For those who’re trying to save on a refurbished Steam Deck, you now have two respected retailers to show to. Each Valve and GameStop now provide refurbished fashions of the Steam Deck, amounting to a 20% financial savings versus the usual value of Valve’s fashionable handheld PC.
The costs are almost an identical between the 2. The 64 GB model from both retailer is $319.99 ($399 new), whereas the 256 GB prices $429.99 (it’s $419 at Valve, down from $529 new). At each retailers, the 512 GB mannequin is promoting for $519.99 ($649 new).
At GameStop, inventory is at the moment restricted to GameStop Professional members, and is barely accessible in-store (it constructed a useful instrument to trace collaborating areas). It is perhaps your most well-liked route in comparison with shopping for from Valve in the event you’ve received some GameStop retailer credit score burning a gap in your pocket. For everybody else, procuring on-line by Valve is undoubtedly simpler.
All refurbished Steam Decks bought by GameStop are packaged inside a carrying case, and include a 30-day guarantee that lets you return or exchange the merchandise resulting from any {hardware} failure or unintended harm — the identical protection that you simply’ll get with different GameStop-refurbished {hardware}. Then again, refurbished Decks bought from Valve have the identical one-year guarantee as new fashions, and embody a carrying case and a refurbished energy adapter.
In case you’re nonetheless weighing your choices, GameStop lately revamped its $25 per yr Professional membership, which provides you $5 of in-store credit score every month when you’re a member, with an extra $5 utilized while you renew. Professional members are additionally entitled to a 5% low cost on pre-owned video games and consoles, along with GameStop’s safety plans.