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Valve now sells “certified refurbished” Steam Decks that cost less than if you bought the handheld gaming PC brand new. Valve promises the refurbished Decks are “fully tested at Valve facilities” and offer “the same 1-year warranty as a new Deck.”
If you want to order a refurbished Steam Deck, check out Valve’s Steam page for the devices. As revealed in listings that appeared ahead of the official launch, the refurbished units offer some nice savings over the prices of new ones:
64GB: $319 refurbished versus $399 for new
256GB: $419 refurbished versus $529 for new
512GB: $519 refurbished versus $649 for new
Valve cautions that “supplies are limited” and that it expects them to “come in and out of stock as available,” so depending on…