Have you upgraded your internal storage? How did it go? Did you reinstall steamOS from scratch or clone the original M.2/eMMC?

  • PrivacyBean@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    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

  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    No I just opted for a 1tb sd card. It does the job. I have a 256gb model so I install a good few things and lots of Roms and uninstall when I’ve finished a game

  • lotanis@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    31·
    2 years ago

    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.

  • one30610@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I got the 64gb version in batch one, and immediately upgraded it with a 256gb ssd I had laying around from another system. It was pretty easy, and flashing the OS was trivial even in those early days, but I did find it difficult to get the EM shield to go onto the drive that I chose… It was a tight fit and took 10 minutes of tinkering to get it on there.

    It’s turned out to be nice to have the extra internal space for doing things in the desktop mode (especially tinkering with emulation) just because, while the sd card is seamless for steam libraries, it adds some complexity and headaches for other software.

  • NuPNuA@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I upgraded from 64 to a 512 drive and it was smooth as butter. Flashed a new install, since I was 64gb before all my games were on an SD so didn’t seem worth cloning.

  • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Not yet but I’m moving towards it. Maybe black Friday if I can get a 512 gig drive or higher for cheap.

  • Jupdown@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    YES! I bought a 64GB model thinking that I could just use the MicroSD card for everything as my gaming needs aren’t very demanding, however between EmuDeck, ProtonUp-QT and Shader Caching, I essentially had no storage left to do anything, and it was becoming a bit of a problem. I upgraded my Steamdeck with a Solidigm 1TB P41 Plus: Photograph of the Solidgm P41 Plus SSD At the same time, I did a backplate swap with the JSauX Transparent Back Plate PC0106: Photograph of the JSaux Transparent Back Plate PC0106 installed on a steam deck And I reinstalled SteamOS from scratch using a USB Stick following the Steam Deck Recovery Instructions article by Valve: A photograph of a steam deck performing the re-imaging, re-installing the Operating System from a USB stick. The whole process went great as a whole. No real performance difference to report but I am experiencing a weird bug where SteamOS reports that it is “offline” when I am in fact, connected to the Internet. The bug resolves itself after a few minutes and I have noticed no other networking related issues to speak of… 🤔

    • Fubarberry@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I’ve started having the same network bug lately, I think it’s just software update related and not anything to do with physical changes you made.

      • Jupdown@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        😅 This makes me very relieved to hear! I figured that if it was a hardware issue that I would notice it in other applications such as streaming games.

  • shectabeni@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    No, I got the 512 and it’s been enough for me just rotating as needs. I have played around with the SD card but don’t usually play anything off of it.

    • Fubarberry@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      That makes a lot of sense, but just so you know opening your deck will not void your warranty.

      Obviously any new parts you put in aren’t covered, and if you damage something that damage won’t be covered. But unlike some devices opening your deck won’t void warranty for the whole thing simply because it was opened.

  • PinGZ@infosec.pubEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    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

    • benzmacx16v@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Outrageous is a bit strong… There are companies charging way more than that for the same increase in storage…

  • Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.oneEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Honestly I never saw i need for it. 64 GB of internal storage plus a 512 GB microSD card is more then enouth space for me.