraded mine from 64gb to 1TB. Apart from almost stripping a screw, the whole process was pretty easy. I reinstalled SteamOS because I didn’t have much on my deck anyway
I replaced my 64 gig with a 1tb sabrent rocket. The speeds alone are worth it no matter what. Going to desktop and back is like magic. I always install from scratch though, more steps for less hiccups is the way I always look at it
I upgraded my 512 to a 2tb sn740 by using an external nvme enclosure and rescuezilla to clone the original drive. Had zero issues.
No need, 256GB is plenty when you’ve got fast enough internet to download things when you need them. Plus I don’t usually tinker with my devices until they’re old and actually need it!
I’m on the verge of updating my 256GB to the 1TB Corsair MP600 Mini. I’ve done a lot of tweaking over the year I’ve had my deck, so I’m planning to try cloning the drive instead of doing a fresh install.
Just wanted to hear everyone else’s experiences with it.
I have a 512. I’ve heard it’s still worth it to upgrade, but I can load dozens of games with no issue and it’s less effort. If I have a large game I want to play (100gb+) I’ll probably upgrade.
Same. I installed a bunch of games from my backlog, including a few big ones, but I still have more than 100GB left, both on internal and SD card. You’re fine as long as you uninstall the ones you’re done with for the time being. Just uh, check if Steam Cloud works for the saves, Dark Souls games for instance say it works but it doesn’t. Then again, maybe OP has a 64GB, in which case, he probably should.
Definitely buy an SD card though, it’s a quick upgrade.
Yes, I upgraded from 64 GB to 512 GB. I also replaced the fan. I reinstalled SteamOS from USB I flashed with the steamOS recovery image. I used a USB C thumb drive, but I think a regular thumb drive would work if you have a dock with a USB port. It was very simple, I thought.
I got the 64gb because I want to upgrade the storage myself. I just need to get it.
I bought a 64gb and upgraded it to 512gb. I did the full re-image from a micro sd card. The whole process of swapping and reinstalling was about 20 minutes in total.
