I was convinced for me it would be the 90hz refresh rate, or the improved touchscreen/haptics - but the moment I picked up the new OLED I knew my answer straight away:
The 30g they removed from the weight.
I’m sure that sounded minimal and inconsequential for a lot of us when we heard about it, but when you pick it up, you feel it immediately.
The original steam deck was always a bit too heavy for me to hold comfortably. Especially as I struggle with a disability which makes me pretty weak in general.
Now the device is so much more comfortable to hold. I can actually pick it up and hold it with one hand now, whereas before it would always overbalance and I could never keep it straight.
What’s the best upgrade from your experience so far, if any of you are lucky enough to have an OLED now?
The weight for sure.
So that could be a confirmation that the LE is lighter than the non-LE OLED versions too. Might have to do a shell swap on mine when I get it haha
Unfortunately the LE shell is chintzy af, so I’m swapping it out. Only got the LE for the orange, but didn’t expect I’d be immediately getting rid of the case and the shell for better ones, so I really did pay $30 for the orange and thats it 🤣
Oh wow that’s basically the same as the Ally. That’s mighty tempting to switch back…
Did you have the lcd deck? If you did how does the LE shell feel compared to the original shell?
That is the downside, the LE shell feels pretty cheap, so I am already shopping for a replacement. I only wanted the orange accents because I am a San Francisco Giants baseball fan lol
Thanks for the response and good to know. Sounds like if I order I will stick to the original shell as I like the feel of my current deck shell.