If you have a Steam Deck with an LCD screen and its battery is starting to fail, repairing it has become surprisingly expensive. The official replacement battery for the original model has gone up in price again at iFixit and now costs $179.99 for the battery alone, or $184.99 for the complete repair kit. To put this into perspective, the battery originally launched at $79.99. Just a few weeks ago, it returned after a period of limited stock at $129.99, and this new $50 increase means its price has now jumped by 125% compared to the original price. Steam Deck
At what point do we stop glazing tech companies and draw the line in the sand and say this crap won’t be tolerated anymore?
Unfortunately I think the glazing is led by influencers who aren’t affected by the price increases. And they figure — likely, correctly — that if they don’t give the company good coverage, they’ll be scooped, and forgotten. But, that’s where you start. With the fanboys. The loudest supporters.
The alternative is, these things just keep going up until the line is drawn and enough people hold it. And sure, it’s fine if you bought at the lower price… until you need a new one.
Draw the line in the sand how? What’s the alternative? slap 20 AAs on the back
The myriad of reasonably priced unofficial batteries on eBay and AliExpress.
Given that they wanted to drop the replacement completely at first, they are probably more than fine with that
2 to 4 18650 cells would work