For those who’re seeking to save on a refurbished Steam Deck, you now have two respected retailers to show to. Each Valve and GameStop now supply refurbished fashions of the Steam Deck, amounting to a 20% financial savings versus the usual value of Valve’s well-liked handheld PC.
The costs are almost equivalent 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 presently restricted to GameStop Professional members, and is barely obtainable in-store (it constructed a helpful software to trace taking part areas). It is perhaps your most popular route in comparison with shopping for from Valve for those who’ve received some GameStop retailer credit score burning a gap in your pocket. For everybody else, buying on-line by means of Valve is undoubtedly simpler.
All refurbished Steam Decks offered by means of GameStop are packaged inside a carrying case, and include a 30-day guarantee that lets you return or change the merchandise attributable to any {hardware} failure or unintended harm — the identical protection that you simply’ll get with different GameStop-refurbished {hardware}. However, 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 not too long ago revamped its $25 per yr Professional membership, which supplies you $5 of in-store credit score every month whilst you’re a member, with a further $5 utilized whenever 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.
