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I noticed the back of my steam deck feeling uneven yesterday. Opened it up to find a spicy pillow inside.

Replacement is underway, but I'm gonna remove this one now, already. Wish me luck...

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[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You won't need luck if you go slowly and methodically, and follow the iFixIt guide:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+Battery+Replacement/149070

[โ€“] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

those guides are great - had to swap out my display because i cracked it, was done in under 1 hour. the repairability of this thing is insane

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I've installed two SSDs now, so fuckin' easy