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The Deck seems pretty great, but I’m probably going to wait until rev 2 or 3 which will likely use newer hardware to achieve the same performance as the original, which should make it cooler, quieter, and potentially less chunky. Valve has also expressed that they intend to swap out it screen panel to something nicer which to me is also worth waiting for.

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It's not that chunky when you actually hold it. After using the Deck for a few hours the Nintendo Switch feels like a flimsy child's toy.

And OLED display might be a decent upgrade, but I'm not holding my breath for a Steam Deck 2. Plus I'm like 95% sure if an upgrade comes, you can just swap the new display yourself, like you can do with every single part in the Deck right now.

I'd prefer a high-grade IPS panel over an OLED panel unless Samsung starts manufacturing QD-OLED panels this small, mainly for longevity reasons with how static UI is on-screen for long periods of time with most games.

Heat and noise reduction is mainly what I'm after though. I really, really don't like it when portable devices get hot or make significant amounts of fan noise.

In case you haven't seen, the Switch OLED screen took about six months[0] of showing a static screenshot (zero motion!) at full brightness for any burn in to occur whatsoever, and it was barely there. If you're doing literally anything else, the OLED pixels will get exercise and this burn in would not have even happened.

Longevity is really not a concern with the types of OLED panels we're talking about. (It's more of a concern for the technology LG puts into their TV W-OLED panels, but those do not exist in handheld sizes.)

I have not seen a single report of anyone experiencing burn-in on the Switch OLED outside of this extreme, unrealistic test. I also haven't seen anyone who owns a smartphone report that their smartphone had burn-in since many, many years ago, even though there are plenty of static elements on a smartphone screen, including the wireless signal indicators. QD-OLED would be nice, but it is absolutely unnecessary for longevity based on the available data.

Switch OLED is also incredibly nicer to look at than even decent IPS panels, let alone the Steam Deck's current awful screen.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaC5RbGAeVo

for the price of the base model ($400), I can't imagine you'll lose too much selling it when v2 comes out (and likely fully sells out). If you have a decent stream library, it is really pretty wild how awesome it is.

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