Steam is giving me options for a return and I'm hoping for advice - eviltoast

I just bought the 256GB Deck at the beginning of this month and it arrived on the 10th for $529. On the 13th they announced the OLED Deck and dropped the price of the 256GB Deck to $399.

I wrote to Steam customer service and asked if I could return the deck and purchase the OLED model for $30 more and they wrote back with two options:

  1. return the deck, get a refund, and then buy the OLED model

  2. keep the deck I own and get $130 in my Steam Wallet.

I’m not sure which option to choose. On the one hand, $130 is a nice chunk of change to buy some games. On the other hand, a brand new, bigger, and nicer deck is worth waiting a couple weeks and $30.

Any advice?

  • c10l@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    On my previous 5 years old phone the OLED looks as good as it did when it was new.

    My LG OLED TV of 4 years looks as good as it did when new.

    I had a PS Vita for about 4 years and the OLED was good as new when I sold it.

    I’m not questioning your experience but OLED can last a lot longer than 1-3 years if it’s of good quality and the software has features to help preserve the pixels.