Probably my biggest let down, not gonna lie…
It’s missing that rich, textured factory smell of the original. Instead the smell is sweeter, cheaper, and does not have me coming back for more.
Don’t order an OLED if this is a deal breaker for you. You’ve been warned.
Yeah they had to cut costs on the smell this time, since the oled is not as cheap as the lcd version.
Which one did u get? I can confirm there’s a difference in smell between the 512 oled and le.
I almost returned it after giving it a smell. :C
Huge letdown.
I’ve been on vacation all week waiting to open my new deck when I get home tonight, and you tell me this! Ill surely have to return it now
You are correct. The smell is not the same. It is attractive in its own right but it is not the same.
its true its like a diet version of the og smell
It smells similar to a brand new valve index
True
different fan I believe lol
I really don’t think the fan has anything to do with it. It’s probably the thermal paste, thermal pads, some adhesive, or some kind of mold-release.
My original steam deck from I think June of last year still has a bit of the smell left. That or I’ve trained my brain to associate the smell with the decks vents
day 1 OG Deck vent smell was magical, i don’t think i’ll ever forget it
Smells exactly like the Index.
Cancelling my order rn
512 smells as good as og 512 imo.
Mine does get fucked
I disagree that the oled’s smell is sweeter, it has a bitter contingent to it, almost like the cheap factory plastic smell from the case is mixing with it. I do believe it’s the case or the liner. The LCD’s case doesn’t smell like that.
You too, huh?
I never actually smelled the vents on my LCD Deck when it was new. I feel like I missed out. 😥