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How to pick a size for your Steam Deck

By Raccoon

Which size Steam Deck is the most worth it for you?

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Guide Index

Overview

Steam Deck sizes and prices

What do you plan on playing on your Steam Deck?

Important notes about internal storage and MicroSD cards!!

Thanks for reading!

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Steam Deck sizes and prices

You can get a 64GB Steam Deck for $399, 256GB for $529, and 512GB for $649.
With a $250 difference between the 64GB and the 512GB models, is it really worth getting the 512?

What do you plan on playing on your Steam Deck?

If you plan on playing basic indie games, you might want to get the 64GB model and get a larger MicroSD card to hold even more games!
If you need lightning fast storage for a large number of games installed at a time, then the 512 model would be the best option for you.

Important notes about internal storage and MicroSD cards!!

It is confirmed that it is possible to replace the internal SSD of the Steam Deck, meaning if you get the 64GB model, you have a chance that you can replace it with a 1TB SSD!

MicroSD card speeds will not be noticeable also! The only difference is loading times.

Thanks for reading!

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R0ckyRZ 23 Mar, 2023 @ 9:08am

I bought the second one, since I don't need that many things.

Alina the Hedgehog 24 Jul, 2022 @ 4:53pm

I booked the third option because I'd like to be able to play games when I'm at university or visiting my boyfriend. My boyfriend, however, considered the first option at first because he doesn't travel a lot and would just like to have something he can play on while sitting on the couch or his bed, which are more comfy than his desk chair. However, he found out that the anti-glare etched glass is better (as in: healthier) for a person's eyes, and now switched preferences to the third option as well.

Denilson Sá 15 May, 2022 @ 7:12am

How to pick a size for your Steam Deck → choose the one that is 30cm × 12cm.
(spoiler: all of them are)

melekhine 14 May, 2022 @ 4:02am

I take 64GB. Great price, easy upgrade to 1TB (or even 2TB)

Raccoon [author] 7 Mar, 2022 @ 9:48am

I don’t personally have mine yet, but others have said it is good!

Ays 7 Mar, 2022 @ 7:14am

How about the better screen glass on the 512GB model? Is there a noticeable difference or is it just marketing B.S.?

cat 8 Feb, 2022 @ 5:45pm

Worth noting that microSD (TF) speeds will be extremely fast, much faster than normal microSD (TF) cards

Also the stock 2230 M.2 SSDs have an EMI shield which is probably important for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signal quality and minimising interference, but that hasn't been definitively proven yet

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