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https://youtu.be/oLtiRGTZvGM?t=477

unfortunately, IGN's video says you can't upgrade the internal storage. I'd guess its soldered on.

You are making a lot of assumptions.

A valve employee literally said the internal storage isn't expandable. And why do you think it's non-expandable?

https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-valve-faq-big-questi...

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech

They added "All models use socketed 2230 m.2 modules (not intended for end-user replacement)"

Seems likely that internal storage may be unofficially supported.

interesting. maybe it was a last-minute change? or the guy was just underinformed.

That's what I'm wondering here. If it's just a normal m.2 slot then you're way better off price-wise getting the entry level unit and upgrading later on.

AMD CPUs have dedicated eMMC controller on die. eMMC flash is super cheap compared to dedicated pcie SSD.

It's been confirmed that all 3 editions use m.2 for internal storage

You probably can. Everything seems standard hw and they are touting the ability to add anything to it and even replace the OS. It won't be locked down like Apple's hw.